Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-16
i PLEASANT LOVE.

II have cot some news for you, Mag
gle. he said, one day, about elghteer
months after lie had gained his com
mission. Guess what it Is.
They were walking along the greer
lanes Of Perlock, listening to the cease
less murmur Of the sea, as at intervals
they had walked and listened ever since
they could remember; at any rate, she
was six years younger than her former
play fellow.
@You are going to BE promoted, she
said
"Promoted. you little goose! No one
ever gets promoted in the British army
Guess again
You are going to marry an heiress.
There @as j lump IN her throat rs she
said it.
Wrong AGAIN No cstimable young
person with green eyes, a turn-up nose
susceptible heart and fifty thousand q
year la turned mp YET. But its some
thing nearly AZ good. I'm ordered te
China
oh, Ale" she gasped and burst into
tears. II was very foolish Of her, but
then she was ouly sixteen and bad not
vet acquired the pralseworthy art oi
conceallng hcr feelings.
"Why, whatever are you crying forn'
liz asked, and kissed away her tears.
He'd kissed her ever since She was five,
AMI thought 10 more If il than if She
had been his sister, or the cat, except
ing perhaps that il WAS nicer which
il was, 40 doubt 81 shall only be away
five years Mt most and when come back
I'll bring you pigtail and IN ivory
tooth pick, and 4 whole lot Of things,
and
Yes, She said, listening attentively.
Hill then ynull bc Il young woman
forget AMI out, and all that sort
VI Il thing, and wont condcsccnd to
peak 70 poor lieutenant: you will
have i'll the squircs and fox hunters
about the place 1T your feet"
"Oh, NJ, indeed, shall mol, Allie, Z
Sic said eagerly.
But ! tell you You will believe
Won Are \ born little llirt, and | shall
come back and find
Emit $40 burst into tears again. and
pnt III her pretty little hand rs if to
stop hls teasing, which she could not
bear Iusl then 1t seemed 50 cruel of
him II laugh and Joke when he was
going away for five years. He did not
seem O. care i hit, and She could have
broken her heart Oil the spot, and
would have gladly done So, ard thrown
away Tie pieces, 40 as never To 10 both
cred with il again Then seeing her
mpilrnfu blue eyes, hc was mcrcifal
Il believe shall come back and find
yon Just Ill great Il little darling MS you
are noY, and il we've got any money
vel get married and live happy ever
after, AMI il We haven't, Wen gel mar
lled and starve ever after unless, Of
course, tile heircss turns up"
Oh, hope she WON'T said Maggie,
like \ ttlthfu little IDIOT. "Shall you
eyer write To me, Allie dcaf2'
lra, III course shall, and shall
expect you q write six pages crossed,
and ALI that sort Of thing you know.
50 Aic Granger went 10 China, and
Maggie waited hopefully enough for u
letter, Int VIZ months passed and none
came. Perhaps il takes longer for Il
letter 60 get here from China She
thought, knowing rs little about the
transit and the time il took III
# tile celestial city had been il the
moon. Rnt year passed, and no let
Ter came, and maggie jourmed into
Momanhuod, hui AZ word or sign came
from AIit Granger, and III list She gave
him M altogether.
Mapgio MAS twenty years old when
her father died, and the creditors did
bounce down, and SHE and her mother
were sold ont Mrs dunlop was of
frsed I home in Iandon liz Il sister who
vas we'll 81 and had-temI cred, and It
was thankfully aerented.
Maggie went is goycrness into the
family 81 4 Mrs, Marshall of Woolwich.
Mrs Marshalls daughter ~ her first
husband was really mistress Of the cs-
lor Maria Patterson had i
strong will and She was IN hciress. "a
Very nasty hciress, too, poor Maggie
thought, and She was right, for Maria
was skinny and thought herself sar
castle and always SAID nasty things to
people wha did not dare to sly them
lack ugam.
Cine evening when Maggie had been
about j Year i'll NooIwith. and the was
sitting alone IN her sehnul-r0om ms uSu-
al, fol ncr pupils had Just said good
night, and been delivered to the tender
mercies nf their nurse. Miss Patterson
walked III very much dressed, and rath.
All tln~hed and excited.
Miss Dunlop" she said. .wc shall
have i few friends this evening. and |
know onr III two Ut them like nj I'M
prampin dance. viii you be ready to
.emc into thc drawing room and play if
Nc should want YOU -
IN tile evening she put on her shabby
black gown. and stuck spray Of white
flowers i'll her golden hair, and waited
patiently far the summons. When il
samc, with 4 roll Of music under her
arm l Hush on hcr innocent. fright,
ened face, and scared, almost hunted
expression III TIER EYES, She descended
and timldlv opened the lrawing-room
daor, AMI there stood still for mo-
mont, staring in astonishment There
set tbs heiresS with an eager. pleased
expression on her tacs. and leaning
over her, talking and laughing. and
more handsome than ever. sun-burnt
:tnd Seldierly looking. was Alic Gran
Ser The color rushed IL Maggic's
iaec and then left il altogether. She
recovered. selt-pnsSession, however. and
walked With what She battered herself
WAS great dignity toward the piano.
She felt rather than saw him raise his
head AMI loak nj her. and the next mo-
ment she saw him liz her side.
Maggie my dear Maggie, Why.
iancy Your being here. where did YOU
come from have been trying to lind
yntl ONT f0r months.
thought You and then She did
not Know how 81 go on. SO added. al
most plteonsly, am the governess
here
Are vaas Oh. see, then. that is
the reason have net seen you before,
suppose.
% you really know Mis- Dunlop =
the heircsS asked. coming up and
speaking IN her coolest manner.
Maggie wished sincerely she could
sink INTO her shoes and bury herself.
" av, of course | do we have been
ever since We were born
haven we. Maggie2''
And Maggie, feeling that She was
backed M. answered bravely
Yes. "
On, indeed. how interesting" then
turning 70 Maggie .Will You be so
good as to begin waltz, Miss Dunlop?
This was 10 be our dance. | think" to
Alic, and She sailed OFF with HIM tri-