The Red Cloud chief., 1883-06-22

age
Il never suspected sos II any vans
u courage. saii Mr.. Erson-
Il nm \ dreadful coward .fca'i
think ] fully realized IL xhsn I h~yza.
IL ] had bern -nt anywhere buf 20
Scrsgg End. dpni know shat ! should
have dop~. Here ,hey are humble
minded people. wifhoui -srvng prrJu-
dice.. ssd / do se.m 20 hare found the
way To their hearts. Bu, ! am afraid I
should never dare 90 en.er anosh~r pal-
pt-esrtainly not yours =; f~0nkzpz~-
ket."
You would -prn congo~r th.r~ n.
yoa have ~son4usrei here" sad NJ.
Encson.
Il couldn't endure their untrieadly
gaze- should display ali ny WOMAN
i-hnes. I should biash. ! should
trrmbie. ! Bsiyki faint ! should ~ n
sfumbling-b3ock Ia the women who ar
following in the same pathway. ]
don't mean TO he that NJ nork In
scragg End ~-uffiu., me-. and am 30
thankful for it"
Il arm sorry yoI feel - abou, Ponk-
spswkst because ! have = prop-i-
ton m mt mind much morc audaci "a,
than the One that | made said Mr..
Ericsson.
Mis-, Barton rai~ed her eyes inquiring-
~. and dropped them again Instant!
under the ministers gar.
Il thought We might unite the
churches.' NJ. Er.c~On's voice tr.n-
bled a LITTLE. n if he were afraid.
Nr a.. -. -.,t1 h. Inr. -
said Miss Barton. frigidly-
"O course. there is but one way.
said Mr.. Ericson. quietly. Il dared not
AK yOu to he my wife without su-y"s.-
ing q YOU the far; that your work need
not be given up"
The girl rose Ia her feet. Lysanders
stock NJ f-il r. IN her hand and was
blown sway by the wind UNDECIDED. Il
don't know what ! have done { deserve
this -thi- insult. ] thought thai; n
Last YOU respected me-. ard thought
my calling made IN. sacred from such
such attacks altogether
Il am sorry that YOU should think u
an insult. lean hardly see how 4 man
could give YOU a better proof o; his re
sp-ct than ~ ask YOU Ia becoms his
wife. And n for your calling making
you sacred. We don't believe in the
celibaey Of the clergy. Won know. In
spite of his evident modification and
distress. there was \ .ly Twinkle in Mr..
Ericson's eve a. be said that.
But II am n womsn, said Nj,
Barton sitting down again. and cover
ing her face with her hands.
The more reason why YOU should be-
married" said Mr.. Ericsson, calmly
You need = protector
Il am perfectly sufficient for nv
self. And | shall never care for any
body-anything- but NV work.
Mr.. Ericsson arose. Il am so-ry 10
have troubled YOU" he said. gently. II
love YOU. and | have never known what
il was Ia love a woInan befo-e; tina; j,
nv
Miss Barton watched him n he wen,
down the road. with the yellow leaves
falling upon him. She observed. a. she
had never done before. how finely his
head was Sc, upon his broad shoulder.
wha; a msnly gEacc there was about hi
strong. w.li-knii figure.
But he has no business, To- love me.
she said. drawing her brows into \ tight
frowu.
Thin SUDDENLY she remrmb red Ly-
sanders stocking. and went down in tn
grass To look for il. IL had blown owe
the fence into the field. Sh, sfr.tchci
arm between the slats snd drew Z
back. As she did 20 she caught sight ot
Lysandsr. He was gathering squashs
and pumpkins on ia" LITTLE south hill;
she law his figure in -.lhoaette against
the ky. He started to come towardthc
house. and she waited for him-wait.d
until a Sudden thought ssnt a fame OF
color over her fac.
1t can't be- she said, half aloud.
in~quirincly. II urH keep that out
of nv life. I won't b. L failure. I
he," And she rushed up to her
room and locked hers II in.
She came down a. calm and grave a
ever whcn the tca-bcli rang. sni aft 7
she and Lysandrr read their daily
quaint " Of Greek. for Lysand'r WIS
pursuing his studies with renew 4 avid
ity since he had a companion 10 help
him. and had not Vet xiv n up hs Ing
cherished hope of studying for the min
- y oe- LII - - Nv la'.RN>h
Of his being able II leave IN. farm.
Aft n that Miss Barton devoted her.
self more z~ealously than ever to her
work. She darned no more stockings.
" hen she WAS not writing her m
>hs waS visiting the ii K and the poor.
and making. or sugge ting aud inducing
10 make, improvements. sanitary
and moral - well as religious
She was as practical and efficient A. !,
II she was no; a woman many people
said; and old Jeremy Grimes who had
10 tell her when she came that
they didn't want 8 preacher.
said: They couldn't have had such
in ST Paul's time. or he never
would have written what he did"
But Mrs. Hewitt had a grievance
Miss Barton didn't en- In make her
self one Of the family a. she used To.
She was shut up i'm her own room al
most all the time now. and she and Ly-
didn't seem TO get along togeth-
Pr As they used tn. She never came
into the kitchen and wanted to help
make cake now. or sat with them
the fire in the evening while
Lysander read aloud. She didn't
seem 20 have ANYTHING against them.
bni she wasn't free and sociable any
Lysauder was teaching school this
and attending TO the farm work
his leisure time. His habit of study
nc with Miss Barton had gradually died
Dut- To his mothers persistent ques-
Lysander replied that neither
II them had any time for il now
Mrs. Hewitt could rot make i, out.
Pa" who prided himself upon heing
limited that he could. but
&c would not N outright what he
bought. and his wife regarded his hints
With lofty scorn-
One ~afterroen. sitter schoo.-hours.
.ysander went down TO the woods back
# the house to superintend the opera
ions of some men who were cutting
imber. just IT dusk Miss Barton. COM
ne home from y visit 81 = sick parish
encountered four Der carrying
q an improv:sed strefcher Lysander's
Er.l.-- tfr II, NJ. u- Z