Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

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CHAPTER xx.-coNr1Surn
Slowly Mabelle took her way through
the garden. gathering here and there
some swe tly-scented Iower, ard linger-
Ing amongst the many fragrances Is "
she could not bear TO part from them.
Then, by degrees. out Of the garden and
into tho first fields surrounding the
house No sooner had SIC arrived there
than something jumped up against her
dress, and looking down she perceived
the fussy-ioOking person Of DIR. johnson,
who had seen her proceedings In the
ball from one corner Of one eye. but
who had only just persuaded himself TO
leave his delicious corner on the sofa,
and whose wriggling body and plead ny
tail now said distinctly: ''You can new
er think Of leav ng m behind"
''Oh,. DIT johnson. you want 20 come.
too! Well, you shall. II you don't run
after the Sheep she observed, which
observation the Doctor. perfectly com
pretending. hailed with three active
bounds and rs many sharp. excited
barks. while Mabelle's step fastened
itself somewhat in sympathy With the
creatures eagerness.
A walk Of ten minutes along the wen
known field paths brought her TO the
cliffs, and 10 the agreeable little hollow
ere she and Grace were wont to sit
with their books and work. idling away
the sweet, long. summer days.
From this Little cove one could look
down upon the shore, and when the
tide was high there was nothing To DO
seen lelow ut n heaving green depth,
clear "a crystal, and indescriba1iy beau
tiiul. One might DIV II for pages upon
the strange tints and shadows. the
changing. mysterious ghts and gleims
aud iiash0s fuam. aud sudden dark
ness Of that noble sea which washed the
ellis n out FOulnayeu, ut that the de.
ser ptiOn might wax teliOus. an could
not give the faintest idea of the whole.
Once, when some person was feebly
ar ] hopelossly quoting the words about
ne light that never was, on sea or
laLd.' Mabclle suddenly burst forth:
But You are quite mitaken: IL Is
thcrol hayo seen II. 10 IL tie green
light on the waves NJ Foulhaven." And
the company laughed. and did not g.
lieyc her vt Mabelle spoke the words
OF truth and O.erncss withstand ny
From where she sat Oh . n ternoun
she could not sec. without standing up
and crauing her neck for the purpose.
the two old stone piers tO tho souh n,
with each an odd, stumpy looking light
house nj the end Of Il. between which
the river ran into tho sea. 80 that they
helped ~ form n Kind har or. i'm and
cut IT which the fishing era W mt sail
ing. sailing. every day. with Their red
brown or sa'Iron.coiOred sails gently
spreading To- the reeze. But she coUld
suo, as she lay back with her hands
claspcd behind her head. little speck
of the top OF the grea: East Gill. which
was so high and m ghty. and in stormy
weather so grm and terri L.. And
upon that spcck stood the deiiaut-look-
In z run 81 very ancient abbey. ycleped
81. Ethclheia.
Go where one would in the neighbor-
hood Of FOulhaven this frown.n NO ruin
confronted one, aud seemed Ia dom
mate every part OF the landscape. IL
looked grimly down upon the voyagers
In ships ut sea; while the blue sky
CLEANED through the broken tracery OF
Its line old windows. by land, no mat
ter where, west, north or south, though
II might be hidden for moment by
some lofty bank, some bend In the road,
or some hedge of trees, yet, emerge
once more aud again you saw Il, tower
ing above everything else-an ancient
guardian. endowed with the impressive
ness which only such strange, hoary
buildings can havc-the survivor of n
hundred kings. and the beacon for
miles around TO those who 'go down
into the deep In ships"
Now, Mabelle Fairfax lay back and
gazed at the gaunt old ruin aud specu-
lated about II, aud wove the webs OF
her hopes and fears, and her wonders
as 10 what life held for her rs she
watched whits clouds sailing seward
behind its windows.
How good they are 10 mer' she
thought. They actually want me TO
stay another month. and have been
here for three weeks alrcadyl And how
j should like IL! August now. and they
don Z expect Philip homo till October,
30 have plenty Of time TO stay a
month, and be gone away for ever so
long before he comes. OF course, I
can never come here when nc Is at
home; the very sight OF me would make
him furious, | should think"
uero she sighed and half closed her
eyes. while her thoughts wandered awav
upon other tracks, and DIR. johnson sat
beside her. blinking AZ the ruins OF the
abbey with his tongue out. and occa-
sionally turning his head and glancin1
NJ her over his shoulder with a hall
smile. As who would say; I'VE are well
of together"
Thus she had remained for some time.
with her eyes now open. now shut, with
the faint breeze ftfully touching her
cheek, and the deep, mysterious muir
muir Of the ocean below. like a bass
chorus 10 the joyful song OF nature.
''Iou might have called mo when you
went out. cried the vol g OF Grace. ano
Mabclle started. wide awake now. and
sat up.
81 would not have Weakened you for
the world from such q refreshing slum-
Der, she said. laughing.
And you have al enated the afec-
lions OF my dog 70 suoh an extent that
no always follows you now. and never
me- Dr. johnson. sir. come herel'
seid b~ mistress, seating herself and
holung oat her hand 10 him.
1T. johnson looked from one % the
other. shuiiiod foolishly about on HIS
launches. and.romalnsd Where ~ w.
with q dopreoating grin. E.0TT
I'm going 70 tel Hermann that he
ust not expect Jon 10 b a liberty IN
The afternoon. ~ you take slight slsen
then" pursued Mabelle.
'hormann. indeedp remarked Grace.
IL may ero be expla ned that MIss
Massey had completed her college
course. passed her examination with
nigh honorl. and boan declared oompo-
llll n knnMIalnn "a form IL Dnln.lI "a