The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22

the necessity Of the case. take no
blame to myself"
"No; none"
Looking back at IL all, Twas right
lie had chosen TO want me, and had
right to me. had taken his gifts,
given with full hand. And where
were you, my own oneP Had | right
to think that you were thinking Of
mep'
was thinking of YOU"
Yes; because you have turned out
TO be one in hundred; but l was not
to have known that Then he asked
me, and l thought II best that no
should know the truth and take his
choice, He did take his choice before
ne knew the truth--that you were so
far on your way to seek my hand
~ was that very moment almost
within reach Of It,"
But still it had become his. He
did not toss it from him then as a thing
that was valueless. With the truest,
noblest observance, he made me UNDER
stand how much it might be to him,
and then surrendered it without a word
OF ill'humor, because he told himself
that, in truth, my heart was within
your keeping. Ii you will keep il we'll,
you must find place for his aiso." 1t
was thus that Mary Lawrie suffered the
sspooning that was inflicted upon her
by John Gordon.
The most important part of our mar
ratve still remains. When the day
came, the Reverend Montagu Blake was
duly married to Miss Catherine For
rester in Winchester Cathedral, by the
very Reverend the Dean, assisted by
the young lady's father; and it Is pleas
ant to think that on that occasion the
two clcrgymen behaved to each other
with extreme civiiity. MIR. Blake mt
once took his wife over to the Isle of
Wight and came back at the end of
month to enjoy the hospitality of Mr..
Hall. And with them came that lady's
maid, OF whose promotion to higher
sphere in Ii we shall expect soon to
hear. Then came period of thorough
en- nyment for Mr.. Blake in superintend-
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What ply it is that the house
should ever be fin sheda" sa d the bride
to Augusta Hall, 'beca ise as things are
now, Monta u is suprcinely happy; he
VIII never he so happy again"
Unless when the baby comes" said
Augusta
II don't think he'll care bit about
the baby said the bride.
The writer, however, is OF different
opinion, n he is inclined to think that
TIE Reverend Montagu Blake will
be II pattern for all ia hers. One word
more we must add of Mr.. Whittlestaf
and his future lie aad one word of
Mrs. Baggett. Mr. Whittlcstaif did not
leave CrOkcr's Hall. \, Zen October
had come round, he was present at
Mary's marriage, and certainly did not
cary himself then with any show of
outward ioy. HE was mood, and lent,
and. rs some said, almost uncourteous
to JOhn Gordon. Dut before Mary went
down to the train, in preparation Of her
long wedding-tour, he took her up 10
his bedroom. and there said final word
TO her. give him my love-"
"Oh, my darling! you have made me
so happy
"You will find me better when you
come back, though l shall never cease
to regret all tnat have lost" ...
Mrs, Baggett accepted her destiny.
and remained in supreme dominion over
all women-kind at Croker's Hall. But
there was private pccuniary arrange
ment between her and her master, of
which could never learn the details.
1t resulted, however, in the sending of
a money-order every Saturday morning
to an old woman in whose custody the
sergeant was lett.
1.-THE END.