The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-17

Nil certain relationship 10 Maggie.
You were found incompetent for that
position, and the favOrs relating to it
ought to have been returned. A dis
missed ambassador might Just as well
keep the insignia of his office" ---.
. Sit down, Kate and don'tput your
self in passion. Have | ever done an
unkind thing to either Maggie or you
since we were children together?''
"No, Archie, you have not"
"Do you really think l would?''
You said you would tell Sir John
things about Maggie and that would
be unkind. Maggie loves Sir John very
much"
Il would never hurt Maggie. As
your pastor and as your cousin, let me
say | think you have behaved in a very
improper manner"
s'Archier'
Every improper indeed. You ought
to have come to me. | would have
given YOU the poor dear little letters;
and as for you telling Sir John anything
to open his eyes, | like him far too well.
The only way to be happy in love is to
be blind" ...HI'-
"You think that is very satirical, 1
dare say"
"No, do not / am waiting for your
apology, Kate. You know you ought
to make me one"
Kate sat, with burning cheeks, tap
ping the floor with her foot, and
Archie stood calmly watching her. At
last she said: "You are right, Archie"
Then putting her hand in her pocket:
Here are the letters. Do what you
like with them. / trust you"
He took them tenderly, and throwing
them into the fire mournfully watched
them turn to gray ashes. Hates eyes
were full of painful tears.
Archie" she said, g forgive me. l
acted very impulsively and very impru-
IDENTIFY. | am ashamed of myself. There
is something else must tell you about
this miserable affair saw a gentle
man in your parlOr and l gave myself a
false name to him."
90, Kate, see how one fault leads to
another. If you had been doing right
you would not have been ashamed to
confess that you were Kate Leslie. Do
you know the lady whose name you bor-
rowed?.
" No, l know nothing about such a
person"
a" Then l will 90 with you and you
must make an apology to the family"
Must | do this?''
"YOu must. tits the least YOU can do"
" Very well, Archie, will do it,
But this part of her punishment was
long delayed. The next morning Kate
was very i'll, and a severe attack of
rheumatic fever confined her for weeks
to her room. Then the fatigue and eX-
citement consequent on Maggie's mar
riage threw her back into the inertia of
invalidism, and the adventure was al
most forgotten in its painful results.
As the warm weather came on she
improved and began to go into society
again. One day there was to be a lawn
party at the Bishops and she promised
to meet Archie there. She was sitting
resting under a great oak, when she saw
him coming towards her. A gentleman
was with hm, whom she recognized at
a glance; she had introduced herself
once to him as Miss Crowther. What
was Archie going to do to her? She
felt almost like crying; but she stood
bravely up as they advanced, and in
her white muslin dress, with roses at
her waist aad throat, she made a very
lovely picture.
Good afternoon, Cousin Kate"
L" Cousin Archie, good afternoon"
q Kate, this is my friend Mr. Henry
Crowther"
She blushed violently, but she did not
lose her self-possession. g have met
Mr.. Crowther before, once, when was
on q little private masquerade, and as
sumed the character of his sister. hope
l am forgiven ...... ....- p
IF / had a sister, she would have
been honored by the assumption. Since
the momentary favor Ihave never ceased
to regret my want"
They sat long under the pleasant
shade, and IN the evening rode slowly
home together under the July moon.
Before they parted both had acknowl-
edged to their hearts an interest that
might be dearer tie than even that of
brother and sister.
For a few weeks Harry Crowther was
coming with Archie to call
on the Leslies, either for one pretext or
another. Then he began to come by
himself and to come without any pre-
text at all 1t had been long evident to
Archie that Harry and Kate loved each
other very dearly, and at last even the
dim eyes of her grandfather began to
perceive how matters stood.
kitty" he said, one night, after wait
ing patiently through goodnight
that lasted an hour and a half" Kitty,
why does Harry Crowlher come here so
often?"
Because we do not believe in writ
ing. grandfather. Love-letters once
nearly cost me my Iife;" and leaning
fondly on her grandfather's neck, Kitty
told him the fault of which she had been
guilty and the pain and shame it had
caused her.
Never pays, Kitty, to do evil that
good may come; the price is too high
You forgive me, grandfather"
eyes, Kitty, with all my heart"
" Harry has forgiven me too. You
see, after taking his name in Jest, it is
right | make the dn1ende honorable by
taking it in earnest. So, grandfather,
if you will let me, L am going to be Mrs.
Crowther instead Of Miss Crowther.
MAY Harry ask you tomorrow
Yes, he may ask me. He has asked
you, l SUPPOSED" "a .# ."#
90 yes
And we are to have a wedding, and
no love-letters. Inever heard of such
a thing
"A wedding, and no love-letters,
grandfather. Loveletters are slow, and
Old-fashioned, and very dangerous. We
have adopted visits and telegraphs in
their place"