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The New York Fireside Companion : a journal of instructive and entertaining literature, v. XLVII, no. 1221, March 21, 1891.
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Libbey, Laura Jean, 1862-1924. Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.
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Fireside Companion Della's handsome lover; or, A hasty ballroom betrothal / by Laura Jean Libbey. Hasty ballroom betrothal Tiger-lily; or, The Woman who came between / by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller. Woman who came between
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Vol. XLYII.
THE PRETTIEST GIRL IN
THE SHIRE.
wo BY CHRISSIE DENING,
“Tis an old high-waisted, short-
sleeved dress
That, would make the children
Yet'granimother folds it rev'rent-
Ay,
And her eyes, grow djn the
while:
For she seemsto see a bright faced
Akd'a youth with bis cheeks
aglow.
And hear the tune of the country
ne
‘That was danced so long ago.
“ont thoy must have looked a good:
wy randother ‘dear and the
For she was, they say,
"Tho prettiest gil iu the shiver
But her course of love id not run
;ooth,
ough she waa a vette anda
“Tnass ater te dancing thatwords
Fore laugh and careless boast,
nd swords were crossed in the
mere ay
‘and stern-browed mens
whilst fri ‘evnnoed in her
ree
th
“IE live or die, to the last
“it the prettiest ait the
\ And grandmother's lip wilt quiver
: | and hhor gheek lose. its dainty
wen a thinks how she woke
4a opiate
3 ast
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‘Aud T think that the praise was
mainly due
‘To. great grandmamma, his
Seone day fitty odd years ago
was a gay and a gallant squire
Who envrisd away. eo old folk say,
‘The prettiest girl in the shire:
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DELLA’S HANDSOME LOVER:
A Hasty Ballroom Betrothal.
THE SWEETEST, TENDEREST, AND MOST FASCINATING LOVE STORY EVER WRITTEN
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woman should ery for help while
out securing his protection,
In a thrice he sprung forward,
could
ry; As ho walked slowly down the dim corridor, | at, vie fu
was it only his faney, or was it reality, that ‘There was a mintt
dark figure was | gliding’on "before hitn! there st
Wofford rmined to
once on this Poi and quite as
after the dark Sgui
on the velvet carpet’
servatory door.
As he reacted the conservatory
a surve His sis;
It vanishec
srithoue foundation.
him to the other side of the room
and before he could take one step forward or utter
Sword another figure sprang w
tall, flowering ferns and joined th
mas Wo tort Thorpe falely
e, his footfalls mal
He followed swiftly a
The dark figure glided before
Held his breath,
satlsty himself at
stealthit ily
fd him
vou the eon- eo the ‘Than non he ad Just
Ad
ne paused to take epeit-bound with amazement
picions were not
he
‘and paused there,
in a gentleman's house,” he a
ap from behind the “You wi
he first one.
AbaY” he muttered, drawing quickly back in | fore him, and the cry
the dark shadow of tho pila. What can be the the very 5
meaving of this?” Oi don't —don’t,
And through his mind there flashed the thought Eicouy. * “For the love of Hea
of how many houses had been robbed in that vicin- | Have m jave pity on met”?
ity within the past week "Had he stumbled upon a | | A ‘dokeniog seuention eiled
couple of the desperadoes who had succeeded in | hearts blood,
avvaiting thelr op) porta ity.te commence action?
jootor watched al
ned
was a vouan’s voice, het ‘old bhimself, with reat dis-
may, the other was man’s; but
the words of either as they were
whispe Of course it was a
that Tatuitivel a
While jas deli
he Woman's lips.
bending over her.
he wi erating upon wh
getion, he should pursues a serum suddenly broke
Title man bad eaugeht her by tho wrists and was
Then he distinctly heard the
intently. One
y- dear,”
e could not eateh “sak ap bravely.
uttered in sibilant
Della tried to speak, but the
would fain ut
soun
shar)
“Tn mercy spare iim ‘rasped Della.
“Ta LOAN oF A
NG Grila” Miss MippLazon’s Loven” “A ROumpDaN MaR-
A Hearn,” “ALL
“JUNIE'S Love” rest a Maou
5,”
numbers can be
‘Nou shall Kiss me whether you will or no!”
scream decided the doctor’s action.
No
he was near with-
and, quicker than
a lightning Bash, with one blow from his athletic,
m he sent the fellow reeling headlong
ct
fered curse as his antagonist lay
fanned for an Instant where he had fallen;
but in that instant Doctor Thorpe had made a dis
y be covery thet almost took bis breath away.
Della Wells,
flied to the floor
wonder he
ni, Horror almost
truck bim speechless, but he turned swiftly on bis
el.
‘I will loarn you to make a disturbance like this
addressing the
ou
et six months for it, I promise
Jor ihat,” he added: with fashing eves:
In an ‘instant Della Wells was on her knee
"8 be-
she uttered pierced him to
Doctor Thorpe!” she plesdod,
re him!
the doctor’s very
<< What fs this man to yout” he said, sternly,
It was Hillard, who had by this tine scrambled
to Ms fee, Who usvered, the questo
he said, nha
You may as
gentleman the whole trath,””
plot; the doctor felt | "“A‘dry sob broke from the girl's lips.
tell the
pitiful words she
mn her lips, leaving no
ford Thorpe repeated ls question more
“ Fle is—
‘
S .
ob, God, it almost kills me to utter the words—he
smy—my most unhappy father,” she sobbed
bitterly, with bowed head.
‘A volcano exploding beneath his feet, a light-
ning bolt from a cleat sunlit, eM could not Lave
startled the young man more than those words,
He. quite believed he had not heard aright.
“Your father!” he echoed, amazediy, looking at
her in bewilderment,
Yes,” repeated the git], in a paroxysm of tears,
“ “he is ing yuna fated. 1-1 thought no one
2 wi Know.”
ou sa ae * returned Hillard. “ You
nig a Wide family alfa that you wore
ing in,” sneered Hillard, with a toss of his
re
see 1e¥
{tert
nea
“What does this masquérading mean?” exclatin
tne doctor ott scans hitneal to Della, = Why
have you riot mentioned. "etore, iu this bouse, that
this man was your father?
«Prides my ‘dear eta pride,” eut in Hitl-
ard, coolly adding: “If I hud been’a millionaire
insted o of a humble hireling my lovely Della would
have flown to my arms, you may be quite sure,
a he girl shivered pitifully, sobbing as though her
heart ould pr
he. ee m!"? said the doctor,
“Leave betore f change my mind and call a
man to put you out.”
With a look at Della which the girl readily un-
derstood Hillard armed slowly aw:
“Now, Miss Wells,” said the. ‘doctor, slowly,
Ren | he found himself alone with Della, “I want
you to answer me the pain truth, There i isa my -
tery here, and Lintend to clear it up. - Are you,
truth, the daughter of that: man? 27?
es,” mouned Della, with bowed head.
‘ AStho turned from ine I inado a stariling dis-
covery,” suid the doctor, slowly, eying her keenly
as he uttered the words.
ne Pansed a moment, and even in the dim light
sternly,
¢ look of terror om the girl
‘Ther Ma number of robberies com:
mitted in the neighborhood within the last wel
A description was given in yesterday's paper of the
aman who is wanted to answer for them.”
ery that soun ly bunan
tne giv’ lips and she rocked Yo and fro ike a poor
flower broken down by the wind
‘That description answers faiy to this man's ap-
pearance, puragraph in connection with the
Tratier went on'to atte that one Wells had escaped
a few weeks since from a Georgia prison, Now I
Rt this and that together. Your name fs Della
Wells, and this man whom you say 18 your father
3s, without a -y party for whom search
tsnom beg
In al ars of his afterlife Doctor ‘Thorpe
pover forgot the bitter cry that broke from the girl's
oubty
Ton, God, be pitiful!” she gasped.
—spare him!”
ten Is that man the notorious Billy Wells, the con-
viet?
She rai ed her beautiful tye 80 like those of a
hunted deer, and gazed at him
anawer ‘me he sid, dravring back and look
ing
Spare bim
‘rl bowed her golden head, quivering like a
wounded bird,
sake, spare
ime pay the penny of his
Gaughter.. Tt my heatt’s blood will pues wie
rake every drop of it,
jead with you to spare bi
loctor was greatly moved by this appeal.
him?” she rei
iterated
ndarcn 21, 1891. .
4 Oe Conoruss, Wasminatox, D. C.—ENTERKD at THe Post Orrice aT New YoRK Av Seconn Ciass RATKs,
TO OR NOT!”
“See, I am kneeling at your feet?” she cried,
elasping her little hands in ‘agony: “let me make
my every word a prayer to you, - In pity spare him!
Tr they take him and cast itn back into. the dun-
geon cell, from which Heaven and its mercy lib-
erated him, I shall go mad. He will go quietly
out of the country and no one will ever kno
why; “but that would
t palliate ti iding and abetting him.
Our ee etteors have lost benviiy through this man,
Should I let him go free the whole world at large
might justly censure me
“For my seke!” sobbed the gitl, wildly.
oa | ee tixed, but L never could make
take
such a mls
Brome think, 1 be yout Could you
sloop quietly th your bed and. know that ‘you had
back @ human “soul into perdition-copsigned a
human being to a living tomb which is a thou-
sand times worse than death? Could you walk out
into the sunshine and know one buppy heurt-throb,
with such a sin lying at your door?”
jt would be more of a sin to hold my peace and
fee auch a man as that et angel” he ered, gravely,
“Oh, will they not take my I libel
and tek him go free? she sobbed in
agony.
‘he words touched his heart, but he did not show
his emotion,
“-K feel sorry for you,” he sald, buskily, sorry,
the wildest
because of that sorrow you will spare
the. girl, won promise me! As you
re strong, be merciful, be nd” 2
Wofford Thorpe +h many scenes
of woe, bet never arin all his ¢ “expericce had he wit-
nessed any fs this, oe girl’s
wild a clasped
hands ant tho teare pouring down hee bea
face Tike rain, unmanned him, le felt e
soni not control himseif one instant fonger,
He tore away from the white clinging hands that
clung to him.
Promise me one thing at least,” sobbed Della,
wildly, “ and that is that you ra take no action in
the matter until you have had time to reason it out
calmly in your own mind.”
«By that time he would be far away from bro”
be retorted.
“No,” she said, “I was not thinking of t
Only—only—t that your heart would relent, and yous
whom I fought amos! an wan gel of kindness,
ould not be the one to persecute my poor, bap!
father
He would have been more than human to have
withstood those pleading prayers. He stood quite
still and thought a moment.
“ Will you agree to one thing upon your honor?
1 said, slowly.
“If it is anvihing that I can do, I promise,” she
bed, brokenly..
Swear to me that your father will make uo at:
tempt to escape while I think the matter over, and
1wht Ge abil to-morrow righty at this inte to
consider it.”
ht how she thanked him, how the tears rained
down her lovely face.
will thunk God for the respite, however brief,”
she breathed
\ess
‘il ome here at exactly this hour to-
mortow night you shall dave my de But let
me say this to you: No matter what that decision
useless for you to attempt t0
ay
chang
With these words he passed slowly out of the
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ory, and Della wateh-
et in ea eyes blinded with
CHAPTER XVIL
“19 13 MY DUTY 10 SAVE Riot a
BATEVER Cost
ely staggered to her
“surely_caurely God wad
the. anges ad forgotten her!
Would Doctor Thorpe Keep her
pital seeret, or woul
c She could not
a to herself that she,
ated rather then loved the nen
whom she called father; but for
all that she must be true to his
Jterests, uo matter what he
wit that night Della walked
the for in agou t for
rls. Heaven. pity her! what
Secisin Would Doctor Thorpe
‘onde! would meet him:
was her duty to
whatever cost.
The little ebony and pearl
clock on the mantel of her
save bim af
ii cit would break upon tl
world, ushering in another aay,
What’ did the slow dragging
hours mean for him!
Ah! if he could but leave the
‘owutry while darkness lay over
the Jand? be must save him;
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a
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it whas it might, she would
breve tall and pledd with bisa
00 her,
it, opened her door softly, and
IWoked fearfully up aud down
orridor,
Ss sound broke the ental ail
a joor care-
fully after her,
Like a swift-winged swallow Della fairly flow
dow n the corridor, Ah! what if she should meet
v one?
SNpvery door was barred and bolted, but with
fingers that noe pitifully she undid them, still
a n her heart that God would be’ mer-
meet no one.
"Through tho intense Gurkness Della made her
way down the serpentine graveled walk that led to
the magnificent, stables.
With beating heart she tried the knob of the door,
Ab, how good the angel Is, Who knew all, were to her!
touch and swung slowly back on
wet now it ge
troubles wore but just Seat.
find her fath
Ata little distance trom her she saw, in the dim.
dusk light, a lighted Jantorn, She caught it up
mechanically,
he horses’ made a great racket in their stalls,
their keen ears instantly detecting a stranger's foot-
steps.
Suddenly, in the midst of it,
voice uttering imprecations loud “aud “Toop af the
horses, | Her heart stood still with fea
‘She recognized the voice, Yes, tt was her father.
With beat ine Tear ‘Della followed the sound,
seater!” she called, sotty.
Th ment’s. pall
tenet ‘of eternity to the terrified
P she repeated again, alittle louder than
e poor girl that her
‘Where should she
so that seemed the
i
ores
“Della” cried the gruff voice that always struck
gach terror to the girl's soul each time sho heard it.
“Can it bereall What iu fury are you
ding here?
qome here, father auch sobbed Della.
moment he was le her, wonder and
aatonitument on his face.
in tho mame ‘of all that Js wonderful
brings you here, gir” ho repeated, « t this
hour of the night?”
have come to save you, father,”” she replied,
trembling go violently she cotld searcely stat
hy” cried Hillard, “ what is it you say?”
la repeated the words, though faintly.
What is the matter now?” he cried, ‘sharply.
Speak plainly. W hat is it you mean?” Ido not
unde erstand.”
“You ate discovered, father,” murmnred the
gin, “They know you, and I Bave come to warn
you to escape while there is yet time.””
“ You have betrayed me!" yelled Iiillard.
you who have done it, and I know it!”
tohd amd jis curafng and raving poor Della at-
tempted to explain to him just how matters stood,
relating: faithfully, word for word, all that hd
ranspited after he had left, til he would hare it
that she hnd betrayed him
ing with him—no chance for angument
ST'witt fly the country at once!” he ried; “but
you shall go with me—mark that, g’
“Ob, father!” gasped Delia, AS Mot ask that of
beg of you! Your path and mine lie far
“Ttis
a feel above your father, eh?” cried Hillard,
he er by the am.
o, father!” she s “Tt fs not that;
but 121cah not go with your heave me here"
4 Tsball do nothing of the kind,” sneered Hillard,
“Leave you here, indeed! When they're against
your fathee they?re against yon, and don’t you for-
get it. Ph thelt fastest team, “and by
1 doly themto each us, we will be so far
way. Its ‘well that you found out their Intentions
in time, girl”