Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-27
/ LITTLE irish GIRL.
Ry "'Ehe Duchess"
CHAPTER VIII-CONTINUEI

ance. says Dulclned, Wfalnluily
"He insists on my keeping my engage
ment with Sir Ralph, in spite OF the
fact that decline to go on with it!''
you" Andy pauses and twists her
round so as to get good view OF her.
whats up nowP" says he. "You de-
cline to go on with your engagement!
Whyp What's the matter with Sir
Ralphp"
THAT isn't the question: says she.
vehemently. II refuse to discuss Sir
Ralph with you or anybody. What
has to be considered is, whether | am
to be sold. yes sold, against my will to
anybodyr'
keep your hair on" says her
cousin, blandly. There's something
behind this slave-market business,
isn't thereP / never heard word OF
it until that young friend of yours fell
into the bog, and was dragged out by
some inconsiderate person by the hair
of his head, and brought home to be
nursed by YOU"
Il don't know of any one who fell
into bog, and was pulled out by his
hair" says she, coldly.
'Look here, Dulcie," putting her
down on mouldering rustic seat, let s
give name to it, Eyre is the begged
ones name. And expect he has been
making love to yOu-eh?"
SAT all events, he isn't like some
people," exclaims she, with little
frown. HE doesn't lecture and scold
and trample on me from morning till
night"
1--WE shall now proceed to give q
m ha fpa, al
Dermot. "Anketel! And so you want
to throw over Anketell and marry
Eyre? Is that what it comes TOP"
mo, not exactly"
"Then you want to throw over
Anketell, and not marry Eyre. Is that
it?'
mo, not quite"
Then. my good girl, what is itP If
you could throw just one ray OF light
upon the mystery, might be able to
see you home"
"Well, its this, then!" says she,
with sudden touch of passion. Il
wont submit to be ordered to marry
any one, and certainly not n tyrant
like Sir Ralph! Why. if you could
have heard him yesterday! But never
mind that. The fact IS, Andy, that
Mr. Eyre asked me to marry him; and
i didn't say yes because !"
signing, "never mind that, eithe :"
"Is there" asks Mr.. NlcDermot
mildly, "anything may mindp'
"Yes--this," says she, her anger
, growing. HE then sent for me-"
"He? Eyre? inst like his impu-
! dence!'
'He is not impudent; and it was
father who sent for me-"
,, "To give you a good scolding,
, , hope"
IF you hope so, trying to rise, there
Is no use in my going on with this ex-
i, PLANTATION"
Eyes, there is-every use. I'm sure
to come in handy, sooner or later, and
> therefore it is necessary the plot
> should be laid bare to me. Come. &c
l on! Do! We can have our little wal
, later. What did the governor say tc
l you?"
9 That I should marry Sir Raj PHI
, whether | liked it or not; that moth.
ing should prevent my keeping my en-.
> gngoment with him. He," paling
: "gave me to understand that if
!, loathed Sir Ralph should still marry
him."
"But you don't loathe him"
Elm not sure. l." passionately, 81
am actually certain that he has backed
up father in this matter, and If only t
punish me for being-you know;
r little"--
t "Yes, know" nodding.
"Well, to punish me for that, he
too, is in the plot to COMPEL me t
marry him"
What rotr says her cousin forci
:, bly,. if inelegantly. "That isn't b
: like Anketell. You must be out O
. your mind to talk of him Ike thatr'
i "You don't know him as | do. 70,
o think he is fond OF me. Now. /, erals
: ing her head and gazing at her cOusir
n with glowing eyes IL know that he de
0 tests mer' ....
!, Come in and have your hea,
5 shaved Come, quickly. Typhoid,
d should say, to look at YOU"
q "NOnsense There. don't 60 on Xix,
:. lunatic! l mean ever word say
!. The very last interview | had viii
4 HIM he was rude, and cutting, and in
n different, and cruel, and"--
He must have forgotten to pay ;
:. compliment O twO," says her cousin
T" thoughtfully.
"You can jest IL you ke," says Dull
cinea, rising now with determination
y II did think. Andy, lasting a re
Il proachful glance at him. that i nigh
i. have hoped for sympathy and hell
from your
IL don't think understand it," say
Andy, carefully. "You want to MARI,
Eyre, and you don't want to MARI,
,. Anketell. Is that it?'
d mo. shortly. don't want to MARI,
either of them"
D. mot EyreP" d ubtfully.
Certainly not! All l want is to b.
u free. To let Sir-to let father see tina
l am not to be commanded to MARI,
n any one! Andy" coaxingly, help me
Y Speak TO father-doP Help me t.
break off this engagement"
"And SO let !, GU free to marry tina
whipper-snapper upsta re- with hi
q black, black eyel No, / WON'T" say
J. Andy, it'll decision. ''Sir Ralph i
worth dozen of bin! Do you think
don't see through vOup YOu hav,