The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-28
CHAPTER XXIIL.-CONTINUEp.


These last expeditions were very
pleasant. Philip drove, and Grace and
Mabelle took it in turns to sit beside
him, while DIR. johnson shared the back
seat with whichever of the young ladies
occupied it. They were happy hours
which were passed in this manner,
while Philip, when hard pressed, would
relate some of his experience of the
Uncomfortable hardships" which, he
said. he feared were going to become
historical in his family; and his sister
listened, and did the questioning with
that glance from her dark Eyes which
spoke of a love like that which Clara
Van Artevelde felt for her Philip when
she said:
I've loved him much. and quarreled with
him oft,
And all our loves and quarrels past are
To bind us closer"
And Mabelle listened, too, the more,
perhaps, in that she said the less.
Grace leased Philip on his newly-dis-
covered capacity for ~laziness. and he
said that man was celebrated for adapt
ing himself to all circumstances.
Even adverse Ones" suggested
Grace.
Even adverse ones. my dear, such
rs the present. he answered.
Sometimes Mabelle speculatei upon
Philips rough analysis of his own
character, which he had given her that
day on the cliff. Nothing, he had said.
could make him otherwise than rough
and hard. Rough he was; perhaps, oc-
acknowledgement, that is, in express
sion. rough in the sense that in a very
refined circle his would have
been found wanting in polish, his bow
in elegance. and his compliments
wanting altogether as a rule. But hard
-Mabelle could discover no hardness
for a long time. She thought she had
never seen any man whose and
whole conduct toward mother and sister
was so good and SO satisfactory rs that
of Philip Massey.
IL he had certain old-fashioned ideas
as TO the sphere of a woman's useful
ness. and the desirability of %cultivating
her culinary and household capacities,
it was assuredly not because he imag.
ined she could not worthily take her
share in other t~hings-that was evident
from topics which he discussed with
Grace and her mother, and the weigh,
he gave to their opinion.
Once. when a lady with very adj.
vanced views on the subject of woman's
sphere had had an argument with
Philip. and discovered what she con
sidered his great and lamentable dark.
ness upon some important points, she
suggested to Grace that mans wish fOI
women to be accomplished cooks and
housemaids = SO she expressed it-cOv-
cred an abyss of selfishnesS not TO be
measured by ordinary standards.
..Indeedr' retorted the indignant
Grace. You think Philip is fond OF
eating, and would rather L could cook
well for him than any thing else l can
tell YOU that he would rather eat dry
bread than see his mother or me boiI
him a potato. if we were tired, or if il
were announcement and Ihave seen him
do it: and seen him make tea and toast
for me with his own hands, when | was
ill at Irkford, because | didn't like what
the servant of the house had made. II
tina. is an abyss of ~seltishness.' L like
S~eltiShness."
Assuredly, thought Mabelle, these
were not the traits of a hard character.
Only, once, when his father was relat'
ing something concerning a woman,
one of his tenants. who had lost hel
child. partly through her own careless,
ness. and had added: ''She married
her husband for his position; there was
a Young fellow whose heart she nearly
broke four years ago." Philip had said,
with what seemed to Mabelle a very
cynical laugh:
lit is a good thing the child did die
Such women are not fit TO be mothers
She stole a glance at him, and saw in
his ewes what he meant by saying hi:
disaster had hardened him.
Mabelle was rather sad that day. fOl
in two DAYS more she was to 60 back t.
Irkfurd. Angela had written soms yer!
peft sh letters, in which she upbraidet
Mabelle for her selfishness, adding tina
If she did not come home soon. she
Angela. would have to come TO Foul
haven and take lodgings there. These
letters Mabeiie showed to Grace, ant
the perfid;ous Grace had revealed theil
tenor to Philip, whose comment had
been:
GOOD Lord. Does she think she Cal
keep Mabelle forever tied to her apron
strings? What will she do when TIT
child marries?'-
1T will depend very much on whon
the child marries," his sister had grave
" answered. as she fixed her eyes upor
him. but found he was not looking a
7 her. When at last he did meet he
G eyes. Grace laughed. and Philil
laughed, too; upon which Miss Masse.
called him n goose. and went away look
ing very w II satisfied with herself, an
: hi:n. and the world IN general