The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1879-12-05
A PLEASANT LOVE.

Tbor we're walking along The green lanes
= pnrlock, listening to the ceaseless
,nrnpr Of the sea, as, ut intervals they
,I '. walked and listened ever since she
anrd remember, at any rate, for she was
sfx wears Younger than her former play
fellow,
"Yon are going TO be promoted she
said.
.prorotcd, you little goose! No one
ever gels promoted in the British army.
Guess again
vYou are going to marry an heiress.'
,rborn was ii lump in her tbloat as she
sdd it,
oW4on9 again. No inestimable young
NO ,son. with green eyes, turn up nose,
.nscaptibIe heart, and fifty thousand a
vc2r has torned up yet. But it's some
ibing nearly as good. I'm ordered to
China.
"0h. Arc!' she gasped, aud burst into
tears. 1t was very foolish Of her, but
then size was only sixteen, and had not
vet acquired the praisewor,hY ait of con-
craling her feelings.
"Whv. whatever are you crying for?''
he asked, and kissed away her tears.
He'd kissed her ever since she was five,
and thought no more of it than if she had
b4en his sister, or the cal, excepting,
norha9s. that it was nicer-which it was,
NO doubt. II shall only be away five
wears. at most, and when I come back Il
bring Won a pig-tail and ivory tooth pick,
and whole lot Of things, and"
"Yes?" she said, listening attentive'y.
But then you'll be q young woman
oryot-and out and all that sort Of
thing and won't condescend to speak 10
poor lieutenant; you wdl have all the
sorircs and fox hunters about the place
at your feet"
@Oh. no indeed I shan't, Alic, size
said, eagerly.
"But I tell you, you will. I believe
! vou are a born little Airt, and I shall
come back and find"
But she burst into tears again, and put
mp her pretty hands as ifto stop his teasing
which she could not bear just then. 1t
H seemed so cruel Of him to laugh and joke,
when he was going away for five yeaes,
i He did not seem to care a blt and she
could have broken her heart on the spot,
and would have gladly done so, and
tb"ogn the pieces away so as never to be
bothered With it again. Thea seeing her
mournful blue eyes, he was merciful.
IT believe shall come back and find
YOU Just as great q little darling as you ar
now, and if we've got any money well
get married and starye arter-unless, of
course, th3hyiross tur4s up.
ooh, / hope she woa't!" said Maggie,
like a truthful little idiot, "Shall you
ever write to me, Alic, dear?"
"Yes. Of cy4Ise l shall and I shall
expect you to write back six PAGES
crossed. and all that sort Of tAjog, you
know"
So AHc Granger went 10 China, aod
Maggie waited hopefully enough for a
letter, but six months passed and none
came. "Perbaps it takes LONGER fos a
letter to get here from China" she thought
knowing as little about the means Of
transit and the time it took as If the ce'es
. tial City bad been in the nooa. But .
year past aud no letter came.
"Pesbaps he's i'll, or lis misca"ried;
she said, teariol7y, half wondering if i
could be possible that Chinese fei ess
had turned up, and that was the lea
reason of Alc's silence. ''Two yea
passed, and never word. It's too bad, +"
she said bitterly, band wondered ruefutly
. if be had married with pig tai And
the days and months went by, and
D Maggie journeyed into womanhooa but
q lu AOLQ Oi SIX CWAilC l4OAA +A' 1900 - :
and at length she gave him up altogether
Maggie was twenty years old when her
father died, and The creditors did pounce
down. and she and her mother were sold
out. Mrs. Dunlop was offered a home in
London by sister who was we'll off and
bad tempered, and it was thankfully
accepted. Maggie was Informed that she
must get her own living, which, being
precisely Maggies own opinion, as we'll
as intention, she advertised for situation
as governess. Now, Maggie bad very
modest idea of her own merits, and
therefore only asked for G25 year and
comfortable home, SO no less than five
answers came to her announcement that
she could teach English, French, music
and the rOdiments Of drawing.
One of these answers came from Wool
wich, and stated that Mrs Marshall
required a goveroess for her three little
girls, Mrs. Marshall was a stiff necked
I'LL