Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25

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lent They did NOT ike each other
that was soon seer. Maggie thought
Lady Carew cold and proud. She
neither understood nor appreciated
her good breeding and refnem"nt
Lady jarew saw at glance that
Maggie was beautiful. but intoxicated.
quite commonplace and vulgar in
taste and manner
Even 10 the enraptured Sir Carlos
| the conviction came at last that there
was II vast difference between the two
women who sat together-a difference
as great as that between day AID
night
Your house is prettily situated "
observed Lady Carew. Nv hat fine
old trees. "
YES. they are very WELL. answered
| Maggie; but like town. There is no
society here. like society. When lived
with my aunt ! saw plenty of life"
She wish Lady Carew to understand
that she herself was ill-content with
country quiet and we'll IT to take her
part in society.
Il should like, she continued Ito
live where ! could go to balls and
parties. My aunt always said l ought
to have been born n lady"
What charming simplicity" said
Sir Carlos to himself
What terri. BILE vulgaritym thought
his mother
Il think no life so beautiful as the
sweet peaceful life of the country "
said Lady Carew.
Perhaps you have had enough of
the other replied Maggie Il have
had none"
That would make q great differ
ence. certainly" laughed Sir Carlos.
Then Lady Carew wondering what
else she could possibly say thought Of
| books. but after few minutes was filed
with fresh dismay. Maggie had read
| nothing but q few fourth-rate novels;
and of these she spoke in raptures.
"A virgin page thought Sir
Carlos "on which / may write what
characters | will
More ignorant even than the gen.
eral run OF uneducated girls. was
! Lady Carew's comment
She could only see that her son was
more infatuated than ever. The ugly
vulgar dress and tawdry orna mems had
made no difference TO him. lie saw
/ only her face, and lost himself in its
/ loneliness.
Could anything make her presenta-
bile? Lady Carew asked herself. She
pictured Maggie in the grand old
! home where some OF the fairest ladies
in the land had lived and died. where
no vulgar women had ever reigned.
The Carews had always married well;
there was no record of one having
married beneath him.
Was it reserved for her SON the
handsome, gallant Sir Carlos to bring
this shadow on the old home? The
bare idea OF it was intoeraole to her
Lady Carcw felt that she would rather
die than see this girl her sons wife.
The two hours she spent in the little
house were perhaps the most miser
able of her lie.
She was the first to rise. They had
been qlite alone; John Waldron had
gone many hours since to attend to his
duties and the old servant was at Ar
mytage. Nobody knew anything of
their visit and they had met no one
during the drive to the house.
Il think" SAID Lady Carew, gen.
tly lit is time we returned. Carlos !"
He said few words to Maggie in
an undertone telling her she had bet
ter keep this visit secret; he was re-
turn ng to Hatton on the following
day, and he would see her again.
Ho waited anxiously while his moth
er rose to bid Maggie adieu. He had
hoped tina: she would clasp the girl in
her arms that she would invite her
to Firholme; but Lady Carew merel !
held out her hand murmuring some-
thing about the pleasure it had giv%a
her TO se5 her. swept a stately codrte.
sy, and was gone
Sir Carlos followed her. after more
afectionate farewell.
What do you think OF her. moth
er?" he asked breathlessly.
Lady Carew looked weary and held
up her hand TO him.
Carlos, you must not ask me to dis
cuss this matter until we reach home.
she said.
Have you ever seen moro beau
tiful grip he asked eagerly.
She is beautiful | will tell you
all think when we reach home. Car
los. Let me think in silence until
then"
She could not permit this marriage,
she said to herself. She must protest
against this infatuation. 1t was the
first wild fancy of young man. There
was no sense in it She must save him
must stand between him and ruin.
He would be angry undoubtedly. 1t
would be the first time she had placed
herself in opposition to his will. 1t
would be their first disputes and she
could not always think as he did. She
would not tell him now what her opin-
ion was OF Maggie, she would wait un-
til they were Mt home. The sight of
tho grand old mansion would give her
courage. There, in the house that was
the cradle of his race, she could do
battle for its honor.
Sir Carlos was in high spirits and
was attentive. kind and tender to her;
but she could see that he was impatient