Griggs courier., 1886-01-22


lIi,l+,,reo 49, -. =. ~. wo4u e.i,.
went, much to hel' ii! 9 G.5;lppo:nt
ment. Mary was ont, but N.:!,v WAS at
home. She could hear him in the dim
in@-room. making eno:ign noi2e for n
regiment OF babi s.. ynl :5!ls, asked very
wistli'lliy Ii she i:si,s!l. y g Ai,a
'lf YOU 90 no. ;.l;ntl .s0.m.s in. Mir
tll;l said; s'ha IS playing with SIr. Park
er, and lie is nooG;'., '.,-Gtiite rs big a
baby as the other. Win you so i'll, Miss
4Allenby?'
''Oh, certain!y.7 and she opened the
dining-room door.
Heres a lady TO see the baby, sir,-
Miss Allenby."
Come in.' said Nj. Parker, cheer
fully. lie had not heard. the first words,
and quite nisUl,l .":,tool tile last.
Come in. Mrs. -A!l@MDy; don't mind
you, though, | look yely ;:as'!rll. Moth
ing else will suit lha little liHn hut
must sit Oh tl.a iloor, a'.d pretend to
play the trombone while he beats the
drum. / have quite t:l!zea the plao4 OF
the old gentleman upstairs. ;llit!--goou
gracious me!'
Nothing certainly could have been
more absurd tlan t!la picture ha pre-
sented. with the aI,s,lr,litN intensified
by his dianluy at the unexpected ap-
pearance of a stranger. M::rgarct could
not help laughing, in spite of her tear
full delight, as size caught ArtEur's boy
in her arms.
''What a donkey you must think me-
said Mr. Parker, scramhlin9s to his feet.
II thought it was Mrs. .Allenby-llis
mamma, you know '|'sa a donkey
you must think ms"
''Indeed / do not, Nj. l';irller-.tlle
servant told Inc Year na2la-llMl2Ss 10
be a donkey is to love elsiilrau very
much, and then, iiil~ ,l2:!.:5:':i. l am
baby's a'ntie. and my name is Allenby,
that is how the mistake arose.
",Eo be sure; nothing could be more
natural, +" said Mortimer PostletlWaite,
whose senses had gone Oh q wool~gath-
ering expedition. ~Pray sit down and
make yourself ut home. Mrs. 4Allenby
will not be long. Would You like q cup
of tea if You wouldn't mind? [ have
some apricot jam and biscuits, and
several things, if l knew where to fad
them. but the little fellow hiss put the
key of the cllII,ouer some%llere-int the
fire. I think"
''Will you give ill3 q cup OF tea" said
Margaret, anxious to put the poor fell
low at his ease. Il should like it very
much"
How delightful" and he rang the
bell. ''Some tea please. Martha. The
boy quite takes to you, Miss 4Allenby.
SO he does to me; but there is no one
like the old gentleman upstairs. 1t is
really very good OF YOU To take q cup of
ten. lrou 10 not i>llow how delighted
am;
And MI. Parker Was Very far from
knowing the good impression he had
made OH Margaret. She saw tine simple,
chivalrous good nature under the sun
face OF his nervousness, ana he improv-
ed greatly on acquaintance. lie went
into the next room, smootheu his tum-
bled hair, settled his collar and tie, and
changed his study coat for one more
presentable. by the time he had done
this the tray was ON the table. Baby
settled the apricot jam difficulty 10y
producing the chiffonier key from be-
meath the hearthrug.
He had taken to Margaret, but he did
not understand her yet. lie gave her a
vast amount Of unintelligible informa-
tion concerning ''Boko," who lived, if
his tiny finger was to be believed, some
where i'll the ceiling. lie patted her
face and said ''poor" when he saw the
tears in her eyes, and let her give him
as many kisses as she chose; but on the
whole, there was his playmate on the
apricot jam side Of the table, and after
livery brief consultation with himself
the little fellow clambered over to him.
Up to this period Of his career Master
Arthur eyinced a decided preference
for his own sex.
MI. Parker had never enjoyed him
self so much. Miss Allenby put him so
DELIGHTFULLY."- at his ease. She had the
rare Quality ol Lact, llle Guillvi,ltu III
stinct OF a fine, delicate, and generous
nature. She led him by degrees to talk
of his own profession, the house he lived
in, his fellow lodger, and Mary. MAJ
garet learned that Mary was his idea Of
perfection, that his fellow lodger was
an extraordinary combination Of con-
trarieties, that the house he lived in was
the dearest spot on earth, and that his
professional hopes were modest to q
degree, but he was confident in Il quiet
way.
II shall make position in twenty
years OF so" he said; land if I can pay
my expenses i'm the meantime. it is all