Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28

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Thus the weeks flew on. and Grace.
despitc the vivid hopes and fears Of her
private life, continued diligent student
nt the college courses. Occasionally she
and Mabcllc Fairfax would take their
way together. 90 or from school and
college; when the hours of their classes
happened 10 coincide Grace could not
resist Mahclle. despite her active dis
j he tO the girls sister. and all her WAYS
and works; and Mabellc appeared To-
derive n pleasure, intense. though nj.
most timid, from the society Of Grace.
'Shc i a wonderful child" Grace
said To Thckla one day. II am GER
tain she j. really clever. She seems TO
have rcad almost everything; she says.
when her In her was alive she had moth
ing tO do but read tO herself and him.
fancy she was kept in the background.
and 80 had time To improve her mind.
and sense enough tO do IL. But she il
awfully old for her age; she is only Just
sixteen YOU know"
Indeed. Mabcllc was In many re-.
spccts very old for her ace, while i'm
others she was really Young. A shad.
Ow had undoubtedly brooded over al
most the whole of her young life, inter
course with none but persons older
than herself had forced some of her
powers To an early maturity. while n
strong. sweet and unscliish nature had
quietly received and accepted the burden
oi poverty and reversed circumstance
which To Angela had appeared so great
" calamity. such an unhcard-of woe,
That almost any means Of escape from
" presented itself To- her mind rs lcpiti-
mate. Prom the first 10 had been Ma
belle who had acted and done. who had
devised WAYS and means. who had faced
the world; u had been Angela who had
snatched NJ the gifts sent by the Gods.
while grumbling that they were not
better
Since Philips departure, Mabellc's
spirits appeared 10 have revived some
what. II would have been impossible
tosay what the child had in her heart
what vague rejoicing that Philip was
out Of harm way. or what misty hopcs
that IN years absence, amidst new
AMI exciting scenes. he might. perhaps
unlcarn sOmcthin1Of the passion that
had possessed him when he departed
When the time for lessons BEGAN
again, Angela, like other people. was
forced To work. and Mabelle's sad little
face even began to wear smile now
and then. Like all healthy natures.
she turned gladly To- work AS n tonic
and brGcing influence, and like many
inexperienced natures. she IMAGINED
that what tO her was so good and
strengthening must necessarily work
wonders m every one else. Mabelle saw
the relationship between Philip and her
sister with her own eyes. not with An
gCla's, and tO those eyes IL seemed n
good and beautiful thing that n man
should 60 out into the world and work.
and that the woman he left nj home be-
hind him should not be ashamed TO
work, too, when the end in view was
mutual union and happiness. so she
looked at the matter and imagined that
light
She had been thinking the ouestion
over one afternoon. late In October. n
she sat alone. preparing her tasks for
TIE following day. II was one of the
afternoons on which Angcla's time was
entirely taken up with several music
lessons. and she would not boz nj home
until nearly live. II was approaching
that hour. and the room was growing
dark, when Mabclle. unwilling To draw
down the blinds and cxpcl the last
CLEAN Of daylight, took her Schiller Ia
the window to catch tho last pale beam
CT even, while she did her need Of
translation for class.
10 was passage from the '..Iunpfrau
Won Orleans that she had lust transIst-
ed. and turning from that monotonous. n
severely beautiful. verse, she opened
the page nc some shorter poems The
IrnWNn foil - l.. n.
lite ode Co JOY" and she read the Last
verses slowly, pondering over tho end
ono Of All, and thinking:
That II true poetry. and what 4
splendid man he would be who answered
tO the description.
With this she rested her chin on heI
hand. and looked steadily out Of the
window. She saw two persons comma
mp the street I'm earnest conversation
Mabcllo's eye wavcrcd. her cheek paled,
but she was not noar-sighted. and she was
in her sane mind-in possession OF All heI
faculties. She knew IL was no delusion
There was Angela, slowly advancing
music and looked earnosyiy into her face
was Mr. Fordyce Certainly there wa,
no possibility OF n mistake in the mat.
49, HAONANs UNNNtN
At Tie gate 10 exchange some parting
words. when there was shake OF the
hand, look from the gentleman, nc
companied by bow in which there wa,
moro Of good intentions than Of elegant
performances an appealing glance from
the lady.
Mr.. Fordyce walked briskly away
down the street, and Angela rang the
front.door bell.
why. child. you are almost in On,
dark; / can't see my way" she said a
she came In. "Do let us have the GA.
lighted. and some tea. am dying fol
n cup Of tea. "
Angela, was that Mr. Fordyce who
came with you TO the gate?'
Mr.. FordyceP' repeated Angela, In
changed voice. which strove 10 break
into an Indifferent laugh; Eyes ma beil,
=. was. Dear old thing he Isl What
Had he walked far with vouP'
Prom Carlton Road, just above the
berghauses. II was there met him. "
And he turned back with youP''
He did. Really, have had enough
OF this catechism. You are not A cheer.
tui sister. Here am /, half dead with
cold and fatigue. and YOU begin 10 oross.
question me ~ 4 ! were = witness Sus