The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-12-12

Colo your room, my child" said he.
"and try and compose yourself / am
not angry with You. ! ought to have
watched you. But you are so young
and trusted to that woman"
Mary retired, sobbing, and he sent foI
Mrs. Easton.
MRS. Easton," said he, "for the first
time in all these years | have fault to
find with YOU"
What is that, sir, if you pleaser"
young Clifford has been counting
NAY, sir" said the woman.'"I have
not done that. She never spoke to me,
nor to her"
We'll. then, you never interfered."
NO, sir; no more than you did"
because | never observed it till to-
dav."
"IIOw could know that, sir? Every
body else observed it. Mr.. Hope would
have been the first to see il, if lie had
been in your place." This sudden thrust
made BARLEY vince, and showed him
he had tougher customer to deal with
than poor Mary.
You can't bear to be found fault
with, East0n," said he, craftily. land
don't wonder at it, after fourteen years
fidelity to me-"
81 take no credit for that" said the
woman, doggedly. Il have been paid
for it,"
mo doubt. But l don't always get
the thing | pay for. Then let by-gones
be by-9ones; but just assist me now to
cure the girl of this folly"
sir" said the woman, firmly, "it is
not folly; 1t is wisest and best for all;
and can I make up my mind to lift a
finger against it,"
DO you mean to defy me, Them"
mo, sir. don't want to go against
you, nor yet against my own conscience.
what's left ont. L have seen a pretty
while that it must come to this, and I
have written to my sister Sally. She
keeps small hotel at the lakes. She is
ready to have me, and I'm not too old
to be useful tOher. I'm worth nv board.
III go there this very day, if you please.
I'm as true to YOU as | can be, sir. For
| see by Miss Mary crying so you nave
spoken to her. and so now she is safe to
come to me for comfort: and if she
does, | shall take her part, you may be
sure, for love her like my own child"
Here the logged voice began to trcmble;
but she recovered herself, and told him
she would go at once to her sister Gill
bert, that lived only ten miles off, and
next day she would go to the little hotel
at the lakes, and leave him to part two
true lovers if he could and break both
their hearts; she should wash her hands
of it.
BARLEY asked moment to consider.
Shall we be friends still if you leave
me like that? Surely, after all these
years, you will not tell your sister? You
will not betray mef"
cold che tsIVhot fnrD
To bring those two together? Why, it
would part them forever. l wonder at
you, a gentleman, and in business all
your life, yet you don't seem to see
through the muddy water as do that
is only plain woman"
She then told him her clothes were
nearly all packed, and she could start i'll
an hour.
you shall have the break and the
horses" said he, with great alacrity.
Everything transpires quickly in a
small house, and just as she had finish
ed packing, in came Mary in violent dis
tress. What, is it true? Are you 60
ing to leave me, now my heart is brok-
en-? Oh, nurse! nurse"
This was too much even for stout
hearted Nancy EastOn.
"Oh, my child! my child!" she cried,
and sat down on her box sObbing viO-
Iently, Mary EMBODIED in her arms, and
then they sat crying and rocking to-
gether.
"Papa does not love me as do him."
sObbed Mary, turning bitter for the first
time. "He breaks my heart, and sends
you away the same day, for fear you
should comfort me-"
mo, my DEAR" said Mrs. Easton; you
are wrong. He does not send me away:
go by my own wish"
"Oh, nurse, you desert me! Then you
don't know what has happened"
ooh yes, do know all about it; and
I'm leaving because / cant do what he
wishes. You see it is this way. Miss
Mary-yOur father has been very good
to me, and am his debtor. Unjust not
stay here and help you to thwart him
that would be ungrateful-and yet 1
can't take his side against you. Master
has got reasons why you should not
marry Walter Clifford, and"
"1e told me so himself" said Mary.
"Ah, but he didn't tell you his rea-
sons"
NO"
mo more must l. But. Miss Mary,
I'll tell you this. / know his reasons
we'll; his reasons why You should not
marry Walter Clifford are my reasons
why you should marry no other man."
"Oh, nurse! oh you dear. good angel!"
$50 when friends differ like black and
white, It's best to part. I'm going to
my sister Gilbert this afternoon, and
tomorrow to my sister Sally, at her
hotel"
"Oh, nurse, must you? must You? L
shall have not a friend to advise or con-
sole me till Mr.. Hope comes back. OH,
l hope that won't be long now"
Mrs. EastOn dropped her hands upon
her knees and looked at Mary BARLEY.
what, Miss Mary, would you go to
Mr.. Hope in such a matter as this?
Surely you would not have the facey"
"NOt take my breaking heart to Mr..
Hope" cried Mary, with sudden flood
of tears. you might as well tell me
not to lay my trouble before my God.
Dear, dear Mr.. Hope, who saved my life
in those deep waters, and then cried
over me, darling dear! think more of
that than of his courage. DO you think
| am blind? He loves me better than
my own father does; and it is not a
young mans love; it is an angels. Not
cry to him when am i'm the deep waters
of affection? / could not write of such