Barbour County index., 1884-02-22
MADE OR MARRIED.
cnArTEn Iy.-CoNrINrEn.
nv IEsstE rOrHERgftL.
dptl0r of lone ~ Thrss,v "rrnb1i en-" "Ths
Usrfs'ds" n.

'HAIlEN lNs-AONrfNuEn.
lie strodc down the street with this
object In view, and gradually gained on
n figure he knew-thc firtire of one of
tho girls Grace had been talking about
the girl from next door. who went 90
the High school. To-day She was
dressed In long gray ulster cloak.
Philip checked his pace. lie found nm
unaccQuntablc pleasure in walking be-
hind her rs she stepped quickly for
ward. her garments well raised from
the ground. and displaying what seemed
10 Philip the very neatest and most COM
pact pair of rough-wcathcr boots he
had ever seen, together with the merest
suspicion Of n dainty ankle, which
matched the rot Of her lissOm figure.
She was walking very rapidly, when n
book slipped from under her arm and
fell to the ground. while she uncon-
EciOuiy pursued her way. the sound of
the fall being drowned by the rattle of
n passing cart.
Philip stopped. picked up the book.
md contemplated Il with n strange SEN
sation of pleasure. IL was. indeed.
more of n lind than might have been
expected, for IL was one of her lesson
books; and at n school whore over three
hundred girls daily assembled. IL is nat
ural and neccs AIRY that each one should
have her name lcgibly inscribed on her
property. What Philip saw, therefore,
on picking up the book, was n small
volume covered with shiny black calico
or linen, on which was pasted white
labcl. with "lrkford High School for
Girls printed on IL. aud below. the fol-
lowing inscription: "Name. Mabollc
Fairfax; number of form. upper fifth.
This was not all Above the white la
bel was vivid yellow one, on which
was inscribed in red letters. POISON. -
IL was such label ~ chemists put
upon little bottles containing dangerous
drugs.
Philip Massey. walking quickly on
ward, soon mastered each and all Of
these details, and implanted the name
Ma cllc Fairfav. which was certainly
easy enough to remember firmly on his
mind Then. with few long strides.
he overlook the girl, and raising his hat,
said:
Pardon me. but you have Just
dropped this book"
"Oh. said she. coming ton full stop.
and, In strictly feminine fashion. search
ing through the books she held. in or
Ger to make sure that tho one he held
out To her was not amongst them, $50 I
have! i am much obliged To you. I
was in suCh q hurry this morning that
had no time tO strap them ttp.
She held her hand out for n. but
Philip. remarking; 'It Is quite wet and
dirty with having fallen on the nave.
mcnt. " drew forth his handkerchief and
wiped Il.
'Oh." said Mabclio Fairfax. smiling
what pity TO spoil your handkcr-
'Not a, all. If you are going to
eyes. 7 am"
"Pcrhaps you win allow me to carry
your books for you; I am going as far
~ Carlton Road -
You arc very kind. / don't like TO
trouble you. said she; and Philip.
smiling. took her bundle Of books, and
they walked side by side 20 Carlton
Road.
May I ask why YOU label your
tronch Grammar 'POisonp' he inquired
The girl laughed.
''lt was not i who did IT," said she.
"but ono OF the other girls. Her French
verbs seemed 20 afiict her very much.
and shn said they were worse than
poison. don't know where she cot
the labels, I'm SURF, but she appears to
re.oice in them very much-more than
she had mastered the verbs, without
calling them poison.
She laughed again. and Philip noticed
I'm her voice and speech the same refine
ncnt rs that which had struck him In
her sister; while in her manner there
was distinction, polish and per-
icct absence Of ah'ectation. fresh girl
lshness,which were charming.
Then YOU don't think so badly of
French verbs yOursclfP" he said.
"I--no. think the French they give
us here Is baby French. can do ali the
lessons we have except the arithmetic" ="
you find tho arithmetic pretty stiff?"
Il find II impossible 10 bend Il at all
80 rs % suit my weak intellect Those
dreadful sums about express trains
starting of at so many miles an hour,
aud other ones having TO go after them
aud oyertako them in n given Tins.
Dreadfulr'
Philip laughed! fi
Those are simple enough. Perhaps
you are not fond OF arithmetic"
II am utterly without the capacity TO
do IL. said Mabelle. resignedly. ''But
Angela says | must study that moro
than anything else II / want to GET my.
certificate, and I suppose / must man
ago that. whatever happens"
Angela" repeated Philip, pro-
ncuncing the pame lingeringly, for the
sake Of uttering Il. Angela and Ma
beue Fairfax. II was no Irkford name,
any more than they (he was quite GER
tanl were lrkford people.
My sister. | mean. You are the
gentleman who lives next door to us.
And Is that lady your sister-the one
with the dark eyes, who Is so hand
somep' -
Yes, that Is my sistor-Grace. ~
AID Philip. secretly feeling extremely
Pratiiied that he and Grace had been
objects Of notice and speculation 10. At
east east one Miss Fairfax-possibly 20 the
lber. toV