The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-12-29

Alic Grange, and at last she gave him up el
together
Maggie was twenty years old when he,
father died, and the creditors bounced
down, and she and her mother were soil
out. Mrs. Dunlop was offered home il
London by her sister, who was well off and
bad tempered. and it was thankfully &C
cepted, Maggie went as governess into the
family of Mrs. Marshall, of woolwich.
Mrs Marshalls daughter by her first hus.
band was really mistress of the establish.
ment. for Mary Patterson had strong will
and she was an heiress. "a very disagree.
able heiress. too. poor Maggie thought, and
she was right, for Mary was skinny, aud
thought herself sarcastic, and always said
very disagreeable things to people who did
not dare to say them back again.
One evening, when Maggie had been
about year at woolwich, and size was sit
ting alone in her sch ool-room as usual, for
the pupils had just said goodnight and
been delivered to the tender mercies of their
nurse. Miss Patterson walked in very much
Dressed and rather 1asLed aud excited.
Miss Dunlop. she said, 1--WE shall hav,
a few friends this evening, and know on,
o. Two of then like IN impromptu dance
will you he really to come into the drawing
room and play if We should want your
In the evening she put on her shabby
black gown, and stuck spray of whit.
flowers in her golden hair, and waited
patiently for the summons. When it came.
with roll of music nnder her arm, a flush
on her innocent frightened face, and 6
scared. almost hunted, expression in he,
eyes, she descended and timidly opened the
dr''wing-room door, and there stood still fo,
a moment staring in astonishment. There
sat the heiress, with an eager, pleased ex-
preston on Ler face, and leaning over her,
talking and laughing, but more handsome
soldieriy-looking than ever, was Alic Gran
ger. The color rushed to Maggies face.
as II to say hurried good-by, and then left
it altogether. She recovered self possession,
however, and walked with what she flattered
herself was great dignity, toward the piano.
She felt rather than saw him raise his head
and look at her, and the next moment she
saw him by her side.
"Maggie-my dear Maggie! Why. fancy
you being here where did you come from !?
1 have been trying to find you out for
months"
II thought you"-and then she did not
know how to 60 on, SO added, almost
piteously, 81 am the governess hero"
"Are you? Oh, see, then, that is the
reason have not seen you before, I sup
pose"
"Do you really know Miss Dunlop?' the
heiress asked, coming up and speaking in
the coolest manner possibly.
Maggie wished sincerely she could sink
into her shoes and bury herself.
"Why, of course I do; we have been
playmates ever since we were born-haven't
we, Maggie:"
And Maggie feeling that she was backed
up. answered bravely:-
Eyes"
"Oh. indeed, how Interestingly" then
turning to Maggie 'Will you be SO kind as
to begin waltz, Miss Dunlop? This was
TO be our dance, think" to Alic, and she
smiled cff with him triumphantly.
He came back to her directly after the
lance was over.
~ went down to Perlock to try and find
out where You had gone 10" he said, "but
nobody seemed to know
I" It didn't matter. she said huskily, let
ing her fingers wander vaguely over the
seys to make believe she wasnt very much
in what he said.
''Yes, it did-it mattered a great deal.
Why, I have got box full of curios;ties for
to fight with, and little heathen
,od OF two, and statue Of Buddha, and all
orts of things told you should bring
hem home Do you 1--we here-I mean
a this hGuse?"
He said these last words under his breath,
or the heiress came up, and he was carried
fl to dance with Mrs Somebody at the
,ther end of the room, but not before
Maggie had nodded reply to him. Soon
lfter this Miss Patterson came up to the
,iano, and saying that she wished to play
lerself, aud that Maggie looked tired, dis
Missed her without being able to get another
ook Mt Alic.
The next morning, to Maggie's very great
urprise, Miss Patterson came into the
chool-room before the children had as
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