The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-29
CHAPTER XXI.
ANs1E's STORY CONCLUDED.


At seven O'Clock that same evening, the
two arrived in London, johnson tolerably
contented with himself for the neatness and
dispatch with which he had managed the
journey, little guessing that he had been de-
tected by the keen eyes of John Rudd. Az
rived at Euston, a four-wheeler was sum-
moned, and the two got into it and were
driven away. Then johnson turned to An
ME.
MY dear" he said, Il may as well make
YOU acquainted with our plans now. The
fact is, the master won't be able TO join you
for week, and am going to stop and take
care of you till he comes. l have taken some
apartments for that week in hotel; and, In
order to simplify matters, / have given our
names as Mr. and Miss johnson. Therefore,
for the time being. you are my sister, Miss
Annie johnson. Do you understand
Annie nodded. She quite understood;
though she was beginning to feel alarmed as
well as puzzled at the strangeness of the
whole proceedings. She was still more
alarmed at the subsequent manner in which
johnson conducted himself. True, he had
taken rooms in the hotel, as he had said
private rooms which they occupied in COM
mon. She was apparently allowed to go
and come at will; yet she soon found that
she was as much a prisoner as II she had
been incosed by iron bars Whatever she
abe did, johnson knew of; and once or twice.
when she attempted to write to her friends
he quietly but firmly refused TO allow any
such thing.
Look here he said, don't you think
this here game is to my taste at all, cause
you'd be wrong. I've done goodish many
things in my time, but running away WI
girls. and keepin' 'em Gagged up like birds.
-, ono IF Jam. hoyvayar I t-ava my word
b young Redruth as I'd keep ye square till
he came, and I'm agoin' to keep my word;
but precious glad shall be when these six
days are over.
In due time the SIX days came to an end.
and Annie received from johnson the glad
intelligence that on the afternoon of the sixth
day her lover would be with her. Tremb-
ling with excitement and JOY, she obeyed her
womanss instinct, and fastened TO make her
self look her very best She arrayed herself
in the pretty gray dress which she had
brought with her from her home, and put
some flowers al her throat; so that when,
few hours later, young Redruth arrived, he
clasped her to him again and again. and,
looking into her tear-diInmed eyes, said he
had never seen her looking so pretty in all
her life.
.sAnd you viii never 20 away from me
again" said Annie, as she elung, sobbing, to
him; s.you viii always stay with me?''
Always, my darling.
s.Aud we-slaIl--be married.
ssThis very night. Though / have been
AWAY. have not been unmindful of my
| duty to you, my pet l have arranged for
| our marriage / have taken a house where
we win live We will go straight from here
after dinner and get the ceremony over 1t
will be quiet marriage. and, to you.
strange one | fear. 1t will not be solemn
| lied in church, with all the brightness and
beauty that should have surrounded my
darling. We shall 90 before registrar and
| be married quiefly-this is another sacrifice
| which my love demands"
| But this was no sacrifice to Annie 50 long
as she was married. and knew her love to be
| no sin-that was all she asked; 50 she cried
a little Oh his shoulder but it was for joy,
| not s0rr0w-
| Everything seemed changed now the
| Young master had come A charming little
| dinner was ordered and served in the hand
some sitfing-room. which during the past
| week had been occupied by johnson and
/ Annie The little party OF three sat down
/ to il Redrufh making the most convivfal OF
| hosts: after the dinner was over. johnson
/ took his leave; and the lovers were alone
/ There was no time just then for billing and
| cooling, IL anything was to b done Il must
! Be done quickly, for the day was WeIEnIgh
naank Geoxxe tnld Annie . ge< On be- bon
1T s