The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-17
NO LONGER SAD.

miss"
Miss Marion Audley walked into her
aunt's artistic drawing-room with n
slight Fastening of the artiicially Ian
guild step that had lately become habit
ual with her.
A gentleman, at this particular time,
this particular afternoon. meant some
one She was conscious of rather wish
ing TO see than otherwise.
She gave in passing a sdelong and
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reelected satisfactory vision in severe
Is elegant visiting dress, aud with q
most unexceptionable spring bonnet
upon well-poised little head. and
raised her eyes TO encounter n straight
forward masculine gaze which caused
her to start back with dark flush
suddenly overspreading her cheeks.
''Owen Hiiyar!"
"les. You don't seem very much
pleased TO see me-
Sue did not; there was no doubt OF
that. The young man came forward
and took her hand.
Marion. come. Haven't you a word
OF welcome TO say to me? have looked
forward to this moment SO long and so
ardently."
lie was very handsome and eager,
bending down TO her, but TO Marion he
only,seemed, compared with the men
she Had of late been thrown in contact
with, unoonth and rough; land his clothes
had not the right appearance at all.
"'Of course l am glad 10 see YOU,
she said. drawing herself away with
badly concealed impotence, ''but you
took me so by surprise. l didn't expect
YOU.
She turned from him and began re-
moving her bonnet.
He looked a moment at her slight,
round Young form, thrown into deli
cous relief with the two raised arms,
anu then said in a changed tone:
Il thought the surprise might be as
pleasant TO you rs it would have been
10 me.
She made no reply. Good gracious!
why need he be SO intense? And why
need he come dropping in upon her
like this, without word OF warningP
You expect someone, evidently,
he hurried Oh. ''Whop Some man?
Tell me. Marion! Why have you writ
ten so little of late, and such cold let
tiers? Have you changed towards Us
all? Have you forgotten u.s."
lie had approached her again, and
suddenly, with burst of uncontrolla-
bic passion, stopped and seized her liz
his arms.
She gave low cry. pushed him from
her. aud stood before him with flaming
eyes.
How dare you!" she said, trembling
with anger. ''How dare you presumed
have forgotten you in the sense that
YOU mean. if YOU must know all. / do
not wish to be reminded at all of those
DAYS before l left home. The whole
thing is hideous to me-the life, and
the place, and all. Aunt Hartman has
made another sort of existence for me,
aud / mean to follow it. l have moth
Ing more to say, and hope you under
stand, once for all. ;"
Hilyar had looked at her very stead
lily while she spoke. He interrupted
by not so much as the movement of q
muscle. When she had quite finished.
he slowly took up his hat and walked
towards the door.
Thank you for opening my eyes.
You have been very frank" he said.
Shc made. unconsciously, a faint
movement to detain him, but the door
had already closed behind him.
Five minutes later, the person she
had expected to find on coming in from
her drive. and whose name was Frank
Dutton, made his appearance.
He aoticed that she looked a trihe
pale. He did not know that she was
quite AS pretty for it. And Mr.. Frank
DuttOR was in matters of feminine love-
Illness quite connoisseur, or so he con-
sidered himself.
One bright spring afternoon two
years later, Mrs. Hartman was driv-
ing up the Champs Elysees, in Paris,
with her two nieces, Marion, and Vir-
ginia Audley. The latter had only re-
cently enjoyed her favofs and the ,ad-
vantage OF her position and her for
tune, but though not TO be compared
in point Of looks TO her stately elder
sister, had already impressed her aunt
with the idea that, after all, she might
lido better" than Marion
To speak truth, Mrs. Hartman was
yer. much disappointed in that young
lady. Had she not done everything
for her. taking her from her plain home
III an obscure little town, and giving her
two seasons in London and one now in
Paris. and al under the very best
auspices And what had come of it all?
She had had great deal of success at
first. to be sure. and had seemed very
sensible of her privileges and alive to
the duty incumbent OF her of making
the most of them. But then gradually
she had lost interest, grown more and
more listless, and actually let pass
three most exceptionable opportuni-
ties-such as any girl in her right mind
would have jumped at-of settling her.
self in life. And now this last mex
plicable freak about the Comte de-.
why, Marion. There is Owen Hill
var" suddenly cried Virginia, inter-
rupting her aunt's irate monologue.
The carriage, rolling slowly on in
the press of vehicles, passed close by
tall hroad-shouldered pedestrian. who
was waiting for a momentary break in
the stream of horses and wheels to
make his way over.
lie heard the exclamation and raised
his eyes. Virginia leaned forward and
smiled all over her pretty face. Hilyar
raised his hat and already tho crowd