Year: 1870

set her affections on his father, particularly
as she could see that the latter was terribly
in love.


There was no sentimentalism about Miss
Gushington. She was one of that kind of
women that would make almost any man
u good and affcctionate wife, but there was
no danger of her ever dying Of broken
heart. She was determined to marry, and
if she couldn't get just tie man that she
wanted, she would take the next best. And
so, failing, as she thought, to reach the
heart of Harry, she accepted the heart of
Mr.. Judllins and promised,to become his
bride.


There was only one person in the world
that Mr.. Judkins was afraid of, and that
person was his daughter Mary. He didn't
dare to tell her that he was about to do
what would generally be considered very
ridiculous thing and so he cautioned Miss
Gushington against telling any one of their
engagement.


"We can't be married here" said he.
s. And no one must know that we have any
thought of marrying. But I'll tell you how
we can manage it, my dear. Name the
day YOURSELF and the sooner it comes
the better it will please me - and Mr.. Jud-
kins stopped to squeeze Jane Louisa hand
and believe he kissed her, but I'm not so
certain of that.


"There's train passes through Brad
ford for the city, at fifteen minutes past
five in the morning. Not one of the family
will be up at that time, and we can leave
the house and the town without disturbing
anybody. Upon arriving in the city we
can be married, and then we can start on
our wedding tour, to be gone as long as we
please, long enough certainly, to give the
Bradford people time to get through talk
ing about us. And by that time, probably
Mary, will have become resigned to the
state of affairs.''


Mr.. Judkins wasn't quite sure that she
would be resigned, but he tried to flatter
himself that she would.


"But," said Jane Louisa. "wont the
family be anxious when they find we are
both gone ?''


80, I'll make that all right" replied Mr.
JudlSins. "rll tell Mary the night before
that am going away in the early morning
train, and when we get ready to start, I'll
place note on the table for Mary, explain
ing ALL"


And so that was the way it was settled,
and meantime everything went on as usual
and no one suspected that Mr.. Judllins was
in love with Miss Gushington, and that
they had their elopement already planned.


said that no one suspected that Mr.
Judkins was in love. Perhaps l had better
take that back, for Harry did suspect that
something was tho matter with the pater-
nal Judlins. AS he said to Mary, he
didn't know whether the old gentleman was
really i'll love, or only a little 'loony,' but
he thought that he was rather too fond of
Miss Gushington's society, considering his
age"


"Why, you don't think father qoould
marry, do you, HaryP"


81 hope he won't marry Miss Gushing
ton," said he.


"But do you think he would marry any
woman?" asked Mary.


But Harry didn't know how to answer
that question, and so didn't try.


He's apparently very fond of Jennie, -
said he.


"And are you jealous" returned his sis
ter, laughing "but you need not be, for
Jennie wouldn't marry father, if he wanted
her ever so bad. Why, only think, father
is fifty-two, and Jennie is only twenty-five y


But Harry wasn't convinced. He was
still suspicious, very suspicious, and he
hadn't the courage to settle his doubts by
making a marriage proposal to the young
lady, for, singular as it may seem, he qca1
in love with Jennie, although she knew il
not a a 3


And that is strange, you say, and admit
! it. Most women will read mans hear