Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-12

said little Miss Grenyille, getting con
fused in her generaliza but with a
very convincing air. Marden. made no
answer, and his companion coftinued:
you know always said that /
never could marry anybody who
was not perfectly gentlemanly!
$40 you mean that I am not a
|.gen.leman?" said Mhrden.
a'Why, Of course not. That was
why why | liked you"
"Oh'
aAnd I always thought you were
the most perfect man i'll that re-
spect."
Thank you! I am very grateful;
but will you tell me when it was that
I failed to be what you thought
me?'
"And always thought you were
the most generous and unselfish man
I ever knew, and am certain that
never had any reason to change that
idea"
"Well?"
"And you know there was never
'aWellY'
"You were always so handsome and
brave and-and-yes, will say it-so
loving
"Well?"
$50 you must see that I could not
have wanted to do it."
"Oh, but that does not explain why
you did do it,
~ know it. Only it is so hard, and
Frank, you are not helping me Bit"
III don't see why l need to. You
were independent enough to throw me
over and make me miserable for life"
"Have you been miserable, Frank"
ri think have almost died." said
Marden, solemnly.
"Have you? have been miserable
too, Frank. And have missed you1
steps, and your voice, and your laugh
Il have missed your laugh very much
Frank
"We used to have such pleasan
times together, Grace"
ayes, and mother says that the
house sounds so lonely without you
in the evening"
ii thought Il great deal OF youl
mother"
II know you did. Yes, we did have
happy times. | shall never forget
them. And to think that now they
are all over. l came up here because
l hoped would forget all about it,
and now tearfully] you have brought
it all back-again--and know 1 shall
go onfeeling worse and worse-and-"
Poor little Miss Grenville fell to sob.
bling as ii her heart would break. Tt
was more than Marden could stand.
"Grace," he said, "don't. Let's
patch it up i'll some way. Tell me
what did and let's fix it up
eve can't, sobbed the young wom-
an from her corner.
"WelI, tell me anyway"
"I6 won't do any good, Frank, but
Iii try if you say must"
"You really must"
81 know yon'll laugh at me and say
Imagoose. You always did do that"
III will be as sober as-as prayer
meeting vowed the young man.
"Well, then, it was about that Miss
Sanger-you know what you said
about her"
ri know must be very stupid, but
I don't quite remember all about it.
You had better tell me. Where did l
see herr"
CAT the pond, and it is really to
your credit that you don't remember.
/ shall think OF that and be grateful,
Frank, in after years. I said she was
horrid, and you said she was clever
and had beautiful eyes"
!, T Il
was the girl who had such a funny
squint, wasn't she?'
81 don't think I ever noticed that,
Frank"
"Well, she did. And she didn't
know who Ibsen was. That was why
said she was clever and had beauti-
! full eyes; meant it the other way, you
/ know"
Ibid youreally, Frank? Then Ihave
misjudged you all this time"
Half an hour later Miss Granville
lifted a happy but tear-stained face
from Marden's shoulder and looked
doubtfully up at him.
"Frank," she said.
"Well, sweetheart"
II don't believe l know who Ibsen
was, either. Was he one OF those hor-
rid nihilists?"
"No, dear said Marden, gravely,
che wasn't quite that, but guess it
doesn't make any difference now
j. Il. Newcomb in Springfield, Mass.
Republican.
lNHUMAN CHARITY.