Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06

have laid aside or thrown away the bunch
of pennyroyal she had clasped to her
bosom.
He turned at the light rustic of her
garments. His face was pale but his
manner quite calm.
"How do you do, Margaret" he said.
as if he had seen her the week before. Il
hope 1 am not intruding."
How it happened she knew not, but at
sight of him all the old malice and mis-
chief woke in her heart. The intense
blue eyes which were drinking in her
face. the slight tremor in the deep voice
all the signs which told that he was to
her Just what ne had ever been-made of
her again the laughing tyrant. Yet she
laughed with JOY, and was triumphant at
seeing him so handsome. Her educated
eyes found him finer looking than ne had
looked to her ignorant ken.
''You do intrude awfully, john" she
said, giving him her hand "there are two
persons in the house WHO will be enraged
at your coming"
zone is your aunt" he said. coldly.
Sand the other is-who?"
"Never mind, come and get some break
fast. The bell IS ringing and l am hun
cry. Oh, you needn't hesitate about the
invitation; VI all ask whom we please.
have had one or two persons to break
fast. They will already have laid place
for you.''
She was turning away, half waiting fol
i'm when ha took her hand.
"It you are going to marry him will
not sit at his table. Tell me the truth
don't play with me, Margaret
She had never heard his voice so pas
sionate; it was almost commanding.
"What Is your advice about the mat
ter?" she asked, innccently, turning
once more toward him and dropping bel
eyes.
II would advise you to marry him il
you want to-" he replied, almost an
grily.
She looked into his face with her sweet
est smile.
"And if do not want to, John2 II
hate to and won't?"
"In that case we had bstter not KEEP
breakfast waiting" he replied, very
quietly.
They went out IN the tent-hung break
fast room, where the company were as
sembled, and Miss Willis was edited tt
see how very cordial her aunt's greeting
of the newcomer was after the first In
voluntary scowl of recognition. AS fol
the malquis, he was so truly and grace
fully courteous that Margaret added {
few explanatory words to her introduc'
ton. "Mr. Norton was q schooltellow Of
my brothers, she said. ~ have known
him all my life.''
She compared the two while they talked
the Marquis was tall, slender and pale
and his beautiful face had that look OF
mildness which is the result of pride and
culture rather than of a mild disposition
One might have said of this man that his
face was calm and unrufied, not because
his passions were not strong, but because
of their strength, which carried all be-
fore it. 1t is obstructed passion that
graves the face. Whatever the Marquis
of San Giorgio had wished to do, that he
had done, and whatever he had wished
to possess had never been long denied
him. The two gentlemen talked little
on political subjects. John was now
senator. His ideas were quite clear, and
were well expressed. To be sure, his
French was not chopped quite fine
enough; he had the English accent, and
pronounced too conscientlouslv all the
little words which he should only have
brushed; but he spoke dramatically, ano
some way, it seemed condesceIsion fol
him to speak French at all.
81 must make him practice talking
with me against the time when he viii
be president and will have to talk with
the four Winds" thought Miss Willis.
She saw with real gratitude and adj
n.iration that the marquia per.
ceiv1ng that the guest did not under
stand readily, spoke more slowly and dis
tlnctly than usual, and sometimes re-
peated.
After breakfast they all went wander
ing through the large, shady rooms
Mrs. Willis fastened herself upon the
new conner, and confded to hmm the story
of Margrets approaching marriage.
WhOm is SDe 10 mdTrfs uc dSheu.
"Why the marquis, of course. Haven't
you heard?''
SIS she?" he asked dryly.
The marquis stood beside Margaret
"You have known this gentleman all
your life9" he asked, gently, but at once
ooh, yes" She was beginning to feel
the painful embarrassment OF woman
who Is obliged TO refuse man whom she
admires, and who fears that she should
have refused him more promptly. To be
sure, she had expressly stipulated that
her consenting to spend week at his
villa should not be taken as an encour-
agement of his suit; still she was not sor-
ry for having come.
"His wife is In Rome with hlm?" the
marquis pursued, watching his compan-
ions cast face.
"Mr. Norton is not married." she re-
piled.
There was a moment of silence; then
he exclaimed: elbow long am | to wait
for your answer, signorina? If you did
not know before, you must know now"
emphasizing the last word and glancing
to where John, imprisoned il a distant
corner by Mrs. Willis, was yet watching
their conversation.
81 can answer you now. marquis, she
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