Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21
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CHAPTER NI-CoNTtNtrrD


Once IL was: "Does your health saf-
Ter. Miss Perciyal, from being con-
stantly with poor Rupert?"
"NOt in the least. / thank YOU. NV
health never was better"
"NOr your spirits?"
mo. / am not given TO fits 81 de
preston. / have n congenial employ
Incnt.'
II .think you are given 20 fits Of
goodness and self-sacrilicc. No one
who was not woman. and very
good one. could find that employment
cOngcnial."
You quite overrate what do Ru-
rcrt's eyes, whenever approach him.
brighten visibly. Ills whole being re-
wives. Next to Mr.. Baldwin / have
more influence over him than anv one
IN the world. ] believe What an cN-
truordinary woman il would be- who
found mo- pleasure in these signs"
'Ncrf To- Mr.. Baldwin. You make
such sacrifices. anil arr then content to
como merit to some one else in the e.
teen ~ the person for whom they are
mado'' exclaimed Mallabarr. his dark
eyes flashing upon her. II may be n
cold man Of the world since YOU seem
tO think so little of il but 10 me il
seems rs IL, II any one showed such
goodness to me. and | needed il. NV
whole soul would go out i'm rOrshiD of
her-ot my benolactor. whoever it
might be-"
lie spoke passionately. and Margaret
looked grave. John Malaharr had used
such n tone toward her moro than once.
. Another timc=
"Io-morrow go up to town, Miss
Percival."
Indeed; for longP"
81 have not the faintcst idea. I know
that when | am knocking about there i'm
the glare and heat. and talking inanitirs
with those who are inane. shall think
many a tine If this cool room. with the
sea breeze ruilling the curtains. and
you. with your arm acting rs n pillow
o. Rudolph's aching head; talking 10
him, or listening t1 him. or reading 10
him, and / shall wish | were rs well en-
plnycd.'
II hardly think that making your
arm into pillows for sick people IS your
sphere, said Margaret, an involuntary
smile breaking upon her face.
you think ! shall be- more congen-
Tally employed talking the inanitics /
spoke OFF, he said trying To spcak
lightly. but his suiilr was forced one.
You quite mistake me. said Marga-
ret, earnestly. IL can not imagine YOU
talking naniticS To any one. Mr.. Mala-
barr; and surely YOU wrong the ladies
Of whom YOU speak. People are not
necessarily inanc because they 90 up TO
town Tor the season. and talk to their
friends when they meet them there"
Perhaps not, said he. and his face
had frightened. Margaret noticed. from
the very moment in which she had said
she could not imagine him talking imam
tiles. Margaret had received homage
ere now, In many forms. She was t1o
experienced not To- know now that Nal
abarr admired her. at least. and il was
ON that occasion that she first distinctly
said 10 herself: II ann very glad that
Mr.. Malabarr is going to London. and /
hope he will stay thcTc till the end of
the season. | wish he might find some
of those 'inane' ladies irrcsiIibly fas-
cinating. and would write and tel Mrs.
Iascelles that he hoped soon To- intro
ducc To her the future Mrs. Malabarr."
John Mallaharr departed on the fol-
lowing day. II l. to be presumed that
he found the inanity OF those whom he
met, more than he could endure, for he
returned to Mallabarr Court i'm fort
night, and the reasons he alleged for
such a short stay In the metropolis
seemed singularly wanting in Cogency.
During that fortnight. Louis Baldwin
was Individually much oftener at the
Grange than before. His dubious court
rFtH a..lufss =.
garcts mind an inseparable accompani-
ment to Rupert's devotion, giving To
lheir intercourse n strange. pungent
havor. disagrecable enough no first, but
becoming aitcrwar,l rs greatly desired
and appreciated rs is caviarc 10 him
who has once acquired the taste for il.
Repeatedly she had with Louis con-
Nersations. scenes. passages If arms
even more vigorous than that which had
taken place on tho pier. They seldom
met without disputing Louis intense
reserve tormcntcd Margaret; he always
seemed to hold something back.a
something which she could not define.
and about which she INDUCED in end
less speculatons and gucsscS. till ut last
passionate, though unspoken. desire
possessed her to learn THIS secret Of his
nature. II he only would reveal IT,. she
vas convinced IL would be good and
boautifnl-as lovely ~ those cerulean-
hucd roses which so many of us spend
our lives In seeking. She ceased 10
think OF Mallabarr: she knew his
strength and his weakness (she he
lievcdl. but about Louis there was al
ways thc hint Of some unrevcaled power
some quality which. when the occa-
sion offered. would spring into action
and lc grand. And To one OF her
nature this reserve force. this undis-
played side OF the mans character,
possessed an irresistible fascination.
Her life became like n dream. She
forgot how time passed. The OCCASION
MI reminders of the outside world
letters from Miss Pcrcival. from Mrs.
Pierce. from her faithful ally. Tom. who
was willing for her sake 10 put himself
even to the torture Of writing letter
oil these came more as vexations than
~ pleasures. She wanted no letters
she wanted no reminders of n world
outside; she wanted 10 be allowed 20
drift ON In peace. Ia this dreamy house
hold (for they were all dreamers. more
or loss). with Rupert eyes hanging on
her ~ she knew they did. and his heart
with thom-with his mothers love en-
ciruling her also with the squire's
hearty kindn6ss and bluff gratitude:
one day Il took the shape OF n present
Of n gorgeous black silk dress. and the
remark that no woman In England bet
: ter deserved such q garment. which gift
embarrassed Margaret sorely. With
W -tslh aaa Nilh-yes' this was Ae