Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1891 — A Strong Season. [ARTICLE]

A Strong Season.

She was having a confidential talk with her aunt. “I can never marry Harry Westlock,” she said, in a tone which implied that it was useless to talk about it. “I never can.” u And why can’t you?” asked her aunt. “I’m sure I should think any girl would esteem it an honor to be Harry Westlock’s wife. He is wealthy, too. Why can’t you marry him ?* “Because he hasn’t asked me to, and. I know he never will.” “The old gentleman was a distaiit relative of yours, was he not?” “Distant ? Yes, I suppose that is what you might call him. He was my great-great-grandfather. , -- The man who attends strictly to hia own business generally has his hands full, and no time to look after othex people’s.