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

otnor. and showing the adm ring world
what woman can do; had gone to Wis
Il her friends the Berghauses in Irkfoud.
and alter n prolonged STAY had returned
% Foulha en-. escorted by Hermann,
engaged TO be married TO him. and
looking rather foolish when questioned
on the sub, ect OF her career" Though
IL IL very certain that had circumstances
not destined her for the career Of n wife
and mother, this young lady might
have filed with honor many another
post.
II was 10 an approaching sit of Her
mann that Mabelle alluded on the pres
ent o casiOn.
OF Mahelle's own life. II Is only neces-
sary here 10 say few words. Three
years ago, in her illness and sore dis
tress, at the time when Angela had put
the crown 10 her iniquities by mar wing
Mr.. Fo.dyce, Mabelle had 80 wound
herself about the heart and the alice
tons Of Grace Massey that the latter
could not desert her. despite her strong
convic ions on the stib ret of her sisters
conduct. On Angeles retu from her
wedd ny tour. she had, with her hus-
ban /. taken up her residences IN one Of
the desirable mansions frequeDtly men
t@,het during the cou Sc Of this vera
cioSF mar alive. AMI there she had re-
ceived what her soul or what she was
pleased - conside' her soul desired,
that is To say.' carriages and hors $,
massive jewahy.. and silk atti c; luxury
and ease to h-p he rb's content. and
slave Herewith. NJ. Fordyce viewed
many subjects in a light other than that
IN which ey appeNed 70 his wife's
eyes. He was lat ier fond OF her; but
there were moments In which he Won
dered why he had been SO led away by
the sentimental glances of Angela faEr-
fax rs to make her Angela Fordyca
Nevertheless. his win was <sEoaxrr than
hers. his scheme OF NJ Was foanded
end complete. aud At fofty-sever men
DO not easily begin TO run in new
grooees, they are more apt to think
that younger and more pliable churac-
ters should enter their grooves and
abide therein for the rest of their dHyS
He did not care for agay or varied
life; indeed he was rather austere in his
notions upon such points.
Angela had found 5000 that life
might be ut once very luxurious. and
both intensely dull and bitterly com
mop-place and vulgar. Such was ohe
life she had sold herself into; II was n
bondage which did not grow more Gu
durable with time. and the presence
of her sister. which she had ut first
considered merely n matter of form.
since Mabelle could not be 10 alone out:
in the cold, presently horame n great.
necess ty 10 her There was nothing
vulgar or commonplace about Ma
belle. She seemed TO cherish no resent
ment toward her sister; she obediently
went aud took up her residence in the
diil, grand house where Angela lived
with Mr.. Fordyce. ThcY never GUAR
relied, ~ rather they had not quar-
relied sSsce one occasion on which An
| gela. with Tie dullnesS of feeling COM
mon To- natures like heCs, had tried 90
lead the conversation TO the subject OF
the Masseys i'm general. and of Philip in
particular. and then Mahelle had said.
her delicate cheek flushing. and her gen.
tic eyes flashing with an unusual fire:
" Angela. let me tell you that IL ever
you utter Philip Massey same, or that
o his sister. TO I1a agsih. or whe never
/ YOU dG IL, will leavG the room thaI in
slant; yesy y hundred people were At
ting watching u.s."
Hut Angela hssf never tempted Ms-
belle tO carry her threat into eNeculio b..
Mabelle had k nd OF alteration for
Grace Massey. and Whist she considered
her goodness and generosity in cOnlon-
ing the past, remaining her friend. and
| inviting her To- her home. She had al
ready visited more than once NJ Red
Lees, nj loved to go there. Grace was
| good 10 her, Mrs. Massey WAS uniformly
kind, and MabelIe had tho greatest ven
grafton for that simple-m ndcd yet no.
bic matron, thinking OF her as kind
Of YORKSHIRE Nolumnia, but gentle,
/ genial and CnriSti;anized MT. Massey
VS. fond Of her. they were all foDd OF
/ her. aud in return she loved them dear
\ ". A. Angela's name was mentioned
rs rarely * possible. and rs Indifferent
/ ly. the friendship continued, sunny md
uninterrupted.
''Since you went out. pursued Grace,
''thj postboy has come up from the
town and b ought me letter"
/ ~ letter, From Ph-from your
brotherP' asked Mabelle.
'From my brother! No, child. Why
are you always imagining letters from
my brother? 1 believe you think they
come In shoals by every post"
"Oh. no. But sometimes I think how
dreadful II woull'b II. by any chance,
he should come home suddenly before
had gone. Can YOU Imagine anything
more terribleP" said Mabelle. sitting
up, and looking at Grace with some ex-
element.
"Why? What would be likely TO
happenP What would you do, goose,
under such horrible circumstance"
" am sure l should sink into the
earth whenever he looked at me, or
rather. / should wish that could" said
the young lady. while hot flush spread
slowly over her face.
POOH said Grace. indifrerently.
81 didn't know yog felt so strongly on
the subject. And there is no need. You
are morbid. Now. don't lump ND and
Hee." she added. stretching out her
large, firm hand, and OBTAINING Mabelle,
who hal made n movement as IL 10
leave her MY letter was from
Thekla.i
"From Theklal Oh. how is she?"
"She is very well. and very happy,
and she says that IL will have nv
wedding alter Christmas, she can and
will come over from Frankfort. with
Mr.. Reichhardt and her boy, and be
present at It," 49,.
lyon will like that. won't youer
" should like Il better II Il were NOT
so soon. lut must have Thekla at my
wedding. that Is very certain. il have
to be married ever so much sooner than
like; so l shall tell Hermann I have
decided. but shall let him know that II
Is for his sister sake. and not for h :. -
Mabelle laughed. Grace produced n
long. pointed basket like a canal-boat.
containing knitting. and began to work
diligently with the fingers which were
never idle.
What little lazy thing YOU are,
Ma6elle." she exclaimed ut last ii
declare. 1 don't know when or where
you manage 10 acquire your stores of
learning about all kinds of things.
believe you are much better informed
than am. really. despite my examina-