The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-11-02

for Mondays recitation, when the door
opened softly and Willie Jordan cautiously
peeped in, then whispered" Mag inl Mag
turned quickly,-an and said" Come in Nell,
I've been look for you" ,,;ut .
- +" daren't: where's your chumY 2" 'A
"Gone to prayer meeting-everybody is
safe; come in, and tell me where you've
been" ------------
IF Miss Brooks should catch me here in
silent study hours, she would give me a
lecti1re.n i19I's 1liiy3}ioIrI $40 1loi- a1ird
"Yes, but she WON'T Miss Russell wanted
to know where you.-were at supper, and
told her you were not well, and I'd 90 to
your room and see about you When did
you get back 2" J.q77is cd lhiaq IS Ut1 Tui
- Just now, O Mag n and pretty Nell
threw herself on the-Aoor and buried her
face in Mays lap, and sobbed out, he has
gone; I've said goodbye to him perhaps
forever" '''' "'7 -..4''-I4 4. '!''' "''i-'
19"'Where is he going9" asked Mag
ITO California, to make money enough to
come back and marry me- and I'll never
marry any one else; I'd die first" ~. .a
"Do you mean that you have been out in
this rain till eight O'Clock, with Charles
Morse ?nGi9a - -yIpis li1.IH I.aIo 1lai So
"Yes;" and the black eyes looked up de-
family. "They may expel me if they wish,
but they would not let let him come here,
and could not let him 60 without seeing
him once" and she buried her face and
sobbed afresh. -trs 5s.. .,,I ..-.--.5
Where did you meet him.
4 81 got leave to go to Quinslgamond and
met Charles in the woods, coming back, and
Icould not leave him sooner ;,besides, L did
not want to come in till after dark" tam,
!" Go to your room, Nell, and take off your
wet clothes before your chum comes in-you
know she will tell if she suspects anything.
Go to bed, and I'll come in and look at you;
then go and tell Miss Russell you are all
right, for if she-knows- anything about this
it will cost her her position, if it is found
out, and you and will be expelled" o.
Maggie looked out and found the way
clear and kissed Nell and watched her run
the length of the hall to her own ROOM. sr1
Nellie Gordon's father sent her to board
ing school to keep her from the society Of
Charles Morse, who was a poor relative OF
his second wife, and had forbade his being
admitted to see her, Nellie knew her father
wished her to marry a wealthy man at home
and that she was kept at school, although
her education was finished, because she was
determined to marry no one but her Charlie.
Her step mother said she would soon forget
him and be ready to marry any one to es-
cape from school.
Charlie Morse was an only son of wealthy
parents who diedsuddenly and their wealth
took wings-he never knew how it went
but now that he wanted to marry and live
on it, it was gone, and Mr.. Gordon would
not listen to him. So he bravely said fare
we'll to his little lady and started to make a
future for her. She had promised to wait
for him-that nothing should induce her
| to marry any one else. But our Nell was a
charming little creatures and one look from
her beautiful black eyes bewitched the hard
| est heart; and her beauty with her fathers
wealth attracted crowd of admirers =
Would she have strength to keep her prom
Use & But she loved him. She cried and
sobbed herself to sleep that night. For
days she was sad and when her father heard
Charlie had gone to California and sent for
her to come home, she did not carewbether
she went or staid. She and Maggie had a
sorrowful parting, for Maggie had still q
year to stay. 1t was long gay year to
Nellie, but she did not hear one word from
Charlie, and sometimes she feared he had
forgotten her, but she knew her father would
give her no letters from him, so she waited
and ler eyes grew sadder and more wistful
every day.
d The winter after May left school she made
the long promised visit to her friend and
she and Nell were very happy together
They often talked about Charlie, and one
day MAY said to Nell:ho o. bHAih''"2 $50
+ "Mr. Clark is very devoted to you" 5Uy
"Yes, father is quite determined shall
marry him, and he is very handsome. l
think" then she stopped, and exclaimed,
"Come, May we shall be shall be late, we
must go and dress for the BALI. giIsg la9
When they came down stairs Nell was
more beautiful than ever. Her elegant wine
colored silk almost covered with white lace,
and her beautiful black curls, held back
| with rare pearls, made her look like queen.
z Her step mother came up to her and said (:
"Nellie, you are looking your best to-
night. If Mr.. Clark proposes, don't refuse
him-you must accept him, It's quite time
you were married" p" ''1'''a''' ga -'.lA'i
d Nellie turned to her father, who had just
come in-he held out his hands to her and
said ~ .-.. ..-,,...,.. ...........
Would you care very much If this was
| your last ball my dear ~" F'i"
mo, father, if you will let me marry
Charlie, IN never care for another dance"
"'You may marry whom you please my
child-if he wants you, you may be his
wife, if he wants you, mind" he went
with them to the carriage, then when Nell
threw her arms around his neck he kiss
ed her fondly and told, her goodbye,
and at last they drove away. what could
he mean thought Nell, If he wants me. "
But the gay crowd soon drove her dull
thoughts away, and she danced till midnight,
u Maggie was standing BY her after her last
dance, when Nell suddenly caught her arm
and exclaimed, 7 W. 'i /
= "There,s Father in ,s5am-i.-Hni--.assa .
aJH Where" demanded Mag, but Nell, with
white lips, could only answer sits gone now
take me home, something is wrong"
AS soon as they were in her dressing room
she burst into passion of tears, and could
not speak for while, but Maggie soothed
her till she exclaimed, II saw father come
towards me and say goodbye, goodbye,
then vanish" go Mag what could it be 81
They drove home as rapidly as possible,
and Mag demanded Of the foetman who
opened the door where Mr.. Gordon was.
"Gone up to his room man, adi ,,tsy .
"Come up stairs with me Mag" and they
went quickly up the long flight Of stairs and
| Nellie turned the knob of his door, but it
would not open o5rg r. ssy14noO y 49, ,
] r" Heneyer locks his door . said Nell, g 1t
must be opened" And they tried in vain
| to satisfy her without bursting in the door
but at last Mag called Mr. CLARK, who had
brought them home, and they sat pale and
frightened on the stairs while, the footman
forced open the heavy door. Nell started
up and ran in, but the room was empty I; the
/ gas was turned partly down but the bed
was untouched. j" Where can he, .be2s o
where can he bear cried poor distracted
Nell, One thought perhaps he, had gone
down to the cellar, another to, the attic,
i while Mag followed Nell.in her frantic search