The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-23
MADE OR MARRIED.
ny JESSIE FoTHERGILL,
Author Of "0ne Of Three" "Probation," "Ths
- Welaslds," Etc,
CHAPTER 1v.-CoNr1Nuyn.


He strobe down the street with this
object in view, and gradually gained on
figure he knew--the figure Of one of
the girls Grace had been talking about
the girl from next door, who went to
the High School. To-day she was
dressed in long gray ulster cloak.
Philip checked his pace. He found an
unaccountable pleasure in walking be-
hind her, as she stepped quickly for
ward, her garments well raised from
the ground, and displaying what seemed
TO Philip the very neatest and most COM
pact pair OF rough-weather boots he
had ever seen, together with the merest
suspicion of dainty ankle, which
matched the rest of her lissom figure.
She was walking very rapidly, when n
book slipped from under her arm and
fell to the groursd, ,while she uncon-
sciously pursued her way, the sound of
the fall being drowned by the rattle of
a passing cart.
Philip stopped, picked up the book.
and contemplated il with a strange SEN
sation of pleasure. It was. indeed
more OF "find'' than might have been
expected, for it was one of her lesson
books; and at school where over three
hundred girls daily assembled, it is nat
ural and necessary that each one should
have her name legibly inscribed on her
property. What Philip saw, therefore,
on picking up the book, was a small
volume covered with shiny black calico
or linen, on which was pasted n white
label. with "lrkford High School for
Girls" printed on it. and below. the fol-
lowing inscriptions: Name, Mabolle
Fairfax; number of form, upper fifth.n
This was not all Above the white la
bel was a vivid yellow one, on which
was inscribed, in red letters, POISON"
1t was such n label as chemists nut
upon little bottles containing dangerous
drugs.
Philip Massey, walking quickly on
ward, soon mastered each and all of
these details, and implanted the name |
Mabelle Fairfax, which was certainly |
easy enough to remember, firmly on his |
mind. Then, with a few long strides.
ne overlook the girl, and raising his hat, |
pardon me, but you have lust
dropped this book"
"Oh, said she, coming to full stop.
and, in strictly feminine fashion. search
ing through the books she held. in or
der TO make sure that the one he held
out to her was not amongst them, $50 I
have! am much obliged to you.
was in such hurry this morning that l
had no time to strap them UP.
She held her hand out for it. but
Philip, remarking: ut is quite wet and
dirty with having fallen on the pave
ment, drew forth his handkerchief and
wiped it.
"oh," said Mabelle Fairfax, smiling.
.Nyhs What !, a. pity to spoil your handker-
mot at all. If you are going to
Eyes, am"
perhaps you will allow me to carry
your books for YOU am going as far
"You are very kind. 1 don't like TO
trouble you" said she; and Pbilip.
smiling, took her bundle of books. and
hey walked side by side to Carlton
Road.
May / ask why you label your
french Grammar PoisonP'" he inquired =,
The girl laughed.
"lt was not who did it," said she,
but one OF the other girls. Her French =
'erbs seemed to afilict her very much, !
md shc said they were worse than
,,olson. | don't know where she got
ne labels, Pm sure, but she appears TO y
eJolce In them very much-more than y
sne had mastered the verbs, without :,
alllng them poison" =
She laughed again, and Philip noticed T
her voice and speech the same refine n
nent as that which had struck him in =
er sister; while in her manner there .
1as distinction, polish and a per- = =
oct absence of afectation, fresh girl- y
'hness, which were charming. 2 y :,
Then you don't think so badly of Il
rench verbs yollrselfpp he said. g,
"I--no. think the French tbev oive ii