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

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upon being there on the Monday. II
would make fellow so awfully nervou,
travelling on the same day. But thu
other girls-and you're one OF them
Miss Lawrie-are to go into Wisches
ter by train on Tuesday morning, undel
the charge OF John Gordon. If any
thing were to happen to any Of you only
think where should be-"
where should we beP" said Mis-
Lawrie.
at isn't your marriage. you know
But suppose the wedding could go OF
even II one of you didn't come II
would be such All awful thing not u
have 1t done when the Dean is com
ing" But Mary comforted him, assur
ing him that the Halls were very
punctual in all their comings and CO.
ings when any event was in hand.
Then John Gordon came, and, to tell
the truth, Mary was subjecte for the
first time to the ceremony of spooning
Whsn he walked up to the door across
from the Parsonage, Mary Lawrie took
care not to be in the way. She took
herself to her own bedroom, and there
remained, with fever sh, palpitating
heart, till she was summoned by Miss
Hall. You must come down and bid
him welcome, you know"
III suppose So but"
"Of course you must come. II must
be sooner or later. He is looking so
different from what he was when he
was here before. And 50 he ought.
when one considers all things"
"He has not got another journey be-
fore him to South Africa"
without having got what he came
for" sad Miss Hall. Then when they
went down, Mary was told that John
Gordon had passed through the house
into the shrubbery, and was invited to
follow him. Mary, declaring that she
would 60 alone, took up her hat and
boldly went after him. AS she passed
on, across the lawn, she saw his figure
disappearing amorg the trees. 81
don't think it very civil for a young
lady's young man to vanish in thai
way" said Miss Hall. But Mary bold
ly and quickly followed him, without
another word. .r
Mary he said, turning round upon
her as soon as they were both out oi
sight among the treos, "Mary, you
have come at last. s.r. -.
"Yes, have come
"And yet, when first showed my.
self at your house you would hardly re.
ceive me.' But this no said hold no
her by the hand and looking into her
ia with his brightest smile. II had
postponed my coming almost too late. !"
Eyes, indeed Was it my fault?" I.
"No-nor mine. When | was told
that l was doing no good about the
house, and reminded that 1 was pen.
niless, what could do but go awayP"
"But why go so far3" .'...
~ had to 90 where money could be
earned. Considering all things, i
think was quick enough. Where else
could have found diamonds but at the
diamond fields? And have been per.
haps the luckiest fellow that has gone
and returned"
80 nearly too latoI'
"But not too late"
'But you were TOO late only for the
lnexpressible goodness CT another.
Have you thought of what l owe what
you and owe to Mr.. Whittlestaiip"
"My darlingr'
But | am his darling. Only Il
sounds so conceited in any girl to say
so. Why should he care so much about
meP--or why should you, for the mat.
ter of thatp"
'Mary, Mary, come to me now."
And he held out both his hands She
looked round, fearing intrusive eyes,
but seeing none, she allowed him to
embrace her. my own-at last my
own. How well you understood me in
those old days And yet it was all
without word-almost withou: q
sign" She bowed her head before she
had escaped from his arms. "Now |
am happy man."
ut is he that has done it for YOU"
Gam | not thankfulp'
"How can be thankful as ought?
Think Of the gratitude that 1 owe him
think of all the love! What man has
loved as he has done? Who has brought
himself so TO abandon to another the
reward he had thought il worth his
while to wish forP You must not count
tho value of the thing"
'But | do"
"But the price he had set upon 1t! !
was to be the comfort of his life to
come And il would have been SO, had
he not seen and had he not believed.
Because another has loved, he has Civ.
en- up that which he has loved him
self.' .s.. POL. sIf l-.-t..I r......
1T was not for my sake" .,
"But 1t was for mine. You had come
first, and hal won my poor heart II
was not worth the winning to either Of
you"
at was for me to Judge Of that"
"Just so. But you do not know his
heart. How prone he Is TO hold by that
which he knows he has made his own.
was his own" ''@,o's 'tF
'You told him the truth when he
came to you" .'n' 'sAs hqq
II was his own," said Mary, firmly.
Had he 'bade me never TO see you
again, Ishould never have seen you.
Had he not gone after you himself, you
would never have come back
a donot know how that might be-"
"ltwould have been to no good. Having
consented to take everything from his
hands, / could never have Been untrue
10 him. tell you that should as GER
tainly have become his wife as that pirl