Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-15

/ range the sense OF the rest Of the letter so
it should sound freezing and not petulant
l flung that too upon the floor and began
another.
"D:ar Mr.. ITredennick-I was extremely
surprised"
"Good gracious! what are you doing
at this time of night!" l heard a voice say
close beside me.
sprang from the chair and faced the
speaker, iorgetfu Of my tear.stained
cheeks and swollen eyes. had not heard
the door open, belng too much absorbed
~ composition.
"What do you want2" l cried hercely.
Upon my word, you are poli,e!" SAID
Helen, in her calm cold way. ~ saw
your light, aud was afraid you were III,
80 l came to help you. II / had come
to murder you, you could not glare at me
more. You have certainlya very strange
way Of receiving kindnesses"
"You have no business in my room!" |
said passionateIy, ashamed OF my infamed
wet face. now that | saw her contemptu.
Gus eyes taking note Of it. "Your room
is at the other end Of the house. You
come to spy upon me. Let me alone"
"My dear child, don't be so absurdrI
she expostulated. People will think
there Is something odd about you. Mr..
Tredennck said just now that you must
be crazy. What made you rush off IN
that rude way, you little goose2' she
laughed in an iudulgent way that was in.
tensely exasperlting.
Then | saw her eyes rest upon the
sheet Of paper on my wriJinu.table; there
were only few words, and before | real.
lied that she could read them at one
glance, blew out the candle and we were
both in darkness.
"Nioler, she said soemnly, in the
midst OF tho gloom, "you have been very
silly. You have flung yourself OF Mr..
Tredennick's head, and, because he has
amused himself with perhaps petted
you, rs he would any younger cousin"
"Ilow dare you2" | cred 6ercsly. Il
know what YOU think, and tell you
hate him. aud | would not marry him il
he were a princel 1t is your jealousy;
you want him Yourself-any one can see
thatl But he does like me better than
you, only l would not marry him-noI if !
had to be torn in pieces insteadr'
"Nou bad little thing, ! heard her say
I could not sea her, but she spoke like !
one who had been stunned aud was Just
recovering ''you deserve to be whipped |
and locked up! You will disgrace your,
self and all of us II you 60 on like this,
l shall speak to my mother about yoa,'
She was out Of rhe room, for her voice
reccded, and then the coor was shut. |
was glad said IT, All my rage was
gone, ior my sha6 had struck home; |
knew B, 'y her pause, and by the ierky
sa,piug way IN which she had spoken,
lighted my candle again and locked
the door. Then with quite light heart,
weut over To the dressing table to get
ready lor bed. The room looked very un.
tidy fugmentay letters were lying
all over the place smiled gumly as l
picked them up. l did not read them over,
but tore them up and burn, them in my
'mpN grare. The only one remember
"a distinctly VA, tho shortes,-,lhc one on
he table .beeau,c Helen NIGH, have seen
h..
"por Mr., Tr,jeoujck L was extreme
~ surYusoj---'
laugh to myseliJo lhiuk how il must
have puzzled her {, she saw q, 20 under.
stand whA, on earth could De wriuug
% him aboul half hoped she j,i see i, .
-ltwould pust'o and urpuse hyr so, aui
,dd So much 20 her jealousy, But a, she
made no remark upon %, sud asked no
lues,i'ns, was sure she had not seen
T. So lvent 20 be1 aud slept The sleep
4 the Just aud ayeugvl
WhA, I am koDnsi3io Je'. nov is Of
'oJrsg merely hsanhN s,acs was not
'rcseoti bat had it from mos, trust.
'osthy soUroe, and san answer 90, its cor.
ec,oe,s.
Helen Was a, A great reception az toe
.oss,su O6os, aui very ls,s 40 tho even.
ag Nrarick arrived upon the s,cue. lie
,ok her ande, ana she asked him very
crvoasly WhAs Vas the matter. f,r he
'okcd white aud strange.
"lleleo, ' he said, ''~ill yoa help me to /
uravsl a mysteU' A ,rael ,nck has
esn played uPoa me a0i on yoar cousin
iolct Luoo too lJ is tar cuoller 20 her
IAN D. me, pooT ch.lJ ,housh i,ftln.
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