Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16
" ONE OF THREE"
nv JESSE TOrHER0III,
Author ~ probation" The Welfclds,- Rio-
CHAPTER nT.-CoNrINuyp.

CHAPTER Ill.-tONTtNUED.
Indeed. what l. thatP" he asked.
his color rising. and his lips growing
tight. He was beginning TO feel that
he must punish Margaret, who certain
" was far more porvcrsc and conceiied
than he hal supposed, and who had
treated his O,lcr 100 manner which
could MT be- sufficiently condemned.
10 did not suit him 20 feel or look
ridiculous under ANY possible cOmbina-
ton If circum~farcrs. but he felt keen
~ that he either did. or soon would. ap-
pear very ridiculous. IL he did not ex-
ert his superior masculine power of
character and bring her 20 her senses,
making her Sc the bad taste OF her
conduct, ne must turn the tables; hc
must make her look ridiculous. Let
her state her obstacle. Accordingly he
repeated his question.
" The obstacle is-that I am thinking
Ut taking n situation as guycrness. y
was the deliberate reply
Biddulph passed his hand across his
brow, not feeling any less pcrlously
near being made ridiculous than be-
fore.
"a govcrness!' he repeated. mcchan-
ically.
Exactly 80. 4 goycrur,s."
" Pcrhaps you would like me TO find
YOU n situJtiun2'
"Thank YOU very much. I doubt
whether ! should be taken ON your rec
ommcu.lat ON. she answered. i'm a
swcctcr vOicr than ever. Besides. my
plans are formed. shall ct Miss Per-
rival To give Up To me the situation she
~ about tO take. and | shall : nj her
md her sister. who j. an invalid. 10
Bcckbridgc Abbey. To- take holiday
and enjoy thcms Ives"
Madness he said, ContcmptuouSly.
for he was very much cXasperatcd. II
was contrary To hi, theory 81 what were
his merits. TO find any girl prefcrring 10
carry out such plan rather than listen
10 his wOoing.
"No one else knows 81 IT," said Mar
garct, COmpO~cdly. "and trust ~ your
honor not to mention it until have told
Mrs. PIERCE
"Oh, certainly. Stll. / should like
you tO answer INC nv question. Why
were you so anxious for me TO 90 10
BcCkbridgc, since YOU were not think
ing Of going yoursclt?''
" lnsupportable fop" thought Mar
garct. Everything ccntcrs i'm him
sclf!' She answered aloud:
''Sincc you insist upon knowing, II
was because I thought you would be-
company for Miss Percival and her
sister. You have so very often said
you wished YOU knew of some Zeal good
To do
Another short silence. Mr. Bid
dulph felt that he must wait till an.
other time To make Margaret look
ridiculous. lie said, with GOODNESS, and
even frigidity:
suppose We return To the house"
"With pleasure. answered Margaret.
promptly rising; di~>1t' sticd with both
him and herself, hat more than ever re-
solved upon carving out her scheme.
Mr. PiCrrC'~ huu>' would he hateful "a
her after tn, night. And after all her
Efforts after laughing. almost without
disguise. at MIR. Biddulph's offer, aud
distinctly showing him that she took II
for exactly what 10 was wOrth-she had
by no means succeeded ia cunfoundir,
him. IL WAS probable that nc was even
now cOngratulating himself on having
narrowly escaped marrying n lunatic.
With which comforting reflection in her
heart. she entered the house again.