The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-15

1t was soon decided that Mr.. Whittle-
stat should give up all idea OF the dill
mond-felds, and ia SO doing heallowed
himself to be brought back to q state OF
seml-courteous conversation with his
happy rival. SWELL yes; you may
write to her, ! suppose Indeed, I don'l
know what right have to say that yor
may or you mayn't. She's more your
than mine, suppose" Turn hei
out! j don't know what makes you
take such an idea as that in youi
head.' John Gordon had not suggest
ed that Mr.. Whittlestaff would turr
Mary Lawrie out though he had spoken
Of the steps he would have taken were
be ro-iind Mary left without home.
''She shall have my house as her own
till she can find another. AS she will
not be my wife, she shall be my daugh
ter-till she is somebody else's wife. J
told you before that you may come and
marry her. Indeed | can't help my.
self. OF course YOU may go on as you
would.with some other girl--only wish
1t were some other glrl. You can go
and stay with Montagu Blake, If you
please. It is nothing to me. Every.
body knows it now" Then he did say
goodbye, though he could not be per.
suaded to shake hands with John Cor
don. lib
Mr.. Whittlestaif did not 90 home that
day, but on the next, remaining in towr
till he was driven out of it by twenty
four hours of absolute misery. He had
said to himself that he would remain
till he could think of some future plan
OF life that should have in it some bet
ter promise of success for him than his
sudden scheme of going to the diamond
fields. But there was no other plan
which became practicable in his eyes.
On the afternoon of the very next day
London was no longer bearable to him,
and as there was no other place but
Croker's Hall to which he could take
himself with any prospect Of meeting
friends who would know anything OF
his ways OF life, he did go down on the
following day. One consequence OF
this was that Mary had received from
her lover the letter which he had writ
ten almost as soon as he had received
Mr.. Whittlestaffs permission to write.
The letter was as follows:
"DEAR MARY-I do not know whether you
are surprised by what Mr. Whittlestatf has
done: but | am--so much so that | hardly
know how TO write to you on the matter. II you
will think Of IL, have never written to YOU
and have never been in a position In which
writing seemed to bo possible. Nor do l
know as yet whether you are aware of the
business which has brought Mr.. Whittlestan
to town. .0..
81 suppose am to take II for granted that
all he tells me Is true; though when I think
what 1t is that have to aocept-and that ON
the word OF man who l. not your father,
and who is perfect stranger TO mc-it doos
seem as though were assuming great deal
And yet IL Is no more than asked him 10 do
for me when ! saw him at his own house.
II had no time then to ask for your permis
sion; nor, had ASKED for IL. would you have
granted II TO mo. You had pledged yourself
and would not have broken your pledge. II
asked for your hand at all, IL was from him
that ! had TO ask. How will It be with me
II you shall refuse TO come to me nc his bid
dingf
"I have never told you that loved you.
nor have you expressed your willingness 81
receive my love. Dear Mary, how shall IL bei
No DOUBT do count upon you in my very
heart as being my Own. After tAis weok OF
troubles II seems us though ! can look back
upon former time in whicn you AMI | had
talked to nno,hcrns though we had been lov.
els May ] not think thut II was 80. May
II not DO soy May not call you my Maryl
And, Indeed, between man and man, ns
would say, only that you aro not man, have
not right to assume that II is so7 / told
him that II was so down at Crokers Hall, and
he did not contradict me. And now be has
been the most ndiscreet OF men. and has al
lowed all your secrets to escape from his
breast. He has told me that you love me, and
has bado ms do irs seems good TO mo IN speak
ing TO you OF my love.
But Mary. why should there be any mock
NJ mr. hot .ay
mnu and woman mean TO become husband
and vito they shOu d at any rate be earnest ir
eheir profession. | am sure of my love foI
you, and OF my earnest, longing TO make you
my wife. Tell mo-am not right in counting
upon YOU for wishing the same thingy
what shall ] say In writing TO You OF Mr.
Whittlcstaifl But he cOntriycs to do so In
such way that | can take y only as the ex
preston OF his regret thatI should be found
10 be standing In his way. HIS devotion to
you Is the most beautiful expression of self
aDnegalion that have ever met. ile tells
me that nothing Is dono for mo: but Il Is only
done for you. Next 20 me-yes, Mary, neyi
20 myself, he should be the dearest 20 you OF
human beings. am jealous already, almos
jealous OF his goodness. Would that / coule
loo forward 10 life in which would be re
garded ~ his friend.
"Jct me have a line from you TO say that
Is rs would wish II, aud name u Jay In which
may come TO visit you. shall now remair
W lsOlluJu Onll W OOef your Ufuebts. As lOl
my iuiure lie, can settle nothing till cur
discuss II with you, rs II Will be your lie also
God bless you, my own one
Yours aifectionately,
John GoRDoN.
''we are not TO return TO tho diamond
fields, have promised Mr. whlttlostar tina.
II shall bo so"
Mary, when she received this letter,
retired into her own room to read it.
For, indeed. her life in public-her life,
that is, TO which Mrs. Baggett has &c.
cess had been In some degree dis.
turbed since the departure of the mas.
ter OF the house. Mrs. Baggett Ger.
tainly proved herself to be a most un.
reasonable old woman. She praised
Mary Lawrie up to the sky as being the
only woman fitted to be her masters
wife, at the same time abusing Mary
for driving her out Of the house were
the marriage 10 take place; and ther
abusing her also because Mr.. Whittle.
staff had gone to town to look up an.
other lover on Mary behalf. rItisn't
my fault; did not send him." said
nj you could mako his going Of no 40,
count. You needn't have tho young
map when he comes back. Ho ha,
come here, disturbing us all with his
diamonds, in a most Objectionable
manner"
..Yon would be able to remain here,
and not have to 20 away with thai
dreadfnlly drunken old man Thh