The morning call., 1892-01-17

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| perhaps she has gone into the garden,
Il hope not" cried Mrs. Wooler, "for
| Carlo is loOse. lie is dog, Miss-a deg
! that belonged 10 the late family. and that
/ savage by all accounts, that no one can
| manage him but gardener that's here who
| lived with them"
Il must find her at once" said Clifford,
! very anXiously.
"Ob, don't 60 now" urged Gertrude.
| Nothing is likely to happen to her in the
! next few minutes. Mrs. Wooier SAYS that
I the kitchen is well worth seeing The tire
! some girl should have staid here-d0n't 90
! to her-eome to the kitchen with us.
THE first thing do must be to find Miss
| R0uth, he said. and, sDatchlng up stout
! stick which he found In the hall, no ran to
! the garden She was not there nor yet in
| the kitchen garden. He called her, but no
voice answered his. He sought her on
| every side, aud at last found her near the
| Dutch garden. She was sitting on the close
cut grass with her. head bent down as if
weeping, and the great dog, which, in spite
] of what he saw, he could not help thin king
| his head laid Affectionately ON her knees aud
| his eyes rlveted to hor5.
Miss Routh! Miss Routhw Clifford
cried, while yet at some distance, and with
an amazed grOwl, Tor his attention had been
! so wholly given to her, the huge beast
I
Carlo, Carlo, come back, she cried, au-
| thoritAtiyelv. and Carlo stopped short. An
| other call brought him back to her side,
| where he stood growing. y on lie down
! this moment" she said, and then, as he
was slow 10 obey, she put her arms around
| the dogs neck and drew him down, and he
| Law as before, only not so happily. for now
| his eyes were watching the Intruder with
| an expression that seemed to say: Il hold
| myself in readiness to put an end TO you,
! sir, al auy Instant.
'"rhey told me that this dog was so saw
age that you were not safe. was in mis-
| cry till l met you. now nave you learned
the secret of tanning hum"
| Cant Won guess~ she replied, without
raising her eyes from the ground. "Oh,
! can't You guess? and do you not under
stand nov why shrank from the torture
! Of coming here?
| had 10 leave it" II had flashed into his
| mind with suddenneSS and certainty.
Yes. Until six months ago this was MY
| home. and then l lost ii forever" and he
saw her eyes slowly fill with tears.
mot forever. Let il be your home
| again" he exclaimed. flinging himself dow n
! al her feet, regardless Of CRrlo-regardlesS
O! everything but her.
Carlo groPled Savagely. but for the mo-
ment eOntented himself with showing that
he was on the alert Miss kouth was in
such terror thai she ScATceIg KNEW WIFI sue
Il viii buy Dynes. should like to buy
if aud give il to You, for love You"
ooh, NJ Earle! On, Carlo, dear Carlo.
do be quiet! Oh, what shall l do?" said
the stressed girl, for she felt That she
could not restrain the dog unless she gave
her entire attention 10 HIN, ana now was IL
possible TO do that now?
~ have loved YOU ever since / first saw
vou," he said. Trying TO take her hand but
instead of that Carlo made a snatch at his.
carlo! Carlo" she cried again, aud
dragged his head back. Mr.. Earle, do be
careful. Don't move. 1t is all can do to
hold him. He viii let me talk TO you II you
will 20 a lutte further off, and put down
that great stick. and not make any attempt
to touch me. He thinks you are attacking
me-"
u will sit here, them" said Clifford. un :
willingly retiring to a spot about yard
away from her, 'aad / Will put my stick
down and do anything you like II you will
but say that you Will come back 10 Dynes
Say you will try 10 love Inc.
MY father and / are alone in the world ;
| could not leave him.
You need not think OF leaving him. This
shall be his home exactly as II was before,
except that lie shall give me his daughter.
We would be WITH him continually. Now.
VIII YOU be my wife?"
u Will" she said; but this promise could
be ratified by no kiss or grasp OF hands, Tor
Carlo was there.
ION, do let us try to get that dog tied
up, said Clifford, who found the situation
unbeatable.
We will take him 10 his kennel. l know
where 1t Is and can chain him up myself
They set out therefore 10 the Stabie-yard.
Do You know Il strikes me that almost
every time you went out with my poor sister
Gertrude you must have endured something
very like What l am enduring now from
Carlo"
Her smile was sweet to see.
Yes, but ! WAS grateful 10 her for pro-
VdIng me with an opportunity OF earning
some money. We were so poor Just then
! that we scarcely knew how TO pay our
way"
! ''And she forced you TO come here?"
Yes but even that, bad as l thought It.
| ha, ended IN great happiness"
The woman he loved said this, and he
might not even take her hand.
''Shall we be worried with that brute
| much longer?' he asked impatlently.
There is q proVeTb-but L forgive you'll
! We shall reach mis- kennel almost directly.
| but he Is quite good now.
So he was as long as Clifford kept his dis
| lance. but Carlo had his ideas on the sub
iect, and liked to have ful yard between
| the two human beings who were accom-
! panying him.
Coming here must have been a MARTYR
| dom TO YOU, and how brave yoH were. Not
once did you make sign that you were sui
/ fering"
81 had to run away when she took us into
INV mothers room"
"Gertrude's remarks must have been SO
painful"
''On, mol They were swallowed up in
the great pain, and the great pain is now
! swallowed up in turn. Don't let your sis
ter know what has happened until l have
/ lett you. / could not bear il"
''ihen yon may have to bear some of her
! speeches"
II shall think Of you"
They chained up Carlo and then they
/ walked 10 The house under the oYerarching
! trees. They went thither as they intended
60 through the journey of life. hand in hand
\ and heart open TO heart,
II have loved you from the first day | saw
you." he said.
II am afraid l was beginning to love
you," she answered, and he said: why
1 afraid?"
And Of such things, old as the world and
| young of the newborn day, the lovers
! heaven consists. They were torn from il IN
/ less than ten minutes by Gertrude from the
1 vantage pOlnt OF window.
| miss R0uth. how could you be so un.
| kind as to waste our time and give US such
fright?'
Hastily they dropped each others hands
1 q Dough Hdu hluubh A4plll HeI IuhI lDey were
locked tOgetheT-Dut both Clifford and Miss
| Routh were too much startled to make any
| answer.
My poor brother came here to see this
| property with an idea of buying it, but this
| foolish affair Of you and the dog has lost us
so much time that / don't see how he is "a
| know what he wants TO do"
Not moment OF my time has been lost.
and l know what to do. l shall buy the
place"
And let me have my say about the al
| terations?"
When Gertrude and her brother reached
home Mrs. Earle said. gayly: Rejoice
| with ne, our shopping is done, the trUusseau
| is off our minds. and, thank heaven! there
| will be no more weddings In our family fol
some time"
Don't count too much on that, mother
! /"
! Clifford, you engageGp' exclaimed hi,