The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-02


$50 is dispersed the absurd idea Of
your going away from Red Lees yet,
said he, composedly, while she sat with
her hands folded before her, not feeling
equal to opening d conversation, till
Philip said:
"And how is she-Angela, mean
your sister. Mrs. FordyceP"
"She is very well, thank you"
"And happyP"
mot exactly"
"MiserableP"
"Oh, nol'
what an odd state Of mind. And
you live with herp"
"Yes."
"Do you like itP'
"No."
"Whyp
"Our-I don't think our tastes
agree"
"You quarrel, perhapsP"
"No, never"
"You each go on your own way, and
never speak to each otherP''
"Not at all. We see great deal of
each other. We get on somehow"
"And 90 out great deal, suppose,
and have lot of visitingP They say
that is wonderful help when one is
dull at home"
"But we don't go out much. Mr..
Fordyce does not like it. We are very,
very quiet"
"Then, perhaps, you are rather
dullP"
a. nrno Jf,,ll,, J,,lI
"You must be. And you find it less
dull here, do youP"
II never find it dull at all here
"Yet you were ready, and even anx-
ious, to 90 back to that dull place be-
cause you thought"
"Oh. don't pleasen'
"Well, | won't Where does your
sister live? mean in which part of
Irkford?'
"Her house is called Stoneield, in
Queens Park"
"Oh! They are very grand houses
about there"
VERY big" said Mabelle, obviously.
"Big, yes. | remember admiring
them very much once. But what | was
going 10 say was, do you do as you
please at Stone6eld, and have your own
visitors, and all that?''
81 know so few other girls, you see,
and Mr.. Fordyce does not care much to
have many young people about They
J disturb him."
"How cheering for you! He would
hardly look upon me, though, in the
light of young person, would hep"
: "Youm
I-even /! You seem Mortified at
the idea"
"Do you mean you would like to come
and call upon Mr.. FordyceP"
81 should like to come and call upon
you, and then you could introduce me
to Mr.. Fordyce. Would Mrs. Fordyce
, object much, do you thinkP"
'N-no. don't know. don't think
so."
| "Then what are your objectionsi
, Perhaps you would objectp"
5 'No. / don't know why you should
, not call, if-if---"
"If | think l can stand it, you meal
a / almost think / can, after little while
, when | have got accustomed TO it
you know. But we will leave that al
: open question for the present. Why are
I you getting upP There is no need to 60
l and il is delicious here"
: but we must go. Don't you heal
that bell ringingP 1t means that tel
has been waiting ever so long"
s "What an awful idea! Well. stol
Y one moment, Mabelle?"
d "Yes, il you wish to-"
2 81 do. 1t reminds me of the day
when carried your books for you Il
the High School. Don't 90 so fast. Re
}, member you owe me some repara
t ton"
1T seems to me you want a grea
J. deal of reparation," said Mabelle, feel
v ing almost at home with Philip at las
d almost as she had done in those day
% gone BY, "when he had carried he
l. books" "What is the next piece o
/ reparation?" she inquired.
}. "Oply this. We shall go out for
!, walk after tea, Grace and /. She want
L some consolation now that Hermann
: has departed. You must promise no
II to have q bad headache immediatel
y we propose setting out, like you ha
q last night"
p "Oh, ii that Is all, PROMISE" sal
. Mabelle, laughing as they went slowl
Ie toward the house; laughing again at tn
}, discousolate attitude Of DIR. johnson
e who had heard the bell, and was nov
IS seated in the field half way home
o anxiously waiting for them to come
+ for he resemb,ed his immortal name
l. sake in nothing more strongly than hi
= devotion to a small cup Of the mos
.. agreeable Of liquids.
y In due time they arrived at Red Lee
70 entered the hall, and were met b
Grace.
"Wellp" she asked.
B. "Well," said her brother, al have dor
T. your errand. Msbelle viii stay"
.. "A month since you make point I
% IT," said Mabelle.
Y Il am sorry to find that you have |
,r soon forgotten your PROMISE" sa
le Philip. It'll you let her go HON
oi Grace; that was what we agreed upon.
m "And the only proper agreemen
,e after what has happened" said Grac
10 looking from one 70 the other Of then
n 'Well," she added. abruptly, 'con
It into the parlor, Father and mother ha,