The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-10-06
NUMBER 40

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Il mean in this house p
DE said these last words under his
breath for the heiress came up, and the
next minute be 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
Mss Patterson came up to the piano,
and saying that she wished to PLAY her
self, and that Maggie looked tired. dis
missed her without being able to get
even another look at Alie.
The next morning, to Maggies very
great surprise, Miss Patterson came into
the sehool-room before the children had
assembled.
Miss Dunlop" she said, stifly. II
should like to know where YOU say YOU
met Mr.. Granger"
AT Perlock. His uncle lived next
door TO my mother. He is a very old
friend, indeed"-
Thank you. l 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 confidential
'alks with any gentlemen who may
visit the house"
81 don't know what YOU mean, Miss
Patterson" 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 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 child
ren were more than usually stupid, too,
and all the world seemed upside down,
and all It's ways turned crooked. Sud
denly, at about u o'clock, just when
Maggie was in the middle of expound-
ing at best she could the eccentrioities
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 Granger, and behind him was |
man-evidently his servant-with al
box on his shoulders.
"All right, Tom, put it down that's
right; now beoA. There, I've brought
the curiosities round, Maggie thought
you would like to see them"
'0h What will Mrs. Marshall and |
Miss Patterson say" said Maggie in
CONSERVATION.
Nothing 10 you for the next half
hour or SO, for | have just seen them
on their way to Woolwich, and thought !
| should get quiet chat with you.
my dears, he said, turning to Maggie's !
wide-eyed, open-mouthed pupils, "Pm
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
be opened the door for them and shut it
after them.
"Oh, tAiiicl" !" she said, in fear and
trembling.
''Qh, Maggle| he answered, mim- !
licking, "what did you mean by going
away from Perlock, and not leaving any
address 7"
II couldn't help it, and you never
wrote. u
'No, l 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 we'll unpack the box
had it opened before | came; 50 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 forgive me
anything. | saved the Colonel's 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 pair of Notwithstanding
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.
s'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
scoIded me for talking to you last
night"
Never mind, she's only jealous" he
| laughaasI.. ''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, little coquette p and he
nut his arm around her waist just as OF
old, and was not reproved. 1t was so
very comfortable, she thought.
mo; but you are engaged, are you
not?"
Eyes, of course | am-to you"
"Oh, 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 Colonel,
and Maria Patterson.
OF course there was 40 rejoicing on
the part of Maria, but, Notwithstanding,
Alie and Maggie were married within
the month.