The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-17


INV whole heart'-Margaret's cheeks
were red enough now1"accsp;ed his
proposal. But. madam" and her
graceful neck arched haqghtily, and
her great. dark eyes flashed fire. "do
not for another moment continue 20
think that | would marry your son;
| would sooner beg NV breai from
door 10 ..snr! You will never have
occasion Ia .lisown him for making
me his wife, tor hencetorth he will he
an utter stranger to me. As though we
had never met.
For the first time since size COM
mencsi 10 speak her voice trembled
and her checks he. ved but her pride
came 10 her and. "She shall never
know that ii il hard to give him up.
.'she thought, and. raising her bead
proudly. locked at her visitor calmly
aud steadily.
Mrs. Murray was at los- what {"
reply; a:,r hal anticipated IN out
burst Of love and passion; and she
could not understand how this young
Girl could be 80 calm AMI composed,
when her face told that giving up her
liver was almost giving up her lite.
! But she felt that she must say SOME
thing. 50, lowering her v"e:' 10 y
sympath-,ic pitch. she said:
My dear Miss Margaret. ! am sure
you have acted nobly. and : mlst SAY
Ina, | have not the least personal
bi,ction 10 Arihurs making y"u his
wife; but yam know society Is divided
into classes. aud Ii Is Very natural that
| should wish nv son (" >ei'-rs = wife
from hi. own social circle. or courst
YOU are no, - blame for being d
schoolmas:er's laughter, aai J an
certain that You will make Il very
good wis. for som. one. / sincerely
hope that YOU may get worthy
husband and be very happy.
The rich color dyed Margaret'
cheeks. for she felt that Mrs. Murray
was adding insult To injury: bul
checking her rising anger, she replied
colily, almost cnEtemptnouslv:
! THANK Won. Mrs. Murray and
trus. that your sou will win wife o
his nwn social standin: who will b.
worthy Of him and whom You vii
be pleased to receive a. YOU
daughter. Then. rising to intimate
that their interview was nj an end
Marya-e, dismissed her guest with I
. naughty bow and quiet Good morn
ing. madam"
i Mrs. Murray took her leave. feelin,
very uncomfortable. although sh
, had gained her end. This beautiful
girl. :, stately and disaified. yet 81
simple and unaffected. WAS a myster.
to her; and she was forced I
acknowledge that Arthur nigh; Iool
; over all England without finding on
vino would fill more gracefully tn
position Of his wife.
Assoon As Mrs. Murray was gone
Margaret hasteued to her room. AMI
opening a drawer Of her bureau. tool
from it a parcel Of letters and dsint..
notes, boquet o! withered flower
and a score of other little things tina
, lover. prize so highly; and, last q
all, a pretty case lined with soft blu
satin. Containing a jeweled locke'
, Gatherin. up all these articles. sh
s tied them together and directed then
, to arthur Murray. Esq. Murra
, Hall, Arburton." Thea she went dow'
stairs. and giving them to Lizzie. bad
8 her take them To 1.-The Oaks" an,
leave them TOR Mr. Murray.
| Again Margaret sought her Owl
? room, and once there her force,
, -cornposure. gave way. Throwing heI
; self upon the bed. she wept long an
bitterly, moaning again and again
. "Oh, Arthur, Arthur! how can
give YOU up-how can live wiihou
a YOU" Then, when her passionat
: tears were spent, she rose. and wit
, bowed head and clasped hands, pace
, the floor Of her chamber to and fro
a 1t was terrible struggle for Margare!
r but gradually she became calmer an
stronger.
> Feeling that she was herself again
she bathed her face and went dow
I stairs with light step. hummins
, pretty air as she went; and all tina
i, Ion: summer day she chatted AN
smiled. fighting the while TO kee
, back the feeling Of utter desolatio
, that would come over her 4
. times, like great wave threat-nin.
a.. ,,a.rh. .l,,, her