The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-09-14

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After dinner Captain Ennisly or
dered his horse and rode out. Mrs.
Ennsly went up TO Brides room,
and Master Carlton walked up and
down the front piazza talking almost
savagely to himself We all knew
that something terribly unpleasant
was going on in that house, but 10 one
but myself suspected that the yonng
people.had anytlli gto do with it. Mrs.
Ennisly came softly down stairs late
in the evening and ordered tea and
toast up to Brides room, saying she
was ill of headache and wished for
nothing else.
Master Carlton was standing III the
hall, and | saw him go up to his step
mother and say: "What is the mat
ter with Birdie, nty"-lie never
had called her mother "Just u head
ache, my boy" she answered; then
throwing her arms around him, she
burst into tears and cried out, "Oh
Carlton, | am so wretched my punish
ment is like Gains greater than | can
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punishment for what, aunty?h he
asked, then drew her into the parlor
and closed the door. | was putting the
library to rights, and ] could hear
their voices in the next room, he beg
ging her to tell hmsomcthing, and She
crying and refusing. Captain Ennialy
came home after night, and he and his
wife went early to their chamber, and
did not seem them again that night.
Just before / went to bed | went out in
the hall to put away the bed linen in
the closet under the garnet stairs, when
I saw Birdie come out of her room, and
90 through the front door on to the
upper balcony. Master Cartoons room
was just opposite his, and the old folks
slept down stairs in the lear side of the
house.
Presently heard one of the windows
of Cartoons room flung open, and soon
saw him clasping Birdie in his arms
and kissing her The moon was shin
ing brightly, and | could see them both
plainly from where | stood. 20 Carl
tom" she said at last, lifting her curly
head from his breast. '"Aunty, said l
must never let you say you loved me
any more, and that could never new
er be your wife"
"God only knows she answered,
but they shall not take you from me,
darling. In six months more ] shall
he of age, and will take you then
whether they will or mo-" "And you
will not go off and leave me rs Aunty
said YOU would?" she asked, pleadingly.
"Nevcr, my own darling," he replied,
kissing her passionately. Then taking
her hands in his, he made her swear
over and over to marry him, let what
would come between them. Before |
finished counting and puttingaway the
linen they threw their arms around
each other, and after Il long silcnt kiss,
they parted, she going back to her
room, and he returning through the
window to his.
l lay awake long time that night,
thinking of the poor young things, and
wishing could help them. The next
morning at breakfast Captain Ennisly
told Birdie that he was going to send
her abroad with Judge Alston's family
who would leave for Europe in few
weeks. He had made all the arrange
mcnts the previous evening for her to
20 with them, and she and her aunt
were to drive into the city that morn
ing to make all necessary purchases for
her outfit. Birdie stared blankiy at
him for moment, then turned her
blue eyes imploringly on Carlton, who
pushed back hi. chair, and abruptly
left the table.
"How long win | have to stay
Uncle ?" she asked ut last.
"Only year, my darling, and your
aunt and myself will be with you be-
fore that time,n he rose and bending
over her kissed her tcnderly, and left
the room.
$50 long--oh my head, so long
murmured Birdie, "plcase, dear,
sweet Aunty, beg him not to send me-
She went up to her and dropping heT
head in her lap, wcpt and sobbed like
u child.
at Is for your own good my child"
said Mrs. Ennisly lending to kiss her
bright hair, aud saw the tears falling
on Brides head IA she said II.
Then she lifted her to her feet and
went up stairs with her. talking softly
and lovingly TO her as she went.