The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-12-14

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marking OF the quarry was beyond tho Fnl.
Jordan imaginst OH, aud there was general
cali upon an old Lady wall-a woman Who 10
her day had looked husbands for three plainish
Miss Walls with much clevsrnsss-to take up
"Wei." she said, 81 can't ESQ the diisculty.n
30 much superiority provoked murmnr Of
surprised approval There was silenoa Then
Mr.. Fulford aid: j..
mo, :ealy: can't your" II
sHave you ever heard" pursued her lady
ship. ''of Hoist with his own pstardy"
from going OCCASIONALLY to the Lyceum theatsr,
and as they seldom listsn-talk,ng good deal,
and looking more At the people than the stage
their knowledge Of our greatest bard is OF the
most limited kind.
well. then, Caught In -, his own trap"
to the meanest capacity with ill-disguised con-
.6h, yes, We know that," cried oil the Full
fords. quite proudly.
'sThen, there you have il" concluded their
councillor. "What do you say to my plant"
"Ds.r. dear" she burst forth, you are all
They took this for good joke. and laughed
Don't You see that the very man-.t.g, as
II YOU CHu uuu-WuO - WoiGuk " V0 6kAtAOus ~
no other than this same noble visoount Lord
Bangs HIMSELF" climsxed her ladyship.
So bold an idea was such bombshell to the
Fulford brain that 1t very nearly burst it
y = y
There was very little time to be Lost. for II
was already the end Of June. Tho fuss, the
hurry, the want Of all delicacy and disguise,
cases, we're Just what favored tho Fulfords in
the pursuit Of . mani beg his pardon, .
lord-who was knocking under simply. ~ he
had before expressed II, to that traitorous
friend Howard, to escape for lifo from the
clatter, the row, the untiring and transparent
know neither pause nor Encouragement ig-
moro alike both fatigue, as concerns them.
selves, or pity for the poor creatures they
pursue. -;
Within three weeks the marriage. WAS ar
ranged. One spectator Of this strange yet COM
on in the innocence OF his soul, at 1rst with
incredulity. then with amazement, ct last with
alarm. He had not been enough In the first
society to have lost his sense Of right and
wrong.
When he finally realized the position, he re-
solved, - any brave young fellow would. not
to see his life wrecked, and. what to him came
far before that, not 10 suffer tamely that the
girl he loved should be sold like Greek slave
to tho highest bidder, without making one bold
effort to se. matters right-o keep what he
had won. He sought and obtained, without
opposition from any quarter, IN interview with
Millicent alone.
"What is the meaning Of thisf" he said,
under his breath, with deperate effort to stick
to the resolution he had made that Ee would
be quiet and gentle throughout They we're
quite far from one another, parted by almost
the entire breadth Of the room
I'm very sorry. vcry. s0Iry indeed, Allan,
| but IL can't DO helped" She began.
''Sorry! you say you are sorry-you still call
me by tie old name, and yetyou say II can't be
"Oh, am sorry You insisted on seeinz me,
it can do no good" said she.
"Bu' am in the dark, do you hears You
loved me-you love me still know it,"
II do. There. tell you 70 honestly"
"Then why, by all that's sacred, are you
marrying another man?"
Iii ten 10 me-" aud she told him, 90 we'll %
she could, how she must get out OF the way qt
her two sist rs-sl'e was not preferrjpg Sfh
match without love to pporscue with il; bu,
| that h.r marriage with tEjid Bangs was by
sacrificing her owA feelings TO duiv, at least
possible, whereas union with Allan was i'm
J possibie-at all events for very many years.
"O,, don't mis- AXE me- she continued .sIi
had only my nxn happiness IT, consult"
| But that max, 1t all tile worse" he urged.
'If You told me your feelings for me had
cliahged-"
l 1ney never Can. "
''Anl does Lord Bangs know thisf"
II told him Was very fond Of you, and
could not pre end was III love with Lim."
Sand what did he ssyy"
she laughed, AMI said every nymph had her
shepherd, II cours-, thar real lovs only came
10 somsn after marriage. and that he was
neither jealou. nor sent mental; aud oh, Allan,
what do you think he ended witty"
"Heayen kn0w,!"
"Why, lie sail might be quite easy for that,
though lie wished 10 marry me. be wasn't ro-
mantically in love iinssK"
"Ine mans BRUTE" burst forth the young
Scotchnau. st ia because you have heart,
aud have gwen it forever to me, that 1 viii
move heaven aud earth to save your happiness
and my own 100. for tia: pu, pose. Oh, re.
peat. il you had changed. il you cared tor this
rich lord, my pride would bid me depart in
silence know not what would become Of me
but / would trouble you no m 1re. But
now hearing from your own SWEET lips that
you are true-and OBJ, Whatever befall, I bless
you for those words again and again. Know.
lug, say, that you are true. let me beseech-
,mplore-nay, have not = right 70 order You
back while there is yet time!'
"But, Allan, my parents have arranged
settled everything. lam powerless in their
hands. They leave me no choice: they prove
to me that 1t must be- Do not urge mo 70 sim
full rebellion"
U SAuo AZ ~ Nv GiuS pIeys " lOV0 Ouo uHU DUG
of God?"
CHATS just what said to papa, and he TOLD
mo that all these things are Conventional; tha
every one knows the marriage service is pm
into our mouths, and that We have no choice
as to the exact expressions. He said II thu
contracting. parties mean to be faithful sni
kind to each other, nothing more 10 required o.
them. either spiritually or socially. On, We
had quite long talk about ii, assure you"
During this speech Cameron had gradually
drawn quite close to her, and was now looking
lard into her eyss to gee II che was dealing
with linn frankly.
Yes, there could be no doubt, the girl. II
blinded by sophstries. was yet without guile.
During all this co!loqny he had never called
her by naine, though she addressed him a
Allan as simply as IL their relations had never
changed.
Perhaps he waited to SEQ il she deserved It.
or did he keep the power that is inherent il
such terms to try last appeal ~
He made it now. Taking her uuressting
hand 10 both his own, he said:
we're not se kno. you 80 we'll should think
Miily! it wero better - better far In the
sight of heaven, believe me-thst you should
fly with mo this night than fulfil this cursed
engagement do not say I shall urge that.
, viii think. deliberate. pray: Only tsll me.
sob. Icannot. You should not urKo me.
Indeed you should not Ihavs promised papa
| and mamma"
Aud she began to try ana TWIST. her aanu
away FROM him, and her whole aspect became
one OF perplexity and alarm.
| For moment the young man thought he
should lose his senses.
What was to be done with such girl? She
owned she had for him what she called love,
yet was that love which would not submit to
| either guidance or coercion?
The solution lay in word, but IL was quite
beyond Allan Cameron.
She was Fulfordi
| How long the painful conference might have
lasted am unable to say, but at this point
steps aud voices were heard approaching, aud
In smother moment Mr.. Fulford and Lady Wall
entered the rom.
"Ah, Cameron. how are your Won't you
stay and lunch! This 10 queer news Of the
| house Of lords"
such WAS the perfectly easy greeting Of
| Mliy's father to the man whose wreck he had
| succeeded in accomplishing.
Lady Wall's was very different
Kissing Miilcent with eHnston, shs bestowed
an incliuatun Of tho head upon her lover much
| ruder that any cut Direct
The tact ia. her ladyshiD bad made war for
90 many yeas o. her life upon ',dstrimentsls,' -
that she CONT ued afier eli her daughters had
married u hate them from habit
Poor Allan had but one distinct feeling at
the moment A longing to escape from them
oil, and to DO alone AutterfnR few voris NJ