The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-13

body with me, Miss LawrieP / shalt
be afraid Of that wooden-legged man In
the stables, for fear he should get up
and abuse me. He asked me to get
him some gip. which was quite unr6a,
sonable." But one being assured that
he would find the groom about tho
place, he went out, shd the tpot of bis
horse was soon heard upon the road.
He did succeed in finding John Cor
don, who was listlessly waiting at the
Claimants Arms for the coming of the
four-o'clock train which was TO take
him back 70 London, on his way, as he
told himself, TO the diamond-fields. He
had thrown all his heart, all the energy
OF which he was the master, into the
manner in which he had pleaded for
himself and for Mary with Mr.. Whittle-
stall. But he felt the weakness Of his
position in that he could not remain
present upon the ground and see the
working Of his words. Having said
what lie had to say, he could only go;
and 1t was not to be expected that the
eloquence Of an absent man, of one who
had declared that be was about to start
for South Africa, should be regarded.
He knew that what he had said was
true, and that, being true, it ought to
prevail; but, having declared il, there
was nothing for him to do but to go
away. He could not see Mary again,
nor, If he did so, would she be so likely
to yield TO him as was Mr.. Whittlestaff.
He could have no further excuse for adj
dressing himself to the girl who was
about to become the wife of another
man. Therefore he sat restless, idle
and miserable in the little parlor at the
Claimants Arms, thinking that the
long journey which he had made had
been taken all in vain, and there was
nothing left for him in the world but to
return to Kimberley, and add more
diamonds to his stock-in-trade.
"Oh, Gordonl" said Blake, bursting
into the room. "you're the very man I
want to find. You can't 60 back to
London to-day"
"Can't IPn
"Quite out of the question. Mr.. Hall
knew your father intimately when you
were only little chap"
"Will that prevent my going back to
London"
Certainly it will. He wants to re-
new the acquaintance. He is q most
hospitable, kind-hearted man; and who
knows, one of the four daughters might
do, yet"
"Who is Mr.. Hall?" No doubt he
had heard the name on the previous
evening; but Hall is common, and had
been forgotten.
"Who is Mr.. Hallp Why, he is tho
squire of Little Arlesford, and my
patron. forgot you haven't heard
that Mr.. Harbottle is dead at last. Of
course | am very sorry for the gentle
man, in one sense; but it is such a bless
ing in another. I'm only just thirty,
and it's a grand thing, my tumbling into
the living in this way"
II needn't 90 back because Mr.. Har-
bottle is dead"
''But Katie Forester is coming to
the Park. l told you last night, but l
dare say you've forgotten IL; and l
couldn't tell then that Mr.. Hall was
acquainted with you, or that he would
be so anxious to be hospitable. He
says that Pm TO tell you TO take your
bag up to the house at once. There
neverwas anything more civil than that
Of course / let him know that we had
been at Oxford together. That does 60
for something"
"The university and your society to-
gether," suggested Gordon.
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