Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-05-09

gray and doubtless look much older.
| was only twenty-eight on my last
birthday. was not born in this Sec
ton Of the country, my home was in
Baltimore"
DO you by any chance belong to the
Maryland Newbolds, sir?"
Eyes, they are distantly related to
a most excellent family of the same
name in Philadelphia, believe"
Il have always understood that to
be the truth" N
"Ah. a very satisfactory connection
indeed y said Stephen Maitland with
no little satisfaction. Proceed, SIR"
There is nothing much else to say
'bout myself, except that love your
daughter and with your permission I
want her for my wife,"
Mr. Maitland had thought long and
seriously over the state of affairs. He
had proposed in his desperation to
give her hand to Armstrong If he
found her. 1t had been impossible to
keep secret the story of her adven-
ture, her rescue and the death of Arm
strong. 1t was natural and inevitable
that gossip should have busted itself
with her name. 1t would therefore
have been somewhat difficult for Mr.
Maitland to have withheld his consent
to her marriage 10 almost any repu-
table man who had been thrown so in
timately with her, but when the man
was so uneXceptionably born and bred
as Newbold, what had appeared as a
more or less disagreeable duty, almost
an imperative imposition, became q
pleasure!
MIR. Maitland was no bad Judge OF
men when his prejudlces were not
rampant, and he looked with much sat
isfaction on the fine, clean limbed,
clear eyed, vigorous man who was at
present suing for his daughters hand.
Newbold had shaved off his beard and
had cropped close his mustache he
was dressed In the habits of civillza-
| ton and he was almost metam.
orphosed. His shyness wore away as
he talked and his inherited ease of
manner and his blrthright of good
breeding came back to him and sat
easily upon him.
Under the circumstances the very
best thing that could happen would
be marriage between the two, In
deed to be quite honest, Mr.. Stephen
Maitland would have felt that perhaps
under any circumstances his daughter
could do no better than commit her.
self to a man like this.
II shall never attempt" he said at
last, ito constrain my daughter. /
think have learned something by my
touch with this life here; perhaps we
of Philadelphia need a little broaden.
ing in airs more free. / am sure that
she would never give her hand with,
out her heart, and therefore, she must
decide this matter herself. From her
own lips you shall have your answer"
but you, sir; confess that | should
feel easier and happier If had your
sanction and approval"
Stove" said Mr.. Robert Maitland
as the other hesitated, not because he
intended to refuse, but because he was
loath to say the word that so far as
he was concerned would give his
daughter into another mans keeping
u think you can trust Newbold; there
are men who knew him years ago;
there is abundant evidence and testi
mony as to his qualities, l vouch fol
him."
Robert" answered his brother, "a
need no such testimony; the way In
which he saved Enid, the way he com
ported himself during that period Of
isolation with her, his present bearing
in short, sir, If father is ever GLAD
to give away his daughter, might
say should be glad to entrust her t
you. l believe you to be man o.
honor and gentleman; your family II
almost as old as my own; as for the
disparity in our fortunes, can easily