The Red Cloud chief., 1884-11-07

90 - 1870 u icing ''spooncd was
M M We commenced according TO Mr..
Blake's p~hraseology. "No. Sess. 1
aon I think neei 90 xia1D--~o
was there.
why not come Al [ca(
81 don't much go .b,sa calling"
said Mr.. Whit,lestaTf TIisIwas exsrt-
~ the state Of mind wInh Mary did
not wish TO see her IN eauced-that
Oh feeling it u be kece sary TO avoid
MS feilow-crcature.
"You think Mr.. laak. il silly. He
Is a silly young mani alloy; but Mr..
fiali has been very dvil. As am Z
go there for n week. you riftht as well
take me-" As she poke a4e pot her
arm around him. care sin. I'm.
- don't caro- pa6icusrr}y for Dir.
Blake: but | don't tflf n Ill go TO Lit
lie Aries ord. Mary n~nderstOod. when
ne said this the secoa1 tisni that the
thing was fixed as 1ate 3ie would
not go to Little Alnosforl Then. in
about a quarter Of 20 hotr,t he began
again: Il think youfll ind me gone
when you come back 6gaiI.
''hc' "i'Et SHhii 4Ou LSsN bDA@'
I'm not quite oemfo table here.
Don't look % ,ai. youdeaI, dear girl"
Then he crossed the pom and kissed
her tenderly. ii havoc ne yoais. irrita-
bic feeling which wa no, Iet me re-
main quiet. OF course shall come for
your marriage, whenever Wat may
be fixed" ~
''Oh. Mr.. Whittlestan, d5rpt talk in
that way. That will 70 q Lar TO come,
or perhaps two or three. )onot let IT
disturb you in that way, q l shall
swear that | will not be m;rIted ut all.
Why should he married il. 1ou are to
be miserablc?'
at has been all settied. my dear.
Mr.. Gordon is TO be the loro q all that.
And though you will be supposed to
have fxei the day. Il is ae.t.at will
really fix it-he. or the CIRCUMSTANCES
of his life. When a your gslady has
promised 4 youaS gentlem, n.ithe mar
riage NAV BE- delayed to sui tbe young
gentleman conycnicnce. btttnever 20
suit hers. II tell the truth. y will al
ways he icit conyen;cnt th:t bhe shall
be married a, o - may 0cfftcr the
promise has been giycn. iou will see
Mr.. Gordon IN u dav Or two. and Will
find ont then what are bis wseS
..Bo YOU think that 1 will at consult
your ~wishcS?'
Not in the least, nv en-. /, ut
any rate, shall have 40 wishes except
what may be best for yaHr Welfare. Of
course | must see him. and sett,e some
matters that will have to he settled.
! There will be money matters
Il have no money" cid Mar-'not
4 shilling. He knows Inst"
Nevertheless there will be- money
matters. which YOU will have the good
ness to leave 10 me. Are yO,I pot my
daughter. Mary. my only chi fa Don't
trouble Yourself about such matters n
these. but do - you're bid. Now it Is
time FOR You to ctart. md HaIonotes
will be- ready TO 20 WITH yo,. Hav'
inc so spoken. MIR. Whiidcsta,f put he,
: into the carriage. and shc WIS driven
away 10 Little Arles.ord.N
Ii then wanted a week 10 the Blake
Forester marriage. aud tie young
clergyman was b.ginn:ng TO NIX a lit
tie serious timidity with his lsteal gar
rulous high spirits. 81 pom NJ word
YOU know I'm not nj all sure tlfft they
are going 10 do it right, he said, witt
mach emphasis. 10 Miss Lawri,. 1.-The
marriage is to be on Tuesda-. She's
to 90 home on the Saturday. insi,
upon being there on the Moiday. Il
would make a fellow 5 o avfull nervou:
travelling on the same dAy. HIT tn,
other girls-an! you're one 3f!them
Miss Lawrie-are to 90 INTO ybches
ter by train on Tuesday mornirE &. under
the charge OF John Gordon. IL any
thing were to happen TO any OF Won onl!
'A' "Wh H4s': sn soSHi' We 'S psr, ..Is Mis-.
Lawrie. y
lit isn't your marriage. yo,a know
But | suppose the wedding cOull go OIL
even if one of you didn't cone. L
would he such an awful thing Dot I,
have it done when the Iean sAcom
ing" But Mary comforted hin, Sssur
ing him that the Halls wee yer,
punctual i'm all their comings md 90
ings when any event was ia hani.s
Then John Gordon came, and b tel
the truth, Mary was s~ubjeetei fof tn
first time to the ceremony 81 sp1bing
When he walked up to the door 'taeros
from the Parsonage. Mary Lawiietoo'
care not To be in the way. Sic tool
herself tn her own bedroom. AM ther
remained, with fever SIT, paiEiStin:
heart, till she was summoned q Mis-
Hall. You must come down ;l1 b.,
him welcome, you know" IL
IL suppose 50; but
..Of course you must come. II nus
be sooner or later. He is lcoknf S,
different from what he was whe0 h
was here before. And 50 he 5nfht
when one considers all th.nsA"
.'He has not got another journey be
fore him to South Africa"
without having got what he Inn,
for" said Miss Hall. Then wheA he,
went down. Mary was told that .,&hi
Gordon had passed through the t3ls,
into the Shrubbery, and was invited T.
follow him. Mary, declaring tn: Oh
would go alone. took Up e has IN,
boldly went after him. As she EaSSe,
on. across tine lawn. she saw his igar
disappearing aTorg the trees. ~
don't think il very civil for . .oun,
lady's Young man to vanish in ANA
way." said Mss Hall. But Mary Md
" and quickly followed him. withSu
another word.
MARY" he said. turning round aspI
her as soon "a they were both OFT .
sight among the trees. Nary. VI
have come nj last. v
..YeS, | have come" -
'.And vet. when | first showed n
self at your house YOU would hardls !
ceive me-" But this he said hold 4
!. her by the hand and looking INTO u
IA e with his brightest smile. ~ hi
postponed my coming almost toQ1atef
lies. indeed Was it my fa1ee
..No-nor mine. When / "a
that l was doing 70 good ad
house. and reminded that 1