Daily Republican., 1879-12-12
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Miss Dunlop" she said, I'VE shal
have few friends this evening, and
know one or two OF them like an in
promptu dance will you be ready Il
come into the drawing room and play
if we should want you ~
In the evening, She put on her shabby
hlsek gown, and stuck a spray Of Whit
flowers in her golden hair, and waited
patiently for the summons. When il
came, with roll Of music under her
arm, flush on her innocent frightened
ace, and q sacled, Slm>st launte e.:
preston in her eyes, she descended
aud timidly opeufd the drawing room
door, and there stood still for moment,
staring in a5tonishmeDt.
There a.. the heir So, with an eager,
pleased expression on her face, and
leaning over her talking and laughing
and more handsome than ever, and
sHnburnt ard s0ldierly looking was
Aiio Granger. The color rushed TO
Msgg!s's face, as if to say hurried
good bye, ard then left it altogether.
She recovered ssll-possession, however,
and walked with what she battered
herself was great dignity towards the
piano. She felt rather than saw him
raise his head and look at her, and the
next moment she saw him by her side.
"Maggis-my dear Maggie Why
fancy you being here; where did you
come from have been trying to find
you for months, +"
81 thought you"--and then she did
not know how TO go on, so added al
most pi.eously, 81 an the goyerness
here"
"Are you : Oh, | see then, that is
the reason have not seen you before,
| suppose "
"Do you really know Miss Dun
lop 7" the heiress asked, coming up,
and speaking in her coolest manner
Maggie wished sincerity she could
SIM into her shoes and bury herself.
"Why of course do; We have been
play fellows ever since we were born
haven't We Maggie :"
And Maggie, feeling, she was backed
up, answered bravely:
"Yes."
"Oh, indeed, how interesting !" then
turning to Maggie: "Will You be so
good as to begin waltz, Miss Dunlop ?
This was to be our dance, think" to
Alic, and she sailed off with him tri-
umphantly.
He came TO her directly after the
darce was over.
II went down to Perlock to try and
find ou. where you had gone to-" he
said, "but nobody knew"
"It didn't matter" she said, huski
ly, 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, and a lit.
tie heathen god or two, and statute Of
Buddha and all sorts Of things. told
you should bring you them home. Do
you live here--I mean in this house!"
He said these 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
nodded a 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 in
to the school room before The children
had assembled.
"Miss Dunlop" she said, stiftly, 81
should like to know where you say you
met Mr.. Granger"
SAT Perlock. His uncle lived next
door to my mother. He Is very old
friend, indeed"
Thank yon. lmerely wished to in
quire because, OF course, you must be
aware that it is not usual for any one
In your position to make herself re-
markable by having long confidence
talks with any gentleman who may
visit the house"
"I 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 lit
tie room the one place, she had in the
world entirely to herself, and cried till
her eyes were red and her head ach-
ed.
The lessons did not progress that
morning Maggie was thinking of
Allie, who was no doubt strolling about
the common listening to the band and
making love to the heiress. The
children were more than unusually
stupid, too, and all the world seemed
upside down, and all its ways turned
crooked. Suddenly, at about II O'Clock
Just wen Maggie was in the middle OF
expounding as best she could the &C.
of the French grammar,
there was q knock at the school room
door.
"Come in." she said.
The door opened and there stod be-
'ore her astonished eyes the form OF
Alic Granger, and behind him was a
his servant--with
Dox on his shoulders.
"All right Tom, put it down that's
light ; now be- off. There I've brought ,
he curiosities round, Maggie; knew
you'd like to see them.
"Oh What will Mrs. Marshall and
Mss Patterson ssy3" said Maggie in /
|.
Nothing to you for the next half hour
" So, for | have just seen them safely
IN th cir gay 10 WoOlwich, and thought