The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-03-15

N-f'Ss a"N paper u tea
Il hope you don't prefer coffee" he said
little anxiously, 'ior never drink it my
self, and have no means to make it, nor.
indeed any to make
Margaret FASTENED to assure him of her
preference for tea, thinking awhile little
blankly at the pound or two Of the beet
Ooiong which she had lost in the struggle
to retain her umbrella. and watched the
process OF sleeping with the appreciation
OF a good housekeeper. But she could
not remain quiet when he next produced q
loaf OF bread and proceeded to cut it into
slices for toast
IL can do that" she said eagerly.
Please let me- AS he demurred and de-
clined to resign the ,oasting FORK. you
have no idea how very nice my toast il.
Hugh will never let servant make any
Tor him. Look you are burning that
piece. Please give it to me-"
She pleaded so earnestly that he had
no alternative but to let her have her own
way go she set down to toast the bread
and scorched her face in peace. She
made very pretty picture on the hearth
III the hckering freight, with her bright
brown hair loose about her shoulders and
lyrrell, who bad meanwhile brought forth
hall eaten ham from his inexhaustable
cupboard, could not but pause now and
then, the business oil cutting, to look, and
and wonder il he was awake or dreaming
1t was very sOciaule little supper to
which they sat down after awhile, and by
this time they had become quite sociable
themselves; so that when Margaret began
plating her hair to get it out OF the way
(ior she had los: all such necessary ap
pendages as comb and halr-pims), she gave
Iyrrell recapitulation of the losses
which the Storm had entailed upon her.
81 have paid almost as dearly as Eve
for my curiosity" she said IL have lost
an umbrella-llughs umbrella, and "A
very good one-three pounds OF tea, a hat
and veil which | bought only the other
day, aud two Graids which are nconpar
ably the greatest loss OF all"
Il should not think you would need
such things as braids,' Tyrrell remarked,
'f our own hair is very abundant
80 it IL, she answered, threading the
soft locks through her fingers; but all
the same, one needs braids when fashion
dictates that every woman shall wear ex-
actly three times as much hair AS could
possibly grow on her head"
You did not use to wear them" he
said"
She looked up at him quickly, and he
saw the bright booi come like q flash to
her face
"How do you know" she asked, in
low voice
do you think have forsotten?' he
said, with something which seemed like
sudden. IVY memory, is no, short Mar.
saret. TheG, after pause which she
IND not break: Sometimes wish to hea.
ven it were These five years have been
Iiltle else than one long torture and hun
ger to me-such hunger Tor one sight OF
your face that 1 would have given the best
years Of lie to see it for one half hour AS
see it now"
is this kindG' she asked, looking not
at him, but at the leaping blaze before
them. 'You know that am here in your
powers it generous to talk to me like
his?
"No-it is not he answered quickly.
' Forgive me tor having done so. But how
can see you and not think Of that happy
fortnight when | saw her frst-five long
years ago 1t seems to me, he added, "a
little whi-tiully, that you did not think
50 mnch then OF the fact that was
ryrrell, ami you Churchill, as you do
now.
"lIow could l?' she asked, still avertine
his gaze. 81 was little more Than a child.
and | heard very little of-of your name
! scarcely realized, indeed, wi en- metyou
as one oi that gay party ut Beechdale,
who YOU were, until came home and
Hush told me
NO doubt he told you also that it was
your duty to hate the son Of your fathers
murderer
Tins was 90 true tnat she could not de.
ny 10, therefore She said nothing
"feiI me Margaret, said Tyrrell, bend
ing forward has he made you to hate me-
You did not use to dot. know; tor do
not think there was ever q swecter or