The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-19

earth whenever he looked mt me, or
rather. | should wish thati could, said
the young lady, while hot lush spread
slowly over her face.
"Poohp said Grace, indiiferently,
al didn't know yoi felt so strongly on
the subject, And there is no need. You
are morbid. Now, don't jump up and
flee" he added, stretching out her
LARGE, firm hand, and OBTAINING Mabelle,
who had made movement as II to
leave her. my letter was from
Thekla.n
"From Thekla! Oh, how is she?"
sShe is very well, and very happy,
and she says that if will have my
wedding after Christmas, she can and
will come over from Frankfort, with
Mr.. Reichhardt and her boy, and be
present at it. ~
"You will like that, won t you?"
81 should like il better if it we're not
so soon, hut must have Thekla at my
wedding, that is very certain, if have
10 be married ever so much sooner than
| like; so | shall tell Hermann l have
decided, but | shall let him know that it
is for his sister sake, and not for his. "
Mabelle laughed. Grace produced a
long, pointed basket, like canal-boat,
containing knitting, and began to work
diligently with the fingers which were
never idle.
"What little lazy thing you are,
Mabelle!" she exclaimed at last. 81
declare, l don't know when or where
you manage to acquire your stores OF
learning about all kinds of things. |
believe YOU are much better informed
than l am, really, despite my examina-
tions but when you are here l never
see you read"
"Ihave too much to DO out of doors
here, and | am too happy to read. 1t is
when am at home that / have time;
plenty of time now. J"
"Why that 'now?' Hadn'tyou always
timeP" -.
"Not at trst?"
"Why, dear? Tell me"
.'But if tell you shall have to talk
great deal about Angela. " .........
''Well, tell me about her, then, " was
the answer, as Grace, ceasing her knit
ting, propped her chin upon her hand,
and looked with q long, steady, happy
gaze across the sea, which kept up its
murmur far below, She was in 8
pensive yet joyful mood, and half she
, listened to Mabelle's words, and ball
she gave heed to thoughts of her own
"At first, when Angela came home
and after had got better, l had very
, little time to myself" said Mabelle
) 'She went out great deal making
+ calls, you know, and driving, and shop
: ping, and
Showing of-yes, know
: "Well, I'm afraid it was. And it wa
decided that as was more than sixteer
l was not to 90 to school any more, 81
$ it really seemed as if my whole tim
was to be given up to AM mean t.
these stupid Gals, and visits, AM
Y things. l could not study anything
L Angela said it was so dull to have som
i one near her buried in book
t made her nervous to sit in the sam
S room with me while was reading.
t don't know what l should have done
/ but Mr.. Fordyce really was very kind
y He found out my doletul case by degrees
: and insisted upon my having some tim
}. to myself. He gave me little roor
n for my own, and said in winter ther
d was always to be fire there; and on
n day he got me q pass for the Colleg
v library-that's where | get my tedrne
k books, Grace-and he subscribed t
: Nudes for me for new ones. | aske
d him what there was l could do for hin
); | felt so very grateful, you know; an
d it was kind, was it not?"
is "Yes, very" Grace was obliged
own. '.."
'e because Angela grumbled dreac
d fully. Oh, she does grumble SOM
l. times, Grace. You will not tell an
le one 1 said so, but she makes me fe
a sometimes as if | should absolutely lii
l. to box her ears.
,e "Did ever any one hear of sue
st frightful thoughtsP WellP"
n, "Mr. Fordyce said he didn't kno
ut he had done anything that require
at payment, but that he never refused
g good offer, and l might read the pap
a. to him sometimes, and write few of b
t. letters. So we began with that, al
ly now we have got beyond the pape
1e and read very interesting books som
I'd times, voyages and travels and histor
T. The only drawback is that Ange
r yawns So dreadfully, and objects to it
n very strongly" a
H. "Wky doesn't she put a stop to it
10 Because she can't" replied M
ol belle; "Mr. Fordyce is quite the ms
III ter"
u, She struggled to suppress a conv1
er sive smile, but looking up, and catchi
al Grace's eye, it would out. Grace buI
into peal oflaughter, in which Mabe
er joined. .l ~ eJath 81
aO "In other words, your sister l
er overreached herself, and has to subr
n u to Mr.. Fordyce, instead of his subm
III ting to her, as she intended. You v
excuse my saying, Mabelle, that
IA very glad to hear it. "'' 90, "
N. Mabelle smiled rather family, and
or this moment the sound of a bell warn
ed them that tea was ready at the far
N, and, accompanied by DR.. Johnst
no thoughtfully pacing before them, IL
al, repaired to that meal.
as CHAPTER XXI.
lily CoNsTERNATION.
IN Saturday, the day Of Hermann's
10 rival had come and oone and hrou,