The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-16
Sir Fairfax did not SEQ Mrs Thelluson


Sir Fairfax did not SEQ Mrs. Thelluson
for week.
Refrained from even attending church
which he had done most regularly of late"
Christine said bitterly. "He is angry with
me-"
But few days afterwards, the ponies
came for her as usual. At the entrance
to Dyomense Sir Fairfax opened the park
gates for them himself, and Mrs. sThellu-
son drew rein
"Will you walk up to the house ?" he
said, pleadingly, and Christine complied
at once. They walked along together, in
silence at first then at the west gate Sir
Fairfax stopped.
81 want to say something to- you. May
" 1t depends upon what it is" Christine
answered little defantly.
" 1t IS about St. George"
" [ would rather not hear it, then" she
answered, coloring.
Please do! [ promised him to say it. T
"Then l am bound to listen, if you pre-
fer vexing me to breaking your word to
him" +
Christine spoke SO irritably that Sir
Fairfax looked at her in establishment
"He is such good fellow" he went on
resently.
Mrs ThellnsOn was Stint.
4" So kind hearted and generous. The
very man to make woman happy"
Still Christine preserved a rigid ST.
fence.
j" And-and the poor fellow is SO mis-
erable," continued his advocate, more and
more i'll at ease /
I am very sorry cannot marry him,
since you are so anxious that [ should, y
answered Christine, cautiously 4" 1t was
not by my desire he was invited to Dyo
mesne."
6 don't know why you should have
thought was so anxious to be married :
cried Christine with flashing eyes, in
which there glistened tears of anger
don't think ever solicited your interest
in my behalf; and if you care SO much
more for your friends feelings than mine
and are angry with me because I cannot
feel what you wish for him, will go home
and never come to Dyomesne any more'
She was fairly crying with pain and anger
by this time. /
He caught hold of her hand. --a-1 |
cob, Christine,' he said, forgetting
every thing but her, " what have said
what haveI done to make you so bitter p
Nothing" she cried, snatching away
her hand, Let me GO"
Ct will tell you something first. Then
if you insist must let you do as you like.
felt that you were gettingtoo dear to me-
that your compromising was beginning tc
fill up the blanks in my life; that l was
in danger Of being more miserable than
ever if you were taken from me. I knew
I was selfish in takiug advantage of youl
lonely position to keep you all to myself
[ dared not offer you love which l had
confessed to you was once given 70 anoth
er woman, and so thought for your se1e
your sake-you will believe that--won't
you Pit was only fair that should give
you the opportunity of seeing some one
who l believed could make you happy
and who was everything you could desire
You may be annoyed with me for saying
this, but you won't dispise me Cor confes
sing that I love you"
" Love me?" cried Christine, in a hurt
Indignant voice, "when you have told me
0 hundred times how you loved that
that other woman"
{, So did. 1t was quite true. But
love you now-If | dared | could love
you with all the love I gave her, and ten
fold more for your own dear sake"
And why daren't you ?" uttered Chris
tine, ina low tremulous voice, theacolo
deepened in her cheeks, and her eye
dropped beneath his earnest gaze.
Oh, Christine, my darling, you don
mean-"
He did not finish the sentence, nor die
Christine but | cannot suppose tina
even the youngest of my readers will b.
unable to finish the story for themselvs.