The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-10-17
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CHAPTER XIX.-CoSrrSuEn
swell, no; he's not drunk. I think
his wooden leg is affected sooner than
If he had two like mine, or yours, sir.
And he did manage to go in of his self,
now that he knows the way. He's
there among the hay, and do think
it's very unkind of Hayonotes to say as
he II SSoil II But how am to get him
out, unless l goes away with him?"
'.Let him stay there and give him
some dinner. don't know what else
you've to do"
..He can't stay always-in course. sir.
As Bayonotes says-what's he to do
with wooden-legged sergeant in his
stable rs permanence? had come
10 say | was to 90 home with him."
you're to do nothing of the kind. +"
"What is il you mean. then, about
, my taking care of the house?"
"Neyer you mind. When I want YOU
to know, shall tell you" Then Mrs.
Baggett bobbed her head three times in
the direction of Mary Lawrie's back. as
though to ask some question whether
the leaving the house mi at not be in
reference 20 Mary's marriage. But she
fealed that it was not made in refer
ence to Mr. Whittlestaff' marriage also.
What had her master meant when he
had said that there was no one coming
to interfere with her, Mrs Baggett?
-'You nc dn't ask any questions just at
present. Mrs. Bag seti," he said.
"You don't mean as YOU are going up
20 London just to give her up to that
young fellow"
81 AN going about my own business.
and | wor't be inquired into," said Mr..
Whittestaf. 1851
'Tii 'n you're going to do what no
man ought to do"
you arr an impertinent old woman"
said her master.
Il dare say am. All the same, it's
nv duty to tell you my mind. You
can't eat me, Mr.. Whittlestaff, and it
wouldn't much matter if you could.
When you've sa d that you'll do a
thing, you ought not TO go back for any
other man, LEI him be who it may-es-
pecially not in respect OF 4 female. It's
weak, and nobody wouldn't think a
straw of you for doing it. It's some
idea OF being generous that you have
got into your head. There amt no
real generosity in it. I say it Amt
manly, and that's what man ought to
be-
Mary, though she was standing at the
window, pretending TO look out of it.
knew that during the whole of this con-
versation Mrs. Baggett was making
signs at her-as though indicating an
opinion that she was the person in
faplf Tt ,,-.,s rs tho,r, AZ, p,,r
had said that it was for her sake--to do
something to CRAFTY her-that Mr..
WhittleStaff was about to go to London.
She knew that she st any rate was not
to blame. She was struggling for the
same end as Mrs. Baggett, and did de-
serve Letter treatment. "You oughn't
10 bother going up TO Iondon, sir. on
any such errand, and so tells you Mx.
Whittlestaff." said Mrs Baggett-
81 have told him the same thing my
self. said Mary Lawric. turning round.
III YOU told him as though you meant
il. he wouldn't 90, said Mrs. Baggett.
THAT all you know about it," said
Mr.. Whittlestaf. Now the fact is. l
won't stand this kind of thing. If you
mean to remain here, You must be less
free with your tongue"
II don't mean to remain here, Mr.
Whitilestaf. It's Just that as I'm
coming 20. There's Timothy Baggett
down there among the HOSES, and he
says am 10 go with him. So I've
come up here to say that ii he allowed
10 sleep it off to-day, I'll be ready to
start to morrow"
Il tell YOU 1 am not going to make
any changes at all," said Mr.. Whittle-
staff.
lyon was saying You was going away
for the honey moon | did suppose"
"a man may go away if he pleases
without any reason of that kind. Oh
dear, oh dear, that letter is not gone!
insist that that letter should 20. sup
pose / must see about it myself Then
when he began TO move, the women
moved also. Mary went TO look after
the sandwiches. and Mrs. Baggett to
despatch the letter. In ten minutes the
letter was gone, and half an hour after
wards Mr.. Whittlestaff had himself
driven 10 the station.
'.What is it he means?' said Mrs.
Baggett when the master was gone.
a do not know" said Mary, who was
in truth very angry with the old
woman.
HE wants to make you Mrs. Whit
tlestaff
lin whatever he wants I shall obey
him-if l only knew how"
..lt's what YOU is bound to do, Miss
Mary. Think of what he has done for
YOU
al require no one to tell me that"
..What did Mr. Gordon come here for.
disturbing everybody? Nobody asked
him-at least, / suppose nobody asked
him. There was an insinuation in this
which Mary found it hard to bear. But
it was better to bear it than to argue on
such point with the servant. '.And he
said things which put the master about
terrible"
1T not my doing"
But he's a man rs needn't have his
own way. Why shonld Mr.. Gordon
have everything just rs he likes it? /
never heard tell of Mr.. Gordon tall he
came here the other day. don't think
SO much q Mr.. Gordon myself" To
this MAJ, of course, made no answer.
''He'> no business disturbing people
when he's not sent for. / can't abide
te. zee Mr.. Whittlestaf put about in this
way. l aave known him longer than
you haze"
.-No 1oubt.''
'.He a mag that'll be driven pretty
nigh cut of his mind ii he's disappoint-
ed" Then there was silence, as Mary
was determined aot to discuss the mat
ter any further. IF you come TO that
you needn't marry no one unless YOU
pleases." Mary was still silent. They