, 1888-11-11

No. l don't" answered Marian.
But | meant it, Marian"
Marian shook her head and set her
purple-black curls dancing.
"Good-by, Marian, you will believe it
some time" and the next moment he was
gone.
We'll" said Marian. drawing her
breath quickly, Il wonder who he is-but
I'll find out this evening"
But Marian didn't find out that even
ing, for that morning Gilderoy Murray re-
ceived an important dispatch, and he and
his companions left on the noon train,
sorely Disappointing the great gathering
that had assembled to welcome him home
this, his twenty-fourth birthday.
Poor Mariani she was more than disap-
sunshine had gone suddenly out of her
life. Not a thought was she giving to
Gilderoy Murray. What was Gilderoy
Murray to her? What if she had, in
fancy, made an idol of him2 Since yester-
day she had forgotten there was such
a being in existence.
Who was the stranger? Did her grand
ma know his name? Would he come back
again with Gilderoy Murray? Did he mean
what he said to her that morning? These
were the questions that troubled Marian
for many a day.
Marian said Grandma Leslie, one day
that Marian was visiting at the Hall,
"GilderDy is coming acme next week
us any one coming with himG' asked
Marian, her pale, haggGrd face light
Ing up.
tended bride with him, to show her the
old place. If I'm not mistaken, she a
distant relation"
And are you sure there is no one else
coming with him, grandma"
mot that | know of, child"
But some one else might come with
him" and the mex week Marian watched
the road with eager eyes.
Marian" said her younger brother one
day, as he jumped from the horses back
before the gate, there comes Gilderoy
Murray"
is any one with him?" said Marian, in
a whisper, laying her hand on her
brothers arm.
yes; I think a lady is in the carriage
with him."
Already the carriage was in sight and
Marian strained her eyes to get q good
view of it's occupants.
1t was an open carriage and as it passed
by a pair of laughing blue eyes met
Marian's astonished gaze, and the owner
of the laughing eyes had barely time to
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Il thought you said Gilderoy Murray
was in the carriage, Eddy" she said tc
her brother.
80 he is in it" answered Eddy.
"Why, no, he isn't; there is only one
gentleman in it and he is not Gilderoy
Murray"
why, yes, he is, sis. You don't know
Gilderoy Murray-Ido do. That day he was
at the Hall, a couple ofmonths ago, grand
ma cont mo +o bic roorp with cDnotbipr
and he asked me about you, sis"
"Oh, Eddy, you're mistaken!" cried
Marian.
Il guess not" said Master Eddy, coolly;
but now l come to think of it, you ought
to know him, sis, for l saw you walking
with him that same day"
Marian's heart stood still; the color
faded again from her cheeks, the light from
her eyes. Now the world looked blacker
than ever befo- How blind she had been
not to know those eyes-the same eyes
that looked at her from the little boys
picture in the gallery up at the Hall. 1t
was Gilderoy Murray, sure enough-and
how he had amused himself at her ex-
pensel How he had smiled at her this
evening as he passed, sitting by the side
of his intended bridei
"Marianl Marianl ah, here you are, lit
tie one, and I've been hunting everywhere
" you. NOOt IlttNGHS4 hldIldu, Wldu
have you been doing to make such a ghost
of YOURSELF"
Haven't you amused yourself enough
at my expense, Mr.. Murray"
Amusing myself at your expense? Oh,
Marian!" and Gilderoy caught her hands
in his.
"What would your intended bride, that
l saw by your side this evening, say, if
she could see you now?"
why, Marian, what put such non
sense into your head? That was my
cousin Maud"
"Ohl" said Marian, covering her blush
ing face with her hands.
II knew who you were before you told
me that day 1 carried you over the brook,
and l thought l would tease you a little
just for the sake of the old time you
didn't remember, you know" said Glide
roy, laughingly.
Il never found out who you were until
this evening, and then 1 thought your
cousin Maud was your intended wife"
You foolish child, = and Gilderoy drew
her to his bosom, didn't l tell you
while waters wimple to the sea,
While day blinks in the lift sac HE,
Till clay could death shall bin my e'e,
Ye aye shall be my dearie."
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