River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

Buddha and all sorts of things. / told
you | should bring them home to you.
Do you live hGre-I mean in this
hcuseY
He said these last three words Under
his breath, for the heiress came up, and
the next moment he was carried off to
dance with Mrs. SOMEBODY at the other
end Of the room; but not before Mag
gle had nodded a reply to him. Soon
after this, Miss Patterson came up to
the piano, and saying she wished to
play herself, and that Maggie looked
tired, dismissed her without her being
able to get even another look at Alic.
The next morning, to Maggie's very
great surprise, Miss Patterson came in
to the school-room before the children
had assembled.
''Miss Dunlop" she said, stiffiy, 81
should like to know where you say you
met Mr. Granger"
cat Perlock His uncle lived next
door 10 my mother. He is very old
friend, indeed"
THANK you. | merely wished to
inquire, because, of course, you must
be aware that it is not usual for any,
one in your position to make herself
remarkable by having long confidence
talks with any gentlemen who may WIS.,
| it the house"
| 81 don't know what you mean, Miss
Patterson p Maggie said Indignantly"
But Miss Patterson had swept out of
the room without deigning to reply.
Then Maggie went into her little
room, the one place sac had in the
world entirely to herself, and cried till
her eyes were red and her head
ached.
The lessons did not progress that
morning. Maggie was thinking of
Alic who was no doubt strolling about
the common listening TO the band and
making love to the heiress. The chill
dren were more than usually stupid,
too, and all the world seemed upside
down, and all its ways turned crooked.
Suddenly, at about twelve o'clock, just
when Maggie was in the middle of ex-
pounding as best she could the excen-
tricities of the Freuch grammar, there
was knock at the school-room door.
"Come in," she said.
The door opened, and there stood be-
fore her astonished eyes the form of
Alic Granger, and behind him was a
man-evidently his servant-with box
on his shoulders.
''All right, Tom, put it down; that's
right; now be off. There, I've brought
the curiosities round, Maggie; /
thought you would like to see them"
ooh What will Mrs. Marshall and
Miss Patterson say" said Maggie in
CONSERVATION.
Nothing to you for the next half
hour or 50, for | have just seen them
on their way to Woolwich. and thought
/ should get a quiet chat with you.
My dears," he said, turning to Maggie's
wide-eyed, Open-mouthed pupils, Ppm
quite sure you'd like to be let off your
lessons, 80 I'll let you off for an hour;
run along, my little dears," and he
opened the door for them and shut it
after them.
ooh Alic - she said, in fear and
trembling.
''Oh, Maggie :" he answered, mimick-
ing, "what did you mean by going
away from Perlock, and not leaving
any address ?"
Il couldn't help it, and you never
wrote"
mo, | never write letters; don't
know how to spell well enough. But
have been hunting for you all over the
place, and never dreamed of finding
you here Now Wen unpack the box;
[ had it opened before l came, so it's
only fastened by lock-"
"But, Alic, they'll never forgive me"
Never mind, it doesn't matter, be-
cause if you are good I'll take you
away next week. Besides, they'll for
give me anything. | saved the colon
els life when he was in Hong Kong
at least, so he says. There, now, what
do you think of these for fighting with?
Got them at Java on purpose for you,
and he held up a pair of heathenish-
looking clubs, and brandished them
over her head. and then proceeded to
pull out the rest of the contents of the
box, and to decorate the schoolroom
with them. there's Mr.. Buddha, and
there's-why, what's the matter, Mag
gle ?"
Nothing, only you will get me into
dreadful trouble-you viii indeed; Miss
Patterson came in this morning and
seolded me for talking to you last
night"
"Never mind, she's only Jealous"
he laughed. ''Now tell me how soon
you can leave here"
"What for ~ she asked, innocently.
"Why, you haven't forgotten that we
agreed to get married when | came
back, have you, you little coquette?"
and he put his arm around her waist
just as of old, and was not reproved. 1t
was 30 very comfortable, she thought.
"No; but you are engaged, are you
not? '
Yes, of course am-to you"
ooh, but Alic-"
"Oh, but Maggie"
And then he stopped and kissed her,
and nothing more could be said, for the
door opened and there stood the colon
ell, and there stood Maria Patterson.
OF course there was no rejoicing on
the part of Maria. but, Notwithstanding,
Alc and Maggie were married within
the month.