The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-24
at his bride with 4 tender light in his

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you will win him yet"
She smiled back, with the least sus-
picien of wet lashes to intensity the
beauty of. her violet eyes. The look
said: I will" and Richard believed
it and stood straight again, with lift
of the head singularly like that of Mr..
Hazleton
For 1t mattered much what Grand
father Hazleton thought of Richards
marriage. The boy had lost both IA
Their and mother at an early age, and
he and his brother Archer had been
brought up by their paternal grand
father. Archer had finished his coll
lege course and gone away to the other
side OF the. world several years before
Richard had come to maturity. The
younger brother had been Mr.. Halle
tons dearest treasure, whom he loved
with love as deep as it was reticent:
When, at twenty-six, Richard, on a
successful footing of his own in the
world, had announced to his grand
father his intention to marry the fair
haired girl with the eyes like blue
violets, who had grown up in the big
house next door, and whose father
was Mr.. Hazleton's especial aversion,
the old gentleman had been excessive
ly displeased.
But he had not been able to advance
a reason for his displeasure, beyond
the insufficient one of his dislike to
his neighbor and political rival, so the
marriage had proceeded. For Richard,
while loyal to his grandfather, was
also loyal to the violet eyes, and knew
no just cause why any should forbid
| the banns.
Mr.. Hazleton himself did not forbid
them, but he did all that he felt called
| upon to do in the matter when he went
to the house of General Andrews dur
| ing the brief period following the mar
riage ceremony.
| Grandfather said Richard, coming
in one morning when he and Evelyn
had returned from their wedding trip
and had taken UP temporary abode
next door, we've decided on house
If we can get it. Win you sell us one
of yours?"
| His tone was precisely as if nothing
unusual had happened, The old man
eyed him severely over his gold
trimmed spectacles.
(Which one? The Singleton place,
supposed"
mo, sir. Aunt Martha's old house.
Mr.. HaZleton took off his glasses
and wiped them.
May I inquire why you have select
ed that?"
"It is within my means L hope" ex-
plained Richard promptly. THE Sim
gleton place is not. We don't care to
start off with a pretence of style be-
Iyond our income. Besides, Evelyn
tprefers the old house"
Mr.. Hazleton grunted-it could be
called nothing else. Then he replaced
his spectacles, took up his pen and
went on with the writing Richard had
interrupted. The young man waited
silently, but with a peculiar curve at
the corners of his mouth He had not
lived for twenty years with his grand.
father without learning that there is
la time for the withholding of speech.
T The old gentleman finished his page
blotted it and said, without looking
II up: on st*
Il will rent the house to you. dc
not wish to sell it. 1t would not be
worth your while to buy it. Your bird
will demand a cage with more gliding
before very long. She's too young tc
know her own mind yet"
His grandsons eyes sparkled with
Il the quick retort which he did not allow
to reach his lips. He rose with a
quiet Very well, sir; thank you," and
left the room
Outside in the street he rejoined his
young wife with a smothered whoor
of delight. "We can rent it" he told
her, gleefully. 81 did not dare expect
/ as much as that"
II hoped he would be pleased that
we wanted it." she said, with a shadow
OF disappointment in her eyes.
Don't you tlatter yourself he'd show
/ it, Not he. That'll come later, when
we We CdTTlSu OUT your llLLl0 SCu6LH0S
That is, 1 hope it will take a long
lstorming of the citadel and tremend.
Gus battering of the Notifications to
lcarrya off the enemy into our country
But Well do it. He shall own some
day that my wife"
He finished the sentence with a look
more eloquent than the words he could
not find. Then the two walked over
Ito, Albermarle Street to go by the
lquaint little house with the green
blinds, where Evelyn had chosen to
Hive, chiefly; that she might win Grand
father Hazletor's heart into her keep
ling.
j Putting the place in order took two
months. All Richards spare time was
given to the ransacking of the stores,
land of certain other places, with Eve
Ign, for suitable furnishing for the
new home. This differed greatly from
the ordinary shopping of the newly
welded, the fashion whereof shall be
told later.
| On bleak day in December the two,
Having begun housekeeping, separated