The Magnolia gazette., 1884-10-23
cHArrER Y. eosrI.rEp.


she had never been 80 certain of her
loye-of her love as a true, undoubted
and undolbtabIe fact, Of an uuchsnge-
able fact as she was now And why
should this poor Old woman, with her
many years Of service, be djsturbnd2 2
She went again up to her bed room.
wcg sitting at her open window and
,6oking out, saw him still pacing slow
ly up and down tho long walk As She
looked at him, be seemed - Be older
than before. His hands were still
, claspcd behind his back, There was
no look about him as that of q thriving
lover Care seemed 70 be on his faca.
nay, present almost isi1ly Oh bis yery
shoulders She would 20 To him and
pleal for Mrs Baggett
But in that case what should become
Of herself She knew that She could no
longer stay in his house as his adopted
daughter But she could % forth ana
starye, If there was nothing better for
her. But, as she thought of starvation.
she stamped with one fYot agains, the
other, as though TO punish herself for
her own falschood He would moi let
her starre He would yet some place
for her as a goyerness. And She was not
in the least afraid of starvation. Ii
would be sweeter for her to work with
any kind Of hardship around her. and
be allowed p think Of John Gordon
with her heart free, than u become the
comfortable mistress ot bis house She
would not admit the plea Of starvation
even 10 herself She wanted t3 ~ .ree
Of him, and She would tell him So. and
would tell him also Of the ruin he was
agpYt % bring On bis old servant
~. sat he'd him as he came back into
mouse, and then she rose from her
Air. 'Bui | shall never see him
gain, she said, as She paused before
she left the room.
But what did that matter2 Her not
seeing him again ought 10 make. should
make, no difference with her. II was
not that she might zee him, but thai she
might think OF him with un.ulled
thoughts. That should be her Object
Thai and the duty that she owed u Mrs
Baggctl. Why was not Mrs Baggeu
entitled 70 as much consideration as
was She herself orcycn be? She turned
TO the glass, and wiped her ewes with
the sponge, and brushed her hair. and
then went across the passage 10 Mr..
Whittlestatf's library.
She knocked at the which sbc
had not been accustomed to d.. ana
then, at his bidding, entcred-the room.
'Oh, Mary he said, laughing, .is
that the way you begin, By knocking al
the door?"
- think one knocks when one wants
n moment u reprieven
"You mean TO say that you are bash
aHl N. assuming your new privileges.
Then YOU had better 70 back 10 YOUR
ola habliS, because You always used 70
come where ! was, You must come
and 60 now Ike my very second sell. "
lhen ne came forward from the desk at
which he was wont 10 stand and write.
and essayed to put his arm round her
waist. She drew back, but still ne was
not startled. " It was but a cold kiss
gave you down below You must kiss
me now, as a wife kisses her husband -
"Neyer"
what Now he was startled.
'Mr. Whittlestafl, pray pray do not
be angry with me" :"
"What is the meaning Of itp"
Then she bethought herself-how she
might best explain the meaning II
was hard upon her, this having 10 OK
plain II, and she told herself, very fool
isbly. that it would be better for her In
begin with the story Of Mrs. Barpett
She could more easily s3eaL
OF Mrs. Baggett than of John Gordon
But II must be remembered, on her bo.
half, that she had but a second to think
now she might best begin her story.
- have spoken to Mrs. Baggett about
s'.Wellr'
"She has lived with You and vour
family from before you were born"
She is an old fool. Who is goino to
hurt herp And, if it did hurt her. are
you and to be put out of our course
because of herr She can remain here
as long ms she obeys You as her mis-
She says that, after SO many years,
she can not do that"
'.She shall leave the house this very
ught il she disturbS your happiness
mine. What! Is an old woman
that to tell her master when he
ana when he may not marryP /
not think you had been so soft. -
could not explain it all to him
orl she thought upon the subject.
nld not say that the interference
s@oU,iomestic 80, between such one as
~, ~, ordon and his love- between
m RI her II she were happy enough
hs love would lie an absurdity |
dish to be considered. They. |
appy two, would be following the |
oi human nature. and would speak |
-Aore than a soft word to the Old |
, oman, 4 soft word might avail apy- |
.nlng Their love would Re thing too |
sacred to admit of any question from |
servant, almost from any parent !
N thls matter. was not Mrs |