The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-20
FACE TO FACE.
BY r.. Il. FRANCILLoN.

FABLE THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
"Ah-you don't know law language.
II means, the man who lent your father
money has a right to his money back,
or the land, And as he can't get the
money, he means to have the land"
"Hsye Legs Croft! No"
"Yes, my dear"
"But il can't behave Leys Croft!
Why, it will kill father! Poor father
know why he's so sad now. | thought
1t was about me. But Leys Croft; oh,
Mr.. Marrish, you are wise; you always
know what is to be done. What shall
Ue dop"
"Ah. It's a hard case; an awful
hard case; and cruel, too. / wish l
bad that mortgage in my own claws"
"But who can he bep"
"Ah--that's what's not TO be known.
It's done through the lawyers; they
know their own client, of course, that
found the money"
"Tell me-is his name Preston?'
"May be. Who knowsP There's al
ways wheels within wheels. Only don't
say aword TO your father. It'll only
vex him and harass him; and-and-if
you don't please, he'll neUer know; be-
yond that the troubles gone"
"Mr. Marrish," said the poor girl,
half in a whisper, ''God, He knows that
no loss but II | lost father could be any
thing to me. But Legs Croft is father s
own very life; he'd sooner starve here
than Oh, you don't know what Leys
Croft is to father. You see twas here
he was born, and where he brought
poor mother home, and where she died;
and it's all his pride. And you say III
don't please. There's nothing ]
wouldn't do to keep Legs Croft for faith
er; nothing in the world"
"Nothing in the worldP"
Nothing in the whole wide world. "
"What, Miss Patience, right or
wrong; big or small?"
She looked still more alarmed. "How
can do good by doing wrongP That
would kill father still more sure"
Then, tits not by doing wrong I'm
q plain farming chap, Miss Patience,
and ] don't know how TO put things
the pretty way. But that you won't
mind. Look you. II you'll be Mrs. Mar
rish. there'll be an end of all this here.
Nay, don't you look so scared. Put il
In plain, business way, II so you please,
though love you so, dear, I'd sooner
have you than q hundred thousand
pounds. OF course / don't look TO your
loving me all in minute, like ] love
you. Only II you'll marry me, I've got
enough to do more than Ste-I mean
those Prestons, ever would; and I'll
keep your father like gentleman and
you like queen. There's no way out
OF IL else; no way at all. II l was to
pay off this debt, 'twould be no good;
there'd be more behind, and-but there.
You see for yourself how tis and how
'twould be.
II he thought he had prepared the
ground he was never more mistaken In
his life, and even he, being o mortal
farmer, had been mistaken now and
then. She was taken aback; she knew
what TO say, but how TO say 1t!
''Oh, why do you ask thatP The only
thing can never dol''
That glow, his only sign Of passion,
came into his eyes, and jealous flash
besides Instead Of answering her as
the flash prompted, he silently and de-
lberately counted twenty-four.
'Mr. Marrish. you are our dear, only
friend; ] know that, God knows. Won'i
you be our friend for fathers sakeF
What you-what you have asked me
would be wrong. Don't ask me why.
You know"
mo. / do not know"
'I have promised never 10 be the wife
Of any but one"
"WhatI' he cried, forgetting 10 count
another dozen. "You are still think
ing Of"
Eyes. OF Stephen Harlow. There.
I never thought 10 name his name
again" said she. flushing pale.
ssWhat of a falae-u