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

ohe led him out through the flower
garden, by the path she had taken but
an hour before, and on the way, she told
him the story of the pennyroyal
81 knew you couldn't don't, Pansy," he
said, with tremor in his voice II heard
In America that you were going to marry
an Italian, and l started IN twenty-four
hours atterward. Yet I never believed it,
though knew that your aunt would be
teasing YOU
"You were much toe sure of me then"
she replied, pathetically. 81 am awtully
wicked, John, and was becoming am
bilious TO shine in society"
''Why shouldn't ysu like to shine in
society,"" he asked, smiling in her beauti-
1ul face. -
"Oh, but you great honest goose! you
do not know what that sometimes i'm
plies" 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 l might
have accepted the marquis if 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 you
knew I was waiting and hoping for youG"
he demanded.
Because you had no right to wait and
hope" she replied, TRANQUILITY. "Yeu
ought to have come and taken me. /
like men who cut the Gordian knot"
Better late than never" said john
Norton, with the quick, strong breath of
one who has escaped danger. II have
come for you now, and intend to take
you back with nae, no later than the first
of November; we can be married in Oc-
teber. am going to rame the day my
self 1t shall be on the seventh day of
October; that viii. give you nearly two
months in which to fully reconcile Mrs.
Willis"
Margaret laughed.
''But you do not know how you will
be taken if you marry me-" she said. ~
| have become a dreadful woman. John,
don't be too much Mortified but beat
my maidl"
"Nonsense!"
81 really do. 1 have struck her once
with the hair brush, and countless times
with my band"
''Poh! Your hand wouldn't hurt q
hy," said he, and took for moment the
soft white hand, and gave it a little
squeeze TO try its quality.
sit almost makes blister" she per-
sisted; "Agnesina CRED. I'm a perfect
fury when I'm angry"
He looked at her seriously, and saw
that she was serious. SIT is high time
| that you should go nome 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 mistress In
a passion l could understand, but she
would not"
That way was the way that he always
excused her when he saw that she regret
ted fault.
They walked silently along the gold
en- road till they came to the great gate.
That was shut, but little one opened
and the gentleman passed through, shut
| it, and leaned moment on the rail that
separated them.
81 can not give you anything like
this" he said, rather sadly, glancing
back at the villa. "You are sacrificing
a great deal to me. dear"
1T Is all beautiful, but such things do
not make ones happiness" she replied.
Gin very little while it becomes an old
story. Only nature keeps one perpetual
| ly delighted"
know what will keep me perpetu-
ally delighted" said the gentleman. "It
hasn't begun to be an old story to me,
though ever since you offered yourself
| to me"
"Why, John'' she exclaimed, ind1g-
nantly, drawing back.
"Ever since you offered yourself to me
that day when 1 took you out of the
brook, 4" he went on. 81 have been por-
ing over it. Good-by, dear; it's time to
go. shall see you in three days"
She looked dreamily after him. "Now
could obey John, only 1 will never tell
him So" she unused. "But 1 could new
er obey the marquis. The only place
that suits him is at my feet, going
through heroics, But John" She smiled
and blushed little. She didn't say
where Johns place was Lippincott's
MGodzjne.