Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30
but don't feel rs if I could draw back

A day or two later. having still tur-
Their matured her plans, she said to her
mother:
IF you don't mind. mamma. l should
like to go to Boston this week to visit
Cousin Sally. You know she's been
asking me ever since | wrote her thlt
1 could not go to school on account of
my eyes l am sure she will not think
it too much if go for Il few days now.
and 30 again for commencement
week
Now Cousin Sally was maiden lady.
with Just such radical proclivi1ieS as
We're beginning TO make themselves ap-
parent in Miss MargcrH. Mrs. Finer
son hrSitated us to giving her consent.
Then she saw the other side of the
question.
In both social and financial respects
Miss Sally ParkhurSt could afford To do
as she pleased Margrry did need i
change: and last OF all. this often I'M
wise but always loving mother hated
to refuse her children anything.
Very Well" she said: but YOU mus,
not stay too long. Wen have your
claSS-,lay dress made next week. and
You know how important it is that you
should be here to try it on
"Oh. | know it's very important.
willy Marscry answered. sravcly: adj
ding then. Il promise | will not stay
long with Cousin Sally"
According to the letter of it. she kept
her word She ouly stayed over 4
couple of days in the tall old West End
house which had sheltered several gen
cratonS Of Parkhursts. but into those
days was crowded much comfort and
t1,yx, Il
on the afternoon of the third day. ::
in hand. set out for Cambridge. and
Miss Sally followed her in spirit With
some anxiety and much sympathy.
Margcry's scheme was to Cousin
Sally's liking: but handsome Harry.
busy with his own plans and ambitions.
had not the faintrst premnnition that
Nemesis was approaching him.
So far as his gay. caSc-lOving diSpoSi-
ton would permit. those days We're
anxious ones. even to him. But his
spirits did not suffer thereby. and it
was with IN appetite wholly unim
paired that he walked into his boarding
house in time for dinner on the even
ing of Marycry'S pilgrimage to Cam
bridge
There We're several things on his
mind Just then. and Il somewhat de-
pressing letter from his father was in
his poclirt. Bur Fitch was telling 4
funny story rs Harry seated himself.
Catching the point in his own quick
way he laughed as heartily over it as
any Then he himself told an anrcd"tc
apropos Of the other. and was listening
to confidence from his neighbour on
the right.
Say. Emerson. Miranda has gone
away. We have Il new table girl, and
she's 4 beauty
Then behind him the now girl spoke.
will YOU have mulligltawny or lamb
broth. SIR"
Ii he had lost his conpoSnro COM
plctcly: if he had jumped up and de
bounced her. or oven if he had tainted
before his mulli@atawny could reach
him. this nav table girl would hardly
have been surprised But he did neither
of these things.
Starring slightly. he turned around
and looked her in the face: but though
her own ruddy check did change color
there was no recognition i'll his gaze
In the coolest possible voice he replied,
Broth. please"
Then Morrison across the table called
out mockiDGly: Our friend Emcrson's
struck all of heap with so much
youth and beauty
Emerson. quite in his usual manner
answered. lin all Of that, l assure
you"
But all his sang froih could not pro
vent him from finding that dinner a
bitter one: and his fathers letter in his
pocket seemed to have gained an added
weight.
An hour or two later he retracod his
steps toward the boarding house. rang
the bell. and brought the landlady her
self TO tie door
Il want to see that new table girl,
Mrs Coffin he said. she left my
mother only this week, and l have a
message for her"
"Oh, it's all right" he added. impa-
tiently. us Mrs. Coffin fingered with
some inquiry in her eyes; you needn't
be afraid
Concluding that even if it were all
wrong she had nothing to fear, the
landlady went out at once and sent the
girl ill.,
Mar-rry came with her pretty head
erect. and no fear in her innocent eyes.
But 1uHlU!t was in her heart. and at
first she could not find voice to answer
his imprrinlls greeting.
May ask the meaning Of this mas
0ucradin%, Miss Emerson: Whatever
it is. you certainly choose !; nice way
to disgrace both yourself and me-" he
said still more angrily. after mo-
ment's pause and then she flashed
upon him.
There never was any disgrace in
honest work. It's you who are in
much more danger of liS%racing us ALL
and perhaps you will thank yourself if
your SrltShncsS and extravaganza kills
papa. He is just sick with anxiety
now. and YOU could save him from it
if You only would. | am sure you could
live on half what you do, and you have
so much influence with mamma that
she would save, TOO, if YOU would talk
to her.
I'm not clever. I know. but l could
do the hOuSemaid'S work. and | would,
but you will not do anything. You re-
fused to take that situation, and you
only laughed at me when L talked to
you the last time you were home. And
then l just made up my mind that if
you were too proud to work Id show
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