The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-22

perfect, and made for woman to love and
look up to-"
(Margarct's feelings at this juncture
overlooked; she uttered an almost pas
sionate Bah! that fopr which caused
Damaris to inquire what was the matter
with her.)
1T makes me so happy that he has chosen
me: it shows his noble, disinterested nature.
because have so little claim to be chosen, so
few ATTRACTIONS for man like him. But he
says that attraction and repusion are things
impossible always to be logically accounted
for"
("That is true. Good Heavens! to
think of that man finding a worshiper!n
thought Margaret)
You will be able to understand my feel
ings, and will not weary you by enlarging
upon them. We are TO be married very soon.
rs he wishes for no delay and his wishes are
law to me. You will come to our wedding,
dear Miss harrington, | hope. and so add u
final kindness to the long list you have already
conferred upon me. / must thank you once
again for the great happiness which has been
procured for me by you and no other, and beg
you to believe me- very sincerely y yours, ;,
Margaret was forced to put this letter
in her pocket and attend to other things
till the afternoon. She had also a Sec
ond letter to read-one from Laura,
who had likewise heard the news, and
who wrote in strain of passionate in
dignation against that designing little
wretch, Miss Percival. She made the
engagement pretext to urge Margaret
vehemently and almost incoherently to
come back to them" return to your
friends, and all will be forgiven" Mar
garet thought, with sardonic smile.
Indeed, Mrs. Pierce's letter expressed,
and almost said: "You have made such
a mess of your affairs hitherto-you
have let such a splendid chance go by
you have delivered over such noble
bird in the hand into the clutches of a
little adventures whom you ought to
have disdained-you have acted alto
gether so wildly and professionally
that the only, the least, thing you can
do is to return to me, and let me take
you in hand for the futures
1t was this spirit which Infatuated
Margaret. Laura's determined mainte-
nance of the proposition that Margaret
would gladly have married Biddulph if
he had given her the chance of doing
so maddened her, for she regarded him
with even more contempt than was nee
essary. One of the most irritating of
| lhC olhdll dlluOl hllCGo VI JlllS lllC COu-
sists in having often to submit, with
terrible inward chafings, while ones
best friends and well-wishers make
mountains out of molc-hills, persist in
regarding this person or that circum-
stance as of paramount Importance,
and insisting that their victim thinks
with themselves. What girl of any in
telligence has not been at some time or
other of her life tormented by being
leased about some man who is SUI
premely indifferent to her, inferior to
| her, and with whose attentions she is
supposed to be agreeably tlattered?
Such, in an intensified degree, was
Margaret's case now. So far from in
ducing her to think of returning to
Laura, that lady's letter begot in Mar
garet's mind at obstinate determine
ton of another and an opposite nature.
II will go to Beckbridge," she de-
cided. Il a0W tell Mrs. Lascelles all.
l will show Laura that l despiSe her
vulgar ideas, for / will take my own
place as mistress of my own house, and
Marion Percival shall be married from
there as if she were my own sister.
That is what l will tell Laura when ]
answer her letter"
| This was all she had time to decide in
her own mind before going to Rupert
and giving up her morning to him. 1t
was not until afternoon that she was
free.