The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-01
''IcouCin't help it, and you never wrote, "
N ono,rnrol

she answered hclplessly.
mo, never write letters; dent know
how to spell well enough. But have been
hunting for you all over tho place, and
never dreamed of finding you here. Now
we'll unpack the box !; had it opened be-
fore | came, so it'sonly fastened by lock. u
''But, Alic, they'll never forgive nc. "
"Ncvcr mind, it doesn't NATTER because
it you arc good I'll take you away next
week. Besides, they'll forgive nc any
thing. l saved tho Coloncl's life when lie
was. in Hong kong-at least, SO he says.
There now, what do you think of these for
fighting with2 Get them at Java on pur-
pose for YOU" and he held up pair of
misunderstanding clubs and brandshcd
them over her head, and then proceeded to
pull out the rest of the contents of the box
and to decorate the school-room with them.
"Ehere's Mr.. Buddha, and there's-why,
what's the matter, Maggc2"
Nothing, only you will get nc into
dreadful troublc-you will, indeed; Miss
Patterson came in this morning and scoldcd
me for talking to you last night
"Never mind, she was only jealous he
laughed. "Now tell nc how soon you can
leave here"
"What for" she asked innoccntly.
"Why, you haven't forgotten that we
agreed to get married when | came back,
have you, you little coqnottc 2" and he put
his arm around hcr waist just as of old, and
was not rcproYcd 1t was so very comfort
ables she thought.
No; but you are engaged, are you not?"
Yes, OF course 1 am-to you"
ION but, Alic--"
'Oh, but, Maggie" and then he stop
ped and kissed her, and nothing more could
be said, for the door opened, and there
stood the Colonel and there stood Maria
Patterson.
"Nliss Dmlop!" screamed MAJ ia, horror
struck.
"Nlr: Granser!" SAID Mrs. Marshall, in
astOnshmcnt.
. "l1oity-toity!" !" exclaimed the Colonel,
"what docs all this mean 2"
"Shc must leave the house at once, "said
the hcircss.
"Qf course, sho must" ,Irs. Marshall
said. VI never hoard of such thing in
my lifc."
"My dear Mrs. Marshall" said Alic,
looking as if he were beginning a speech,
ut isall my fault. You told me, and SO
did the Colonel, to consider your house my
house, and have done so Miss Dunlno
here was playfellow of mine once, and
when went away we were engaged, but
somehow VIC lost sight of each other when
there were a few thousand miles between
us, and it was the happcst moment of my
ire TO meet her again last night and so 1
look the liberty of calling on her this morn
ing, and we were just arranging to got mar
rled next week when you interrupted us. ;"
Quite right, quite right, my dear Gran
ger,"' said the old Colonel, heartily, "you
shall be married from here"
o "Oll, please let me go to omamma-dolct
me go ut once, pleaded Maggie, finding her
little tongue at last.
81 think 1t would be mlah more satis-
factory if Miss Dunlop went back to her
relations, said the heircss sourly.
So they all agreed, and that very after
noon Maggie packed up her modest elong-
lngs and all the curiositics, and went to the
well off and bad tempered aunt
The bad tempered aunt received her
niece very graciously when she found she
was going to marry well the following
week. 1t is amazing how fond people arc
OF rich relations, even though the riches
concern them little personally. As for
poor Mrs. Dunlop, she could have jumped
for joy, only she was too old for such ylo-
lent exercise. ,.
'Pray, miss, what are you laughing to
yourself about2' asked Alic the evening
before their wedding day.
"Nothlng, Alic, only when you were
away used to think sometimes that per
haps you'd marry Chinese hciress with 4.
pigtail."
''Thc sort of thing you would think, " he
said, grandly,' "as it is, you see, am go.
ing to marry little girl without a pigtail,
ana | am very happy, my darling arc
you7"
every, very" she said and she was.