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

he had shown more excitement than
Louis could have shown concerning the
dearest and deepest wish of his life.
When Margaret knew them both better
she said that the impression which the
presence and conversation-the WeSefl,
to use an untranslatable German phrase
of the one left, was like the sensation
one experienced on bekolding high
tide Oh sunny day, with west wind
blowing from the water. That left by
tie other, recalled ones feelings-hef
feelings at any rate-on standing beside
some fathOmless pool in a dark wood,
on still autumn evening. The simile
was n not unapt enc. Fortunately no
one asked her whether her mind was of
the order which prefers n still autuma
pool or a rushing ocean tide,
They romind ME often of the old
rhyme about Till and Tweed, which
used to know when | was boy" said
Mr.. Lascelles one day, when they had
been talking about 1.-The two lads" as he
called them.
What rhyme was that?" asked Mar
garet,
"Well, it ran something after this
fashion
" said Tweed to Till,
why rim ye so stillF
Said Till to Tweed,
Though We rin wi speed,
And I rh slaw,
Yet, wheT1' Sc drOOn ae mon,
dr1,on twa.'"
"-llOrrid!' said Margaret, shivering.
"Oh, father! that is rs much as "a
say that Louis is treacheuu5,h e&-
claimed Rupert. hot AMI indignant
Ia as -, 1.,.I Il
only that quiet Till was capable of Civ
ing surprise, whereas the worst of
Tweed was seen rs it rushed swiftly by.
But such discussions always give 4
garbled view of things"
Margaret agreed, SILENTLY
From The first. Margaret seemed to
iit into her position at the Grange as
naturally as possible. Various reasons
cOnduced to bring this about. Had the
situation been any other than e was;
it is almost certain that before a fort
night WINS past Margaret's disguise
would have been over. With all
her professed desire to see life as il
was. from the poor governess point of
view, my heroine would have terh
quite unable ia put up with the second
airy place watch a govcrness, pure and
Sinaple, must occupy. Mrs. Lascelles
could not make enough CT the woman
who had wrought so wonderful a
change in her sick and generally TIN
happy boy. Had Mafgiret been the
most unrrOIrising of young women in
manners and appearance, the devoted
mother would still have had no indul-
gence too great for her-no amount OF
consideration too much. But, heinz
what she was-beautifnl, ehaFhiihg for
au elderly lady as We'll as for spoiled
Invalid hoy, a refined gentle woman in
manner, and clever and agreeable So
cially-Margaret soon found herself
more like a daughter of the house than
anything else. With her MS. Lascelles
felt none al the discomfort she had ex-
rcrieEced before in dealing with stiff
and rigid Miss Flint. or with morbidlv
sensitive young ladies, who, if ever they
were asked to perform some triflina
service not in the schoolreom FoHti6el
thought they were being insulled. More
than once shH said to Margaret:
My dear, you are friend, indeed.
never can feel that you are anything
else. You are my benefactress, and /
y
! On such occasions Margaret had an
uncomfortable sense vt being N falsa
position, but she had newer yet discov-
ered tho Courage necessary to extricate
herself from il. For one thing, she
found this kindness and gratitude ex-
ceedingiy sweet, and the sweeter in
that there could be no question rs Va
whether il ives paid 70 herself or TO hcf
position, These people knew nothing
Ut hcr position-of her fortune. The
atmosphere OF flattery on the one hand.
and of warning and suspicion on the
other. in which she had .haer aeciis-
toned to live, se-Hed 10 melt away from
her aud leave her at liberty to breathe
: treer and purer air. She, Margaret
harrington, had found a practical work
In this life; she was Cf some use, OF
some solace to those who serely needed
help and comfort, How lbhg Gould
such q state cf things last if her true
condition were known? Not n day
she knew it well. II she told Mrs.
Lascelles the truth, that sensitive lady
would be constantly distressing herself
imagining that Margaret was deteine,l
against her will-thst cut OF pure kind.
ness she was sacrificing herself and her
pleasures TO her and her boy. In every
way 1t suited the young lady better to
be known rs Margaret Percival. COVER
ness of necessity, than rs Margaret Bar
rington, rich and Independent, playing
at charity for a freak, and INTRODUCING
herself into strange houses to Cratify
whim, There was no longer any freak,
or whim, or playfulness in the matter.
As time went on, and Rupert grew
more and more dependent on her. she
/ grew more devotedly fond of him.
From out all his ''pale winter of mis-.
fortune there cleaned sometimes such
sunny rays, such tender, and sweet,
and lOvable traits, as to endear him nc
her daily more and more. She could
not find i in her heart to speak of leay.
ing him. He chung to her; even his
bodily health had so revived under the
influence of her companionship that she
shrank from the idea of looseninp such
n bond. Yet she knew that il mus,
some time be loosened Meantime. She
tried 20 avoid considering the question.
and remained where she was, growing
each day more fond of her surround.
ings, and to them more Indispensable.
1t has been said that John Mallabarr
and Louis were constant visitors. Nal,
labarr called several times after his first
visit, before leaving for town. On each
OF these occasions, whether by accident,
or whether by design on his part, Mar
garet found herself alone with him. On
each occasion he spoke to her more
earnestly. less carelessly than was his
wont. On both occasions he spoke of
topics which were not quite common
place. as If he did not care to handy
trivial words with her during the few
minutes in which they were alone to-
gether.
TTo BE Continued