Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-07


of inward chuckling. she was vel
coined by an elderly couple as their
own dear grand-niece. Lily Haugh-
ton. They were childless. but had a
granddaughter for company. tall. Sc
verely handsome young person. who
looked as though he did not know
how to laugh.
Il hear he's a frost and funera!
is one-this Arden Gloster." Lily
Haughton had explained to Milicent.
Lily, orphan and heiress by nature
lawless. by bringing up much op,
pressed, had been due to visit the
kinfolk she had not seen since child
hood, when her heart was set upon
another excursion.
You need work-I've get a per
fectly good checkbook-and a book
of the family that will tell you about
it all the way to ADAM" she had
said. You can have any money you
want. to stay my six weeks there
Arden Gloster is sure not to make
loves you-he thinks it beneath him
to d. such things. He thinks. too. he
is going to marry me. when he's good
and ready-so as to get the blessing
and the fortune of our elders"
Milicent had at first secuted the
idea-then all at once fallen in with
it ardent
She would do no wrong-Lily as
sured her. indeed. that she would be
doing good instead. We're 30 much
alike, Arden won't ever know the
difference when he comes to tell me
he is ready to marry me-" she said
Life went easily at Glenville. NIL
icent was blissful all through the first
fortnight. She rode, drove. walked
with the old folk. suiting herself to
their needs and tempers. Consequent
ly they grew so fond of her. her con
science awoke and pricked sharply.
She gave hardly a thought to young
Gloster-he was writing book upon
political corruption. and spent most
of his time in the tower room three
stories in air.
But Madame Haughton was full Of
talk about him-how good and true
he was, what hopes they built upon
him. She was too delicate to do more
than slur lightly over the family plan
even in showing the Incompatible
diamonds destined for "Arden's wife
She made costly gifts to Milicent-
gifts 1t was impossible to refuse with
out exciting comment.
At last two things happened: Ar
den finished his book. and began ar
dent lovemaking. The process trans
| figured him-he became not merely
human but fascinating. Milicent had
had experience of the great game II
the course of her twenty-five years
and told herself. quite candidly. h
played it to admiration.
He came to her after a fortnight.
playing. in the adorable old garden
that seemed made for lovers.
such a pity" he said gently. TAX
ing both her hands. I'VE can't hav,
a bit of romance-our true love rum
so smooth"
I'm sure I don't know what 20,
mean" Milicent retorted. trying I,
free her hands.
MOI" he said. his eyes laughin,
and incredulous. you don't know
that by loving each other We pleas,
the finest pair in the woodland In
herit a million?"
Let go my hands! I-I-won'
listen!" Milicent burst out
He caught her in his arms-ther
upon his breast she told him every
thing. ending abjectly: please
please. let me 60 away before yo'
tell the old folk. They have been g,
good to me l can't bear to see thei
eyes full of contempt"
But I must tell them" Arden pro
tested. And at once! Foolish littl
girl. do you think shall e you &c
no matter what your name is?"
ITS like a fairy tale come true.
Lily, the real Lily said three week
later; but she was no longer LII
Haughton. She had come to Gler
vile in convoy Of her new husband
Jimmy Page, artist.
Jimmy held out against me unit,
he saw what a cook was, in camp.
Lily ran on. I've been trying for
year to make him propose-now a
Of US viii live happy ever after"