The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-04-11

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Mrs. Beverley was beginning to be OPP
pressed by certain fears and intuitions
that made her extremely uncomfortable.
or late her intercourse with her neigh
Dor, always frank and friendly, had
shifted its ground little, and do what
she would she failed utterly to restore it
to its old footing In her impulsive sym
pathy with the glimpse he had given
her of refined and tender side to his
hard nature, and her keen anxiety to
show him that she understood and ap-
preciated it, she had put out her hands
to him. And after that she had let him
talk to her Of little. Mary, as of crea-
ture in whom he had far more intimate
concern than she had let him tell
all Of the little tale, and speak Of his
love for the child, and Of hers for him,
and Of his plans about her, and even Of
his disappointment and resentment when
he found that she was not little Mary
without a single word to remind him
that there had ever been q social barrier
between her class and his
When he had spoken of his old ia
Their she FASTENED to tell him the story
81 how he had brought her husband out
from the TEMPEST of hostile bullets,
wounded sorely, but still alive, and Of
how he had watched and tended the son
Of his old employer until such time as
he could bring him home to his own
people.
Poor old fatherl" Anthony had said.
There wasn't mean streak in him
when it came to sticking by man he
liked Mr.. Beverley was good friend
to him, and they set storefby each
other. I'm glad the old chap didn't
funk. I'm uncommon glad he was brave
and loyal. couldn't stand having to
be ashamed of the old man"
He had no cause to be, she had an
swered, and then had gone on to tell
him of how the long, slothful, indiffer-
emit brothers had redeemed ignoble liv-
ing by reost noble dying. She had en-
larged upon the theme, pleased with the
pleasure she gave him in the descrip-
ton Of qualities and conduct he could
so thoroughly appreciate and under
stand.
She had not thought Of herself at all,
only of him, and now she was doubling if
she had done wisely. Not that she regret
ted her impulse, or even her manner Of
showing it, but she feared he was not suf-
fciently fine of fiber to understand what
she had done and would simply regard
her conduct as woman's acceptance Of
a mans advances.
Already he was showing her that he
recognized no barrier between them, MOI
any reason why he should not come to hel
as man comes to the woman he cloves
Nor did she wish to set up barriers IN
his case, highly as she regarded then
generally. He had lifted himself above
his class had elevated his class
itself by the strength of his manhood
the worth Of his endeavors. In him were
still havors Of the parent stock, and they
were disagreeable to her, but she wa
not weak and narrow minded enough t
think that because nature and circum
stance had finished her class a ittl,
more finely than his, therefore she had ;
right to exalt herself 'and abase him.
| What she desired was no acknowledge
ment Of superiority. but to be unloved
She did not care for him, nor for. any
thing he had, and as she was not til,
kind Of woman that Graves promiscuou
incense burning she objected strongl,
to his caring for her, It put her at /
disadvantage. She was receiving some
thing she did not want and could no
reciprocate and a. yet had no way o
Kidding herself Of, for Anthony had no
spoken and appeared in no hurry i
speak. although there was no disguis
|, Of his intentions. She tried to make hin
understand how very distasteful he wa
I 70 her in the quiet incisive ways a vel
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