The St. Cloud journal., 1872-11-07

My y, # they could be found"
Mastia replied, still smiling, 70 far a.
lips went. and still with that covert
oerssness Of look beneath hi, shaggy
eysbrows.
Mr. Treseat gave his unoffeuding
herse : ont with the whip that made
the peoe be.ss start asd plunge. Then
he: :said, 10 : high and angry voice,
.eMattin, I want you to underst.nd
abost ny lease. 1 intend to o.rry j,
out On. she frst OCCASION, 70 1 give you
oil warning. The foreshore rights arc
mine, and you fellows can only claim
s.lv.ge."
you think SO, Squire p said Mar.
tin, quietly but determinedly. "Aod 1
'ay use goes before papers. I deny
your right from first to last -; the boys
''e 't>my back, and we'll fight you in
every eosrt Of law yoa like to take US
to. You've got what you can't hold !;
aud, if you give me warning, 1 give 1t
you blackwell fight it out to the
end"
"And you'll get cast, you fool fools
all Of you! And when you are ruined
oil round, don't blame mo, but your
own pigheadedness," said the Squire,
irritably, Is he put his horse forward,
and rode to where Mary Was rakipg
in tho weed. "well, Mary" he said,
in more amisabls voice, but still not
quite himself, go I sec you and
George herohave been making it up
together, hey! we'll soon have the
wedding breakfast, I supposed"
Mary's eyes flashed, and her div.
skin flushed: "l1s pity people take
90 much notice of what don't concern
them r she said, pertly, for she was
pert At times. But George, beng q
fool whore his love va concerned,
lsoked pleased enough and, thinking
any help worth having, was BY no
means particular Who it vas that help
cd him, or how, provided only he was
helped On.
'1f girls don't want to be taken no.
tiee Of they should not let young men
follos after thsm," said th. Squire.
Then he added quickly, "Mrs. Trescat
wants to see you At Glentresc.t, Mary
she wants to see you this evening"
~ will not come," said Mary, su!.
lenly. my duty to the lady, and
cannot cone," she added, mending her
manners and dropping courtesy.
III don't think l shall take the mes
sage, my girl" tho Squire said slowly.
I"You viii show your duty to one who
il so kind to you, and to your mother,
by doing what she wishes better than
by messages Of excuse. I shall tell her
you will come-in the evening, mind,
sfter seven o'slock." And With that
hs rode Of; and .he men flung "good.
day" At him Is he, passed,
The osssosibls meaning Of the mes
cage wa this. Mn. Treseat, q good,
weak wsmsn, earnest in al things she
considered right, but with never ray
of .omus. sens. 70 gaid. her, "a,
trying 70 teach Mary lscem,king. And
Mary did her best to learn, feeling that
if she refused George Martin, with his
boats aud his fathers reputed wealth,
fshe Owed it to her mother to work hard
At anything that might turn up, aud
catch at any straw that might keep
1Ttheir heads above water. But laoemak.
ing for = girl who gathers in seawced
and goes ont knee.deep loto water for
shrimps aud shell-6sh who cleaas fish
81 thousands, and salts pilchards BY
c hogshesds, was not very likely work
i So il progressed but badly, being toe
entirely out Of harmony with the rough
and vigorous habits Of the Cove te
make part Of the life's work there.
Aud eflate, since one moonless night,
not 20 very: long 'go, when the Squire
had mel her in the garden, as sbe was
leaving, Mary Lad apparently given VI
oil effort to learn, aud had not been t.
Glentrescat for lesson. At which
Mrs. Tresc.t was. naturally annoyed
seeing ID this detection proof Of idle.
ness, q, It least, proof Of eo.rseuess
of taste . sign that the girl, whe
seemed 10 sweet and nice, 10 spite O
her dsry spirit aud broad accent and
rough black head, aud who was almost
~ if she had tho makings ofa Lady il
her with care, liked tho grosser assooia
ton Of the men Of bsr own GLASS better
than tho refined society and: ..te,ohing'
Of I. ssntls-woman: Aud all ID dies r.
sent this in their poorer sisters. Had
she known the truth Of matters she
would probably have changed her opin'
ion.
! Presently Mr. Tressst came riding
back again.
"l forgot" he said, in his loud voice
"Mrs. Tresc,t sent you this, Mary, to-
your mother" And he stopped from
his horse aud gave her half crown os-
seutatiously. :.-.'
Tears Of rage came into the girl'l
eyes. II don't want it, Si+," she said
huskiIy. "Take back your money, Mr.
Trescat; I do not need it,"
But for al answer the Squire patted
her under tho chin with . familiar
kind Of patronage that made Mary long
to strausls him.
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