The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-19

daIed 20 pity her Tor hor vain lore. ~
though. ike nm village maiden she
had gone aoout in tears bewaiiing her.
self th0 some groom or gardener bad
been faithlcss. But sitting thus for the
first mile. she choked herself % keep
down her sob-.
Mary" Al last he whispered to her.
We'll. Mr.. Whiitle,taf,'
MARY. W. are both Of Us unhappy
81 am no unhappy" she said pluck.
ing up herself suddenly. why DO YOU
say that lam unhappy"
''Youl m So lat any rate am IN.
happy.
What makes you so?'
II did wrong to take YOU to dine in
company with that nan
1T 81 not for me 10 refuse TO go"
No: there Is no blame to- you in it;
nor is there blame 10 ne. But il
would have been better for US both had
We remained away" Then be drove
on in silence. and did not speak ano.h-
| cr word till they reached home.
Well" laid Mrs. Hagget;. following
them into the dining-room.
What do YOU mean by 'wcll""
'.Wha, did the folks saI to you II
Mrs. Hall :? | n see by your face
that some of them have been saving
summat-'
Nobody has been saying anything
that | know Of" sad Mr.. whittlestaf.
..Do o 90 TO bed" Then when Mrs
Biggeu vas gone. and Mary had list
lessiv seated herself on 4 chair. hel
! l...- x .Iy--.l L.. eel ur.=k
knew what there is in Your heart"
Yet she would not tell him: but turned
away her face and sat silent. Have
you nothing To a To me??'
what should / have To say t. you?
/ have nothing to say Of that of which
, you are thinking"
He has gone now, Mary"
''ies; he has gene
"And you are ~contenied??' IL did
seem hard upon her that She should be
called upon IA tell a ie-to say that
which he must know to be a leland ia
DO so in order that lie might be en-.
couraged tC pcrsevere in achieving his
own oh .ect. But she did n o quite IN
dcrstand him. Are you contented?'
he repeated again.
Then she thought that she would tell
the lie. II il was well that she should
make the sacrifice for his sake. why
should it not be completed? II she had
to give herself To him, why should not
the gift bc rs satisfactory Is il might be
made to his feelings? Yes: am con-
tented
And you 10 not wish TO sec him
again."
"dertainlysnot, a your wife"
.'Eou do 40, wish il n ALL" he re.
joined. whether YOU be my wife or
otherwise
Il think you press me too hard"
Then she remembered herself, and the
perfect sacrifice which she was minded
to make. mo; | do not wish again 10
see Mr.. Gordon n, all. Now. if you
will allow me. 1 will 90 To bed. | am
thoroughly tired out, and l hardly know
what / am saving"
Yes: You can 90 to bed" he said.
Then she gave aim her hand in silence.
and went OF 10 her own %
She had no sooner reached her bed
than she threw herself on it and burst
into tears. All this which she had to
4 CIttUIC-alti thtt vi ~ III " pCdl
would be. she thought. too much for
her. And there came upon her a feel
ing of contempt for his or Ielty. Had
he sternly resolved 20 keep her to her
promised word. and to forbid her all
happiness FIR the futurc-tO make hel
his vile. let her heart he as it might
had he said: .'You have come to my
house and have eaten my bread and
have drunk of my cup. and have then
promised 10 become my wife, and nOw
you shall not depart from it because
this interloper has come between u.s."
then. though she might have felt MIN
to he cruel, still she would have re
Spected him. He would have done. AS
she believed. as other men do. But he
wished to gain his OBJECT. and yet not
appear to lie cruel. 1t was so that she
thought of him. "And il shall be rs
he would have it, she said to herself.
But, though she saw far into his char.
acter. she did not quite read it Alright.
He remained there alone in his IL
brary inio the late hours of the night.
But he did not ven take up a book
with the idea of solacing his hours. He.
too, had his idea of Self-sacrilice, which
went quite rs far rs hers. But yet he
was no rs sure as was she that the self
sacrifice would be a duly. He did not
believe. as she did. in the character of
John Cord H.. What if he should give
her up to one who did not deserve her
to one whose future would not be
stable enough To secure the happiness
and welfare OF such n m as vas
Mary Lawrie. He had no knowledge to
guide him. nor had she;-nOr, for the
matter of that. had John Gordon him.
self any knowledge OF what his own flu
ture might be. OF his future Mr.. Whit
tlestaif could speak and think with the
greatest confidence. 1t would be safe.
happy and bright. should Mary Lawrie
become his vie. Should she not do so.
it must be altogether ruined and con-
found ed.
He could not conceive it to be possi-
bic that he should be required by duty
TO make such a sacrifice: but he knew
of himself hat if her happiness. her
true and permanent happiness, would
require it, then the sacrifice should be
made.
CHAPTER XVI.
MRS. ~B,GGETT's PHILOSOPHY.