The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26

he has evidently quite forgotten how
very Kind he used once to be, but have
not; but even If do deserve it, | can {
bear it. Grace might be more consid-
crate. When she comes and towers
over me like she did just now, and
flashes her great eyes upon me, she
looks so exactly ike him that | could
almost
A rush past her of some moving body
drew her attention TO the form of DIR.
johnson, who, with an unseemly haste
very rare with him, whirled by, arrest
ing himself by backward spring inst
III time to save himself from being
dashed over the cliff to certain death,
and then transferred his Stten;ions to
her as ii in proxysm OF affection.
my dear Dr. Johnson" sire had be-
gun, in the tone of one who would rea-
son with an impetuous person, "be u
little less violent, or -"
Let him alone He'll take care not
to risk his precious life. He is like his
immortal namesake, too fond of the
good th ngs of the kitchen TO prema-
turely cut himself off in his endowment
OF them, said voice behind her
voice which caused Mabelle TO start vio-
lently and make palpable movement
oil dismay as she beheld Philip, alone,
except for DR.. johnson, standing above
her, and looking down from what
seemed to Mabelle an immense height,
Tor he stood upon a little knoll of grass,
and she was sitting in the bottom of
small hollow between two ridges.
"Do disturb youP" he asked, throw
,ng away his cigar, and-was it posi-
bleP-seating himself beside her.
"N-no; am not going TO stay here
long" answered Mabefle, inwardly
wondering when adversely would cease
to persecute her; wondering, too, still
more, what strange chance had sent
Philip there.
"Not stay long! You have only Just
come, have you" he asked, looking at
her intently, and with imperturbable
gravity.
''No well---about----"
about three minutes" he inter-
posed; "because | saw you 90 while
Trace was shaking me out of my chair
and telling me to 90 after YOU"
Telling you to come alter men'
G CALCULATED Mabelle, on whose borrited
mind the truth now burst in its entirety.
Grace had, indeed, put her scheme of
revenge into operation with the prompt
itIde and skill of great General.
Yes she has sent me tel you,"
said Philip, TRANQUILITY, while he rested
his chin on one hand and stroked back
the ears OF DIR. johnson with the other,
process which caused that intelligent
animal to put forth his tongue farther
than ever, and to grin hldeous grin OF
inellable salts action.
"She said she had quarreled with YOU,
and that you had been unkind-no, you
had been very Nasty that was the form
of expression she used"
'Oh, dear" was all Mabelle could
calculate.
''She says you want to 90 away" he
continued; and If he had taken no notice
Of her before, Mabelle could no longer
accuse him Of maintaining that line Of
conduct. He was observing her innocent
ly, and the fact did not intend 10 reassure
her either in mind or manner.
Mabelle had worried herself by brood
Ing over the situation until she could
no longer see it in its proper light or
proportions. Her conscience was NOR
bidly sensitive, and Grace did not know,
could not guess, the real agony she was
lnIlicting upon the girl by her jesting
piece Of vengeance.
"Yes-no. | don't want to 90 but
| am afraid | must"
"But why? Grace says that a few
days ago you seemed pleased at the
prospect OF staying said Philip, with
half smile in his eyes rs he saw the
uncomfortable flash rising to Mabelle's
lace at his question.
FRO BE CONTINUED