The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-27

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docto, 10 the child. Tell her l Will driv
! over tomorrow to see how they are goin
! on"
The coachman was evidently aeeustom
ed TO such things for he merely touched
! his hat and said
III quite understand, my lady
Vaue helped the woman IN, ana Lau
/ Iiliss laid the little one in her arms.
.,Hope for the best" she sad. $1,000
care may restore the baby. Dry you
| fears. and look Mt the beautiful sunshine
! and thank Heaven that YOU have iouhu
! friend -, ..n
Th- yomau's tears fell like ra,H as SD
was driven quickly out oil sight
/ mAh me- said the sweet voice, "Wha'
sorrow there is in the world | shall never
! forget how strange that little white lace
I looked in the lovely sunlight.
/ They walked back IN silence TO the bank
of the river, 10 where the sun CLEANED
on the waters. Nane was too much az
! toni,hed to speak. They had walked on
( the soft green turf for some few minutes
when, with \ flush on her roSe-leaf face,
she said
"Woud YOU tell me, Mr.. Wharf, why
YOU look at me with such an expression
of wonder>'
81 was not aware of it, Lady Lilias," he
replied.
"But why is IL" she persisted. "You
look at me as though were some strange
being from another world. Why is iti'
lie answered her in spite of himself
in spite of his better judgment; he WAS
impelied by her earnest face and manner
.ISince have been at Ulverscroft," he
said, 81 have often heard you called the
proudest girl in England-pray forgive me
! Lady Lilias, Tor telling you as much"
The ripple of smile passed over hei
face.
IL know people give me that name" she
said, ..and think that perhaps in some
measure | deserve it,"
"And yet you carried the dying child OF
a bcggar in your arms, and spoke TO that
poor woman more sweetly than l have
heard you speak before. How can you be
proud if YOU can do tbat!"
81 cannot see that it has anything Ia
do with PRIDE" she answered calmly-"a'
least with my kind of pride. On the con-
trary, | should think myself wanting In
pride if | were to show disdain towards
any poor person or dependant
"Then why do people call you prondE'
he asked.
mf.ye YOU not found that out for your.
self, Mr.. Vibarty" she said with imperious
grace.
"No, indeed. | thought pride implied
disdain for everything and every one inie'
ror."
"That is ignoble pride, Mr.. Vibart-that
is the pride Of the parvenue; and detes'
it, There Is a certain pride born with
! noble name, rejoicing in noble race and
lineage, a pride that disdains and tramples
under foot all things ignob!e and mean,
that scorns all that is base and low, q
pride that rises above the paltrnesso of gos
! sip and scandal-With that pride l thank
| Heaven, my veins are filed"
There las a ring of passion in her voice
and flush on her face.
s.Peopie call me proud when refuse tt
listen to Islander and gossip, proud when
refuse TO tolerate the society OF Ill-bred OF
vulgar people, proud when ] decline II
listen to what know Is untrue, and wher
I decline to hear the character OF my
friends and neighbOrs trayestied. They
say even that am too proud to fiirt-
which | am thankful is true. They say
that | am too proud ever to love or marry
hich-"
She stopped abruptly, as though 1t hat
only Just occurred to her that she wa!
speaking very freely to 4 stranger.
"Do you understand meW she asked
impetuousIy; and he answered
"Yes-alas for me only too WELL"