The 20th of October came, and with a firm hand Maude Glendower

arrayed herself for the bridal, which was to take place at an early

hour.

The scar on the end of the doctor's nose had shaken her

purpose for an instant, but when she thought again of the unpaid

bills lying in her private drawer, and when, more than all, the

doctor said, "We greatly fear Maude Remington will be blind," her

resolution was fixed, and with a steady voice she took upon herself

the marriage vows.

They were to go to Laurel Hill that day, and when the doctor saw

that the handsome furniture of her rooms was still untouched, he

ventured to ask "if she had left orders to have it sent."

"Oh, I didn't tell you, did I, that my furniture was all mortgaged

to Mrs. Raymond for board and borrowed money, too; but of course you

don't care; you did not marry my furniture," and the little soft,

white hands were laid upon those of the bridegroom, while the

lustrous eyes sought his face, to witness the effect of her words.

The dent on the nose grew red a moment, and then the doctor,

perfectly intoxicated with the beauty of his bride, answered, "No,

Maude, I married you."

A rap at the door, and a note from Messrs. Barnabas Muggins & Brown

"hoped Miss Glendower would not forget to settle her bill."

"It's really quite provoking to trouble you with my debts so soon,"

said the lady, "but I dare say it's a maxim of yours that we should

have no secrets from each other, and so I may as well show you these

at once," and she turned into his lap a handful of bills, amounting

in all to four hundred dollars, due to the different tradesmen of

Troy.

The spot on the nose was decidedly purple, and had Katy or Matty

been there they would surely, have recognized the voice which began,

"Really, I did not expect this, and 'tis a max--"

"Never mind the maxim," and the mouth of the speaker was covered by

a dimpled hand, as Maude Glendower continued, "It's mean, I know,

but four hundred dollars is not much, after all, and you ought to be

willing to pay even more for me, don't you think so, dearest? "

"Ye-es," faintly answered the doctor, who, knowing there was no

alternative, gave a check for the whole amount on a Rochester bank,

where he had funds deposited.




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