Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-10-15
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lsssly observed.
4 was not aware of it, Bentley said,
losing another shade OF color.
'Oh, well, ii was. Can anything bo
saved out of the crash, do you SUPPOSE: .
Not anything, / am very sure, he
stammered. And thinking that he
might like to mediate upon the aspect
Of fairs, took my departure, saying
that l would call before / went away
again to take any message he might
like to send.
When / called the next day he gave
me letter for Margaret; but he looked
anywhere but at me as took it.
l caught glimps of Marearet's blue
dress on the piazza as we drove up to
The hotel, and without waiting to go to
my room first, hastened to give her
the letter. -
Then. much as would have liked to
stay until she read it, l had no excuse
for doing so, and therefore left her.
waited with some curiosity for her ap-
pearance at dinner time, but she did
not come at all. / ate nothing myself,
and spent the evening pacing the piazza
with a cigar and watching her window.
But not so much as shadow of what l
watched for crossed my vision.
Remembering Bentley's face as he
gave me that letter, / could imagine
that be might have written something
unpleasant I; but even | was not prepai-
ed for. the content of the missive Mar
garet placed in my hands the following
morning, comming suddenly upon me
where l lounged on the shore.
y suppose this is what you went to
town for? she said, with an angry
scorn, under which quailed, fer feit
guilty; as / read WINGED again.
The scoundrel ! A more disgraceful
Iepistle i never perused. If Margaret
had loved him ever SO dearly, this GER
tainly, would have ended it. lie dis
solved the engagement without so
much as saying by your leaven He
did. indeed, say something about hast
leni1g to speak while there was yet an
uncertainty as to how seriously the
failure had involved other people. But
Ithat was the merest Gloss, and only gave
for this extraordinary conduct.
folded the letter and gave it back to
her without a remark.
'Well,' she asked, have you really
Enothing.to say"
Shall challenge him to mortal COM
bat with horsewhips p l inquired.
Tears of anger sparkled in Margaret's
beautiful eyes.
How could you humiliate me sop
she said naughty.
10. Miss Stonep
II beg your pardon, Mr.. Gurney,'
she said naughty.
And / beg yours, Miss Stone, for
meddling. / suppected Mr.. Bentley,
but not of anything so cold-blooded.-
Shall you break your heart about such
a selfish fellow p ..-.---,-,----,-.---..
Indeed MOI but am very angry
'Atwh6m ?Shim CT me?J { I5V2
'At both of you.'
suppose I must have locked terribly
abashed and confounded / tried to, for
she put her little hand on my arm, and
then would have swiftly withdrawn it,
but / captured the frail thing and held
it. -
4 suppose ought to be very thank
full to yon,' she said, struggling little
and biushing in the most lovely man
IF you will permit me I viii punish
him, for you, I said gravely.7as..s7z. p,
She looked up inquiringly.
BY marrying you p ,a4-si Esa.5 4
'Oh Dla; ,J9f0ala za. .l-.-.H-J ,--1tlzo Il
Don't YOU think it would p 1 asked.
Perhaps 81 E s5ssas,5 .. .siz-..li-
Wewere quitesure off the first time
we chanced to meet Bentley after our
marriage. His face was good as pic
ture. ,.- - ,---s-- - zs--