The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-25

was not at all an, unusual one. When
he wanted to learn what Mrs. Bagget
intended to give him for dinner, he
would send for the Old housekeeper and
take a walk with her for twenty minutes
Mrs. Baggett was quito accustomed to-
the proceeding, which, upon the WHOLE.
she enjoyed. She now appeared with
bonnet, and a wadded cloak which her
master had given her.
''Its about the letter, sir" said Mrs.
Baggett ..I..t "a. ,s.aI l1a...19ylH
: iyHow do you knowp'
see the handwriting and the
black edgesp Mrs. Lawrie amt no
more"
Mrs. Lawrie has gone to her long ac-
count u
"rm afeared, sir, she won't find 1t
easy to settle the BILL" said Mrs. Bag
gett, who had cynical way of express
ing her disapprobation.
Mrs Baggett, judge not, lest you be
judged" Mrs. Baggett turned up her
nose. "The woman has gone, and
nothing shall be said against her here.
The girl remains. Now, I'll tell you
what mean TO do "
"She isn't to come here. Mr.. Whittle-
stailP"
"Herc she is to come, and here she is
to remain, ard here she is to have her
part of everything MS though she were
my own daughter. And, as not the
smallest portion Of the good things to
come to her, she is to have her share
in your heart, Mrs. Baggett."
''I don't know nothing about my
heart, Mr.. WhittlestaT. Them as finds
their way to my heart has to work their
way there. Who's Miss Lawrie, that
I'm to be knocked about for q new
comer?"
"She is just Mary Lawrie."
'l'm that old that | don't feel like
having young missus put over me.
And il ANT for your good, Mr.. Whittle-
staff. You amt o Young man, nor you
amt an old un', and she amt no rela-
tions to you. That's tho worst part Of
it. As sure rs my name is Dorothy
Baggett, you'll be falling in love with
her." Then Mrs. Baggetr, looked him
full in the face and violently shook her
head.
"Now 90 in" he said, "and pack
my things for three nights. Pm going
to Norwich, and / shan't want any din
ner Tell John l want the cart, and ho
must be ready to go to the station at
2:15."
81 ought TO cut the tongue out of my
head" said Mrs. Baggett IS she re-
turned to the house; IL might have
known it was the way to make him start
at once"
Not in three DAYS. but before the end
of the week. Mr.. Whittlestaif returned,
bringing with him q dark-featured, tall
girl, clothed in deepest mourning. To
Mrs. Baggett she was an object of in
tense interest, because, though she had
by no means assented to her masters
proposal, on behalf Of the young lady,
and did tell herself again and again
during Mr.. Whittlestaif's absence that
she was sure Mary Lawric was bag
gage, yet in her heart she knew il to be
impossible that she could 20 on living
in the household without loving one
whom her master loved. With most OF
those concerned In the household she
had her own way. Unless she would
favor the groom, and the gardener, and
the boy, and the girls who served below
her, Mr.. WhittlcstaH would hardly be
contcnted with these subordinates. lie
was the easiest master under whom n
servant could live, but his favor had to
be won through Mrs Baggett's smiles.
During the last two years, however,
there had been enough discussion about
Mary Lawrie to convince Mrs. Baggett
that, in regard to this "interloper," as
Mrs Baggett had once called her, Mr.
WhittlestaR intended to have his OWE
way. Mrs. Baggett was anxious tC
know whether the young lady was sucf
as she could love.
Strangely enough, Mrs. Baggett, fol-
twelve months, could not quite make
up her mind. The young lady was diff
ferent from what she had expected. o.
Interference in the house there was al
most none. Mary had evidently heart
of Mrs. Baggett's virtues-and infrmi
ties-and seemed to understand that she
had in many things to place hersel
under Mrs. Baggetts orders.
"Lord love you, Miss Mary" she wal
heard to say; 'as il we did not all un
derstand that You was TO be missus o
everything at Croker's Hall, )" the name
of Mr.. Whitllestafi's house. But thost
who heard il knew the words were
spoken in extreme good humor ant
I judged that Mrs. Baggett's heart hat
been won. But Mrs. BaggCtt still haC
her fears, and was not yet resolved bu
that it might be her duty to turn agains'
Mary Lawrio with all the violence II
her power For the first month or two
after tho young lady's arrival, she haC
almost. made up hor mind that Mar
Lawrie would never consent to become
Mrs. Whiitlesta6. An old gentleman
will seldom fall in love without SOM
encouragement, or, at any rate, will no
tell his love. Mary Lawrie was as colo
to him as though lie was seventy-five in
stead OF fifty. And she was also a
dutiiul--by which she showed Mrs. Bag
gett that any idea Of marriage was oi
her part out of the question.
ThisVMrs. Baggett resented. Fo
though she certainly felt, as would an,
ordinary Mrs. Baggett, that wifi
would be detrimental to her interest In
life, she could not endure TO think tina
"a little stuck-up mink, taken in iron
charity" should run counter to any o
her masters wishes. On one or tw'