Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-14


love with her. When IL comes TO your
want NJ TO marry her. j naturally begin
90 criticise her. and the more see OF
her the more / feel that she is not hall
good enough for you, and does not ap-
preciate YOU"
THAT il nonsense-and worse than
nonsense" said he. gravely. almost Sc
verely. land must beg of YOU not 10
say anything OF the kind again"
SO the discussion went on, Grace
holding ont at first, and saying many bit
ter things. line Of argument she main
tanned so long rs Philip continued cold
and severe; but as soon as he tried the
weapons Of tenderness and persuasion,
n kiss anu n whisper of entreatv, melt
ing into tears, and abiectly promising
To do anything he liked rather than
gricye him.
"Only, Philip" she said, putting her
arm round his neck. and speaking i'm n
whisper. /" know soma one else worth
ten thousand Miss Fairfaxes-so good.
and with such true heart, and had
so hoped she would be the wife whom
YOU would choose"
Don't, Gracel You don't know
what YOU are saying You will say
something disloyal To some friend II
you don't take care" he said, hastily,
but Grace saw n deep flush across his
face. and wondered II he had guessed.
Ii he would only have seen in their
proper light the different hearts OF
Thekla Bsrghaus and Angela Fairfax.
how happy she would have been! But
brothers. she reflected. were proverbi-
ally ycrverse in such matters.
Nevertheless, she braccd herself %
make the best of it, and To- do the will
al this mistaken man. since she loved
him tenderly. and desired his happi-
ness. Sho was therefore portentously
amiablc To Angela; called upon her, SAT
with her. invited her To spend the even.
ing with them, and always ended by
finding that there wa apparently nc
single topic which she and Miss Fairfax
could discuss with mutual satisfaction
50 in despair she ut last turned to Ma
belle, and petted and made much oI
her, wondering what made her so thin
aud detected. In private. she had con
6ded the awful secret To ThekIa. from
whom, indeed, she could with difficulty
have concealed il. and Grace, in hel
chagrin, could hardly be expected 10 de-
ny herself the eNqu site luxury of open
ing cut in private to her friend tn,
thoughts which elsewhere she wa:
Obliged TO keep locked within her owl
breast.
mark my words" she said. at what
she and Thckla called an afternoon
opportunity. lit will end in disaster
Philip is bcwitched. Thckla-bewitcheC
rs Merlin was with Vivion-only ViYier
hal brains and ne has none. loal ma,
see il by the very glance of his eyes, an
hear IL in the rubbish he condescends {,
talk with her. Or else he sits staring
NJ her, and she looks at him now anC
then, and smiles. How I detest tina
smile OF hers! Sweet Il may be-, but i
is rs utterly imbecile rs smile can he
A. II two human beings could GO or
living ON looks and smiles! Do yoI
know what they ought TO be talkins
about II there was any seriousness a
possibility about the thing? Why, abou
ways and means. and his position. an,
their future prospects. and how shi
could help him. and how they are 4
start in life. And instead of that. wher
they DO talk. il j. idiotic stuff abou
music and sentiment and sing DO
PshaWr'
She paced about Thckla's bedroom. il
which these disclosures took place
while Thckla herself sat. her lips set
her fingers apparently engrossed wit
her embroidery.
IL haunts mo- and makes I'M
wrctchcd went on Grace. (Which
ever way ] look, I can see nothing bu
misery. II she jilis him / believe h
will break his heart. or go mad. o
something. lie is such foOl-such
dear old fool! And Il she marie
. him"
"For Heavens sake talk Of some
/ thing clsc, | can not bear an
wearicd of IL, WHAT do l carc?' sail
/ Thckla. sharply.
md Grace, silenced in her TRADE. an,
confirmed IN h9r suspicious, fell 4
weeping.
/ Despite her wretchcdness she wa
able To face the prospect of going wit
I Philip 90 thu ball which Mr. Starkie wa
| 10 give in honor Of Mr.. Grey's approach
ing marriage All the superior clerk
= Of the establishment were invited, nm,
many other guests as well, and each @
. the aforesaid clerks was allowed To TAX
two ladies'. Philip was taking Grac
'sid Angela, though To that day the lat
ter had never said 10 him: 81 love YOU
/ ard ] viii be- your wife when we cal
reasonably think of marriage n
such commonplace and prosaic word
: had fallen from her lovely lips. Hints
Nagse half promises. half concessions
/ SCOT hing words, and long. mysteriou
glanoes had alone been vouchsafed, bul
they were enough To keep Philip fever
ishly in love. and still wandering in hi
| Fools Paradise.
/ Some of Mr.. Berghaus' family wer
/ also going. and IL had been arrange
that they should all start at the sam
time, and so arrive nearly together n
Mr.. Siark'e's place. which was ia nj
+ lrkfOrd suburb, live miles away.
Angela lips had been opened to ute
q few words on the. subject Of dress
, Being in half mourning, she said, sh
could not venture on ANYTHING bu
black and white. and being so poor. he
dress must be simple, and must be mad
/ ut home.
Miss Fairfax made n great point o
the "home made incident. And so i
was made at home. and chiefly by TN
ingenious fingers of Mabclle. II wa
simple. no dOuot; but there il cost,
simpl city a. well as cheap and tawdr,
| splcndor, and "a Grace Massey o6
served; dozens of yards of blacl
tullo, and unlimited water-lilies an,
leaves in long sprays. of the very hes
make, can not DO got for absolutel
nothing. you know; nor black satin fan
with ivory sticks-but Philip gave he
that; nor long Brussels lace mittens-
but she said those belonged to he
grandmother. and am sure, for any
thing care. they may have been woi1
I by Noah's wife, before the Flood"
| The great day of the festivities at las
dawned; il is TO be hoped that poor Mr.
Grey felt happier CT the occasion thai
did some Of those who were hidden {,
the festivities in honor Of his marriage
CHAPTER x.
FAREWELL.
"Liebchen. ade!
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