Iron County register., 1882-10-05
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Ipy?s
Then the girl rose and threw herself
upon the sofa. GO, Mamie, l don't
know; can't tell"
More silence. Then Miss Mamie
asked if she had told the boys?
To these women George and Lewis
would be ''the boys'' as long as they
lived.
'I told George at noon," replied
Agatha, in a voice heavy with sobs.
"Lewis was not here. Iwish you would
tell him.
s'And what did George sayp"
He only said: Il Congratulate Pc
Miss Mamie leaned back in the chair
and meditated, bringing Peters up for a
mental review. Poor little whiffet! To
be sure, he had money, some social
standing and fair education. They
had known him long, long time, and
even felt for him sort of distant rela-
tives' affection. They would do any
thing in the world for him. He often
took Agatha about, to places of amuse-
ment, to church, or riding. But he was
at least fifteen years her senior, and they
had never dreamed of his aspiring to
marry her. His appearance was pitt
fully against him. Miss Mamie re-
viewed his bad build, his bowed legs,
his ''wild eye,' as she called it, sus-
picious eye that seemed to skirmish
about the room while its mate regarded
you with steadfast respect. Then she
turned her thoughts to Agatha-Agatha,
perfect in face and figure and ennobled
by education and advantages-Agath
for whom Senator had proposed and a
Congressman languished, to say nothing
of her lesser adorers-Agatha, who had
rejected the Senator because he lacked
principle and the Congressman because
he was widower.
Mamie remembered that the girl had
suffered and shed tears over refusing
these aud others. She had curious
disposition, as the boys had said.
At length Mamie reused and spoke !:
81 will tell Lewis; and now, dear, you
had better dress, it IS near dinner-time.
A little Florida-water will cool your
cheeks -
Hark!" cried Agatha, "there he is,
now-gone into his room.''
Mamie recognized the clumsy step
Lewis had never yet come up those
stairs without tripping at the top; the
rushing, impetuous way of his boyhood
would always cling to him.
81 am going at once to tell him, be-
fore George comes,' said Mamie, ris-
ing.
eyes, do" sighed Agatha. And
when her cousin had gone out across
the corridor, and her tap had been well
coined by careless ssCome in!" the
ri,-lc fo1o off Eyfo Of
crack of her brothers. door.
''Lewis, 1 have news for you," said
Mamie, gently, and there was a hidden
sob in her fond voice. "Agatha has
promised-to marry Mr.. Peters"
SO Lord!'' cried Lewis, in OPEN
mouthed disgust.
/ Agatha crept away from the door;
her face was burning and her heart beat
hard. ----.-.
But Miss Mamie remained awhile in
her COUSINS chamber.
"Lewis,' she said, quietly, 81 suppose
we all feel the same over this-matter?
Agatha says when she told George he
remarked that he congratulated Pc
ters.'''
"Well, this is too bad," said Lewis,
Indignantly. ''It is shame if girl
Will utE ldCo dilu UIdluS Cdu Uou-
ter. She is altogether too soft-hearted.
who ever proposed, if we had let her,
cared for them. That is why she ac-
cepted Peters; couldn't bear to hurt his
feelings-didn't want his straight eve
to suffuse with tears! We must do some
thing to prevent"
must be very careful. Agatha has a
we were all against him, she would only
pity him the more"
s'If there were only some way to dis
pose of him" exclaimed Lewis, grimly:
ssif we could send him out with the next
Arctic expedition .-. s
Mamie rose. ssYOu will be very care.
full what you say, LewisP"
"Oh, of course" -l
She fingered at the door. ssAgatha
has not a forceless nature, by any
means,'' she said; "she can get angry
if she cares to. She tells me she put
Miss Fortescue and Mrs. Becker out of
our parlor to-day, because of their vile
Humph!"
Agatha came down to dinner with her
face composed and her manner gracious
as ever. Her inward defiance was not
outwardly manifest. OF her family,
George was a shade more dignifed
than usual, and Lewis appeared an
noyed, while Mamie put on a regretful
look and occasionally sighed. When
they left the dining room Agatha swept
haughtily by the table at which sat the
Fortescue and the Becker. She was
done with the twain and intended they
should see it.
Up in their own parlor, George sat
down by his sister. "Agatha," he said,
slowly and with an evident distaste for
the subject, edo you think you did well
to engage yourself to Mr.. Peters before
consulting your famly?"
sI was of age three years ago." she
said, regarding him with serious
dignity. a
ayes, yes, of course. But there is
such thing as advice. Mr.. Peters is
our good friend, but is he a suitable