The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26

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70 could haue been spared Ihts-tllsi
notification
ed unbelief in her tones. Pike smilet
at her.
WELL" b said, I've cot the paper
IN my grip. expect that
.0h. know III' she interrupted ex
plosively. Its onlY that ne dIdn'
faney-we didn't expect
She paused, and be went on.
4 expect you thought I'd be consid
erably older"
Not only that
And l guess you thought I'd neg
leeIed xou good deal" There was {
touch Of renorze in his tone. and HI
looked Idly 1T the hit he held. aAnC
It did look Ike iI-nsYer coming to ses
yon-but couldn't hardly manage ths
time 70 get away. You see, being lrus
tee of your share OF the estate / dom
hardly hive a fair show at my law
practice. Ent whom got your Letter
eleven days ngo l says to myself
Here. Daniel Voorhees, Pike, you old
shellbaek. you've Jus got 10 take time
John simpson trusted you With his
property. md he's doue more-he's
trusted you 20 look out Tor her. and
nov shes como 70 a lind Of jumping OF
place In her llfe-she'z thinking Of get
ting marriea-so you Just pack your
gripsaek ana hike out over there and
stand b her. 4"
During the last half o. hi speech
there WIS tone Of a[feetIonaIe regard
at which she brIdIed FesenIfuiIY.
I quite faIi to understand your paint
OF view she sad ffigidlY Perhaps
/ had hest make Il clear 70 you thal
nm no longer thinking OF getting mar.
ried.t
well. Lord = mercy.= calculated
Pike. leaning back n hIs chair md
smiling ~ hsf. bnt sHe affected no 20
notice me lighter tone an went On.
= mean | have decided upon IL. The
ceremony i 10 lake place IN a fort.
night"
Pike brought he trout feel OF bis
chair down sith crash
'sUcll. ! GeelaEer IL cried.
We Hhnli disnsnas with al delaFa. /"
she went O. and PIE regarded Der
solemuly foF moment
We'll. dsn't know aa could aay
anything against thaf. lie muat b a
mighty nice fellow. aud yun INST
think ! heap q him" He sighed.
''Thata the wny Il should b. 10
looked = her And you're happyTs
Distinctly I'D Ethel deeIzIvelx.
Ike looked OF OYER tie blue lay.
and ihen b. gaze travelled 70 where
Horace Ind been standing. aud With
a Start he turned TO her again. speak.
Ing eagerly.
- am tat fellow I vas talking
with. yandofY'
And SIC voiced an indignant protest.
'aThat nns my brotherr'
Lord n mercYl" calculated Daniel
and then recovered himself Tut,
then. wouldn't remember him. 10
couldn't have been more han twelve
when IN was home Inst OF course
I'D n known yoa"
How demanded Ethel Ton
couldn't haze seen M since wa q
child +"
From your picture. though nov I
see II aIn't . mneL Ike Yon.. be N
swered. and he stepped forward. With
establishment
lou have ; photograph Of meY''
THE Inst Tine NV FOUR father
alive he gave IL II rne==io look It"
and you Hemembered"-
YES. ma'am."
4 look Of inenedulIfy passed oTer
Ethel's faoe. md she replied:
- dos nj strike me Is possible.
However. - vi dismiss the sub
jet"
We'll. If you'd Ike 10 Introduce mo
10 .our=to your
TO IN brotherf'
40. ma'am: to yonr-to the young
nfan."
TO Mr.. 81 AubynT cried Ethel. 70
colllng step. ! think i quite IN.
necessary"
IN afrnid emit see i tint WY
I'll hive 10 have couple II tails with
him. s0Ti o. Look lIm over. ao ~
SPEAK. ] won't stay around here spoil.
Ing your fuG nm longer Than ean
heip-only Just for that and II get >
letter I'm expecting from England"
ethel bit her lip vexatiously.
4 do not see that you need hare
come At all. We could haye been
spared ihls-Ihls modification
You mem I mortlfy you7 Why.
II can't see how
an hundred why's" he replied.
.'every my. Tint common person
who Ia With you
tHe Isn't common. Ton only think
20 because hos with me. returned
Daniel sadly. looking down.
who : he demanded Ethel sharp.
".
He told me- hi hume. but cant
remember II. | cal him doe
at doesn't matter Whit does mat
ter i tint fou needn't have come.
You could have written your consent
NO. ma,am. not wlfheut seeing the
young man.r answered Pikn rezolute-
y.
And IN could hafa arranged the
settlement In The same way went On
Ethel unheedIngIy.
settlement Yuu seem - have set.
lied II pretty well without me" r..
turned Pile. smiling.
Yen don't understand" zald Ethel
ImpailpntlA An alliance Of this sort
niwafa enfails a certain settlement
she nfuzei "Piease listen. L You
we're nj I'll am n tie world !
Should nj hive to explaln tint IN