The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-29


by black evening gown, and stuck spray
of white flowers into her golden hair, and
waited patiently for summons, hoping
she would wait in vain. 1t very soon
came, and with role of music under her
arm, flush ON her innocent, frightened
face, and scared, almost hunted express
ion in her eyes, she descended, and tim
idly opened the drawing room door, and /
there stood still for moment, staring IN /
astonishment at the scene before her.
There sat the heiress, with an eager, /
pleased expression on her face, and lean
ing over her, talking and laughing, and /
more handsome than ever, and sunburnt /
and soldierly looking, was Alic Granger. |
| There was no mistaking him. The color |
rushed to Maggies face as if to say hur-
ried good-by, and then left it altogether /
| She recovered her self-possession, how |
| ever, and walked with what she tiattered
/ herself was great dignity toward the
piano She felt rather than saw him
| raise his head and look at her, and the
next moment he was at her side.
g Maggie-my dear Maggie! Why,
fancy you being here; where did you
come from | have been trying to find
you out for months
. thought you"-and then she did
not know how to go on, so added, almost
piteously, Il am the goyerness here
- Are you! Oh. l see, then, that IS
the reason I've not seen you before, l
suppose" D, p,
the heiress asked, coming up, and speak
ing in her coolest manner.
Maggie wished sincerely that she could
sink into her shoes and bury herself.
"Why, of course l do We have been
play-fellows ever since we were born
haven't we, Maggie"
And Maggie, feeling she was backe
up, answered bravely:
+" Yes"
ooh, indeed how Interestingly" then
turning to Maggie: g Will you be so
good as to begin a waltz, Miss Dunlop?
This was to be our dance, think, to
Alic, and she sailed off with him tri-
umphantly.
He came to her directly after the dance
was over.
II went down to Porlocll to try and
: find out where you had gone to, he sa'd'
''but no body knew"
2 at didn't matter" she said, huskily,
| letting her fingers wander vaguely over
: the KEYS to make believe she wasn't very
interested in what he said.
eyes, it dd-it mattered great deal.
= Why. I've got bottle of curlosltles for
f you.clubs to fight with, and little
, heather god or two, and a statue of Bud
e dina. and all sorts of things l told you
: I should bring you them home. Do you
live here-I mean in this house?
e He said these last words under his
breath, for the heiress came up, and the
g next minute he was carried oft to dance
/ with Mrs. Somebody at the other end O.
the room, but not before Maggie had nod
d ded reply to him. Soon after this
p Miss Patterson came up to the piano, anC
r said she wished to play herself, and thai
o Maggie looked tired, dismissed her with
y out her being able to get even another
e look at Alic.
r The next morning to Maggie's very
l. great surprise, Miss Patterson came int
" the school room before the children haC
!. assembled.
e "Miss Dunlop" she said stiffIy,
should like to know where you say yoI
ID met Mr.. Granger"
u cat Porlock. His uncle lived mex
y door to my mother. lie Is very OLE
er friend indeed"
ID seThank YOU. / merely wished to in
e, uuire, because, of course, you must b.
aware that it is not usual for any one II
e, vour position to make herself remarka
~ BILE by having long confidential talk
with any gentleman who may visit tn
X house"
d, 81 don't know what you mean, Mis-
Patterson |" Maggie said Indignantly.
I'd But Miss Patterson had swept out c
a the room without deigning to reply.
ne Then Maggie went into her own httl
a room. the one place she had in the worl
he entirely to herself, and cried till her eye
he were red and her head ached.
as The lessons did not progress tina
N. morning. Maggie was thinking of Alit
who was no doubt strolling about tn
he common listening to the band and max
Id ;nc 1--we to the heiress The childre
ad we're more than usually stupid, too, an
on all the world seemed upside down, an
ID, all its way turned crooked. Suddenl,
he at about II o'clock, just when Magg
if was in the middle of expounding as be
Ill she could the eccentrlcltle5 OF the Fren(
1y, grammar. there was a knock at the schoc
an room door.
ON Come in, she said.
fore her astonished eyes the form OF Al
ler Granger, and behind him was man
ice evidently his servant-wlth box on II
old shoulders.
me "AlI right, Tim, put it down tina
OFT right. now be off. There, Eve broug
lily the curiosities round Maggie; L thong
she you'd like to see them.
re "Ohl what will Mrs. Marshall al
as Miss Patterson say" said Maggie
ion CONSERVATION.
cry Nothing to you for the next hi
ere hour or so, for have just seen them sal
Nv on their way to Woolwich, and thong
i've L should just get a quiet chat with yoo
hat Nv desrs' he said, turning to MaggI
sic. wide-eyed, open-mouthed pupils Il
unite sure you'd like to be let off yo
pol lessons, so I'll let you off for halt an hot
re- run along, my little dears," and he opee
tile ed the door for them, and shut 1t at
ked them.
lit ..Oh, Alic !" she said, in fear a
i'd trembling.
Ugh .aOh, Maggie" he answered, mimic
all, ing, 'What did you mean by going a"
With from Porlock, and not leaving any
he; dress?"
r, a Il couldn't help it, and you neN
Ugh wrote" she answered helplessly.
ally "NoI never write letters; don't KIN
for how to spell well enough. But ha
and been hunting for you all over the pia
cir and never dreamed of finding you ne
she Now we'll unpack the box; l had
and opened before came, SO it's only fast
Ways ed by lock"
not 'eBut, Alic, they'll never forgive m
"Never mind, it doesn't matter,