The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06


of inward chuckling, she was vel
coined by an elderly couple as their
own dear grand-niece, Lily lIaugh.
ton. They were childless, but had
grend-nephew for company, a tall, Sc
verely handsome young person, who
looked as though he did not know
how to laugh
81 hear he's a frost and a funeral
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
1t 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
| love to you-he thinks 1t beneath him
to do such things. He thinks, too, he
| 10 BOihS " marty iuO, WhCh NC bOou
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 ardentl
She would do no wrong-Lily as
sured her, indeed, that she would be
,, doing good instead. Were so 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. Mil
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 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 bim-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 "Ardens 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 In
the course of her twenty-five years,
and told herself, quite candidly. he
played 1t to admiration.
He came to her after a fortnight's
playing, in the adorable old garden
that semed made for lovers.
Such a pity!" he said gently, TAX
ing both her hands. I'VE. can't have
a bit of romance-our true love runs
so smooth"
I I'm sure | don't know what you
mean!" Millcent retorted. trying tc
free her hands.
| lNo! ne ntiu, MS eyes Laughing
and incredulous. you don't know
that by loving each other we please
the finest pair in the world-and In
herlt a million?"
LET go my hands! I--I-wont
listen!" Milicent burst out
He caught her in his arms-there
upon his breast she told him every
thing. ending abjectly; please
please, let me go away before you
tell the old folk They have been SC
good to me can't bear to see their
eyes full of contempt"
But must tell them" Arden pro
tested, "And at once! Foolish little
girl. do you think ! shall g you go,
no matter what your name is?"
Its like a fairy tale come true
Lily. the real Lily said three weeks
later; but she was no longer LILY
Haughton. She had come to Glen
vile In convoy of her new husband
| Jimmy Page. artist.
Jimmy held out against me until
he saw what cook ] was. I'm camp,
Lily ran on. "I've been trying for a
year to make him propose-now all
OF us will live happy ever after"