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


now broken with emotion, were more
than sweet, saucy Mary could trifle
with: her head dropped slowly upon his
shoulder, and her arm went round his
neck, and the tremor of her yielding
frame and the tears of tenderness that
flowed slowly from her fair eyes told
Walter Clifford without word that she
was won.
lie had the sense not to ask her for
words. What words could be so elO-
quent as this? lie just held her to his
manly bosom, and trembled with love
and joy and triumph.
She knew, too, that she had replied,
and treated her own attitude like. a SEN
tence i'm rather droll way. "But fo'
all that" said she, II don't mean to be o
wicked girl if / can help. This is an age
of wicked young ladies. i soon found
that out in the newspapers; that and
science are the. two features. And j
have made solemn vow not to be one
of them"-lquery,a science oranaughty
girl)-making mischief between father
and SON."
mo more you shall, DEAR said Wal
ter. Leave it to me. We must be pa
tient, and all will come right"
oh, III be true to you, dear, If that
is ALL" said Mary.
And if you would not mind just tenn
porizing little, for my sake, who love
your"
'"Temporizew said Mary, eagerly.
with all my heart. III temporiZe till
we are all dead and buried"
ooh, that will be too long for me-"
said Walter"
"Oh, never do things by halves" said
the ready girl.
If his tongue had been,as prompt as
hers; he might have said that "tempor-
iZing" was doing things by halves; but
he let her have the last word. And per-
haps he lost nothing, for she would
have had that whether or no.
So this day was another era in their
love. Girls after time are not content
to see they are beloved; they must hear
it too; and now Walter had spoken out
like man. and Mary had replied like a
woman. They were happy, and walked
hand in hand purring to one another,
instead of sparring any more.
On his return home Walter found
julia marching swiftly and haughtily
up and down upon the terrace of Cliff
ford Hall, and he could not help admir-
ing the naughty magnificence OF her
walk. The reason soon appeared. She
was in passion. She was always tall,
but now she seemed lofty. and to COM
bine the supple panther with the erect
peacock in her ireful march. Such q
fine woman as Julia really awes q man
with her carriage at such time. The
poor soul thinks he sees before him the
Indignation of the just; when very like
ly it is only what in man would be
called petulance.
Anything the matter, Miss Clifford"
said he, obsequi0usly.
mo, sir" livery stifIly).
Gan be of any service?"
"NO you cannot" And then, swifter
than any weather-cOck ever turned:
"YOu are good creature; why should
l be rude to you? / ought to be asham-
ed of myself. 1t is that little wretch"
Not our friend FitZrOyt"
"Why, what other little wretch is
there about? We are all Grenadiers
and May-pOles in this house except him.
Well, let him go. dare say somebody
else-hum-and Uncle Clifford has told
me more than OnceI ought to lock high
er. couldn't well look lower than five
feet nothing. Ia! ha! ha! told him
So"
"That was cruel"
Don't scOld me. l won't be lectured
by any of you. OF course it was, dear.
Poor little Percy. Oh! oh! Obi"
And after all this thunder there was
a little rain, by law that governs At
mosphere and Woman impartially.
Seeing her sOftened, and having his
own reasons for wishing to keep FitZroy
to do his duty, Walter begged leave to
would do him the honor to cOnfide the
grievance to him.
"Of course i WILL" said Julia. "He is
angry with Colonel Clifford for not
wishing him to stay here, and he is an
CRY with me for not making Uncle Cliff
ford invite him. AS if could! l should
be ashamed to propose such a thing.
The truth is, he is luxurious little fell
low, and my society Out-Of-dOOrs does
not compensate him for the cookery at
the Dun Cow. There! let him CO."
"But / want him to stay"
"Then that is very kind of YOU"
isn't it?" said Walter, slyly. "And J.
must make him stay somehow. Now
tell me, isn't he a little JEALOUSY"
"a little jealous! Why, he is eaten
up with it; he is petrie de .jnlousie."
"Then," said Walter, timidly, and hest
tating ut every word, "you can't be an
CRY if / work on him a little. Would
there be any great harm II L were to say
that nobody can see you without admir-
ing you; that l have always respected
his rights, but that if he abandons
them"
Julia caught it in q moment. She
blushed, and laughed heartily. "Oh,
you good, sly Thing!" said she; "and it
is the truth, for am as proud as he is
vain, and if he does leave me will turn
round that moment and make you in
love with me-"
Walter looked queer. This was a
turn he had not counted on.
"Do you think / couldn't, sir?" said
she, sharply
at is not for me to limit the power
of beauty" said Walter, meekly.
"Say the power of flattery. L could
cajole any man in the wOrld-if L
chose"
"Then you are dangerous creature,
and will make Fitzroy my shield. Pm
off to the Dun Cow"
"You are a duck" said this impetuous
beauty. $50 there!" She took him
round the neck with both hands, and
gave him most delicious kiss.
"Why, he must be mad" replied the
recipient, bluntly. She laughed at that,
and he went straight to the Dun Cow.
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