The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-07-07

DO you really know Miss Dunlop? . the
heiress asked, coming up and speaking in
her coolest manner.
Maggie wished sincerely she could sinh
into her shoes and bury herself.
HWhy of course 90; we have been play
fellows ever since we were born-haven't
we Maggie?"
And Maggie feeling that she was backed
up, answered bravely:
eyes"
ooh, indeed, how Interestingly then turn
ing to Maggie: will you be SO good as to
begin waltz, Miss Dunlop? This was to
be our dance, think" to Alic. and she
sailed off with him triumphantly.
| He came to her directly after the dance
was over.
II went down to Perlock to try and find
ont where you. had gone to-" he said, abut
nobody knew"
1T didn't matter" she said. huskily,
letting her fingers wander vaguely over the
keys to make believe she wasn't very much
interested in what she said
"Yes it did-it mattered great deal.
Why, I've got box full of curiosities for
you-clubs to fight with. and little heath
en- god or two, and a statue Of Buddha and
all sorts of things. / told you I should
bring you them home. Do you live here
mean in this house?"
He said these last words undtr his breath,
for the heiress came up, and the next min
ute he was carried off to dance with Mrs.
somebody at the other end of the room, but
not before Maggie had nodded 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 being able to get ev-
en- another look at Alic
The next morning to Maggie's very great
surprise, Miss Patterson came into the
school room before the children had assem-
bled.
Miss Dunlop" she said, stiffly, Il
should like to know where you say you met
Mr.. Granger.
AT Perlock. His uncle lived next door
to my mother. Heis very old friend in
Decd
Thank you. I merely wished to inquire,
because, of course, you must be aware that
it is not usual for anyone in your position to
make herself remarkable by having long
condolences with any gentleman who may
visit the house."
Il don't know what you mean. Miss Pat
terson! 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 she had in the world entirely
to herself, and cried till her eyes were red
and her head ache6.
The lessons did not progress that morn
ing. Maggie was thinking of Alic, who was
no doubt strolling about the common listen
ing to the band and making love to the heir
ess. The children were more than usually
stupid, too, and all the world seemed up
side down, and all its ways crooked. Sud
denly, at about twelve o'clock, just when
Maggie was in the middle of expounding as
best she could the eccentricities of the
French grammar, there was knock at the
school-room door.
Come in" she said.
The door opened, and there stood before
her astonished eyes the form of Alic Gran
ger. and behind him was a man-eyidentlv
his servant-with box on his shoulders.
"All right, Tom, put it down; that's right
now be of. There, I've brought the curl
Of osities round, Maggie; thought you would
like to see them"
"Oh! What will Mrs. Marshall and Miss
Patterson say" said Maggie in consterna-
ton.
Nothing to you for the next half hour or
so, for have just seen them on their way
to Woolwich, and thought I should get a
quiet chat with you. My dears," he said to
Maggie's wide eyed, open mouthed pupils,
I'm quite sure you'd like to be let off with
your lessons, SO 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.
"Oh, Alic!" she said, in fear and tremb-
ling:
''Oh, Maggie" he answered, mimicking,
what did you mean by going away from
Perlock, and not leaving any address?"
II couldn't help it, and you never wrote. :"
No, 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 fndlrg you here. Now
vel unpack the box; had it open before
1 came; so it's only fastened BY lock"
But, Alic, they'll never forgive me-"
Never mind; it doesn't matter, because
if you are good I'll take you away next
week. Besides, they'll forgive me any
thing. saved the coloneps 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 pur-
pose for you," and he held up 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 school-room with them.
There's Mr.. Buddha, and there 's-why,
what's the matter, Magie?"
Nothing, only you will get me into
dreadful trouble you will, indeed; Miss
Patterson came in this morning and scolded
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 we came back,
have you, little coquette?" and he put his
arm around her waist just as of old, and
was not reproved. It was SO very comfort
able. she thought.
No; but you are engaged, are you not?"
< Yes, of course 1 am-to YOU"
sob, but Alic--"
AOh, but Maggie
And then he stopped and kissed her, and
nothing more could be said, for the door
opened and there stood the colonel, and
there stood Maria Patterson.
OF course there was no rejoicing on the
part of Maria, but, Notwithstanding, Alic
and Maggie were married within the month.
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