Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-11-12

have been 80 fortunate as yourself In
receiving a good education, but had
worked his way upwards by energy and
industry from comparatively low rank
in life. | saw quite clearly what was
passing in your mind. And do you sup
pose would marry such man No
a thousand times mol"
Henniker had grown very pale.
"Wil YOU listen TO me Tor moment,
Miss Maitland ?" he said very quietly,
as she turned to leave the room.
"For what purpose ?" she asked, the
tone of passionate indignation still
thrilling her voice. DO you fancy you
could alter my decision ? Never Even
the daughter of Manchester merchant
has some little respect for herself and
her relatives. | am ashamed of the
man who is ashamed Of my father If
You were To go down on your knees and
offer me all the riches the world con-
tains, | would not marry you The
subject had better be dropped between
US"
but none too steadily, ascended the
stairs, and was living ON her bed, her
face pressed into the bed clothes, sob-
big as if her heart would break. Only
woman after all !
Whit-Sunday that year was glo-
rious day. All nature seemed at her
brightest.
Mr.. Maitland, Henniker, and Lily
went To church. Coming back, the
merchant joined friend, and IIenniker
and Lily were perforce thrown together.
He Lad seen very little of her since
the affair of the previous evening.
When they had met, She wa shy and
constrained, and there was that in her
manner towards him which almost
amounted to an apology for her indig-
nant and perhaps, as she felt, rather
unladylike outburst of the night he
fore, could he but have read it Alright.
In church he had once or twice cast
quiet glances at her--lndeed his thoughts
were far more occupied with the pretty
figure dressed in black at his side than
with the service but her eyes al such
times were always downcast, and her
attention seemed wholly riveted oE her
prayer-bOok.
Henniker was terribly detected, and
he looked quite pale and haggard. He
felt that he could endure this torture
no longer. To be in the same house
with this girl whom he loved with all
the strength and ardency of a partIcu
larry stro2g nature, 10 feel the constant
charm and attraction of her presence,
to know that she was not nor ever could
be his, and TO realize that IL was EN-
tirely through his own fault that he
had missed winning her. was more than
he could bear He would go away !;
but, before he went, he would explain
matters to her.
They walked along in silence for
some distance. At length HenniKer
said, with slight effort
81 am sorry, Miss Maitland, that |
should still stay to offend you by my
presence. Believe me, would willingly
have gone away last evening could 4
have done so-indeed it Is misery sa-.
me now 10 remain here. But, As M
Maitland expressly asked me for Whit
Sunday, il seemed rude to run away on
the very eve of it; and, indeed l could
think of no excuse that would justify
such a course without introducing your
own name into the matter"
81 hope you won't think of leaving
on my account, " she interrupted hur-
riedly.
"AS this however is perhaps the last
time l shall have an opportunity of
speaking TO you alone" " he went on,
without noticing her remark, Il should
like, If you will bear with me, to say
word i'll answer to your charge of last
night | will speak frankly to you,
Miss Maitland. | did come down TO
Manchester with the views you describe,
and was an ignorant man in doing 50
far more ignorant than the very peo-
pie whom deSpised. | did not think
your father well educated or well bred :;
but see now how wrong was to judge
a man by few external characteristics,
for have discovered that he possesses
true nobility of disposition before
which |, with my small narrow mind,
ought TO blush. am all the better for
having known your father, Miss Matt
land and | have received a much
needed lesSC that hope shall never
forget. But | will confess more than
that. There shall be nothing but truth
between us now. After to-day shall
never see you again but, at any rate,
| shall have the consolation of thinking
in my loneliness that at our last Inter-
view | showed my true disposition to
YOU, that there was no deception be-
tween us. When came to Mdnches-
ter, did So with purpose came to
marry you"
'To marry me - she exclaimed,
startled out of her silence by surprise.
"Yes, to marry you"
"But you had never seen me 7"
81 know that {: but | had heard Of
you. l knew that you were wealthy or
rather that your father was. | was
poor and unfortunate-ruin was staring
me in the face. | determined to come
to Manchester, and, If possible, to marry
you, to relieve myself from my debts.
But before | had been twenty-four
hours in the house circumstances al
tered my case. L was now really, hon
estly in love with you. | could only
think of the motive with which ] had
come TO Manchester with horror. More
than once determined to run away
to leave you-to get back to London,
and, beginning new and better life,
to face my ruin like man but the
sight of your face chained me to the
spot. could not bear to part from you
i was powerless. dare say, Miss
Maitland, you think all have said the
mere emotional talk of man of the
world, accomplished IN such matters !;
but, fortunately for me, l have the
means of convincing you of the SINGER
ity of my words. By this mornings
post had letter announcing to me
the death of an uncle, TO whose property
/ succeed. am now richer man than
your father. Willyo come to me, Lily
just as YOU are, without penny? If
you like. we will live in Manchester,
and your father shall stay with US L
shall be proud to live under the same
roof with such man. Oh, my darling,
do have mercy on mel Don't be hard
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