Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-01-01

still she had had ain unde6nahle fear
of something about to happen At last
terror impeled her to speak, and she
gasped out, Mamma, Charles tell him
about Charles y The mother, nearly as
nervous as her child. fried with pale,
parched lips to explain; bnt Dr. Wilson
/ interrupted her, saying, ~Iknow all that
my dear madam; but what chance is
there of their ever marrying2 II will be
years and years before he gets enough to
keep a wife upon, and she will soon for
get him when she sees you comfortable.
Never. never" cried Margaret--now
fully realizing her position II shall nev-
or forget him. / shall never marry any
one but himl'' and, bursting into tears,
she ran quickly from the room. The
doctor fidgetted in his chair, and Mrs.
Stewart. turning towards him, said in
trembling voice, II must thank you for
thinking of my child, Dr. Wilson, but
please let the subject never be renewed
She loves Charles Lister very dearly, and
| am sure it would kill her to separate
from him. cannot let her be tried. As
for me, do very we'll. Forgive us, dear
old friend, and letall be as it was before"
then, overcome by agitation, she faint
ed away
1t was nearly three weeks before Mrs.
Stewart recovered from the severe illness
which was the result of her fainting fit,
and when at length she was able to re-
sumo her accustomed place onthe sofa
though most thankful to see her mother
beiter-all The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. out Of
the world for Margaret.
She had decided on marrying DR.. Will
son. II was not till she had passed. days
of untold anxiety aud Nights Of slecpless
agony till she had seen her suffering
mother bebolden to Dr. Wilson for every
little luxury. such as wine, Jelly. fruit,
and flowers, which otherwise the invalid
could not have had, and heard the re-
i proachcs of her aunt--her fathers sister
and stern old maid-who told her to
lido her duty and provide for her moth
err" that the poor broken-hearted girl
gave way; and then, after a terrible
scene between the lovers. in which she
clung to him and implored him to tell
her she was doing right, they parted rs
they thought, forever
Margaret proudly persisted in continn-
lug her teaching till the last moment
and of course DR.. Wilson now occupied
the place Of Charles in waiting home by
the side of his betrotllei bnt the poor
girls step was no longer light, nor her
face radiant and blooming for MS we
have seen il tile beginning Of this story
Ito which in point OF time we now re-
tnrn--the ready tears were too wont TO
fill her eyes.
On this evening DR. Wilson was some
what late inpoying accustomed visit
at the Stewards and when he did arrive
there was a constrant in his manner TO.
Margaret, and strange tbougbfalness
in his whole deineanor which puzzled
her exceedingly. Al their previous IN
tcrviews be had seemed 50 happy and
proud Of her, and always chatted away
with the easy gaiety efan accepted lover.
Tonight he was silent and abstracted
aud after sitting very short time, took
bis leave, simply pressing his lips to her
forehead, instead Of his ordinary warm
embrace Mamma,v said Margaret,
when he had gone, did you not think
Dr. Wilson's manner was very strange
tonight" "Very," replied her mother.
perhaps he was i'll. I" DO you think
he can be regretting bis engagement n
inquired Margaret anxiously, while a
half CLEAN Of hope seemed to steal
through her heart. Oh, trust not,
for it has been one great consolation to
me in this time Of trouble to think that
] was at least making him happy. |
| have made Charles angry and mis-
cradle, for be left me saying ! was
doing very wrong but now it seems as
if that sacrifice had been in vain, except
for You, dear Mother she added alfec-
tionately. Oh, ] am 10 glad to think
you will have everything you want. .
!. Ny dear child" said Mrs Stewart.
:. am certain that DR.. Wilson loyes Won
as dearly as ever, and that you will be
happy with him, aud that God will re-
ward you for your flial love" liz spite.
however, Of Mrs Stewards assurances,
DR.. Wilson's manner to his funcce did
not change. She could not think it was
because he no longer loved her, for he
was tender and careful Of her in the
extreme but it was the affection Of n
father, and not that Of lover. Mar
garet, nevertheless, was not 50 shy with
him, and one day she ventured to ask
him why he was 50 different, and and if
she had been so unfortunate as to dis
please bin. lie assured her warmly to
the contrary, and then proceeded to talk
Of the wedding day which he pressed
her 10 81 for the ensuing week. . You
must accept yoar wedding dress from me.
my dear" be said, smiling ] have
ordered IL to-day, together with your
veil and wreath God bless You, my
child am sure you viii be happy;
and then, with something like his old
smile, he left her Poor Margaret felt
very dispiriied. TIL the dream was en-
tirelg 1ispeiled She lid not know how she
I bad hoped for release. But now her
loou, wa sealed Before another week
4 should end she wonld be the wife Of one
min, and loving, alas only too weil,
another.
The days passed quickly away, and
the eve Of her welding arfised. Margaret
was calmer the last night She spout in
her old home than she had ever hoped to
be She bad wept I'LL she could weep
10 more. and she slept almost from sheer