The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-07-08
rust showed themselves in my face

"Have you so little confidence id
your promised husband9 So LITTLE
! faith, and yet willing to be his wife p
She made an impatient gesture.
7"You don't understand" she said
slowly and unblushingly. HE has
not asked me to be his wife, but he
will. am sure he will! He does
not love me very much, but when we
are married, and hesees my devotion,
it will DO different Z
Then she put her face in my apron
and sobbed bitterly, and I knew by
her tears that she had many nlisglF,
ings.
"How can I help you?'' I asked.
81 don't know, "sald Elsie, dubious
ly, and for the time forgetting her
troubles. "There is something about
you different from other servants
something strong and masterful;
but I think you are troubled with
morbid seDsibilities. Promise that
you will help me if you can, Han
nah.'' 11GZ&. Szt III.
eyes, I can make that promise
with perfect safety I replied. ~
/ formed little plan of action
very speedily. That evening went
to Aunt Deborah's room, and being
hidden to enter, my first words were /,
II suppose you mean to leave
Elsie penniless if she marries a poor
man." ~. /
Eyes" replied she. 81 have secur-
ed for her the offer of a very eligible
husband. If, she does not see 6t TO
accept him, her future must be. what
she makes it,
"Then," said I, "Elsie's loss Will be
my gain. l hope. Don't fail to con
slider me after she has flung away her
chances for some day becoming your
heiress." -.s.sH - 49, -.9'i
Aunt Deborah looked at ms stead
lily for moment, as if she felt in
clined to think I was taking leave of
my senses then. she sat in her chair
and laughed long laughed until her
round face was very ed indeed. As
soon as she was in condition to speak
she said: - r. -
"You had better have practced a
while on some one else before you
tried to overcome my purpose with
strategy. Your face betrays yon.
You are not earnest enough, and you
are most thoroughly ashamed Of
yourself. You know that / am con-
trary, and you know that l am al
was angry with the person that
wrongs Elsie; therefore you thought
that by making me angry with your
self you could get me to VOW eternal
fidelity to Elsie. Not SO. 1t is just
as Ikave said Elsie must obev me
or she will not receive penny from
me. AS for you, you have strength
enough and ability to earn your own
living. You know how to work, and
do not care for the Injuries that
money brings. You do not need
anymoney. and, further, do not be-
lieve you want any" q.
l turned away with bitter smile.
How little did my aunt know of
my tastes, only because 1 was too
proud to make them known! And
my intended aid to Elsie had proved
a failure. -
The next afternoon, having had
leisure hour, / went into the library,
intending to carry book up to my
room but becoming interested in
the volume had selected, / forgot
my purpose, and seated myself in an
obscure corner. Not long after the
door opened, and Mr.. Gleason enter
ed. He spent some time searching
am ong the books, and at last turned
to the door with empty hands and an
air of disappointment. Then 1 arose
and suggested that 1 might, perhaps,
be able to find for him whatever he
wanted. ,,.-
He turned and surveyed me for a
brief moment then asked:
"Whom do l address?' 81
Hannah AllSton, the cook and
floor-scrubber," I answered.
81 was searching for work on ar
chitecture and am disappointed at
not finding it, because wished to
settle warm argument, fast descend.
ing dispute, which 1 left in full pro-
gress in the dining-room. am sure
| could establish my point if / had
the book l saw here yesterday"
1 returned to the afore mentioned
corner and produced the volume /
had been perusing with so much in
terest.
.'This is probably what you were
looking for, sir" said.
He took the volume from my hand
with evident pleasure and just as ev-
ident surprise.
Ladies do not usually care for
this sort of literature he SAID
apologetically, when he saw that
had read his face.
replied
Ladies' have little incentive to
care for such things, because so->
ciety promptly and most EMPHATIC
ally discourages all such indications
of strong mindedness. OF course it
can make no difference to woman
whether the house she lives in is
built in Corinthian, Doric, or Gothic
style, or has no style at all. In her
an affectation of pretty, childlike
simplicity is considered very inter-
esting, why need she aspire to be-
come intelligent?''
81 think you are mistaken, Miss
Allston. | think the days when a