The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-12-27

MRS. MarSnalfS daughter DY her nr5t
husband-who was really the mistress
of the establishment, for Maria Patter-
son had a strong viii. and was an heiress.
"A very nasty heiress, too poor Mag
gle thought, and she was right, for
Maria was skinny, and thought herself
sarcastic, and always said nasty things
TO people who did not dare to say them
back again.
One evening, when Maggie had been
about year at Woolwich, and she was
sitting alone in her school-room as usual,
for her pupils had just said goodnight,
and been delivered up to the tender
mercies. of their nurse, Miss Patterson
walked in very much dressed, and rather
flushed and excited.
miss Dunlop" she said, "we shall
have few friends this evening, and 1
know one or two OF them like an
impromptu dance; will you be ready to
come into the drawing-room and play
if we should want your"
Il fear l cannot play dance music
very well; never keep time," said
Maggie.
"Yes, feared SO, and thought
would come and tell you, so that you
might practice for an hour or two till
after dinner" and she sailed out of the
room, evidently considering the matter
settled, and Maggie meekly proceeded
to practice the mabel Waltz" and the
"Flick and Flock Galop." Then she
put on her shabby 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 a
roll of music under her arm, flush on
her innocent, frightened face, and o
scared, almost hunted expression in her
eyes, she descended and timidly opened
the drawing-room door, and there stood
still for moment, staring in astonish-
ment at the scene before her. There
sat the heiress, with an eager, pleased
expression on her face, and leaning over
her, talking and laughing, and more
handsome than ever, and sunburnt and
soldlerly-looking, was Alic Granger.
There was no installing him. The
color rushed to Maggie's face as if to say
hurried good-by, and then left it
altogether. She recovered self posses
sion, however, and walked with what
she fattered herself was great dignity
toward the piano. She felt rather than
saw him raise his head and look at her,
and the nextmoment he was by her side.
"Maggie-my dear Maggiel Why,
fancy you being here; where did you
come from? l have been trying to find
you out for months"
Il thought you'-and then she did
not know how to go on, so added, al
most piteously, Il am the governess
here"
Are you? Oh, I see; that is the
reason l have not seen you before. 1
suppose"
"Do you really know Miss Dunlop?"
the heiress asked, coming up and speak
ing in her coolest manner.
Maggie wished sincerely that she
gould sink into her shoes and bury her
self.
Why, of course do; we have been
ever since we were born
haven't we, Maggie?"
And Maggie, feeling she was backed
up, answered bravely:
"Yes."
"Oh, indeed | How Interestingly"
Then turning to Maggie: "Will you be
so good as to begin waltz, Miss Dun
lop? This was to be our dance. I
think" to Alic, and she glides off with
him triumphantly.
He came to her directly after the
dance was over.
y went down to Perlock to try and
find out where you had gone to-" he
said, "but nobody knew"
ut didn't matter" she said, huskily,
letting her fingers wander vaguely over
the keys to make believe she wasn't
very much interested in what he said.
Yes, it did-it mattered great deal.
Why, I've got box full of curiosities
for you-clubs to fight with, little
heather god or two, and statue of
Buddha and all sorts of things. I told
you should bring you them home.
Do you live here-I mean in this
house?"
He said the last words under his
breath, for the heiress came up, and the
next minute he was carried off to dance
with Mrs. Somebody at the other end
OF the room, but not before Maggie had
reply to him. Soon after this
Miss Patterson came up to the piano
and saying she wished to play herself,
and that Maggie looked tired, dismissed
her without being able to get even
another look at Alic.
The next morning, to Maggie's very
great surprise, Miss Patterson came into
the school-room before the children had
miss Dunlop" she said, stifly, 81
should like to know where you say you
met MIR. Granger"
"At Perlock. His uncle lived next
door to my mother He is a very old
friend. indeed"
"Thank you. I merely wished to
inquire, because, of course, you must be
aware that it is not usual for any one in
your position to make herself remark
able by having long confidence talks
with any gentleman who may visit the
louse."
81 don't know what you mean, Miss
Patterson" 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 till
her eyes were red and her head ached.
The lessons did not progress that
Maggie was thinking of
Alic, who was no doubt strolling about
the common, listening to the band and
making love to the heiress. The chill
dren were more than usually stupid,