Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-12

once" l said. GROSSLY 1t did seem so pro-
voking 10 have Harold turn out to be the
heir TO the Grantleigh estates that father
had coveted SO long
We'll. dear. ! am only a slow. stupid
Englshman. but / love you as devotedN
as the brightest American in Your whole
country could and ! wish TO marry You
al once for | have to go back TO Devon
shire and take possession of the Old
place, and YOU must 60 with me. my dear
est. You see, the Lord Grantlegh who
owned il when | was a boy died in the
midst of all this fuss about the affair. AMI
now | am the lord of the manor. | re-
ceived cablegram this morning
oh, Harold" all / could manage
TO say.
''Will YOU marry me- dear heart?"
Il can't. without fathers consent
murmured
Then we will cable for il now said
Harold. decidedly. He is a man of quick
action. Together We went into the study
and sat down at fathers writing table to
compose the dispatch. / could think of
nothing but dear old daddy's disappoin,-
ment and l looked al the present Lord
Grantleigh la boriously connecting a re-
spectful though forceful demand for my
hand in marriage. j thought how mucn
happier | should have been. greatly
detested the name. had he been just plain
Harold Thompkins.
Now, listen TO this, he said, and then
paused TO alter the wording of d SEN
tence.
A telegram for YOU. Miss Susie said
the paror maid, appearing at the door.
Shall | sign for it?
Yes. thank YOU l replied. reaching
for the manila envelope and tearing it
open
why. Harold, ii S a cable from father.
We smoothed it out and. putting our
heads close together. read it:
It's all up. Thompkins is Lord Grant
leigh. Our descent from honest man
servant of first American Grantleigh.
America forever. Will you join me for
European trip or shall come home"
Dear old daddy is game, isn't he,
Harold" | asked, between my tears ami
laughter.
He's a brick of the first water. re-
sponded Harold. enthusiastically that
/ scarcely noticed his mixed metaphor.
I'LL am willing to release you" |
said. as bravely as | could.
Release me from what?
From your promise to marry me-, L
replied. looking away from him.
What nonsense you talking, Sue"
II thought, perhaps. that Lord Grant
leigh wouldn't desire an alliance with the
descendant of one of his ancestors ser
wants." | managed to say. with dignity.
You didn't think any such thing. You
know that I'd marry you no matter from
whom YOU are descended. Its you
want. You were yelling 10 take me when
YOU thought | was an impecunious young
inventor of no family at all, weren't YOU?
Please do me the honor of believing that
could al least approach your magma
there is not. for / am only too proud and
happy TO marry the dearest girl in Amer
lea. | am very cross with you. Sue
How I loved him for that crossness,
though 1t showed me plainly that his tenn
per a good match for fathers.
our cablegram TO father was soon dis
patched. We made ii quite long, for
wished to add word of love.
Harold went back to town on the la;e
in the morning to be present when the
answer came. We grew very nervous
while we waited for it. | couldn't help
fancying father was i'll with disappoint-
ment. or tina, he could not bring himself