The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-05-17


Angela! 1t will have gone"
1T has gone just as lar as my coat
pocket" he answered, producing it,
and Mabelle made snatch az it.
"No, nor said Philip. Suppose we
tear it up and scatter it to the ocean
wave. III do it, and you sit still"
Mabelle and DR.. johnson watched
him tear the letter into tiny fragments
and scatter them in q little shower over
the cliff.
$50 is dispersed the absurd idea of
your going away from Red Lees yet,
said he, composedly, while she sat with
her hands folded before her, not feeling
equal to opening conversation, till
Philip said:
And how is she-Angela, 1 mean
your sister. Mrs. FordyceP"
''She is very well, thank you
"And happy?"
mot exactly"
"MiserableP"
'Oh, no!''
what an odd state of mind. And
you live with her?"
yes"
"Do you like itP'
NO"
"Why?"
Our don't think our tastes
agree"
You quarrel, perhaps?"
"No, never"
"You each go on your own way, and
never speak to each otherP"
mot at all. We see a great deal of
each other. We get on somehow"
And 90 out a great deal, | suppose,
and have lot of visiting? They say
that is wonderful help when one is
dull at home"
but we don't 90 out much. Mr..
Fordyce does not like it. We are very,
very quiet"
Then, perhaps, you are rather
dull?"
"Dreadfully dull"
"You must be. And you find it less
dull here, do your"
II never find it dull at all here. :"
" Yet you were ready, and even anx-
ious, to 90 back to that dull place be-
cause you thought"
"Oh. don't pleasen' .n .
"Well, | won't. Where does your
sister livep mean in which part OF
Irkford?'' ..-
B." Her house is called Stonefield, in
Queens Park"
| "Oh! They are very grand houses
about there
Every big" said Mabelle, obviously.
"Big, yes. | remember admiring
them very much once. But what | was
going TO say was, do you do as you
please at Stone6eld, and have your own
| visitors, and all thatp'
Il know so few other girls, you see,
and Mr.. Fordyce does not care much to
have many young people about. They
disturb him."
elbow cheering for you! He would
hardly look upon me, though, in the
light of young person, would hep"
! You"
'I-even 1! You seem Mortified al
the idea
500 you mean you would like to come
and call upon Mr.. tordyce?"
Il should like to come and call upor
you, and then you could introduce mt
to Mr. Fordyce. Would Mrs. Fordyce
object much, do you think|'
''N--no | don't know. don't think
so"
Then what are your objections
Perhaps you would objectp'
mo. 1 don't know why you should
not call, if if f.
'If | think | can stand it, you meal
/ almost think | can, after little Will,
when | have got accustomed to it
you know. But we will leave that al
open question for the present. Why ar,
you getting up? There is no need to go
and it is delicious here"
But we must go. Don't you heaI
that bell ringing? 1t means that tel
has been waiting ever so long"
"What an awful idea! Well. stol
one moment, MabellePn
Eyes, if you wish to-"
Il do 1t reminds me of the day
when 1 carried your books for you t,
the High School. Don't go so fast. Re
member you owe me some repara
tom
"It seems to me you want a grea
deal of reparation," said Mabelle, feel
ing almost at home with Philip at las
almost as she had done in those day
gone by, "when he had carried he
books "What is the next piece O
reparationP' she inquired,
"Only this. We shall go out for
walk after tea, Grace and 1. She want
some consolation now that Hermann
has departed. You must promise no
to have a bad headache immediatel
we propose setting out, like you ha
last night"
Ion, if that is all, l PROMISE sal
Mabelle. laughing, as they went slowl