The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-01-14

Godfrey has never loved yet; but he de-
spses coquetry, and will never yield to a
flirt BY your brighter and better self
you will win him. l hope so from my
heart"
"Pshaw. Don't lecture co., VIII
you wager your diamond ring against
mine, that he is not my declared lover be-
fore he leaves"
"Ifyou propose to secure him by CO.
quetry-yes y
Done Now take me to breakfast,
for | am terrible hungry"
They passed on and took their seat at
the pleasant family table. A moment
after Godfrey Clinton entered, looking a
little pale, and seeming little cold
Throughout the day he was much with
Marion, but though his manner was cour-
teous and kind, she missed an undefnable
something that had chained her, at first,
and wondered if she had been deceived in
the tell-tale glance of his beautiful brown
eyes.
All she had no means Of knowing
what you and |, dear reader, may dis
cover-namely, that Godfrey Clinton in
passing by the windows and doors had
heard the heartless wager she had laid
The days passed by; Marion, like God
frey, was simply guest ut her uncle's
home, and at liberty to devote her whole
time, if she choose to do so. Much of it
was passed in his company, especially as
the arrival of Jenny Harrison, her dearest
friend, Mans6elds cousin as well as his
bctrothed bride took her gallant from
her.
While the young lovers absorbed in
each other, took little heed of their
friends they were travelling a most dan
gerous road together. Marion loved
strong and beautiful poetry; the deep
musical voice of the student read it to
her in the lonely library she sketched
he always carried her portfolio and point
ed out the most beautiful views she
rode and he was ever by her bride rein
if she chose to do so. Much of her
time was passed in his company espec-
tally when he sang, and her light touch
was needed upon the piano to make the
melody complete.
\ yet, all this familiar intercourse
could not make him one whit more lover
like than he had on the first unhappy
morning, If bis eye flushed now and
tthee--l-. s7>z ed to hold herl
there in an 'impassoned embrace if his
hand trembled at the light touch of hers
or his cheek paled and flushed at the
flaming of her warm breath she never
knew it. He was always quiet, reservea
and rather cold; never striving to seek
the seat by her side, but taking it if all
circumstances were favorable, exactly as
he would have taking any chair aud talk
ing to her as he would and did talk
to any other young and pretty girl.
Marion was puzzled. For the first
time in her life she met him coldly; but
he did not seem to notice it; if she
greeted him half tendcrly, he wore a
sarcastic air that made her angry and if
it was the case, she tried to pique him
by a desperate Irritation with another
his soft brown eyes wore mingle aston
ishment and disgust that hurt her more
than thousand cutting rebukes from
her cousin Louis could have done. That
cousin Louis by the by, would often smile
mischicvously as he passed her and
touch her dimond ring upon hor left
hand
Marion was proud as we'll as beauti-
full and coquettish Was she the gay
city belle for whose smiles thousand
naughty lovers had bowed in vain, to
waste her time in this lonely out of the
way-plaee simply because prevcrse
student refused to love her in prefer
ance to his books? She thought with
a strange ycarning of the crowded city
and the countless friends who would
flock around her when it was known
she had returned. She would give up
her foolish wagcr-prcsent Jennie with
her diamond ring, of which sho had tired
long ago returned to her city home aud
it the gravity Of the coming winter forget
him.
She was setting in her room alone
when she made this wise resolution and
took the surest way for keeping it, by
going down into the parior where he !
was sitting at the piano, playing and
singing. She stole in so silently that '
he did notice her, and sitting down in a !
low rocking chair beside the centre-table, {
leaned her head upon her hand and lis
tened. But while her ear drank in the I
plaintive tones of his exquisite voice, her {
eyes were bent upon the form she soon
would sec no more, upon the handsome t
naughty head with splendid light, the {
light and symmetrical hand that laid upon
the key. One sad thought followed an '
other, and forgetting for moment that
she was not alone, she sighed audibly. '
He started at the sound, and turned l
away from the instrument Marion blnsh- t
ed, and faint colo. s.c.o over his white {
forehead.
You! Miss Cliff" said he "why '
should you, of all others be sad? G
" 1t was the sound that made me So" G
She rose, and standing by the window, a