, 1880-03-15

cheeks burn and her lips quiver, I
am then to understand that your seleo-
ton is made ?'
cit certainly is"
And you prefer Mr.. and Mrs. Vivi-
an to me-"
81 prefer my duty to anything in the
world, Mamie"
very good evening, then" said she,
regally.
Mamie swept ont of the room in q
manner which she meant should be
overwhelming.
"Good |" cried Hero Field, the next
day, when Mamie related to her the
occurrences of the evening. He'll
be on his knees to you before three
days are passed. and you'll have your
own way for good and all, after this"
But the three days passed, and three
more on top of that, and never peni-
tent lover made his appearance to sue
for Mamie Eastlake's pardon. And she
began, most reluctantly, to realize that
Donald Aubrey had been in earnest ;
and that her own mad folly had es-
tranged her from one of the truest and
manifest hearts in the world.
Mamie had been brought up foolish
ly and frivolously enough, but there was
vein of genuine gold in her nature,
for all that, and she bitterly felt her
own mistake.
"Oh, Hero, what shall 1 do?" she
pleaded, with wistful tears in her eyes.
"Let him Co." said Miss Field, who,
truth to tell, had been little envlOus
that Mamie had become engaged before
herself. There's as good fish in the
sea as ever came out of it"
Perhaps So" said Mamie. But
there is only one Donald Aubrey in the
world for me-"
And she took counsel with herself
and decided what she would do.
Donald Aubrey was sitting alone in
the pretty blue and gold drawing room
that he had furnished expressly with
regard to Mamie Eastlake's taste. Mr..
and Mrs. Vivian, early risers and early
retirers, had gone to bed, although it
was hardly yet dusk, when the parlor-
maid announced -
g. Please, sir, lady to see you"
And Donald found himself looking
into Mamie Eastlake's deep blue eyes.
mamie y he calculated.
Eyes, Donald, it is I. Oh, Donald,
1 have been SO wrong, SO foolish And
1 have come to ask your pardon"
"My little Mamie, hush Not q
word more p
But l must speak. Donald must
tell you how earnestly 1 have repented
my temper and folly. If you will take
me back to your heart, Donald, I will
try and be a good wife to you, and a
dutiful daughter to your grand
parents"
So Mamie hauled down the flag of
rebellion, and remained true to her
better nature, much to Miss Hero
Fields scorn and contumely.
You have made great goose of
{H'isS''' y: s'ia 'n'' s'''S ''''' a'S
Donald thinks I am right" per-
sisted Mamie a." and his good opinion
is of more consequence to me than Of
all the world beside"
"Oh, if you're as far gone as that, I
have nothing more to say" jeered
Hero.
The wedding day came, and the we'd
ding tour passed away amid the thun-
der of Niagara and the green glitter OF
the Thousand Islands, and the gray
walls of Quebec, and when Mamie Au-
brey came home to the house Donald
had furnished for her, she wore 3
face as bright as rose in June.
Grandpapa and grandmmama Vivian
were waiting on the threshold to greet
her. Mamie kissed and hugged them
both most heartily.
1T is so nice to have you here to
welcome u.s." said she. And you're
sure your rooms have been quite com
Portable? And grandpapa has had his
dinners just as he liked them? But l
mean to see to that myself now. For
you don't know what famous house
keeper I am going to make"
But when the cosy tea dinner was
, over the old couple got up.
Where are you going?" cried
Mamie.
"Home," said Grandmamma Vivian.
"HoMe is here" said Mamie.
No, my dear, no." said the old
lady, kindly young people are bet
ter by themselves. Donald has bought
us pretty little cottage mile or two
out in the country. where can keep a
COW, and grandfather can look after the
poultry. And you must come and see
us every day"
So the old people trudged away. and
Mamie looked up into her husbands
face.
Donald" said she, "what does this
mean ?"
1T means, my darling" he answered, !,
"that grandpapa and his wife could
not be happy in the unwonted confne
ment of city. They longed for the