The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
societyP" he asked, smiling in her beau

societyP" he asked, smiling in her beau
tiful face.
"Oh, but you great honest goose |!
you do not know what that sometimes
implies" she replied, quite seriously.
"When there is crowd of handsome,
brilliant women trying to do the same
thing, it sometimes means all sorts of
petty tricks and spites."
John became serious and looked down.
He had heard of such things.
"And it isn't impossible that might
have accepted the marquis il it had not
been for you and the pennyroyal."
Johns face flushed, and he looked at
her sternly. How could you accept
him when you had never refused me,
and knew that was waiting and hop
ing for youP" he demanded.
Because you had no right to wait
and hope" she replied, TRANQUILITY.
You ought to have come and taken
knot"
Better late than never" said John
Norton, with the quick, strong breath of
one who has escaped danger. GIVE
come for you now, and / intend TO take
you back with me not later than the
first of November; we can be married
in October. I'm going to name the day
myself. 1t shall be on the seventh day
of October; that will give you nearly
two months to reconcile Mrs. Willis"
Margaret laughed. "But you do not
know how you will be taken in if you
marry me-" she said. & have become
dreadful woman. John, don't be too
much Mortified, but I beat my maidr
"Nonsensem
81 really do. l have struck her once
with the hair brush, and countless times
with my hand"
"Poh! your hand wouldn't hurt a
fly" he said. and took for an instant the
soft hand and gave it little squeeze to
try its quality.
"It almost makes blister" she per-
sisted "Agnesina cried. I'm fury
when I'm angry"
He looked at her seriously. and saw
that she was serious. st is high time
that you should go home and have some
one to take care of you" he said. I'm
sure that you have been tormented till
you are nervous. In future don't beat
any one but me, Pansy. 1t isn't nice
you know for a servant to see her mis-
tress in passion. l could understand,
but she would not"
That way was the way he always eX-
! cused her when he saw that she regretted
a fault.
They walked silently along the golden
road till they came to the great gate
That was shut, but little one opened
and the gentleman passed through, shut
it, and leaned a moment on the rail that
separated them.
~ can not give you anything like
this he said, rather sodly, glancins
back at the villa. luu are sacrificing
great deal to me, dear"
"Is is all beautiful, but such things
do not make ones happiness" she re
piled. "In q very little while it be
comes an old story. Only nature keep
one perpetually delighted"
:" know what VIII keep me perpetu
ally delighted" said the gentleman. 81
hasn't begun to be an old story to me
though ever since you offered yoursel
to me"
"Why, john" she exclaimed, indig
nantly, drawing back.
"Ever since you offered yourself to M
that day when l took you cut of tn
brook" he went on, q have been por
ing over it. Good-by, dear; it is tim
to go. shall see you in three days"
She looked dreamily after him. "Nov
! could obey John, only will never tel
him so,h she unused. But / coult
never obey the marquis. The only plac
that suits him is at my feet, goin
through heroics, But john Sh
smiled and blushed little. She didn'
say where Johns place was.-Lippi,l
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