Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-03-28
tell Evert, after all, that she had onll,

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come to him as she would have gone
to Pat Murphy, if he had sent for her,
and consented to that marriage rite as
she had lent her silver eandlesticks to
hold Father Flanagan's blessed candles
when Judy Murphy died !? s7ysfasa 5s
The doctor went down stairs and
presently Mrs. Millburn and Hatty
came to her, and overwhelmed her with
embraces and gratitude, and a point
applique set, and fragmentary talk a.
bout her ''things," and proposals to
send for her mother, all mingled to-
gether. Emily resolute1y put away
thought for the time, but she could
not help feeling, in an odd surprised
way, that she was not unhappy, and
Idespised herself for, having a sort of
ashamed, furtive interest. in those
"things," which Mr.. Millburn and
Hatty were longing to provide. ,.,., =,
A week after that day, Evert was al
lowed to sit up in his easy chair, white
and wan enough, but with look Of re-
turning health and life Emily was
sitting almost with her back to him,
looking out into the tossing leafess
branches of the great elm g. ass1 81!
''Emily," said Mr.. Millburn, at last.
eyes" she answered quietly, but she
did not turn her head. .4.ss .li.pa9es,
"Emily, I did not mean to get we'll" !"
No answer from Mrs. Millburn.. -
81 know how much you must feel
what has happened. Believe me, I will
take no advantage of your goodness; I
will set you free as soon as l can. My
only wish is to spare You trouble, Twill
take all blame on myself. L know you
are longing to be away; and why should
[ delay what must come at last? I
dare say Dick and Mrs. Macy, the nurse,
can do all | need now." .z ILL.,,
"Oh, if you prefer Mrs. Macy's at
tendance, I am sure it is nothing to
me-" said Emily, in remarkably cross
manner. $50 '"''. g
"You are angry with me, but there
need be no difficulty, dear. YoUcame
away from home so hurriedly that it
would be perfectly natural for you to
return to your mother now."' ~ ..r So
But here, to Evert's dismay, Emily
hid her face, and began to cry in quite
a passionate and distressful fashion,
E7ert rose with difficulty, and went to
her,-it was not more than three steps.
"Do you want to kill yourself% she
said through her sobs, and she took
hold of him and made him sit down,
and then turned away, and laid her
head on the window seat. .r.
"What can I o." he said, distress
ed. ...- .srs ~.
"It's too bad! Oh, it's too badw she
said in the most unreasonable way.
81 know it, Emily. You are as free
as though no word had ever passed be-
tween us. Do you want to 60 to-day?
I will make it easy for you with moth
er and Hatty," he,said, with a pang.
She went on crying, and then in .
minute she said, in a most incoherent
fashion. ...->.s..g p as,;5g7g..r..
"I-I didn't think I was so gerry dis
agreeable. The words dropped out
one by one between her sobs. "But, Of
course, if you don't want me"
"Emily! What do you mean? WiU
you stay? VIII you really try to care
for me?" he asked, with a sudden
light in his eyes. ri ms vi. 80
"I don't know. did think-as
matters are, we might try to make the
best of it." she said in the faintest
whisper, while the color ran to her fin
gers ends. t, ...... ..f f.. ->.
"You will ?" ,-.-.............. 81.
"I will if you will" said Mrs. Mill
burn, with sweet, Shy smile.
And she kept her word. .'z.
~F B.