The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-10-15

MISS Duniop, sue salu, sunny, u
should like to know where you say you
met Mr.. Granger
"At Porlock. His uncle lived next
door to my mother. He is very old
friend indeed"
"Thank you. | merely wished to in
qui"e, because, of course you must be
aware that it is not usual for any one in
your position to make herself remarka
BILE by having long confidential talks
with any gentlemen who may visit the
/ house
81 don't know what you mean, Miss
Patterson p Maggie said, Indignantly.
But Miss Patterson had swept out OF
the room without deigning to reply.
Then Maggie went into her own little
room, the one place she had in the world
entirely to herself, and cried iii her eyes
were red and her head ached.
The lessons did not progress that morn
ing Maggie was thinking of Alic, who
was no doubt strolling about the common
listening to the band and making love to
the heiress. The children were more
than usually stupid, too, and all the
world seemed upside down, and all its
ways turned crooked. Suddenly, at
about twelve o'clock, just when Maggie
was in the middle of expounding as best
she could the eccentricities of the French
grammar, there was knock at the school
room door.
"Come in,' she said.
The door opened, and there stood be.
fore her astonished eyes the form Of Alc
Granger, and behind him was man
evidently his seavant-with box on his
shoulders.
"All right, Tim, put it down; that's
right; now be off There, I've brought
the curosities round Maggie; l thought
you'd like to see them"
ooh what will Mrs Marshall and Miss
Pa terson say p said Maggie, in conster
nation.
Nothing to you for the noxt hall
hour or so, for | have just seen them
safely on thei, way to Woolwich, and
thought l should just get quiet cha'
with you. My dears," he said, turning
to Maggies wide-eyed, open-mouthed
pupils, "Pm sure you would like to be lei
off your lessons, SO I'll let you off fol
half an hour, run aolng, my little dears,
and he opened the door for them and shut
it after them.
son, Allie !" she said in fear and trem
bling,
"Oh, Maggie!" ho answered, mimick
ing. what did you mean by going
away from Porlock, and not leaving an,
address.
81 couldn't help it, and you never
wrote" she answered helpessly.
mo, never write letters don't know
taaed f or YOU r an over the place hahhHd
never dreamed of finding you here
Now well unpack the box had open
ed before came, so it's only fastened
by lock.
But, Alic, they'll never forgive
me-"
"Never mind, it doesn't matter, be
cause if you are good I'll take you ava,
next week. Besides, they'll forgive me
anything. i saved the colonels life wher
he was in Hong Kong-at least, so he
says. There, now, what do you think
of these for fighting with Got them a
Java on purpose for you;" and he held
up pair of heathenish looking clubs
and brandshed them over her head, and
then proceeded to pull outthe rest oft be
contents of the box and to decorate thu
school room with them. "There's Mr.
Buddha, and there's--why, what's the
matter, Maggiei"
Nothing; only you will get me into
dreadful trouble you will, indeed. Mis-
Patterson came in this morning ant
scolded me for talking to you las
night"
"Never mind. she was only Jealous,
he laughed. "Now tell me how soon yo,
can leave here
"What for?" she asked, innocent
ly.
"Why, yon haven't forgot that W,
agreed to gett married whom came back
have you, you little coquette2' and h
put his arm round her waist just as o
old, aud was not reproved. 1t was Sc
very comforabl,, she thought.
"No, but you are engaged, are yol
notW
eyes, of course | am-toyou."
"Oh but Alic. :"
I'm but, Maggie ana then u
stopped and kissed her, and nothing NOR
could be said, for the door opened, ant
there stood tho colonel, aud there stoo.
Mrs, Marshall, and there stood Mari.
Patterson.
miss Dunlop" screamed Maria, hor
ror struck
"Mr. Granger" said Mrs. Marshall il
establishment
'Hoity toity! exclaimed the colonel
"What does all this mean"
as he must leave the house at once,
said the heiress.
"Of course she must" Mrs. Marshal
said. IL never heard Of such thing il
my life"
My dear Mrs. Marshall said Allie
looking as if he were beginning a speech
at is all my fault. You told me, and 81
did the colonel, to consider your hous,
my home and have done SO, Mis-
Dunlop here was playfellow Of min,
once, and when | went away we were en-
} gagged, but somehow we lost sight o
each other when there were few thou
sand miles between us, and 1t was th
happiest moment of my life to meet he
again. last night, and so took tn
liberty Of calling on her this morning
and we were just arranging - get mar
ried next week when you interrupte,
u.s."