Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-08-26
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Margaret Radnor stood before the
nirror drawing scarlet ribbon round
34er collar and fastening it with bow
n front. You would have thought She
gas wasting precious time over a very
snail thing, but she was really paving
sot the slightest attention to the manner
AZ which her hands were employed. but
vas intent upon a conversation going
lion near her between her mother and a
hysitor.
. "What has become of your aunt, Mrs.
Rednor that handsome old lady who
used to live here in so much style ? /
have not seen her now in two or three
years"
"My aunt2 Oh, you mean Aunt Ele-
.sor, " replied Margaret's mother. "She
lost nearly all her property about year
ago and having nothing left but place
called Linwood, about ten miles out,
she went there with her brother to live.
The estate is very fine one, and the
house furnished luxuriously but now
xlhose two old people live there with no
society whatever. / sometimes wonder
how Aunt Elenor manages to live so,
for she is very fond of society but i
imagine" with laugh, 'she is not able
to do anything else"
4 edo you never 20 thereY'
mo, not now / did at hrst,z but it
! rc.-..sss a.lssasls1.s and after .RTs.raaa,et
ev.1se that we saw a great deal OF addi-
idonal company, and so could not leave
home"
I Il remember her as a very lovely old
hdy."
"Ohl she is, very; so stylish, and all
that sort Of thing. She sends US most
tempting fruit sometimes, which is quite
GOOD as we never go there"
The conversation branched off upon
other subjects after this, and Margaret,
excusing herself, left the room. She
was going out to a party this evening
she said, "and there were various prep
arations to be made"
All the rest Of the day, turning over
muslin, and lace, and silk, she thought
Ct the conversation she had heard,
and as the hours flew by she laid her
plans.
When she came down, by-and-by, in
the evening, in her full dress, with her
white cloak over her arm, she said to her
mother
81 am going to morrow, to see my
Aunt Elenor."
"Margaret, you are Wild" said her
mother, in despair. "Why need you go
st now, when you have engagements
every evening this week and next !?
Wait few weeks"
"Now or never, mamma" replied
Margaret, shaking her head.
"What will Mr.. Thornton say, Mag
gie?' asked her mother, urging her last
! ,pddI strongest plea,
ffs5fighter bloom upon her SbeeI s-....,
come her escort, who CAME fSrTSIVssE
II the sight of her was a most welcome
one.
The mother, meantime. thinking the
evenings pleasure, with the prospect o.
others in the same company, might dis
pel Margaret's visions of Linwood, sale
nothing further but, in very moth
erly way, wrapped Margaret's cloal
about her, and bade Mr. Thornton ''tak'
good care of her"
His 81 will try" in answer, sale
enough, even for the mothers pleas
ure,
az hope I shall sec you at cur hous
on Thursday" said Mr.. Thornton, a
they drove home after the PARTY. "Yo1
received cards, / believe?
"Yes," replied Margaret, hesitatiue
"but must decline. Tell yopr mothe
, very much regret it, for | am goin
out Of town ON a visit to my aunt"
"Not to remain long, ! hope h
: said.
81 do not know. Probably not MOI
than three or four weeks"
He looked as if he would have sal
something more, but he did not an
his goodnight ard goodbye" at tt
door was spoken very gravely.
!, 'You are not offended that | mu
decline your mothers invitation fl
Thursday p asked Margaret, with
little tsemor at her heart.
"Do not think SO for 2 moment"
Z, rturned, earnestly, taking her bar
~ wsin 81 vas only very sorry that "
,s, we're going away"
r. Margaret went up stairs, feeling We
p sorry likewise, but a nights sleep d
NJ her good, and she arose very well pleas
" 10 tnluk llldb itlt cFCHlIib NOuA' AiNNt 4
4 at Linwood. She busted herself ALT
IN morning with her packing; and th'
ns Just before she was ready, she found
way down town, and bought two or TIN
new books and some delicate laces
- her aunt, articles which she knew W
longed for, but beyond the means OF
'er dwellers Of Linwood.
Ter The siege set her down at the G
lid Just before dark, and she could see
d light of her Aunt Elenor's lamp gle'
on ing brightly down through the ice la'
eh trees of the lawn, and over the snC
nd ground. It gave her a cherry weleol
es, There had been but few tracks upon
vas snow from the gate to the house,
cry Margaret stepped carefully and
e ceeded in reaching the steps with
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