The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-18
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I'd sooner give her to, providing she's
willing to take you"
MY dear uncle. Maude and =
Pooh. You needn't go on about that
I never doubted that you and Maude had
settled it all before you did me the honor
TO consult me- Kut what are you TO lVe
on? Your f4GO a year won't keep
wife. Gren. and | can't help you
NO. but we can wait a bit; we are
both young, and | shall be making two
or three hundred year at my profession
very soon"
Nonsense, boy; / know the law. 1
thoroughly believe you to be clever and
have no doubt the money will come IN
course of time. but it's slow work-very.
Long engagements are not judlcious.'
But this is not to be so very long ;
and Maude is good to wait a couple of
years or so for me-
"A couple of years. smiled the squire
what did the Textbook say last year.
Fifty pounds"
Not quite; very near it, though
I'm afraid you'll find it will take all
two years to double it. | don't doubt
your doing well at last, but it takes time,
It takes time Still, Gren, I'll not gain
eay the match, and if at the end of next
year you can see your way into something
like f3OO a year, exclusive of what you
have, make a wedding of it, if you like
Ten thousand thanks. uncle. This
case of yours will find me practice, see
II it don't. | have no intention OF hid
ing nv light under a bushel. III take
very good care, through my friends, the
case is well talked of. Only wait till
the Two Thousand is over, and see what
details the sporting papers shall have
of 1t. Good-by. | will just run up and
see my aunt and Maude, and then I'm
off"
Granville dashed into the drawing room,
where he found Mrs. Denison and his
cousin.
I'm just off to town, aunt, and have
come to wish you good-by, and to tell you
I'm to be your son-in-law, after all
Don't believe him, my mother laugh
ed Maude, her eyes dancing with fun.
ave know better than that don't we? We
mustn't detain him, or he'll be too late
for his dinner You greedy thing; you
won't live if you gourmandize So
Come here, Gren," said Mrs. Denison !;
''has my husband consented to your mar
rying Maude?'
"Ies. aunt, as soon as I've got bread
and cheese enough to feed her on
MY dear boy, I'm so glad. | was
obliged to be your enemy once, Gren-l
couldn't help myself; but I'd rather you
took her than anyone
l.nI cd Mo nd -. MI
lie says he'll feed me on bread and CHEESE,
and l like, 1 like-strawberries and
cream"
Sad thing. aunt, but l suppose Id
better break off the match at once. Bet
ter that than come to a separate mainte-
nance. you know. Bread and cheese is
a good lasting dish, but how she's to get
through the winters l don't know, on
what she proposes
".Ah, WELL never mind" laughed Maude
shes yours now, and won't haYe a sep
arate maintenance You'll have to feed
her some way and you can't guess how
she eats. When are you going, Gren?"
in a very few minutes. I'm going
to walk will you come with me? Good
by, aunt. Don't be afraid. l won't run
away with her, at all events till straw
berries are well in, and threpence a pot
tie"
Listen: were lovers like that in yoIr
day. mother? | used to dream, little
while back, that when you had lover, it
was all you could do to keep him from
running away with you. Now I'm getting
quite clever about it, and know that
Gren would always much prefer to lea We
ME behind than his portmanteau'
'Come away, Maude, and let's see If
We CON shut it; you know we always
have deal of trouble about that"
"Oh, yes, | always found you and
Thomas despairing over it, and it takes
all my ingenuity to make those last three
or four packages fit in. Don't you think
he's making a wife of me, mother, little
before he's entitled tor
Go away, you foolish children. You
can quarrel and make up all the way 70
the station"
The refractory portmanteau was soon
reduced to subsection under Maude's
clever auspices and then the two cousins
walked across the fields to the station.
Your fathers given you to me, Maude
a. soon As I can get together an income
that we can live upon"
She might be coquettish before he,
mother, but she was meek enough to her
lover when they were alone together.
Il hope l shall be good wife to Won
Gren. You know I'm not extraya9a
however l may laugh about it."
mo. my darling, 1 know you better
and if we have to begin with a little
hope you'll be able to spend lots of none,
before long"
Il never had any money to spend" sale
the girl, gravely. i've often had to wan
fve-pound note, both for myself anf
my poor people in the village"
And will have again, pet. Wantins
money is the normal condition of ninety
nine hundredths of civilized humanity
But you must turn back now. you hay,
come far enough. Good-by, and God bles,
you." said Rose, as he clasped her II
his arms. Mine now, forever, isn't II p
Yes, Gren. Yours or no ones" sh,
replied. as she lifted her lips shyly to his
Please write"
Every day, dearest. Good-by :" and
with one more kiss, Granville Rose tor,
himself away.
How he travelled up to town in tn,