Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-06

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ard answered. ST dose little now, that
own way, and / try to picture the future
of those who have been SO kind to me.
Like Orlanda-isn't il, Miss Marjorie
II have been able to 'look into happi-
ness through other mems eyes.
eff you ever care to fancy what my
life will be, Gerard" the girl said very
solemnly, as she laid her hand In his,
"I hope it will make the fancy brighter
for you to know that it can never be SO
istless and needless life again as it al
ways had been until 1 knew you and
Lima. And you must never picture it as
spent with Neil, for I never shall be
Lady Adhesion"
A startled surprise, almost amounting
to pain, had at first filed Gerard's eyes
as she spoke, and no answering words
rose to his lips. Lna's heart beat pain
fully in the short, deep silence. the
meaning of which neither of the girls
could, either then or afterward, even
family comprehend.
"Gerard, are you so sorry !" his
to break this pause.
$50 glad, he answered, Just in his
old, clear, happy tones, and now with
all the old gladness in his smile.
Then Marjorie bid good-by and went
and as she drove slowly back, in the
calm sunset light, her thoughts fingered
still with the brother and sister, and she
had no need to hide their sadness and
hopelessness now, as she always would
when any eyes could read and in
terpret them.
"How hard it was" she whispered to
herself, as she turned the ponies slowly
into the lawn at The Anchorage, "to
hide from Lima the shock felt at the
first sight of himl Ali the long
anxiety, and the ceaseless work, and the
meager life, have told upon him now, as
we'll as that horrible confinement before
March. What can be done to counteract
all these?
And no smile came to Marjorie's face,
even when Jack Esdaile ran up and
sprung beside her in the carriage. The
wheels rolled on lightly over the gravel.
The rich, sweet breath of the hawthorn
made the air fragrant around her. The
red light, lingering in the western sky,
shone dazzlingly on all the windows of
the low, white house she loved as she
had never loved her home. Upon the
steps, against the rich background of
clustering roses, Col. Stuart stood wait
ing to receive her. And still Mariorie's
face was grave and thoughtful, and,
without giving up the reins, or leaving
her seat when the ponies stopped, she
asked if she might drive on to Hawke
dale.
"TeI William to take his seat again,
Col. Stuart" she pleaded, with glance
at the groom, "and I will send the
phaeton back by him."
"You may stay at home now, Will
iam," the Colonel said " 1 am going to
drive on. Jack, run in, and, when those
ladies are gone, tell mamma that am
taking Miss Marjorie home, and that
Miss Chester is not coming back to-day.
Say that Marjorie is coming again to-
morrow. and that will tell her every
thing else when return"
me of them ?" he asked. when she had
moved her seat, and he had taken the
reins.
So she told him all she thought of
Gerard all the hopeless thoughts which
che had hidden before.
cit will weary him for me to go to-
night" he said ; "but must bring him
home with me in the morning. Rest
and ease, with care and nourishment,
will soon do their work in restoring q
tine frame and constitution such as his. I"
"They naay-please God they will, I"
said the girl, stil with the rare, sweet
gravity upon her face which Col. Stuart
90 often pondered over now.
"There is one thing which must do
at once" unused Marjorie through that
solitary evening-for Mr.. Castillain and
his elder daughter were dining at Bur-
toni must tell Neill what told Sir
Gerard Athelston-how funny it sounds
this evening. It is due to him to know
(now that others know it) how I can
in the morning. I fancy he must know
because now he understands what real
love is-how impossible it would be that
he and should marry. He and I ! SO
impossible it is and he will see this as
I see it, now that he knows how ungoV-
ernable ones love Is"