The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-05-05
both, her eyes were fixed on Glen

"And I your uncle that is," ex- claimed Freddy, "and he going to be. Shut up, do."
 And, considering this speech to be conclusive, Freddy cut short further discussion by at once turning into the hotel.
 Well, if any dinner ever was a suc- cess, that one was. What they had, or how the courses came, not one of them knew, but, to quote Freddy, everything was A 1, and plenty of fizz with it. Undoubtedly the fizz set all their tongues running faster than before. Gradually on Freddy it began to have 8 slightly composing effect,so that, the dog-car having been sent for and brought to the door, he magnanimously insisted that going home he would sit behind and leave the ribbons to be handled by Glen core.
 The clock struck nine before they were fairly off, and then, Peggy ex- claiming at the lateness of the hour, Glencore said:
 "But it won't matter much, will it?"
 "No," said Peggy a trife bitterly. 'Harris knows Pll look after Freddy, and there's no one to bother about what becomes of me-"
 "You have neitker father nor mother, have you?"
 Glencore put the question gently, and, not waiting for her answer, went on to tell her that he too, had lost his parents when 8 child, and was, like her, lonely, with no one to care for him.
 "Yes," she said, sbut you're man with lots of money, and Pm poor and dependent; and then it's horrid to be girl. Ever since l can remember I've heard nothing else but all I owe to everybody, as if it was my fault that I owe anything to them. I can't help having been born. Here I am, and until die, here must stay. Not dependent, though. Pve only waited to be taught something. I've had to owe that much to grandmamma."
 Lord GlencOre remained silent, and, thinking that probably her troubles were of no interest to him, Peggy changed the subject. Directing his attention to Freddy, now silently sleeping, she managed to prop the lad up into more comfortable position, and assented to Lord Glencore's re- mark that he did not seem like the rest of the family.
 Then silence fell on them, and for a time not word was spoken. Sud- denly, as if from out of what she was thinking, Peggy said abruptly:
 "Are you very much in love with Adda?"
 q! Pm not in love with her at all.
 "But you're going to marry herr"
 "Who says am?"
 "Why, everybody; and grand mamma, 1 know, means you to-"
 'I see, and that makes you think it quite certain2"
 Peggy laughed contemptuously. "It wouldn't make it certain with me-" she said, "but men seem different {; what she chooses they do. Oh, I haven't patience to think of it." and the great brown eyes she turned on Glencore sparkled indignantly "Why, do you think unless loved somebody dearly, I'd marry him to please grand mamma? Never! She knows that as we'll as do. She may ill-treat me, but she can't make me do what I won't; I'd die rather. Shall I tell you what I mean to do?"-she was speaking very fast and excitedly-"I mean to run away. You'll promise me not to tell any one, won't you? I mean to go very soon now-if I can, before they come home. Other girls earn their own living, so why shouldn't I? Pm not stupid, and Pm awfully strong"
 "But where will you go?"
 "Oh, I know, but that I don't mean to tell. Perhaps I oughtn't to have said word about it to you, but it slipped out, and you won't betray me, will you? most of all, don't breathe 8 word to Adda; she hates me, and we'll, there's no use disguising it-I hate her. When you're married to her"
 (Which I shall never be-" inter- rupted Lord Glencore decidedly. Peggy faced round and looked her surprise at him.
 "Don't look like that at me-" he said hastily. "I mean what say"
 "You do? Oh, I am awfully sorry"
 "For her or for me?'
 al don't think I was thinking of either of you. It was for myself there's so few ever care to be kind to me-"
 "And you think I should be?"
 Peggy didn't trrst herself to speak, but her head nodded assent.
 "Let me tell secret to you, Peggy" he quite unconsciously called her bv her name UDO v0u kn0u that I