Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-06-24
A LITTLE IRISH GIRL.
By "The Duchess.
CHAPTER XIn-CoNrINUED.

"Never mind" frowning painfully.
81 will say it. II is a good punishment
for me. Ii he knew l had even
thought of running away With Mr..
Eyre. do you think he would still be
anxious to marry lie himself!"
He might" says her cousin.
"0h, Andym says Dulcinea, with
keen reproach. WELL" resignedly,
lit doesn't matter. l shall tell him
the truth. whatever it costs me-"
But look hereh---
al shall tell him the truth" repeats
Dulcinea sadly. why should leave
him in ignoranceP / shall tell him
everything 1t is only honorable to
do So"
"You are looking after your own
honor most carefully" says Andy,
with n very unpleasant smile. ''Of
course" slowly, lit has never oc-
Cured to you to look after mineP to
consider that you are rather giving me
away?'
Your honor!'
"Yes, mine-that l have sacrificed
to your welfare" says Mr.. McDermot,
with considerable indignation and a
prolonged shake OF the head.
What are you talking about,
Andy?"
about you and your ridiculous
plans. Ysu will run away with an
organ grinder, and you WON'T You
will marry respectable baronet and
you WON'T And, in the meantime. YOU
let your good, kind, devoted cousin in
for
"NNhat?n
Unlimited lies, If it comes TO the
point" says Mr.. McDermot, sinking
into his chair once more, with very
distinct rage written in his ordinarily
beaming face.
"Liesm
"Well, dye think he won't regard
them as lies When you tell him what
you believe to be the truth? And
shall be the teller of them; l shall be
the liar"
"'But what have you raid Andy?'
didn't tell him you had walked
TO the station with me; that it was
quite q coincidence your meeting Eyre
there? that hoped he would take you
home safely, and let you in at the back
door without the governors knowing
anything of your escapade, / didn' t
call it that to him, because if he found
you were out he would lay the blame
on me, who had induced you TO go for
walk so late at night You can do
as you like, Dulcie; but | wish you
had told me beforehand you meant To
make a confession to him. / should
/ not feel SO poor a fellow now as do. ;"
''If, by speaking to Sir Ralph, you
think | shall betray you, Andy-you.
who have been so good to met" says
Dulcinea, with a pale face. IL certain
! ly shall not speak. / shall simply tell
him | wish 10 put an end TO our en-
gagement. and shall decline to say
Why" She looks up at him with a
pale. steady expression.
at is beyond d.ubt that he would
regard me as a liar OF the first water"
says Mr.. McDermot; land yet--If it
can help you, Dulcie. to let him know
the truth-why," generously, "let him
know it,"
Il could leave you out OF the con-
fession,' says Dulcinea. al could let
him think-that-that you know moth
ing about it. That you-thought too
-I--Oh no." miserably, that
wouldn't do; you told him we had
walked home from the station"
Just that" grimly, "never mind,
Dulcie! I've been thinking. and I've
really come to the conclusion, that &c
tell him everything will be the best
plan, after all. Aud as ifor my share
in -why-why-it comes to this.
that I'll be glad when he knows the
truth of my lying tool"
''Oh. Andy! but to betray your
"Betray me by all means! I'll live
through it. And dare say he'll un
derstand did it for you, that'll set me
straight with him."
"But-but, indeed Andy. / couldn't
be such sneak as that. You told a
lie for me. and do you think | dom
value thatP No-oh!" stopping short
whats that?"
THAT" is laundering knocl; al
the hall door,
"He's coming" says Dulcinea faint.
ly. candy" picking up her skirt,
and preparing to run, receive him
Go into the drawing room. Say any
thing-that I've toothache-any
thing at all.
''But } QUILL come to dinner?" in dis
may.
'SYes-oh yes!-I suppose must"
"Why, / thought you were mad Il
tell him about ito confess, as yol
said"
$50 | will-so 1 will; but not jus
now" breathlessly. No" with
last backward glance, "just-no
now, Andyr
CHAPTER XIV.
go Lovely rose.
Tell her that wastes her time and Mo;
That now she knows,
When 7 roaamhla her IN thee