Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-06

you try to love me. Lily3 VIII you be
/ my wife?"
He bad flung himself upon the ground
beside her rs he spoke and had clasped
her hand in his. For a moment she
I permitted IL To remain there unresist
ingly, while her whole wOman's nature
seemed TO respond 20 his appeal; then,
with n sudden effort. she drew herself
away and rose TO her feet.
NO, | VII net be your wife" she
said. with flashing eyes and quiverinc
mouth. ''Mr. Henniker, you came here
despising us poor Manchester people
You thought we were half savages, de.
void OF all cultivation and refinement.
From the height Of your intellectual
superiority you looked down upon u
aud ridiculed us. saw it in your man.
ner, in your loo6s. Among others you
thought fit TO despise was my father,
one of the best, the noblest of men.
You scorned his speech and manners
because he Id not happen to have been
SO fortunate as yourself in receiving q
/ good edu alton, but had worked bis
/ way upwards by energy and industry
from a comparatively low rank in life.
saw quite clearly what was passing in
your mind. And do you suppose
would marry such a man? Mo-
thousand times nor
Hennker had grown very pale.
WI vi you listen td me for moment,
Miss Maitland?'' he said very quietly as
she turned to leave the room.
''For what purpose?' she asked, the
tone OF passionate Indignation still
thrilling her voice. "Do you fancy you
J could alter my decision? Never! Even
the daughter of Manchester merchant
has some little respect for herself and
her relatives. / am ashamed of the
man who is ashamed of my father. II
you would 60 down on your knees and
offer the all the riches the world con.
tains Il would not marry youl The
subject had better be dropped between
us,
In another minute she had swiftly,
but none too steadily. assembled the
stairs, and was lying on her bed, her
face pressed into the bed-clothes. sob.
bling rs if her heart would break. ONLY
woman after all!
Whit=Suaday that year was a ploriou.
day. All nature seemed at her bright.
est.
Mr.. Maitland, Henniker and Lily
went to church. Coming back the mer.
chant joined a friend. and Hennikel
and Lily were perforce thrown to.
gether.
He had seen very little of her since
the affair OF the previous evening.
When they had met she was shv and
constrained. In church he had once OF
twice cast quiet chances at her-indeed
his thoughts were far moro occupied
with the pretty figure dressed in black
at his side than with the service; but
her eyes ut such times were always
/ uowncast, and her attention seemed
wholly riveted on he prayer-book.
Henniker was terribly detected, and
he looked quite pale and haggard. lie
felt that he could endure this torture nc
longer. To be in the same house with
this girl whom he loved with all the
strength and ardency of particularly
/ strong nature, to feel the constant
charm and attraction of her presence,
to know that she WIS not nor ever
could be his. and to realize that il was
entirely through his own fault that he
had misse winning her. was more th1u
he could bear. He would 90 away. hui
before he went he would explain mat
tiers to her.
The walked alone in silence for some
distance. At length Henniker said.
with slight effort
IL am sorry, Miss Maitland, that |
should still stay TO offend YOU by nv
presence. Believe ME, would willing.
ly have gone away last evening could
have done So-indeed, il is misery for
me now to remain here. But. rs Mr..
Maitland expressly asked me for Whit.
Sunday, it seemed rude to run away on
the very eve of it; and indeed | could
thlnk oil no excuse that would Justly
such course without introducing your
name into the matter"
IL hope YOU won't think of leavino
on my account" she INTERRUPTED hur.
riedly,
"As this, however. is perhaps the last
time l shall have the op, ortunity OF
speaking to you alone" he went ON.
without noticing her remark. Il should
like, If you will bear with me. TO say .
word in answer TO your charge of last
night. will speak frankly TO YOU. Mis-.
Maitland. l did come down TO Man.
chester with the views you describe. and
was an ignorant man in doing so-fav
more ignorant than the very peoule
whom despised. 1 did not think your
rather well educated or well bred: but
see now how wrong | was to Judge a
man by few external characteristics.
for L have discovered that he possesse.
true mob lily of disposition before
which l, with my sma narrow m nd.
ought TO blush. am all the better for
having known your father. NJ "a Mat.
land; and l have rece we'd a much-need.
ed lesson that hope 1 shall never for.
get. But will confess more than that
There shall be moth NJ but truth be-
tween us now. After today | shall
never see you again; but. at any rate. j
shall have the consolation of think no
that there was no decept on between us.
When l came TO Manchester, | id so
with purpose came to marry vol. ~
ITO marry mel" she exclaimed. start.
led out of her silence by surprise.
Eyes, to marry YOU"
"But you had never seen me-"
IL know that; but had heard of Won.
knew that you were wealthy, or rather
that your father was. Twas poor and
unfortunate-ruin was staring me in the
face. determined to come to Man.
chester. and, if possible, 10 marry YOU.
to relieve myself from my debts. But
before had been twenty-four hours in
the house circumstances altered nv
case. l was now really honestly In love
with you. / could only think of the
mot We with which had come to Man
chester with horror. More than once ]
determined to run away-to leave YOU
to get back to London. and. begin.
ming n new and better life. to face INV
ruin like man; but the sight OF your
face chained me to the spot. | could
not tear to part from you'll was pow
erless. l dare say. Miss Maitland, YOU
think all have said the mere emotional
talk of man of the world. accomplished
In such matters, but, fortunately for
me, have the means of convincing Won
OF the sincerity of my words. By this
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