The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-27

WI A*<a&t A4AI S&~<s - - - !. lvalid, slx few msnuecs' ysnsrsi tsak. Maitland. you take little missy to see that weuderfag cactus at the end of the terrace; l want to talk to Mas E!s.cAes [ little :. Maitland oseyed, glad 10 ind tha, he had interested his patient in new direc- tion. He took little Cissys hand, and marched her of toward the cactus. though she seemed scarcely tc like leaving Mss Fletcher. She soon began talking abou, her. and found that her companion w1s an appre~ ciAsive listener. No, only that. bu, he asked questions about her most an. lus,ihable proceeding, of course; but he saived h's conscience by arguing that nothing Cissy could say would alter his opinion oi her govesness. and u vas very pleasant, 10 hear her praises sounded by A disinteres,ed observer
 A, the end of a quarter sf an hour they returned 10 the seat. Amy rose as they approached.
 "Maiiland.' said Mr Fletcher. " am going 10 stay out here for another hour or 50; >ou had better accompany ,his young lady nome loG will md me here shen you return
 Maitland did nc, make very length. eneI protest
 "hes l. vou ike r,y old fnena = he asked when they were ou; ot hearing
 " ;h.na he , de. shae,. ~As Amy : reply
 "Wha: d.d vaa ;als about. :"
 Al. satts Il th,nSs He asked me a ..ot ot qles,,ons how old was -,ha; vas very iade ~Asn, ii.-And abou; tny lathe, ana mother. and how |, was ,iseA Ai;h ,he hes,et,ons
 And ~ha; dsi yeu say z"
 Il ;oid mn Noa soa.d teii han mefe about nc than eoIid mysel, lie seemed rather setpused. l shoG.d no; ~oa- der | Nea Ai',e II tei a Itoss eN animation ,h.s es enas
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 ,appa>e 5e5AGse ke IL Ned ,ou5 sa- -ie:y iee se,i Mat;l md. wiisly H5>ie- ;-ir,eauS her .esiien be sule ,ea oas}e ta ne ietiaze a; ,he same i.sae ;e. | me,to4. es. wz.. w Ike pom q |. - s9,. an sA1s .es yoafse5 lc. ese1 max hr teie' el ba; l doB ,n;c5t1 sff aff 't#'a#AeHNAt iCAltttN VI sAsttt fAl Siia a .tasa. suppose have no eN- case good enough ia, coming ln he adieI as they reached inc aoat Q, the villa hltea aN ,he kc>,ef,ons
 tuast leave toa ,o se,le tha; s .cs ton have no eNzQ>e !, Al. hcs m com. ms n tathe same. you ~it. let me "l; isn', nay house. replei Aus Ina, $ very unsr4eieus invitation. sad Maitland. as he accom- pansed her Into ihe hal.
 When Maitland. halt an hos la,es. re. turned to hts pA;iea,. he s.w him talking ~tta d man who was sitting next han lie Is making acqdalntanCc cs to .daY. thought the young doctor. As he ap- ptoath he'd. however. he sas fht, the ssi# posed stranger was Nf .-ic her nepheN Fred DeN;er An, Maitland" WIS h,s stee;.as. heie am. you sec.
 Yes" pu; in he old gen.lem in on whose nature his nephew alsays ted a, an lrritaa;, where the oatcass ts yog know. Maitland"
 "oh. come Gucle. youie To. d careass l vel. protested DcN:er Il ou mi sh, have blamed me with more reason If i'c waited . till you we're one before came 10 see you. He seems ,o De under the impress on ,ha, snail be able to blame htm alter I'm dead, remarked Mr .e,C her saf- ; castica.ly. 10 Maitland
 "pa. come. uncle. don, see whyyol should always pu, the ~ors, lnietpre,a. ,ion on all ! say
 I, won, bear any o.her." pe,usAly re- piled ;he old man. "Wao lo.d you WAS here = Maitland wrote and asked hlui , aoou; you"
 "Do you mind letting m. see ,ha' let ? ter" Maitland here n,erpo,ed and sad he ] believed ne had no, kep, l,.
 That's pity, said Dexter, 'l should like 10 have shown i, ,o you. tha, you nigh, sec wha, my letters abou, you are ; .lke. "I.-; ns goin. said NJ F.e,c her; I'm getting ;ired. You w.ii dine wlth Us to- nigh;.
 Many thanks. b., I've prom s.d 10 ,e, some peop.e tonight. [ Who :"
 They are allei K-s,er;on
 'D) you know them = insHred Matt land rather ansIously. oh. yes. ,ep ..l Do you =
 slightly There's very n,ce grl n the house ; soft ot companion. or goYerness. Ahe, cailed Fletcher. same name as aacle S > Odd coincidence. isn | |; -
 Come " s,id Mr. Fletcher peremp- ,orly.
 After t,nner. instead of trying 10 gel } his usual nap. MT. Fletcher sat n his GAS, chair, evidently in a very excited frame , of mind. He seemed undecided wha, ,a do he 6dge,ed abou, with one book and then another. till a, last he threw them down and called out, Maitland
 Yes Ls, me see the letter that precious nephew of mine wrote yoG. You haven, 1: destroyed it, could see well enough