Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-25
CHATTER xxi.


IL was Tuesday afternoon, two days
after Philips sudden appearance at his
father house. Grace was wandering
from one parlor to another looking into
them. shaking her head and then look
ing out again.
where can the child have hidden
herself? SIC must be i'm her own
rO M speculated Miss Massey, as she
took her way up the broad. shallow.
oaken staircase, and, going along a
white washed passage, knocked at a
bed room door.
''Come inr' cried Mabelle's voice.
and Grace entered. Her visitor was
seated at table which stood in one of
the windows. She had writing ma
terials before her. and appeared u be
engaged in the composition of a letter.
"What are you do.ng?" demanded
Grace. ''Why are you shut up here' |
have been looking for you every
where
81 am writing letter. which want
to go by to-night's post when the boy
goes To the town. said Mabelle, look
ing rather embarra sscd.
"lndeed, Well, make your letter rs
short ~ you can. for / have lot of
things | want To say to YOU. We are
talking about n picnic"
Yes; | shall have done I'm moment.
never could understand bradshaw. ,
you Know. and that is why / nave been
50 long about il"
bradshaw echoed Grace, with
sudden look Of suspicion. What do
YOU want with Bradshaw "
To tell Angela by what train To- ex-
pcct me. of course replied Mabclle,
nervously. and unsucce,s ully essaying
n smile of Indifference.
why. IN the nance of common sense,
should Angela want to know the train n
month beforehand"
"A month! Oh. but I must 90 the
day alter tomorrow. was the answer,
IN would-be mattcr-Of-course tone.
Nonsense, You are 10 stay another
MONTH"
Indeed. Grace. can not. have
been away quite long enough as il is.
l am sure they would not like me to re-
main so much longer"
WHO said they would?-but IRE
should like you To do so, and that is
the principal thing" retorted Grace,
unscruh,lously. Now. don't be silly,
Mabellc. II is utterly impossible for
you 10 90. Give me that letter. and let
me tear IL up"
She stretched out her hand toward il,
but Mabelle's little fingers closed upon
II like n wise. and there was ANYTHING
but a yielding expression in her eyes.
Il know il for fact" cont .nued
Grace. that Mr.. Fordyce told you to
60 away and en. oy yourself rs long as
you liked. for you needed n change.
You wrote and told me so yourself.
Will you deny your own dispatches. rs
do?"
cit is quite different now" said Ma
belle, hastily. And please do not
hinder me, Grace, or my letter will
not be ready for Tom TO take il down. ("
II am sure | hope il won't, so far as l
am concerned You offer me premium
to stay and interrupt you. Why do ysu
wish to go? Why this sudden adherence
OF US and our society," You said moth
ing about il before"
Mabelle maintained an embarrassed
silence, and Grace continued: "You
know perfectly well that wc all wish
you TO stay"
a" Not all" escaped from Mabelle's
lips involuntarily. and she bit them
with vexation, and. folding up her let
ter. said:
For several reasons, must 90 on
Thursday, and you will be very unkind
and very unfriendly if you try to pre-
vent il.
Now ! know" said Grace. tri-
umphantly. 81 might have guessed
before. Il is because you want to run
away from Philip, you absurd little
creature"
e" No. don't want to run away from
nim' answered MAbelle. miserable in
me consciousness u bpEping gHoe