Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-02-17

sacrificed that I've been struggling so
to secure for her-and she's such
lady, quite little princess, isn't she,
Miss Drummond? aud my pride has
been to get her into the best society.
But it's all mercantile, all manufactur-
ing, such different, different position
III the northl'
.Do you think, Mrs. Hall, that Ef-
fie would get into the best society as
Freddy Halls wife?"
She gave me startled look. "He is
a baronet's son, and has the We y be t
of connections" she said. But next
moment she started up at some ima9in-
sry sound. "Oh, must go; the Col
onel must not think that have been
talking it over with any one. Oh Miss
Drummond, il you would but say
word to biml" the poor lady cried.
Next day Effie came to me with
traces of tears about her eyes. She
looked sullen and dark, with a sort of
stubborn resistance in her, yet trem-
bling too. She talked about nothing for
a little while, with difficulty, while L,
awaiting what L saw WAS ming, made
no advance towards the one subject that
occupied our thoughts. At last she
burst forth; Miss Drummond, they
want to make me marry Freddy Hall II
abruptly, like a shot from a gun.
"My dear, L said; "that he wan ted
it, and the Colonel wante 1 it, has b cen
evident enough for some time past"
oh, what do 1 care for what he
wants, OF the Colonell It's moth herl
motherl she has not slept all night; and
she's been crying till you can scarcely
see the blue of her eyes, poor, poor
mammal And she says what is she to
do? i think she thinks he will kill
her il 1 don't consent"
"But that is nonsense, Effie, said |,
"he may make her unhappy, but not
half as unhappy as she would be If you
did consent That is to say, my dear,
if you really feel that You could not
consent with good grace" said
this to save my conscience, for indeed,
it is true that girls at that age often do
not know their own mind; as how
should they on such a subject, poor
littln things! She looked at me indig-
nautly, the tears drying in her eyes
with the fire of her surprise.
81 hate him." she said, land so do
you. L know, l know you do. But
mother did say one thing; she said,
ooh how L wish L could send you to
uncle, / should he safe. Dear Miss
Drummond, you picked me up at the
railway; will you let johnson take me
to the night train after everybody has
gone to bed? 1 am sure / could slip
out, and nobody would see; and if she
pat me into lady's carriage, the Sig
more Sole, don't you know, that one al
ways sees written up. l should have
10 of
this time" she said, the tears yelling
up in her eyes, ''ss L should have had
nobody here. but for you. But that
would not matter, for I have got, oh,
so much experience now. And when
you come to have great troubles, you
don't think of little things"
Oh, the premature philosophy that
comes with he first knowledge of the
world A wild idea came into my
mind. At first it seemed too daring
and dreadful to be thought of, to take
such responsibility; but then to save
the child from such fatel "Effie,"
said, ''dry your eyes, and go down
stlirs and look as cheerful as you ca i.
l have thought of something. Give
me tonight to think it all over, and
tomorrow l will tell you what 1 will
do"
That evening Johnson and 1 had g
long consultation. / told her that il
she ever breathed word to any ser
want in the hou Q, or, indeed, to any
one for the next week 1 should give
her instant notice, wages, and board
wages, and never speak to her again
and then [ unfolded my plan. [ can
not tell the relief it was to my minC
when 1 found that johnson had no OBJ
lection to make, if not that it was
pity to los, the twenty-four hours
and that We had better start tonight
But this, 1 thought, was not at all the
wisest thing to do. Accordingly, mex
morning, | let everybody know that
was going on to Rome and Naples, a.
} bad always been my intention, by tn,
J night train. L went solemnly dowI
st irs to Mrs Hall, and told her al
my pla 5, and repeated my invitation
: to Effie The Colonel was present
which was exactly what I waited, anC
l pressed IL upon her how good i
would be for the child. The poor Ia /,
looked at him and she looked at me
with imploring eyes. "Uh, 1 wish,
wish We could let her goi 1t would bt
such thing for her-Dear Edward
don't you think for six weeks or so, a
Miss Drummond says, we might lie
! her go?" lyon know it is perfectl,
out of the question, with all the ar
rangements we have made" he replied
But arrangements we're made to be de
parted FROM" said l. "Not mine" an
swered the Colonel-and poor Mrs
Hall cried and k ssed me and wished
a I'd wished, but, seeing it could not be
was glad to get rid of me and the dis
approval in my eyes
Accordingly, johnson and 1 and al
our luggage started in time for the
train to the south. There was anothe
train going north, in short, the through
train to Paris and England, fev
i hours later. And it happened tia
johnson forgot something (Which wa
J very unlike herr, anl had to hurr,
} back to the hotel to fetch it, and Jet
: ting in when the lights we're nearly al
, out, by special favor of the unde
porter, who was a great friend of hers
l found what she wanted, almost in tn
[ dark, at the top of the first flight o
, stairs, and, hurryin off to her cah, be
fore even the under porter could fol
lowto help her, brought to me what sh
hal gone to fetch-which was nothin
less than Effie; very white, very muc
excited, yet composed, and with all he
wits about her as when l saw her first
1 need scarcely add that the train W
, went by was the train to Paris, en-
= that metaphorically speaking we neve
t dpew breath till we reached Eng an,
and more thar that Lancashire
7 where | had the satisf ,ction of placin
9 her, as perfect little well-bred perso
+; as ever, With scarcely a sign upon he
r of her long journey, in her Uncle
: hands. He inhabited a handsome b1
l house, in beautiful country, wit
. gardens and grounds and every luxur
1 though it was so near a great town
D and had an air of wealth which was nc
obtrusive--s person altogether of mo:
9 reassuring and satisfactory appearance
Half-a-dozen Colonel Halls l coul