The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-05
+" ONE OF THREE"
BY JxssE FOTEHRGIIL,
author of "Frobdtion," " The WelteJds," Etc.
CHAPTER XV.-CoNTINuED.

ChAfIEh AN.-CONTlNUED.
''It must remain too much for him
then," Margaret had said. 81 shall
never even speak to him again until he
has apologized to me-which he never
will. / suppose you mean, dear Mrs.
Lascelles, that if had in reality been a
poor, destitute governess, who would
have owed everything to him-home,
and love, and position, everything
would have married me, sure that he
must have always been first, that he, at
any rate, would be under no obligation
would never have to stoop and say
Thank you But when he found that
in a worldly point of view was the
more important of the two-that he
would have had to change his way of
life, his standing, everything, and all
because of his wife. All. it is horrible!
He gives me credit for no magnanimity,
no greatness of heart; he can not trust
me; he turns upon me, rcproacheS me,
sneers sarcastically at my follies (Which
] know are innumerable, and every one
of which / would have crushed to please
generous man, who loved me), and
uses tone toward me to which | would
not submit from the best and wisest
man in the world. Is not that the plain
English of itp'
II fear it is. But you must not be
too hard upon him. You must forgive
him"
II will shake hands with him when
he apologies to me-not before. AS
for forgiving him-no! / will not for
give man who wants a cringing SPAN
lei for his wife, and who loses his tenn
per when he finds the woman he has
thought of distinguishing is not a spaniel.
He shall respect my individuality, or I
will never notice him again"
Mrs. Lascelles had not tried to shake
this determination. Perhaps she hoped
for time to move it; perhaps she con-
sidered that Louis hardness deserved
punishment. There had been heart
breaking parting between Margaret and
Rupert, who wept and would not be
comforted. Sobbing, he had said to
Margaret:
''Ah, not even Louis can make up to
me for you"
Margaret's heart thrilled at the
words. Louis then was not in every.
thing able to crush her often-erring pos.
tive influence by the power OF his mega
tive perfection. What was it that i'm,
pcllCu uCI W WhiopCl W OuC DOJ'
''Do not tell him so. 1t will grieve
him."
She promised to return to him ere
long, and made Mrs. Lascelles vow thai
she would summon her if the boy.
health gave her any uneasness. Their
she had departed, escaping from Foul
haven before John Mallabarr's return
from London, and without having agair
seen Louis. Her pride had enabled hel
to go through it all with composure
but the recollection of the wretchet
alteration with Louis had never ceased
to pain her; nothing had been able Il
remove the dull, aching misery of tina
memory--a misery varied occasionally
by an acuter pang-the thought: "H'
loves me AMI / love him, and we are los
to one another"
When questioned by Miss Percival a
to the reason for her sudden departure
from Foulhaven. she had replied care
lessly that she had got tired OF it, ant
that Miss Percival's letter had given he
a welcome excuse for coming home.
Then they knew who you reall.
werep"
"Oh, yes! I explained everything t.
Mrs. Lascelles. We parted the best o
friends, and | am going to stay witt
her some time soon. Meantime, m,
dear, we are going to be very busy get
ting ready for your wedding"
The preparations went on; the wed
ding took place; and Mrs. Biddulpl
said farewell to Margaret with an air o