Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-22

cOuIull paSS iii SNShiIIS Will Al Ilctlu
where Mr.. Nalerino was one OF the COM
panv but rs soon as the time of parting
came, the bell rang, and there was VIII
/ TO act as an escort and spare Mr.. Naleri-
! no the trouble. Once, on such an oc-
casion, she gave her arm to the exile.
and suffered Will to stalk or in silence
/ beside them, while she talked a broken
lingo of Italian phrases with the young
master, which, for the time being, she
felt, put Will Maunder entirely outside
of the pale of civilization. II won't be
supervised in this way" cried Betty to
herself. for her sisters were not of full
age toreceive the confidence. Its rs
bad rs having n spy at ones feet. |
can't endure it another day. and
shall tell him so ~ And unfortunately,
just rs she was irately brooding over
these wrongs, her father sent for her,
that he might ascertain her feelings in
regard to a. proposition he was in
clined to make Villa proposition to
take him into his business, allowing
him an interest now for his work and
oversight, and finally retiring in his
favor. Owing to her mothers i'll
health, her father had fallen into II
habit Of consulting Betty rather than
disturbing the invalid, sufficiently oc,
cupied with her ailments.
ooh, father, father! You don't mean
that you ever thought of doing such
silly thing " cried Betty, in free disgust.
" And when he posters me SO. | never
should have another days peace in my
life. You might just as well put me in
prison, with spy and master over
me. Oh. no, indeed, Give him any,
thing, but send him away Start him
in business in Australia, buy hlm a farm
in the West, but don't father, pray don't
keep him here"
And Betty's voice settled it. Mr.. Will
marth told his wfe's young step-cousin
that he had changed his mind, and had
no place for him in his business, but
knew OF an opening, and would eetab-
llsh MIN in it. in a western city.
g Is it Betty's wish ?" said Will. And
ne refused the protler; and one evening,
catching Betty's hand, as he bid her
goodbye, and lifting it to his lips, with
a kiss that burned in upon it, he left
the place and buried himself unknown
some tlocks OF sheep.
One might suppose Betty would have
been satisfied then. Not she. She was
as restless MS a bird. Perhaps she miss
ed the pleasure of having Will behold
her conquests; perhaps she missed the
constant, tender service. A month
afterward, when Mr.. Nalerino drew his
Lessons to a close, and betook himself to
other felds-vexing and mortifying her,
it may be, but not grieving her a parti-
cle-she certainly missed the old friend
ship and sympathy, the kindness in
which she could coniide and with which
she could advise; and little Betty Will
martins black lashes were we, with tears
that she could not account for, and that
surely she never dreamed that she
should be shedding because Will
Maunder was away. She had reason,
presently to miss that kindness to some
purpose. Her father was in that same
year thrown from his wagon; and he
lay but partly conscious for weeks
afterward, and for months he never left
his room nor quite recovered bis intel
ligence. In those weeks and months,
riched themselves and impoverished
Mr.. Wimarth; and when he finally re-
covered, it vas to the wreck of what
had once bid fair to become great for
tune. "If Will Maunder had been
with me-" said Mr.. Wilmarth, "strang-
ers and hounds would have had no
chance to fleece mep'
1t was true. Betty heard it with a
shiver She Lad thought as much,
many time, yet put the thought away;
but now her father declared it so,
seemed to make the fact sure. And
why was not Will with her father? For
no reason, but that she had in reality
driven him away Then they owed all
their misfortunes to her headstrong
folly. II Will Maunder-noble. patient,
forgiving, honest VIII Maunder-had
been in her fathers business, this dis
aster never would have overtaken it
her father would not be beginning life
over again in his old age; her mother
need not have re]inquished her nurse,
her sisters would not be dependent on a
distant relative for the charity of their
receip, I'd school bills; she herself would
not be cramped and pinched, turning
old clothes, warming old food, doing
the work that servants in plenty had
always done for her before; listening
still to these tiresome lovers, that did
not iorsake her because poverty had
joined her throng.
If crying would have brought him
back VIII Maunders could have sailed
to Betty on food of tears; but tears
being useless, Betty scorned to shed
them. She had no idea where he was,
except for the vague rumor that spoke