The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14

pect he is very unhappy. What mistakes
We Ill make"
Maud had been married about four
months, but abe spoke % If she was con-
scious that she, too, had made q mistake.
In the few minutes which had elapsed
before dinner was announced, Gerald had
recovered from the shock which the
meeting had given him, and was enabled
as he escorted her down, to follow the
lead she had given him, and to talk to
her as to an ind ifferent acquaintance. As
the party was large one, the converse
ton, therefore, was not general. They
chatted together on indifferent subjects;
the opera, the last new book, the Parlia-
lmentary struggle, the Derby which was
to be run on the morrow. Not word
was said Of Ilfracombe. 81
'tMr. Gosset is not here?" Gerald said,
looking round the table.
mo, he promised to come, but he is SO
busy at the bank he could not get away;
and as Mrs. Patterson Is a cousin Of
mine, was able to come alone"
! When dinner was nearly over, Maud
said:
tYou are not looking well, Mr.. May
feld.''
II have not been quite well, MIS-. Cos
sett, fer some time. Overwsrk, I sup
pose. I am going abroad to Australia,
next week, perhaps for years.
Maud looked up at him.
"For some years, Mr.. Msyfelds Do
you mean it?''
4 eyes Mrs. Gossett. I have been rest
less and unsettled here for some months,
SO am going to open branch of our
business out there. Some one must 20
and am glad to be the one.''
SIS Mrs. Mayfeld heres OF curse she
goes with you?''
"Mrs. Mayheld! Do you think 1 am
married. Maud2'' .
She did not notice the Christian name.
care you not2''
4 Married! I married! Who can have
told you such monstrous thing?'
For full a minute Maud did not an
swer. She was looking down into he1
plate, and the color had all died out OF
! her face.
4 II heard it mentioned she said.
Certainly some one said so. suppose
, it was mistake. There was nothing
, monstrous in it.'' rn
! "1t would be monstrous to me-" Ger
/ aid said. "Beieve ne, Mrs. Gossett
whoever may henceforth tell you tina
} Gerald Magfeld is married, you can tel
{ them it is not SO. shall never marry
, neFerY' G .-.'
: For tune no further word was spok
en-. The color did not return to he
cheek. Presently she said:
Il II am going to ask you strange ques
= ton, one should not ask were it no
that you are going away, and that, per
2 haps-perhaps we shall not meet again
t It is as well to clear up misunderstood
ings. Why did you leave Itracombe s.
suddenly without even saying good
t bye9"
"May I tell you the truth2''
O Mrs. Gosset bowed her head.
because heard-of course there
8 no secret now-because I heard from
t Gossett that you were engaged to him
i that you had been engaged to him 70
t months; and loved you so could no
e trust myself to see you again.
ri Again she sat silent, and without YES
]: tige of color in her face. There was
!. slight noise at the head of the table, anl
d sudden flush leaped INTO her cheek.
e 1--WE are going," she said. 'Don'
;. come up stairs-don't see me again be
t fore you 60. Have your p-omise2''
: "You have,'' he SAID.
: 'sTben God bless you, Gerald, an.
! lxov I'M RI
E it is for the last time. It cannot be YER
/. wrong" .s.
OIL "God bless you my darling, my ow,
lost love! May you be happy!'
Ell As he spoke she rose, gave him he
o hand, looked full in his face with wa
look of sorrow and love, and was gone
!. When she returned to her home, sh
+. went straight into the library, at whic
= her husband was still busted with book
e and papers. He looked up.
{. "Bless US, Maud, what is the matter
= You look like ghost!''
"Ihave seen Gerald Mayfeld," sh
le said, "and know that you lied to I
Il both. You told him we were engaged
= you told me he was married. What hav
r you to say3''
+ "Say9" Closet said, with light laugl
Nothing. Everything is fair in lo1
{. and war. If we were not engaged,
% knew we should be soon; so I was on]
I anticipating the thing little.''
II ePaul Gossett," his wife said, "whe
d you asked me to marry you, I told 20
\ that I did not love you rs woma
q should love man she was going to ma
4 ~, but that I would give you VIII,
/. love I could, and would do my best
make you good wife. You were COZ
< tent with the terms, and said you hope
Il and believed the love would come. I di
I hope SO, too. We have not been marie
If long, but long enough for me to see thu
- your love is no truer than mine. shout
have no night to complain that you gay
re no more than I, and could have gone 0
n with liking and respect. But that is a
= over forever. find you won me by
7 lie-that you have neither honor nor gel
% crosby. will not bring scandal upo
q our names, but at present cannot liz