Daily Republican., 1888-04-07
xIPPINa THE TAnL Es.

They had been entertaining them
selves with tipping table. 1t was Ia
the days that peoI amused themselves
with Pianchetle.
Lillian" said wilton's porsuasiv,
voice, "ooms and havo try before W.
are called 10 tea."
shs went as meek as On angel and sai
down by him.
"Ask sos,sshlng-aoything-no mat
ter how trivial"
"wiIl mothsr go to chnroh TO NOR
rowH the girl asked.
The pencil movsd more Qul,kly.
"rhs truth" said 1chat.s.
A shout Of laughter from the ohil.
dren.
"Pianchstse's cracked" said Diok
"Oi oourne she answers what IL In ones
mind As ahe did TO Arthur. Whst's
the truth got to do with mo her going
to chuioh? The answer c3uidn't have
been In Liza lid.
"The Ohurck-ihs truth don't you
see. Dlok!" cried ths Children, laugh
ing.
BE quitt-hold Your tongue. D'ok r.
said Wilton, with touch OF sharp.
ness "Ask somtthiug else, Lillian"
"oa, no; / cAn'tl" said the girl,
49k tthVd uu.
"Not yet Give me the panci,--I'll
SEQ what Planohsste would llks. Now.
Planohette, you gave q ver5 Irrelevant
plicit. Is Lillian TO leave ofi2"
"sAy yeS," sail the girl. II do
want 10 leave oil"
But Plauohstts would not be dictated
to; wish vlgor that msde her star,
inside she wrote rapidly:
"Wretohed, doceitfal girl.'
Then sho stopped as II 60 take breath,
then wrote In serlas OF violent jerks,
all across the paper:
arthur"
Lillian startsd NJ, orims son AMI Wild
syed.
Plsnohetle. ns II delighted with wha,
she had done, took charge and raced
all Aaross the table. The children
screamed, Mabel orled 'Hushi" and
Plane hette, with screeoh, ran over
she edge OF the tab.e and lay prone OIL
the floor.
That's Llll1n's doing" said Wilton
to Mabel. II never gol anything like
shat. Bat where 10 shs2"
''6he ran out Of the ROOM" said
Daisy.
"I'll end her." said Arthur hastily,
and vas ont OF the room like hash.
She was Ia the library. with her head
buried In an armchair, weeping
He put strong arm round Lillian
and lifted hsr-sbe did not resist, IL Ia
true-And whom he bad done that he
did not seem to think 1t his duty to ~
move his arm, bat drew it around hel
more closely.
Then he ssid LILLIAN, darlinal" with
apparently no meaning, for he added
nothing else.
Lillian only cried the more, with heI
pretty head pressed against his coat.
"Hush, deArest-don't cryi" wits
psred the young man.
"oh, how wicked have beeu!" said
Lillian, trying TO leave eff crying.
"You're very Rood now, anyhow
said he, STOPPING to kiss the teRrs away
$50 you have little bit OF love for me
LillAn2'
"Yes, ArthuIi vary msekly. d..
"rhen why did you break my hesr;
this morninR2"
"Bsoauss | was q wrstch. IL
always cared for you
sd d you, darling? Or, LslIsn. you q
have spared me many n heArtache II
you'd been more frank, DID | worry
you too m uoh2"
"RO, 1t wasn't you; 1t was the others
They were always talling me ought tC
encourage you, aud shat I'D no heart &c
shun you as dtd-And got 60 sick oil
1t all / COULDN'T be suIe sonetimes
whether hated you or not. Bat I was
20 miserable to o-dAy-And then that hor
rid P.anohette-''
"She wasn't horrld ct all. Lillian, ]
want you to forgive me eomething."
She ventured an upward glanoe; abe
thought sho could have forgiven him
for coid-bl0oded murder.
| "Plau ehette was all my doing" said
the culprit, with smiling impenitence
81 oouldn't make yon say one thing or
another, and ooAldn't help fanoyina
you were not lndiderept--and thought
1t would all be In yonT mInd-and so
and So Are you very angry, my
Lilian2"
She looked down and oolored, and
shook her head.
But as they were married ct Easter,
he must have been forgiven.