The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-07-03
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with Mrs, Litchfeld, MIR. Danforth |
am sure Cora willapologizc for her be.
havioras soon as she is u little ealmed
downaufrq asnaa ab = sq4aai ar1a
:" I will explain the whole affair to Mrs
Litchlield, Miss Craudail. ! shall. assure
her that you were MOTTO blame, -
i Georgiana, touched by his kind words,
looked up to him. while words o thanks
trembled on % her lips5I dThe gratitude
swelling up ip her heart lent a lustrops
heautyto her large brown eyes, which
Walter aslquick to notice. -
Seeing his evident admiration, Georgi.
ana mnttered some excuse about chang
ing her dress and hastily left the room
Mrs. Litchiield. although a fond and
Iindulgent mother, was we'll aware Of Co
ra's high temper, and she assured the gov
erness Of her confidence ia the way she
Ind managed the children, and punished
Cora for her misbehsvior.
Several days after the occurrence in
the school room, Gcorgiana asked per-
mission to go into the city to do some
necessary shopping, which Mrs. Litch
field readily granted, and sent her to the
little railway station in the family car
riage, promising that it should meet her
on her return in the six o'clock train,
which was the zone she expected to take.
But when the coaehman returned home
from his trip to the station at six clock,
1t was with an empty carriage. for Geor.
giana had not come. Z
:" 10 must intend remaining in town
all night" said Mrs. Litchtiel |, impa.
tiently to her brother. +" She would not
be likely to come on the nine O'Clock
train, and if she does, she can just walk
from the station. | shan't send my car
riage for her again. She should have
come as agreed" Il - rT#z fa
IF We're you | would send again
Julia. 1t isn't exactly the thing for a
young lady to be walking alone ot nine
o'clock al night. II is over mile from
the station. to this house, and a very
lonely road. .,+z-a-
&" You needn't preach to me, Walter.
She is only a goYerncss, anyhow, aud
she should have kept her word. She
isn't so handsome that anyone would
care to kidnap her" ~
F." She may have been detained, Julia,
aud therefore unable 70 keep her word"
replied Walter
." DO let me alone about that govern
ess,' WAS all Mrs. Litchiold answered,
as she took up a magazine ard began to
read.
As Walter had surmsod, Georgiapa
had been unayoidaby detained in the eli
ty, aud il was with surprise and dismay
that she found on alighting from the nine
o'clock train that no carriage was wait
ing for her.
! Hut being no coward, she started
bravely to walk to Mrs Litchfcld's resi-
dence, but had gone but short distance
on the lonely road, when to her terror
she saw coming rapidly toward her the
tall figure OF man. But her frightened
heart bounded with joy and relief when
she heard a we'll known voice calling to
her, the music of which had unconscious.
" TO herself grown very dear to her.
is that you, Miss Craudal have
come for YOU. Rather a dismal walk oh
dark night like this"
Then her hand was taken in firm
grasp and placed on the arm of Walter
Danforth. For once Georglana Crandall
forgot to act the cold, distant govcrness,
a part which she bad little cared to play,
and the walk home was enjoyed by both
Walter thinking he had never met with
a more intelligent or interesting compan
ion than this hitherto silent, reserved
girl, and 1t was so dark that the homely
face could not be seen
"Walter Danforth ~ exclaimed Mrs
Ltchleld, MS she rushed out in the hall
on hearing the front door open and saw
the governess enter with her brother;
ais it possible that you went after Miss
CrandallY This is worse than moonlight
walking with Miss Garfield 1t is pitch
dark outside
:" So much the more reason why Miss
Crandall should not be allowed to walk
from the station alone" said Walter qui.
city.
After this incident Walter found many
excuses for going into the sehool,room
and obtaining a few words with Georgi-
ana. The more he conversed with this
homely goyerness the more he yrs charm
ed with her good sense and Intelligence
In listening to her soft, low voice, he
forgot entirely the ugliness of her face
One morning in June, Georgiana stroll
ed in the garden before breakfast and
broke from one Of tho rose bushes three
lovely buds, which she held in her hand
as she entered the breakfast room. Only
Walter Danforth was there, and he laugh
ingly asked her to give him one Of the
rosebuds. She accordingly gave him the
prettiest one she held, but he said she
must pin it on his coat, for he did not
know what else TO do with il.
Both forgot entirely that this very
thing was what had been considered so
repreheGsible in Miss Garlields conduct,
aud Georgiana was just completing the
pinning on Of the bud when the door OPP
cned and Mrs. Ltchleld entered, compre.
hend.ng at a glance the little scene before
her. ..-
"a second Miss Garfield = she cried
in shrill voice. Miss Crandall, am
deeply shocked at being witness to your
endeayor to inyeigle my young broth in
TO making love to you. | thought that
when procured an ugly governess all
such trouble would be at an end But
see my mistake. Ugly as well as pretty
women try to win wealthy young men by
these little arts and wiles. Miss Craldall
| am amazed at your conduct y