Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19

i Jenny looked at her with establishment and
| fear. Whatever force the objection might
still possess, she thought that Mrs Mead had
put 1T aside for good and all when she offered
to walk with her to Winston.
"Give yourself time to Think continued
the old woman. @If ye should have a mind
to return to your mother, It's an easy walk
from here; if you will still go forward, then
the coach will be at this door tomorrow
MORN But ye be taking a mighty step in
| quitting home without liver letting cratur'
but me know where you've gone. It's be-
cause / love you that I've let you miss this
coach, and given you whole day for refec
! ton wi thy home close at hand"
Ny mind is quite made up" said Jenny,
moving restlessly about the room II will
not return homep
swell, that you say now, but by and by
you will be thinking another way"
Il am grieved to have missed the coach,
but am not angry she went on, in a sub
dued but firm tone. at will be duh work
for me here all day; for 1 suppose you win
return to Greystoneap
The old woman nodded Jenny looked at
| her hard
"Mrs Mead, be frank with me- What do
you mean to do. Shall you tell mother
where l amlp
an not answer ye," replied the old
sharpness.
@You have sworn to keep my secret" said
the girl reproachfully.
Suppose the first man met in the street
should be Mr.. Shaws" cried the old woman,
in shrill voice
Jenny turned to the window and looked
through it in silence.
"See now, my dearie," said Mrs. Mead
mildly; will we let me judge how to act for
you9 If you were my child could not wish
you better than do; and thy fame which
must be the dearest thing woman hath, is
my reason for hindering your journey this
day. Neither you nor me knows what is
being said i Greystone, and things may hap
to-day to make ZEE thankful you had not all
the way from MARBLES TO come, Bide here
while go to Greystone I'll find out about
thy mother, and how she bears thy going.
and what is said of thee, and all that should
be known. And tonight will l return with
what news there is; and it shall either be
that you return to thy home again, or go
straight on into the world, as shall seem best
on what report bring you"
| If Mrs. Mead had said this at first, Jenny
would have understood her motives But.
says an ancient adage: "When you hear an
old woman talk straight, you shall see your
cow walk on its hind legs"
"There may be good sense in what you
say" replied Jenny, who had turned from
the window and stood with her fine ewes
fixed on Mrs. Mead; "and here will | stop
| till you come back. But truly do not know
that any news you could bring should take
me home again. For when father misses me
his anger win be terrible and not to save my
life would face him without proof that ]
am an honest girl"
AT this moment Mrs. Walker came in with
Jenny's breakfast She chose to prepare the
| table herself, that she might have u good
| sight of the young wife; for Jenny was q
wonderful heroine in tho hostess eyes, and
created o chance for imagination to chew
upon that deserved to be made much of.
Your papa is known to me, ma'am," laid
she, courtesying, in token that the breakfast
was ready. Il heerd him preach sermon
once-nay, it eer a lecture, as | remember
in st Martins hall, down Beach street. in
your town. He hath q strong voice. and is a
fine man, as | think Is he quite wellp
| With a sad smile Jenny answered her; and
as she seated herself at the table, Mrs. Mead
asked Sally about the wagon that was to
carry her to Greystone.
Johnny shall put the horse TO when it
| pleases ye, replied Sally.
"The sooner the BETTER" said the old
woman.
The so-called wagon was small metamor-
| phosed cart with canvas hood and wheels
stout enough to support horse. In ten
minutes time it was at the door, and on the
near shaft of it sat, with his hobnail boots
within a foot of the road, a sour-faced man,
who sucked an inverted pipe, and doggedly
combed horsefiies off the rough hide of the
horse with whip. Sally came into the
parlor to announce it, and Mrs Mead at once
got up and put on her old bonnet and
| shawl
81 shall find ye here when l come backgn
said she, interrogatively, holding Jenny's
| hand
ayes, viii wait for YOU" replied the
girl, YEARLY, with the now familiar absent
| look in her eyes.
| The old woman hobbled out of the room
after her friend, and, with hard expression
Of misery on her face Jenny went to the
sofa and leaned her head upon it.