Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-14

her tongue in time. All that she could
say was:
81 know nothing about that, I an
sure"
II liked Miss Flint" Baldwin went
on. :" She was n tough old soul. She
thought discipline the great motive
/ power OF the universe, and order Heav,
ems first law-that was the prophecy
for her! And / dare say she was right
IN so far, that by enforcing strict disci.
/ pline she gained to herself the maximum
of comfort, with the minimum Of wear
and tear, compatible with the life she
led. But she failed To- win the heart oil
this ungrateful youth"
Implying that IL can win bis heart
] don't know how TO crploiter NV con
quest when have got it," said Marga
ret, involuntarily.
Implying absolutely nothing | wa:
thinking of Miss Flint, not Of you, Mis-
Percival, II YOU can belise such a thing
possible, while YOU are here"
He was atrOcious, Margaret thought
and her face famed. She had neveI
been cOvertly- laughed at before, anC
the experience was n hateful one, in
| deed-the more SO, In that she had Z
desire, which she could not altogetheI
repress, To- be on good terms with Louis
How could Rupert feel for him the de
votion he spoke off She replied, COOL,
aud distantly:
90 No doubt, if / had the felicity o
knowing Miss Flint I should quit,
have understood that your thought,
| should wander tO her sometimes"
Louis burst out laughing.
Say rather that you have the grea'
I felicity of not having known her. "
Rupert corrected her, dryly. "Dr
Louis and don't agree about Mis-.
Flint in the least"
81 think her talents were wasted
upon you"
4" / know her talents exasperated me,
always connect her with Richard the
Third, and I'll tell YOU why. Twas not
doing any lessons one dav. and she wa.
teaching DamaTis English history by
question and answcr--which j. an eX.
ploded idea now. 1 think Damaris
couldn't remember. Miss Flint glared
at her over the top of the book.
What can you tell me about Richard
the ThirdF she said, with hill stop
between every word. Damaris looked
awfully guilty, She said he had a
hump-back. Miss Flint s.raightcned
hers, and said that was a matter of nc
cOnseWcnce-she wanted to know
about his character. Damaris was per.
fcctly and hopelessly ignorant, 80 Miss
Flint had 10 tell her at last, which she
did in capital letters, and evidently en-.
| iOyed it-'This King Waded To The
Throne Through The Blood OF Hi,
Nearest Relations Damaris she :
awfully soft, YOU know-lOckcd ut her.
fascinated, and said: oh. Miss Flint!'
/ Then caught Miss F1int's eve. and |
rOGreL She never forgave me "
Now YOU won't be surprised ut my
having such an esteem for her" Mr.
Baldwin said, casually. "And, Ru-
/ pert, II you turn round, you will per.
ccivc your pony-Carriage standing al
the end of the pier. and John making
his way toward us"
"Oh, bothcrr' said Rupert. 81 con-
want To- 90"
But Baldwin had risen, saying Ripper,
had sat in the open air long enough.
well, lot John carry the rugs, anC
/ you help me along" said Rupert. look
/ ING into his face, with what a deep and
/ yearning devotion of expression Mar
, garct could see for herself A pano o.
something like jealousy, sensation OF
being shut out Into the cold, contract.
ed her heart.
Baldwin's answer was to raise Ru
pert from his half-lying position. an,
pass his arm round him, rs John cam,
up. The servant collected the rugs
I n ~ TfaIa M 4
the carriage. Rupert stretched hi
lame foot toward the ground. with
twlnge of pain. He caught NOR
tightly ut his friends arm, and nov
Margaret saw why il WAS possible 70
Rupert to love Louis so devo:edly, 70
the expression of compassion, of deep
undcmOnstrative tenderness whic
overspread the young mans face Wa
q. like the revelation of another nature.
''My poor ladn' she heard him mur
muir. 'Wait a moment. You have sa
too long, till you have got cramped."
Yes, Rupert was i'm pais- He close
his eyes, and leaned his wea~v hra
against Louis shoulder till the frs
stiffness had passed oil; then he bepa
slowly to hobblc on. Margaret felt hel
self almost ne trop, but presently Rupel
asked for her arm too, saving, as n
slowly made his way, with his two sun
ports:
"Why, when have few hours 4
ease and pleasure, do l have to pa
for IL in this way3''
They came 10 the carriage. Baldwi
helped Rupert i'm, and Margaret too
the reins, feeling quite friendly towar
Louis. But the transient amiabilit
was destroyed. rs he said with an an
. biguous smile: ''You have many nc
complshmentS Miss Percival-singin
and driving. Miss Flint could not driv
mt all.
al am sure 1 don't care what MI,
Flint could or could not do Goo
afternoon"
They drsve Of, Rupert leaned bacl
looking vpry tired. Margaret aske
him, WAS he not weary
. "1es, very" he answered, languidl,
"But he says | ought to try and walk
much as can. When he's not her,
and feel very bad, sometimes I shir
IL. But when hos here, I'd do it if
had 90 die for it "
Margaret was silent. Rupert close
his eyes. and they did not exchanu
another word until they stopped at Il
door Of the Grange.
CHAPTER XI.
DRIfTINu.
Blackboard Grange was . quiet hous
enough, as far as company went; bu
rs Margaret soon found. the visitors,
few in number, were constant in thei
attachment, and they consisted chief
! of Louis Baldwin and John Mallabar,
I5oth these young men were bound I
vhe lady of tho house by no ordinar
bonds of gratitude and kindness. Bot
Tsvercd in her that motherhood whic
tor them had been so early lost. Blu
though they came often TO the hous
they were seldom there together. thong
they did occasionally meet, and whe
|. that happened, Margaret noticed this
neither of them was so perfectly FIRE
and unconstrained as when they wer
there alone. Owing to their respectiy
I hours of duty and recreation. and IN III