The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-12

said, aOruptly, "0On'C you Think my
fine sister-in-law will get herself int
difficulty for maintaining white slavery
in a free country?' Of course
laughed. $50 you are flesh ant
bloodP' he said. "You haven
meant one of these people should Sc,
you smile, or frown, or do ANYTHING
other than in the capacity Of ma
chine" -
Perhaps, answered him, "thes,
people" had not the Importance in my
thoughts he would give them; they
were shadows. I came here at pool
little Cousin Julia's cry out of Macedo
MIA; didn't stay because they wished
me, and shouldn't go because they
sent me.
When had done, it was he thai
laughed. "You are q tragedy queen, .
he said. eve are not so bad as you
make us out. I doubt if anybody
wants to throttle Miss Julia. People
who do not make themselves loved run
the risk Of having their existence for
gotten.''
"You do not forget her existence,
Mr.. Gervais."
"She is a lesson in natural history
to me-"
"You are not so bad as you make
yourself out" l said. "Now am go
ing TO walk faster than you like. Good
by" To my surprise, he still stalked
on beside me. al don't think you un.
derstand me-" said l.
Perfectly" he said. "But Mrs.
Whyte has already remarked on the
danger of your solitary walks"
"Mrs. Whyte would have a great
deal more to remark about if my walks
were not solitaryr' cried. And then
l stopped, red, red, red to my ewes.
,"This is the one hour" l exclaimed,
in evaporation, Gin which I live my
own life, am alone, can breathe. Please
let me have my hour" Then he stood
aside, lifted his hat, and lie: me pass.
How grave and how superb he was!
And II was an angry child. l had
than threw myself on the snow and
had one good cry that cleared my
heavens. My nerves are getting used
up. Yesterday l offered to take Miss
Julia home, but Mrs. Whyte opened
her eyes as if had proposed taking
her to the moon. Said she, 1--WE have
INDUCED our cousins fancy for your
society. But do not imagine yourself
of further Importance, or in any wise to
be the gamer by either her life or her
death. 1t is i'll waiting for dead mems
Shoes"
"Indeedr' was all said.
"Julia's mind is so Unbalanced -
continued the Duchess of Mangel-Wur-
eel. "that no will she could make would
be legal, and Mr.. Whyte and his broth
er are her sole natural heirs"
Then l saw that she knew nothing of
Miss Julia's affairs, and as I thought
of Mrs. Whyte's amazement when one
day Miss Julia's income ceased to
come into her Golfers, l leaned back
against the wall and laughed till was
tired.
You seem to be amused" said the
Duchess.
"You are so very amusing" said l.
February 2.-What spasmodic dia-
~! But really so little to say. 1t
hardly seems worth while to chronicle
Mrs. Whyte's small beer, her dinners,
and her lions-and there's nothing
else. The other day Mr.. Gervais
quietly took the vacant place beside
me at table. "Now l shall have a
fine tine," he said, under his breath.
"Being appointed to take in Miss
Mayne, I absconded, and another has re-
ceived the appointment. Something
too much of this. -
'.Have you really been so rude?''
said 1.
81 see. You are not in the conspira-
Cyl" he replied. "But if your sister.
in-law meant to marry you to an heir
ess for whom you had an aversion, and
who, for all you knew, had an aversion
to you, what would you do?''
"Why have you an aversion? She is
pretty. Her diamonds are"
"Becausc of the diamonds! That is,
because she's an heiress, and likes it,
and displays it."
"Wild horses wouldn't drag you in.
to proposing to an heiress? Well, I've
no doubt that Mrs. Whyte will show
you the folly of flouting ten thousand a
year."
II have enough of my own," he
said. "And if l had as much as the
National debt, would 1 choose this life,
instead of a cottage among the mount.
aims, with books, pictures, music, dogs
and horses, choice friends and fewf'
And Herewith he was describing all
our life at dear old Carecross. DOM
know why he selected me for a con.
fidante, but he went on talking. "Did
you know l was a mind-reader?'' he
said. II know exactly what you think
You wonder at my talking to you so.'
Yes" l said, looking up at him
I thought he started. For a moment
his eyes rested on mine in a strange
way.
II will tell you why some day." hi
said. II didn't know myself before
And then Mrs. Whyte was rising.
That night, when everybody had
gone, came down for the evening
paper, which Miss Julia insisted on see
ing before going to sleep, because some
premonition told her that somebody.
death or marriage was in it which sht
ought to know about. l hesitated {
moment about going in, because l saw
in the hall mirror Mr.. Gervais standing
before the library fire while his sister
in-law reclined among her velvets or
the lounge. "She is serpent!'' Mrs
Whyte was saying. 81 was aston
ished at your impr1dence with her dur
ing the whole dinner. She has com,
to the house, this Purcell beggar, fol
nothing under heaven but to marry
you, Gervais."
Miss Julia had no evening paper tina
night. l come here to marry Gervai.
Whyte! The Purcell beggar!
1t was the next morning that, 90
ing to the village. for something tina
Miss Julia couldn't bring herself Il
wait for, after her maid had arranged
her for the day. I met the sleighins
party with all their jangle of bells ant
voices. Mr.. Gervais touched his ha
without looking at me. The rest sweep
by with less. The lesson is learned earl,
and easily. Since then I sit at Mis-
Julia's table altogether and see no one
I will not trouble Mr.. Gervais WHIT,
with that lesson.
February 1.-THE longest, longes