The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-18


glad that he has not babe me not to
think of John Gordon"
CHAPTER V.
at SUPPOSE 1T WAS A DREAM"
1t seemed to her, as she sat there at
the window, that she ought to tell Mrs.
Baggett what had occurred. There
had been that between them which she
thought made it incumbent on her to
let Mrs. Baggett know the result of her
interview with Mr.. Whittlestaff. So she
went downstairs, aud found that i1val-
liable old domestic interfering with the
comfort of the two younger maidens.
She was determined to let them know
what was what as she expressed It.
You oughtn't to be angry with me,
because I've done nothing said Jane,
the housemaid. sobbing.
That's Just about it, said Mrs. Bag
gett. And why haven't you done
nothingP Do you suppose you come
here to do nothing? Was it doing moth
ing when Eliza tied down them straw
berries without putting in e'er drop
of brandy? 1t drives me mortal mad
to think what you young folks are COM
ing to-"
II amt a-going anywhere. Mrs. Bag
gett. because of them Strawberries be-
ing tied down. which, if you unite them.
as l always intended, will have the sper.
rits put on them rs well now as ever.
And as for your going mad, Mrs. Bag
gett, hope it won't be along of me-"
..Drat your imperence.
1T amt imperence ut all. Here's
Miss Lawrie. and she shall say whether
I'm imperence.'
Mrs. Baggett, | want to speak &c
you. if you Il come into the other ROOM
said Mary.
lyon are imperent. both of you.
can't say a word but I'm taken up that
short that They've been and tied all
the jam down. so that it's all got that
moldv that nobody can touch it. And
then. when | says 4 word. they turns
upon me-" Then Mrs. Baggett walked
out of the kitchen into her own small
parior, which opened upon the passage
Just opposite the kitchen door.
They was a-going to be opened
this very afternoon said Eliza, firing
parting shot after the departing en-,
envy.
Mrs. Baggett, 1 must tell you,"
Mary began.
..Wellf''
He came to me for an answer, as he
said he would"
..Well,''
..And 1 told him it should be as he
would have it..
.'Of course you would. 1 knew
that"
You told me that it was your duty
and mine to give him whatever he
wanted"
Il didn't say nothing of the kind.
miss
"Oh, Mrs. Baggett"'
Il didn't. l said. if he wanted your
head, you was to let him take it. But
if he wanted mine, you wasn't to give
it to him."
"He asked me to be his wife, and !
said | would
Then l may as well pack up and be
off for Portsmouth.
mo; not so. have obeyed you, and
think that in these matters You should
obey him too"
81 dare say; but, at my age, 1 amt
so well able to obey. l dare say as
them girls knew all about it, or they
wouldn't have turned round upon me
like that. It's just like the likes oil
them. When is it to be, Miss Lawrie:
because l won't stop in the house
after you be the missuS of it. That's
fat. Ii You were to talk till you're
deaf and dumb. | wouldn't do it. Oh,
Il 10. g.
| know that"
but it will matter very much
Not ha'porth.''
''You ask him, Mrs. Baggett.''
Hes got his plaything. That's al
he cares about. I've been with him and
his family almost from baby, and have
grown old asserting him. and it don't
matter TO him whether l goes into the
hedges and bitches, or where l goes.
They sly that service is no heritance,
and they says true. I'm t. 90 to
But don't mind me- He won't, and
why should you? DO you think you'll
ever do half as much for him as Eve
done? He's got his troubles before
him now: that the worst of il.
This was very bad. Mrs. Baggett
had been loud in laying down the line
of duty she should follow, and she. te
the best OF her ability, had done as Mrs.
Baggett had told her 1t was the case
that Mrs. Baggett had prevailed with
her, and now the woman turned against
her. Was it true that he had his
troubles before him." because of heI
acceptance of his offer? If so, might il
not yet be mended? Was it too late,
OF what comfort could she be to him,
seeing that she had been unable to give
him her heart? Why should she inter-
fere with the woman's happiness? In
a spirit of true humility, she endeavored
to think how she mightendeayor to do
the best OF one thing she was quite,
quite sure-that all the lodgings of her
very soul were fixed upon hatSother
man. He was away; perhaps he had
forgotten her; perhaps he was married.
TO BE CONTINUED.