The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-10
CHAPTER XIX.


CHAPTER XIX.
Mr.. wnIrrLEsTAFFs DISCUSSED.
II don't think that il / were You
would 90 up 10 London, Mr.. white
staff" said Mary. Tnis was On the
Tuesday morning.
why not
Il don't think | would"
..Why should you interferc?"
II know ! ought not to Interfere
IL don't think YOU ought. Especial.
" as | have taken the trouble TO on
ccal what ! am going about
IL can guess said Mary.
"Iou ought not to ggcs. in such a
matter. You ought not to have i; on
your mind at Ell. | told YOU that /
would not tell YOU. Ishall 20. That's
all that ] have got to say"
The words were i~ll-natu-ed and saw
are. The reader will find them 10 be
so if he thinks of them. They were
such that Il father would hardly speak,
under u circumstances, To a grown
up daughter-much less that a lover
would address TO his mistress. And
Mar was ~ present filling both capac-
ties. She had been taken into his
house almost Is an adopted daughter.
and had, since that time, had all the
privileges accorded 10 her. She had
now been promoted still higher, and
had become his atiianced bride. That
the man should have turned upon her
thus, in answer To her counsel. was
savage. or at least ~ungracious. But at
,.-..- ,.,rl 10, l..,-, Ia.,p, f,llnr and
more full of an affection rs for some
thing almost divine.
She came round and put her arm
upon him, and looked into his face.
Don't 90 to London. | ask you not
TO go?"
why should l not go"
ITO Oblige me. You pretend to have
n secret, and refuse 10 say why sou are
going. OF curse | know
II have written 4 letter TO say that |
am coming"
III is still lying on the hall-tablc
downstairs. 1t will not 80 to the post
till YOU have decided
"Who has dared to stop it,"
81 have. have dared to stop it. !
shall dare TO put it in the fire and burn
it. Don't go. He is entitled TO moth
ing. You are entitled To have-what-
ever it is that YOU may want. though it
is but such 4 triile.'
A tribe. Mary"
.sYes. 4 woman has 4 little CLEAN
of prettiness about her. though here it
is but of IA common order"
Anything SO uncommon l never
came near before
Let that pass; whether common or
uncommon. it matters nothing. 1t Is
something soft. which wall 500 pass
away. and of itself can do no good. 1t
is con:emptiblc."
You are just Mrs. Baggett over
again"
Mrs. Baggett is a good woman. She
can do something beyond lying OF a
sofa and reading novels. while her good
looks fade away. 1t is simply because
a woman is pretty and weak that she Is
made - much of. and is encouraged TO
neglect her duties. BY Gods help |
will not neglect mine. Do not 90 10
London
He seemed as though he hesiiated a
he sat :irre under the spell of her little
hand upon his shoulder. And in truth
he did hesitate. Could it not be that he
should be allowed to sit there all his
DAYS. aad have her hand about his mex
somewhat after this fashion? Was he
bound TO give it all up? What was it
that ordinary seltishnesS allowed? What
depth of acknowledgement Amounted to a
wickedneSs which 4 man could not per-
nit himself to ENJOY without absolutely
hating himself? Ii would be easy in
tins case to have all that he wanted.
he need not send the letter. He need
not take this wretchcd journey 10 Lon
don. Looking forward. rs ne thought
that he could look, Judging from the
girls chara ter. he believed hat he
would have all that he desired al that
a gracious God could give him-if he
would make her the recognized partner
of his bed srd board. Then would he
be proud when men should see what
sort of n wife he had got for himself At
last in place OF Catherine BAILEY. And
WHY should she not love him? Did not
all her words tend 10 show that there
was love?
And then suddenly there came 4
frown across his face rs she stood look
in at him. She was getting Ia know
the manner nf that frown. Now she
stopped down 10 kiss it away from his
brow. Ii was n brave thing to do: bat
she did it with u brave consciousness o!
har courage. Now | may burn the
letter." she said. as thoGgl she were
about 10 depart upon the erraud.
No he said. LET ME have q
sandwich and q glass of wine, Tor |
shall start in an hour
At thIs moment Mrs. Bargett came
into the room. detecting Mary almost
in the embrace of her old master.
Hes come back again, sir" said Mrs.
Baggett.
"Who has come back?'
1.-The sergeant"
Then you may tel him to 90 abou,
his business. He is not wanted. at anv
rate. You are to remain here. and
have your W way. like An Old fool
Il am that, sir"
There is not any one coming to in
terfere with YOU"
..SirI."
Then Mary got up. and stood sob.
bing at tie open window. AT any
rate, You'll have to remain here. olook
after the house, even if / 90 away.
Where is the sergeant"
"He's ir the stable again"
"What. drunk"
fro BE CONTINUED