The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-10

Never speak W mo Of TINS ukAlus
and. rising from her garden chair. she I
went into the house and up 70 her own ,
room. IL
This was what II all meant. then!
How blind she had been! She was the
s'sweet girl whom Miss Campion
thought q suitable wife for Colin. She
Ind been invited here In order that
Colin might see II she would ''do."
How grateful she ought 70 feel!
She went down stairs presently feel
ing glad that this was her last day at
Forde. She found Miss Campion sit
ting alone in the drawing-room, look
ing a little displcased.
II am 50 cross. my dear" said the
old lady. drawing Betty 70 seat BY
her side. Colin has ridden over 70 |,
the Ladbrokes for dinner. II was very
thoughtless OF him not To remember
that this was your last evening"
1T does not matter, gcdmother,'
said Betty. with gentle GOODNESS ~
would rather spend IL alone with you
"Would you. dear? ! thought you
and Colin had got on more comfortable
| lately"
| 1T was only surface agreement"
answered Betty, rather proudly. I'VE
are too entirely opposed in characterize
be really friends
you will hardly believe II, Betty.
but had planned a match between you
two. thought you were 50 well suited
70 each other: and it would have been
50 nice for me TO think Of your living
here together after my DEATH
| And you spoke to him about itP'
questioned Betty. without raising her
eyes.
| YES. on the evening you came; told
him what wished. But was 70 meet
, the fate Of all match-makers. you see,
she added. signing Colin said ne
would never marry unless he were IN
love that he must reserve TO himself
J the right OF choosing his wife, And
as you say. dear, you and he were
very far from falling in love
.Did he say that?' ASKED Betty
eagerly. Wouldn't he agrsse TO wha'
YOU wished? Then l have wronget
1 him terribly: he is ever 50 much nicel
9 than thought"
you thought" questioned Mis-
Campion. slowly. All. rememoe
. now told you that | was going =
Z speak TO him. and you believed that n
. would marry any one suggested! HOY
y foolish and wrong ! have been! 10
Q might have liked him II you had nc
been 50 prejudiced beforehand. an
y every thing might have been dine'
= emit
= do not grieve. godmother," sal
= Betty. gently. IF we have not bee
friends. it is quite my own fault.
y had no right to Judge him before
: knew him.
= But in spite Of her brave words, n
4 heart sank strangely. She knew tn
= abe would have accepted Collins 10
had she understood what he was o"s
- inc her-for her belief in his unwort'
- ness. though II had destroyed her tr'
- in him. had not been strong enough
kill her love.
.. And now her life would be one 10
= sorrow for that mistake Colin wo'
:. never speak to her OF his love agar
had she not peremptorily forbide
IA him? He had gone away now 70 av'
n her. and after tomorrow she wo'
- never see him again But at any r
y. she would see him once more, and II
- oh, surely he would see that she
sorry for having misjudged him 80!
,de But Colin remained at the Ladbrol
for the night. and had not returned
49, rorde when she left 1t the next mo
he ing for home.
he Betty had been right when she
sumcd that Colin had gone away
~. the previous afternoon to avoid h
in Her harsh rejection Of his propo
ple had reused his anger, and he felt
hurt TO bid her goodbye. But on
hat return to London his anger grew
Iiss a. time passed on. though his love
10 Betty did not diminish As his thong
erv dwelt on her 50 constantly he began
seek for some reason for her unki
ness; and the more he considered
md matter the more inexplicable did
ing conduct appear. Her harshness
ion anger the day that he proposed to
ned were 20 at variance with her charas
,ess that he at last concluded that q
,hts misunderstanding must exist In
we'd mind which he ought 70 explain Az
iine This idea led him to make jour
ON 70 Devonshire a few days later. tho
es- his hopes Of winning Betty's love y
lher small.
re- He walked over to the rectory on
who morning after his arrival. and
cy's shown into the empty drawing-r
nor; by neat maid-servant, who told
!, as that Betty would be there In few
feet utes. as she said she could be e
sent for TO the church. whittier she
this gone 10 practice. Colin. however
and cidcd to 60 himself. and had no
hem Guilty in finding the sacred cd
love. which was close at hand.
title. He seated himself just outside
ank; door. struck by the beauty Of the
p by ure before him. The old church
some cool and dim and still. the chi