The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-03


her mournfully.
"Of course | would; beggars must not be
| choosers. There not likely to be many
| people eager to engage an old woman
brought up TO no employment Besides, l
want u teach. and am very glad that
can make my essay in the household Of
| friend of you're"
Il 10 not boid myself responsible FIR Mrs.
Torn" he answered.
"Y0u mean to say she is not perfect"
| Wei, ile .taer am l. so we are likely to suit
ach other VIII you write, to her. and ask
e.. u ie. me know all she requiresf
Il can not bear it 1t hurts me horribly"
ie rector SAID with needless warmth
ID 1-l'. - . foolish. 1 nave brought it all
IL will 10 tine enough TO pity
I o. -.~-~- - -, -
"You would never do that-not il things
were killing YOU"
Possibly not. l was always better at
scolding other people than at speaking of
myself. But never mind me now. What
will you say to your sister-in-lawl"
II shall cell her TO come and meet you at
my house, and make all her own arrange
ments, since you are willing to accept her
offer"
Miss Priscilla looked at him with little
scorn.
"Mrs. Tom has been the first to offer me
tangible help, and you will kindly write
and say that am very grateful, and that
await her orders"
She was more like her old self as she spoke
than she had been since the hour of her
sacrifice.
Il shall write to her that you will meet
her at my house any time she wishes TO see
you" Mr.. Horribly answered doggedly.
| GRut what Will cha fhinl- Of that whom nv
own house is hereg Remember that she is
my future employer, and that 1 want her
approval in everything"
"But shs is my sister-in-law, and a domi-
neering woman, and 1 want her to under
stand what think of you, and what place /
| wish you to take in her household"
Miss Priscilla looked at him doubtfully
"If only you don't make a mess of things
| after all " she said.
III.
"She has not come"
"Did / not tell you so!'
Dismay and triumph struggled oddly for
mastery ON Priscilla's face as she answered.
She was at the rectory door, where Mr..
| Horribly had come out to meet her, and as she
faced him now, CONSERVATION began to
creep over his countenance
| "She said she would Gomez he answered
sheepishly.
"Of course; but that was before she had
begun to consider. You know there was no
reason in the world why l could not receive
her at my own house,
Il thought it was best to hava her here"
"And she did not think So"
Miss Priscilla sat down as she spoke, and
| united her bonnet strings, and the rector
| noticed that she was flushed and breathed
hurriedly, as though but little would be
needed to make her cry.
Il am very sorry" he said, penitently.
at was not your fault; YOU meant well,
and in any case / am no worse OFF than /
| was"
She wiped her eyes furtively as she spoke,
and her host grewsstill more miserable.
81 never dreamed of this" he said: "and
no one else would have played me such a
shabby trick"
swell, never mind. Let us take it for the
best But it does seem hard when a likely
thing arose, to lose it like thisl"
But she may come yet There is anothe'
train at 5, and she said positively that
might expect her. You will wait, worlt
youl"
If you think there is any chance"
He had meant kindly, and he was very
| down-hearted, and so she could not bear to
be hard on him. His face cleared
at will be quite like old times to have you
| here for afternoon" he said.
Miss Priscilla assented, but not very cor
| daily. Where there are diverse periods of
old times in lie, 1T Is sometimes difficult
TO tell which is referred to.
at is long time since you have spent a
day here" Mr.. Horribly continued, eager to
make conversation.
Il have not been here since Mrs Hornby
= dia1 = Dri-o 10
"You will notice chan es," signing.
| Miss Priscilla assented, but did not COM
| NIT herself to a statement Of the form the
| changes seemed to take.
I'VE used to be a good deal about the
rectory in our young days, Priscilla" he
| continued after a pause. II think Mr. Max
| well was partial to us. Why, it seems like
| yesterday that he used to take US birds
1 nesting in the woods"
"Yes; it does not seem an age ago though
| you and are old people
Il suppose we are; and yet you know,
| Priscilla, never felt myself younger than
now! never remembered enjoying nature
more or finding more hkable qualities in
ordinary people"
"Age makes us tolerant" Miss Priscilla
said. with flicker of frightful mirth
Eyes, / suppose so; and yet can't realize
that it is SO very long ago since l was lad
and you the most beautiful girl in the world
I TO me-"
"You were very young them" Miss Pris-
! ella said cOIdly. 1t must have been quite a
year before you got married"
The rector's whole form seemed to droop
from its mOmentary happy attitude.
"You never understood that, and it was
sudden, own" he said; "but I suppose in
every life there are inexplicable occur
renceS."
As if every one did not know that she
married you, and not you her, you poor
| goosel And served you right. too; never
| pitied YOU" Miss Priscilla said TO herself
very clearly and emphatically; for she was
only woman, and his detection, though
twenty years old, had power to move her
still Not that she held him wholly inexcus-