New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-10

ing you" he continued. 'To attain one.
! ambition, Miss Pennyteather, ought to be
an occasion for congratulations ought it
not?'
She looked up at his questiop-ther
dropped her eyes nervously. THANK
you,o she said. 1t was all she could saw
This, then, was the end Of it all. To
be sure, twas the end Maud had wished
Three months ago, she had no deart1
desire. Had anything taken lis places
Was Maud decided about herself after
all, and did she have no ambition desrer
than that
And so Maud woke up-to find the
thing that had seemed best to her now
within her reach, but stale and unproft
able; the thing for which she hadn't cared
out Of her reach, but of all things in the
world the most to be desired. And vet
she could not complain Mr.. Denike
had only taken her at her word, and in
tercsted himself in friendly way, to her
to realize her aspirations. Now he would
go OFT and marry the girl in the picture,
whom by this time, Maud absolutely hat
q; and she would be left to teach an in
oustrlal school to the end of her DAYS.
But she never would let Mr.. Denike
know how it panied her-never So she
forced back the tears and steadied her
voice, and said IN low, quiet tone:
"Thank you very much, Mr.. Denike;
you have been very kind
His own voice, seemed to tremble
little when he smoke.
But I'm going to offer you an alter
native" he said.
Maud looked up, she was quite indiifer
ent now to what he might say.
F" want to know" he continual, eff
that still remains your highest am
bition-or, if as people sometimes do you
may have changed it,
Maud gazed at him with open ewes.
quite uncertain what he meant. Was he
going to offer her some other position?
1t was all one to her which she took.
ut may be asking you to give up a
good deal, he went on, without waiting
for her reply; "indeed, it strikes me as
rather impertinent on my part, knowing
how strongly you've set your heart on
this thing, but must take my chance. [
want to ask you, Miss Maud, before YOU
conclude to settle down in life as teacher
If you won't consider the idea of becom-
ing my wife,
Mr.. Denike did not get any further
than that. If he intended to, he was
summarily cut short For Maud making
vain effort to control herself, at length
gave way, and, leaning back against the
sofa, cried as though her heart would
break. Happily, Mrs. Pennyfeather was
out, and there was no risk of interruption.
John waited until the tears were
checked, very we'll persuaded as to their
meaning, and hardly certain what to
say.
II didn't mean to grieve you''-he be-
gan.
But she put up her hand deprecatingly.
II know know she SAID in broken
voice.
"Ofcourse it was impertinent in me-"
he went on. now savage with himself, 81
ought to have known your character bet
ter You arc not the kind Of girl to
change"
She covered her face with her hands.
ooh, ami she cried. 81 am You do
not know what my character is. There
isn't a more vacillating girl in the world.
And I've lost every bit Of interest in the
school,"
He grasped her hands and drew them
away from the crimson, tear stained
face.
"Have you transferred it to me?"he de-
handed
But Maud did not speak, and he was
confronted "a t0 "a fcn
swer.
After while, when she had regained
her composure in a tolerablc degree, a
thought came to her that sent the blood
all out of her cheeks. How could she
have forgotten it? She drew away from
him and looked up into his face with
frightened glance.
But the picture" she stammered.
What picture?" in perplexed tone.
why the picture in your pocket
book"
John Denike leaned back and laughed.
You poor child" said he, have YOU
been making a bugbear out Of that?
Why, it's only my sister Nellie! She's
missionarys wife, and lives in the Fee
.ee Islands. was anxious about it, be-
cause it would be hard for me to oct an
other one"
And so that cloud drifted away. And
if it had not been Tor Terry Mcclure | i
believe Maud would have been supreme
ly happy. Somehow or other the bov
learned the news, and took upon himself
the task of reproaching his teacher.
81 introduced you to i'm, " he complain
ed Hanl now ver'vn went hack an mo ,,
Whether she had OF not, Maud could
not satisfactorily settle with herself. In
the contentment of her new experience,