The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-21

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and scatter them in q little shower ovel
The cliff.
$50 is dispersed the absurd idea O
,Hour going away from Red Lees yet
said he, composedly, while she sat with
her hands folded before her. not feeling
equal to opening a conversation, til
Philip said:
..And how is she-Angela, I mean
your sister. Mrs. Fordyce?"
.'S1e is very well, thank you"
"And happy"
Not exactly"
'.Miserable?"
''Oh, not"
what an odd state Of mind. And
you live with herr"
YES" 0
DO YOU like it''
"WhyT"
"Our-I don't think our tastes
agree"
"You quarrel. ~perhaps?"
mo, never"
"You each go on your OWL way, and
never speak to each Other?h
Not at all. We see a great deal OF
each other. We get on somehow"
"And 90 out a great deal, l suppose,
and have a lot of visiting? They say
that is a wonderful help when one is
dull t home"
But we don't 90 out much. Mr..
Fordyce does not like it. We r very,
very quiet"
Then. perhaps. you are rather
dull?"
"Dreadfully dull
"You must be. And you find it less
dull here, do yOu?"
Il never find it dull at all here"
"Yet you were ready, and even anx-
ious, to 90 back to that dull place be.
cause you thought"
"Oh. don't pleased"
"Well. l won't. Where does your
sister live? L mean in which part of
Jrkford?"
Her house is called Stonefield, in
Queens Park"
.'Oh! They are very grand houses
about there"
VERY big" said Mabelle. obviously.
'.Big, yes. | remember admiring
them very much once. But what | was
going to say was, do you do as YOU
please at S~tOnetield, and have your own
visitors, and all that:?'
II know so few other girls, you see,
and Mr.. FOrdyce does not care much to
have many young people about. They
disturb him."
.'How cheering for you. He would
hardly look upon me. though. in the
light of a young person, would he:'"
You"
'I-even L! You seem Mortified at
the idea"
'.Do you mean you would like to come
and call upon Mr.. FOrdyce"
Il should like to come and call upon
you. and then you could Introduce me
70 Mr.. Fordyce. Would Mrs. Fordyce
object much, do you think?:'
..N-no. l don't know. l don't think
So"
Then what are your objections?
Perhaps You would Object?"
mo. l don't know why you should
not call, if--if--"
''If l think l can stand it. YOU meal.
l almost think l can, after a little while
when | have got accustomed to it,
you know. But We will leave that an
open question for the present. Why are
you getting mp? There is no need to 90,
and it is delicious here
But we must go. Don't YOU hear
that bell ringing? 1t means that tea
has been waiting ever so long"
"What an awful idea! Well. stop
one moment, Mabelle:?"
"Yes. if you wish to-"
81 do. 1t reminds me of the DAYS
when 1 carried your books for you to
the High School. Don't 90 SO fast. Re-
member you me some repara-
ton"
1T seems to ME You want a great
deal of reparat on said Mabelle. feel
ing almost at home with Philip at last
almost as she had done in those days
gone by. '.when he Rad carried her
books" ''What is the next piece of
reparation?' she inquired.
"ODly this. We shall 90 out for a
walk after tea, Grace and /. She wants
some consolation now that Hermann
has departed. You must promise not
to have a bad headache Immediately
We propose setting out, like You had
last night"
''Oh, if that is all, l PROMISE" said
Mabelle, laughing, as they went slowly
toward the house; laughing again at the
disconsolate attitude Of DIR. johnson.
who had heard the bell, and was now
seated in the field half way home.
anxiously waiting for them to come
for he resembled his immortal name
sake in nothing more strongly than his
devotion to a small cup of the most
agreeable of liquids.
In due time they arrived at Red Lees.
entered the hall, and were met by