St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-21


of salt.
She saw just how this repair OF neglected
education mustappear to her small circle of
discarded pupils, and felt a.strong desire to
drown herself or jump out of the window, or
turn on the gas or take box of matches in
her tea, and she might actually, it seemed to
her afterwards have died of modification,
but that the gong at the front door, pulled
violently at this moment, startled her, and
Nora, running up, wrapped in a waterproof
cloak for she had been making preparations
to go to bed, announced:
''Nlr. Sliger!"
''He can't come up" said Pandora, sat
this hour of the night
''No Miss; he asks for you to come
down." said Nora.
Pandora went down.
Mr.. Sliger was at the door.
There's a telescope at the corner" ne
said; something going on in some star or
other l believe. Get a bonnet and shawl,
and come and have peep. 1t will be les
son in astronomy for me. You can explain
it, you know-same terms as the other les
sons.''
Pandora without word obeyed.
The door closed after the two, leaving Mrs.
Grimm staring at Nora.
''Shall l sit up for them!' asked Nora
mo, said Mrs. Grimm. Il WILL
Meanwhile Miss Pandora and Mr.. Sliger
peeped through the telescope and saw the
rings of Saturn, which Mr.. Sliger supposed
to be phenomenal and temporary and which
were explained by Miss Pandora to be fix
lures, and then adjourned to an ice cream
saloon of much elegance.
This indeed, was desperate dissipation,
Miss Pandora said 10 herself as she sat be-
fore the cut-glass goblets on the damask
cloth, and saw the water splash from the lit
tie fountrin in the centre into the aquarium
and over the glossy plants, all reflected in
the long mirrors. However, what did it
matter! She was already talked about, g"
turned out of her lodgings as person who
had gone wrong. She would keep this merry
moment to remember when she had put an
end to all by saying to the neglected pupil
that she could no longer impart instruction
to him.
He was ordering every indigestible luxury
on the bill OF fare, the diamond on his little
finger flashing like q small sun, obsequious
walters bobbing about behind them. He
looked kindly at her, and asked her if she
liked this or that He was as simple as an
old baby; as kind as an old lady; and ne
he was a nice pleasant little man.
'All over! All over!'' She said to her
self. 81 might have known what wicked
world this is, and how Ill 1t thinks OF limo
cent things. Why might not l go on teach
ing him forever without harm?"
People were coming in from concerts,
from the theatres; tables were filing; but
theirs between two columns beyond the foun-
tain was very quiet.
The walters were gone to execute Mr.. Sill
gers behests. Suddenly he turned to her
and took letter from his pocket.
"Miss Piper" he said, ''read that
Pandora opened the missive and perused
1t was from firm Of lawyers, speaking in
plain terms of Mr. st. Leger as gentleman
and man of honor and fortune.
81 got 'em to give it to me-" he said, ''to
show you.''
81 did not need it indeed" said Pandora
sadly. "And this is the way your name is
really speltl st. Legerl It's a beautiful
name.n
cit sounds little curious to me, - he said.
''Mother wrote it Slger. / never knew, but
| you see Pm all right. They never took me
without a character when l went for place
in the poor times and couldn't expect you
to take me without a character, either. II
| ignorance or not, but if you don't, why
want you to take me for your pupil yor life
to marry me, you know Pandora. Will
| youl'
1t was dreadful thing to do in such a
public place, but Pandora Piper felt that she
was going to faint-the room grew black
She held out her hand for the glass of wa.
ter. Most OF it was split upon the front
breadth of her new black silk but that which
passed her lips revived her. Then a sweet
soft sense that there was no more trouble
fer her in this world crept into her heart and
she smiled up at him.
''Itwas in my mind the first day came, -
he said. 81 had seen you often through the
window when you gave lessons to that little
! girl at Bells. l used TO watch you with my
opera glass. I felt sure that you were Just
the woman for me and every lesson you gave
me proved it. l shall learn everything from
you-goodness as well as spelling. Oh, say
'YesP want you. want you.
She said, Yes
Mrs. Grimm was sitting up for her, pale
with wrath, when she returned; but Pane ors
took her by both hands, and said:
'You won't turn me out until after IN,
wedding day, will you dear? You'll let mt
be married here. It's next week Mr. st
Leger won't wait. You see we will have t,
go to England and live on the estate. And
after all, poor little teacher needs n,
great preparation"
Servants and diamonds and countr1
house and city house. and everything hear
can wish" Mrs. Grimm says in tellingth
story. A real great lady now. It's like
romance"
And Pandora, happy with her good, simpl,
husband in her new surroundings, Otter
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