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

d M elosk for z walk, I found hin
going along beside me. s"Well," h
(said, abruptiy, .'don't yoa-think m,
fine sister-in-law will get herself int
difficulty for maintaining white SLAYER
I'm . free countryP" OF course
laughed. $50 you are flesh an,
bloodP" no said. "You haven
meant one of these people should Sc
you smile. or frown, OF, do anythin,
other than in the capacity Of a ma
chine."s - j. & = -
Perhaps, answered him, +" thes
people" had not the Importance in m,
thoughts he would give them; the,
were shadows. / came here at poo
little Cousin Julia's cry out of Macedo
MIA; I didn't stay because they wishe.
me, and shouldn't 60 because the,
sent me.
When had done, it was he tina
laughed. 4" You are . tragedy queen,
he said. we are not so bad as 20,
make as out. I doubt If anybody
wants to throttle Miss Julia. Peopl'
who do not make themselves loved rul
the, risk OF having their existence for
"You do not forget her existence
Mr.. Gervais."
"She is lesson in natural history
to me-"
"You are not so bad as you make
yourself out" I said. "Now am 60
ing TO walk faster than you like. Good
by" To my surprise, he still stalkeG
on beside me. 81 don't think you un
derstand me-" said /.
ssPerfectly." he said. But Mrs
Whyte has already remarked on the
danger of your solitary walks"
$50 Mrs. Whyte would have a great
deal more to remark about if my walks
were not solitaryv' cried. And then
i stopped, rcd, red, red to my eyes.
''Thfs is the one hour,"I 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
no sooner crossed the crest of the hill
than threw myself on the snow and
had one good cry tina. cleared my
heavens; NY nerves are getting used
up. Yesterday I offered to take Miss
Julia home, but Mrs. Whyte opened
her eyes as if I had proposed taking
her to the moon. Said she, 1--WE have
INDUCED our cousins fancy for you,
society. But do not imagine yourself
of further importance, or in any wise tc
be the gamer by either her life or hel
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 Isaw that she knew nothing OF
Miss Julia's affairs, and as I thought
of Mrs. Whyte'a amazement when one
day Miss Julia's income ceased to
come into her Golfers, 1 leaned back
against the wall and laughed till I was
tired.
You seem to be amused" said the
Duchess.
'.Youiare 50 very amusing" said l.
February 2.-What spasmodic dia.
ry! But really so little to say. Il
hardly seems worth while to chronicle
Mrs. Whyte's small beer, her dinners,
and her ions-and there's nothing
else. The other day Mr.. Gervais
quietly took the vacant place beside
me at table. "Now l shall have 6
fine tine," he said, under his breath
:" Being appointed to take in Mis-.
Mayne, Iabsconded, and another has re-
ceived the appointment. Something
too much of this. - -a,
"Have you really been so rude?'
said 1.
~ see. You are not in the conspira.
cy," 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 i.
pretty. Her diamonds are"
!" :" Because of the diamonds! That is
because she's an heiress, and likes it
and displays it."
8 "Wild horses wouldn't drag you in
to proposing to an heiress? Well, w
no doubt that Mrs. Whyte will show
You the folly of flouting ten thousand ,
year" a
II have enough of my own" b,
said. ''And if I had as much as tn,
National debt, would choose. this life
instead of cottage among the mount
aims, with books, pictures, music, dog
and horses, choice friends and fewP
And Herewith he was describing al
our life at dear old Carecross. Idon'
know why he selected me for con
fidante, but he went on talking. "Dit
you know I was a mind-readerP'' h,
said. ~ know exactly Whist you think
You wonder at my talking to you so. ,
- Yes" ! said, looking up at him
/ thought he started. For q momen
his eyes rested on mine in a strang
way. .o.g t>.r-. 5.-
"Iwill tell you why some day." h
said. 81 didn't know myself before.
And then Mrs. Whyte was rising.
That night, when everybody ha,
gone, I came down for the evenin,
paper, which Miss Julia insisted on see
ing before going to sleep, because som
prem0nition told her that somebody
death or marriage was in it which sh
ought to know about. hesitated
moment about going in, because l sa,
in the hall mirror Mr.. Gervais standin
belore thelfbrary fire while his sister
inslaw reclined among her velvets O
the lounge. "She is a serpent!'' Mrs
Whyte was saying. ST was aston
ished at your imprudence with her dul
ing the whole dinner. She has com
to the house. this Purcell beggar, fo
nothing under heaven but to MARI
you, .Gervais."
Miss Julia had no evening paper tbs
night. I come here to marry Gervai
Whyte! The Purcell beggar!
1t was the next morning that, q
ing to the village. for something til.
Miss Julia couldn't bring herself 1
wait for, after her maid had arrange
her for the day. I met the sleighin
party with all their jangle of bells an
voices. Mr.. Gervais touched his hi
without looking at me. The rest swer
bywith less. The lesson is learned earl
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