The Magnolia gazette., 1884-10-30

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She would neltser speak Of him nor
think ~ hfm Sic knew herself, she
said. TOO well 70 give herself such iio-
ertv. He Should 6e to her a. thOugh
he lad never been. Size wouid force
/ herself 10 forget him. If forgetting lies
10 The absence If al thought. j. was
no more thau Mr. Wbitilestaf had d
right % demand. and no more than she
ought % Ge able tg accomplish. has
s.c such 4 weak smpietOu Is ~ te uN-
abia 10 keep her mind from running
hack to every i..t,e personal trick n
one wBo could never be ANYTHING 70
her2 "He has gone forever she eX-
cialmed Using ap from her chair PIE
shall ~ gone ] VIII not be a martyr
aud s'as 10 nay own memory, The
thing came ami f gone, and there i an
cnl - It Iaen Jane opened the
door. with q little piece of whispered
information Please, mis-, Mr
Gordon wishes tg zee EOu. TIE door
was opened little wider, anil John
Gordon sleod before her.
There ~ vas. With his short black
ha.-. bis bright, pleasant eyes, bis mas
teriH mouth. his dark complexion, and
broad. handsome, mauig shoulders, such
' '..tt +f#.. "a '-. '-'i
aaee he haA Grparlei' lhrfs NA3
uotMng changed, except tiiAI ils fai-
ment Was snle"aat hF32Aleti anu t.A.
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5@'i.''l 'ii'' 'il7 - n, ~ o',N soii''
At M@ 53th- ".i.h tt.r 4o,1
s7' -l,- ''"At tt2l' tAty HIM ao' 4
gone aut am alouc -ol w N1nu-
mes y 4 ili''t generous lllelnl'
" had heard, u coHf e, q Mr. nut
ues'al. nope ! ahali not be lold now
'hat l am doing ~ gool ABOUT ihe
house. At any rate, ! am not pau
per have menticd mat illtle iault.
Then he lpoSea a. her 81 though le
thought that ihefe was nptn.ng ior him
but e begin the conversation where It
had been so roughly ended - ihet asl
meeting
Dil Il not occur 10 him that some
ihing might nave come across her life
1uring 4 period ~ nearly three years,
which would stand IN bis way and in
hers But as she gahed into bis face,
, II seemed as though no such idea bad
, fallen upon him. But during these two
/, Or three minutes multitude oi
! thoughts crowded On poor Mary mind
, Was it possible that because Of The com
Ing d John Gordon Mr. Nhitlestaf
4 should withdraw his claim, and allow
this happy young hero ~ walk of witt
+; the reward which he SD seemed Il de-
sre2 She ielt 9nre II could n0t be 30.
+ Even during that short space She re-
I solved II could not G so. she knew
Il Mr. Whiltlc.taff TOO wei, and was sur,
!, her lover had arrived too late. II al
!, passed through her brain, and she wa!
+ sure no change could be effected in hel
+, destiny. Had ne come yesterday, in
!, deed! But. before She could answer
Mr.. WhitttstaiI entered the room
: She was bound to say something
though She was little able tu speak a
! ALL she was aware some ccrcmon,
q was necessary. She was in able to in
!. trodace thes two men to each other
i bpt il HAD % be done "Nr Whttle
i staH," she said, "this is Mr.. John Gor
don, who used to knowus at Norwich ,
Il .tAlr. John Gordon, said Mr. Whittle
staff, bowng very stiflly.
"a "Ycs, sir th4t Is my name. | neve
Il had the pleasure Of meeting you at Nor
4 wich, though often card Of you there
And since left The place have beei
told how Kind you have. been to Til
= yonng lady. ] trust may live +
!, thank you for il more warmly, thoug
4 notmore sincerely, than do at this mo
:. mcnt." "
a John Gordon, since he left Norwc
y little better than a pauper, COLLEGE,
4 what means he had been able to pathe