The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-31

why. indeed'"
but have no. answered hin-us
as yet"
There need b. no delay"
II would not do IL till you had come.
I may have known what he would say
10 me. but I may b. much in doubt what
/ should SAY TO him
"You mss SAY what you Ike" He
answered her Grossly, and she heard the
tone. But he MAS aware of il also. and
felt that be was d~tsgracing himself
There WA none of his half hour Of JOY
which he had promised himself. He had
struggled 80 bari Ia give her every
thing. and be might, At any rate. have
perfected his gif; with good-hurnor.
You know you have nv full permis-
sion," he said. with q smile. But he
was aware that this smile was not pleas
ant-was not such = smile rs would
make her happy. But it did not signify.
When be was gone away. utterly a0ol.
ished. then she would be happy.
Il do no, know that l want your per-
mission"
NO. no: / dare say not"
..You asked me 10 be your wife"
..Yes; l did"
.And accepted YOU. The m.ster
was settled then
But you told me Of him-cven at
first. And you said that you would al
ways think OF him"
..Yes. ! told you what I knew - be
true. But | accepted you: and ] de-
termined to love YOU with all my heart
with all nv heart"
And YOU knew that you would love
| him without any determination"
81 think that | have my.cif undo,
more control. | thinE that in time-is
a little time would have done my
duty bv YOU perfectly"
.As how"
Lowing o with all my heart"
land now?' II was u hard question
TO put 10 her. and 20 Unnecessary!
..You have disirusted ne somewhat
! begged YOU not 10 20 10 London. l
begged You not 10 go
''You can not love two mem She
looked into his face. as though implor-
ing him TO spare her. For though she
did know what wa coming
had she asked herself she would nave
said that she knew she felt her.
self bound to disown Mr.. Gordon as her
very own while Mr.. WhittIestaT thus
tantaiized her. '.No; YOU can not love
two men. You would have tried 10
love ne and have failed. You would
have tried not to love him. and have
failed then also
Then | would not have failed. Had
YOU remained here, and have taken me.
l should certainly not have failed then"
IL have made il easy for you. my
dear;-very easy. Write your letter.
Make it as loving as you please. Write
rs | would have had YOU write Ia me.
could t have been possible. Oh, Mary,
that ought u have been my own. Oh.
Mary that would have made beautiful
for me my future downward steps, But
it is not for su h a purpose that a
young life such As yours should be Civ
en-. Though he should be unkind 10
you, though money should be scarce
with YOU. though the ordinary troubles
of the world should come upon you.
they will be better for YOU than the
ease | might have prepared for you. 1t
will be nearer to human nature. mt
any rate. shall be here IL troubles come;
or il | am gone. that will remain which
relieves troubles. You can go now and
write your letter.
She could not SpeaS a word as she
left the room. II was not only that her
throat Wa full Of sobs. but that her
heart was laden with mingled Joy and
sorrow, so that she could not find a
word to express herself. She wcn to
her bedroom and took out her letter.
cas- to do rs he had hidden her;-b1t
she found she could not write. This
letter should be one SO framed 40 to
make John Gordon joyful; but it would
be impossible to bring her Joy so to the
surface rs to satisfy him even with
contentment. She could only think
how far it might yet be possible to Sac
ritice herself and him. She sat thus an
hour. and then went back. and. hear.
ing voices. descended to the drawing
room. There she found Mr.. Blake and
Katie FORESTER and Evelina Halt. They
had come to call upon Mr.. Whittlestat
and herself. and were full OF their own
news. "Of. Miss Lawrie. what do WOW
think" said Mr.. Blake. Miss Lawrie.
however, could not think, nor could
MIR. Whittlestaf. Think of whatever
is the greatest Joy in the world said
MI. Blake.
don't make yourself such q goose"
said Katie Forester.
60. but l an in earnest. TIE great
est JOY in all the world"
81 suppose o mean you re going TO
be married." said Mr.. Whittlestatf.
Exactly. How cd you are at guess
ing! Katie has named the day. This
day fortnight. Oh, dear. isn't it nesr?'
IF YOU think so it shall be this day
fortnight next year." said Katie.
.1Oh, dear. no. | didn't mean that q,
all. 1t can't be too near. And YOU
couldn't put it of now. YOU know, be-
cause the Dean has been bespoke. II
is a good thing 10 have the Dean tC
fasten the knot. Don't YOU think so,
Miss Lawrie"
II suppose one clergyman is just the
same as smother said Mary.
$50 1 tell him. 1t will all be one
twenty years hence. After all. the
Dean is an old trump, and papa doe:
not care \ bit about him.
But how are you To manage with
Mr.. Newface?:" said Mr.. Whittlestaf.
That's the best par. of it all. Nh.
Hall is such n brick that when we come
back from the Isle of Wight he is going
to take us all in"
IF that's the best of it. vou can be
taken in without me- said Katie.
but it is good; is it not? We two,
and her maid. She's to be promoted &c
nurse one of these days"
If you're such a fool. / never viii
have you. It's not too late vet. remem.
Der that" All which rebukes-and
there were many of them-Mr. Montagu
Blake received with loud demonStra.
tions Of JOY. and SO. Miss Lawrie,
} you're 10 he in the same boat too" said
Mr.. Blake. Il know ali about it"
MARY blushed and looked at Mr..