The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17

urday morning" said Montagu Blake.
"He has not started yet-not dreamed
of it. l heard him whisper to Mr..
Whittlestaf about his address. He's To
be in London at his club. l didn't hear
him say for how long, but when man
gives his address at his club he doesn't
mean to 60 away at once. have a
plan in my head. Some of those boats
go to the diamond-felds from South
ampton. All tho steamers go every.
where from Southampton. Winchester
is on the way to Southampton Moth
ing will be easier for him than to drop
In for our marriage on his way out
That is, if he must 90 at last" Then
he looked hard at Mary Lawrie.
"And bring some of his diamonds
with him." said Evelina Hail. "That
would be very nice" But not word
more was said then about John Gordon
by the inhabitants of Croker's Hall.
After that the visitors went, and Mon
tagu Blake chaperoned the girls out Of
the house, without an idea that he had
made himself disagreeable. .
THAT young man is most egregious
asst" said Mr.. Whittlestaff.
''He is good-natured and simple, bat
i doubt whether he sees things very
plainly. =
''He has not an idea of what a man
msy talk about and when he should
hold his tongue. And he is such a fool
as to think that his idle chatter can in
fuence others. l don't suppose a
Bishop can refuse TO ordain gentleman
because he is a general idiot. Other
wise | think the Bishop is responsible
for letting in such an ass as this"
Mary said to herself, as she heard this,
that it was the most ill-natured remark
which she had ever known to fall from
the mouth of Mr.. Whittlestaf.
81 think | am going away for few
days" Mr.. Whittlestaff said to Mary,
when the visitors were gone.
"Where are you goingP"
"Well, / suppose l shall be in Lon
don. When one goes anywhere, it Is
generally to London; though haven't
been there for more than two months {"
mot since l came to live with YOU"
she said. "You are the most stay-at-
home person by way of a gentleman
that | ever heard Of" Then there was
pause for few minutes, and he said
nothing further. "Might a person ask
what you are going forPn This she
asked in the playful manner which she
knew he would take in good part.
"Well don't quite know that a
narann oan I IN, noipnr IN oaa a ,,,o,
upon business, and, il began to tell
you part of it, must tell it all-which
would not be convenient"
"May / not ask how long you will be
awayp There can't be any dreadful
secret in that. And | shall want to
know what to get for your dinner
when you come back" She was stand
ing now at his elbow, and he was hold
ing her by the arm. II was TO him al
most as though she were already his
wife, and the feeling to him was very
pleasant. Only If she were his wife,
or II il were positively decided among
them that she would become SO, he
would certainly tell her the reason for
which he might undertake any jour
ney. Indeed, there was no reason con-
nected with any business of his which
might not be told, other than that
special reason which was about 10 take
him TO London. He only answered her
now by pressing her hand and smiling
into her face. "Will it be for
month";"
"Oh dear, no! what should | do
away from home for month";"
"How can | tcllP The mysterious
business may require you to be absent
for \ whole year. Fancy my being left
at home all that time You don't think
of it; but you have never left me for
single night since you first brought me
to live here"
"And you have never been away"
"On no! why should / go awayp
What business can a woman have TO
move from home, especially such
woman rs am"
"You are just like Mrs Baggett.
She always talks of women with SUI.
premc contempt. And yet she is Just
as proud Of herself as the Queen when
you come to contradict her"
"You never contradict me-"
Perhaps the day may como when
shall" Then he recollCcted himself,
and added; "0r perhaps the day may
never come. Never mind. Put up my
things for one week. At any rate /
shall not be above week gone" Then
she left him, hnd went away 10 his room
To do what WA nppnegarv
She knew The business on which he
was about TO travel TO London as well
as though he had discussed with her
the whole affair. In tile course OF the
last two or three days there had been
moments in which she had declared TO
herself that he was cruel. There had
been moments in which she had tainted
almost with sorrow when she thought
of the life which fate had in store for
her. There must be endless misery,
while there might have been Joy, so
ecstatic In its nature as to make II seem
to her to be perennial. Then she had
almost fallen, and declared him to 90
preternaturally cruel. But these mo-
ments had been short, and had endured
only while she had allowed herself TO
dream OF the ecstatic joy, which she
confessed to herself to be an unfit con-
dition of lite for her. And then she
had told herself that -Gr. Whittlestaff
was not cruel, and that she herself was
no better than weak, poor, highty
creature, unable 10 look in its face life
and all its realities, And then she