The Opelousas courier., 1893-05-06

state of her feelings, and trusted that h
would see the propriety of leaving th
neighborhood at once.
"But can you get her to write tina
letter." asked Mr.. Carnegie.
"Oh, yes" replied his wife, and wen
to Dollie's room, which she did not lcav
until she had succeeded.
Two tears had fallen on Dollie's paper
while she was writing. Mrs. Carnegie
had seen the blisters which they raised,
but Dollie had suffered so cruelty while
writing the Letter, that 1t was impossible
to insist on her making a clean copy. s.
it went with its blisters to Fleming anG
strengthened his conviction that Dollif
was acting under coercion.
Hc wrote to her, but his letter was re
turned by Mr.. Carnegie unopened, with
the words, "You have had your dismis-
sal from my daughter, and you have had
it from me. request you at once tc
leave this neighborhood. should you
persist in remaining, steps will be taken
to enforce this request"
Fleming became desperate, and being
powerless in other ways, called the wis
dom of the serpent to his aid, and wrote.
'I find it so hard to believe that your
daughters mind can have changed so
suddenly that | entreat you to let me see
her alone for ten minutes. If YOU per
NIT this, and she then speaks as she has
written, | give you my word OF honor as
a gentleman to accept her decision as
final, and to leave this place at once"
''What a nuisance the man isl" ex-
claimed Mrs. Carnegie. "Weshall have
to let him come. Sir Philip returns next
week-we can't have this kind of thing
going on then"
So, with great reluctance, Mr.. Carne-
gle replied, "Since you refuse to believe
the truth, and insist on giving my daugh-
ter this pain, you may come tomorrow
at II, when she herself will tell you
what her wish is. You may see her for
ten minutes, but her family will be pres-
sent"
"But he is a gentleman, thought Mrs.
Carnegie, when Fleming entered the
room where she, her husband and their
two eldest daughters were assembled to
receive him. Mr.. Carnegie felt Dollie's
hand trembling on his arm as he led her
down, and had at last to support her lest
her feet should fail her altogether.
At the drawing room door he kissed
her and said:
"Be brave, darling, it will o be
over. You could not have married him; |
but l will own that he is better looking
than I expected"
els he2" she exclaimed eagerly. care
you quite sure that you would never have
said yes9"
"Quitel Stick to what has been agreed
On, and let US get quietly over it."
All eyes were fixed on Dollie as she
aame in, looking pale, ill and SCARCELY
able to stand. No one spoke-aIl
waited to hear the words that were about
be said. How would that faltering,
frightened girl get through her set
They had expected that all that
about to be said would be said with
n range of their hearing, but Mr.. Flem-
ng went to meet her, and then turned to
he family group and said:
Gas this interview has been permitted
to satisfy me that Miss Carnegie
s acting in accordance with her own
wish, you will not object to my taking
Ter to the other side of the room. It will
lot be a private interview aver then, but
I we can exchange a few words unheard
shall be more able to accept them as
mall"
Something in his manner terrified Mrs.
'arnegie. What was he saying2 What
night not he be trying to persuade Dol
10 to do9 She was a weak little thing
they ought not to have afforded him
mis- opportunity, for the girl who had
lelded to her parents, when they had
sked her to do what was contrary to
he wish of Ger heart, might yield to hse
when he asked a reverse.
"Charles," she whispered, tive have
eel fools to let him see heri Who"
'tDo be quiet, my love-" said Mr..
cit can't be helped now"
ut he was sitting, watch in hand. long
lg as much as she did for the ten min
ses to come to an end. Fleming was
so serious and Dollle listening so
y p y .
"Time is upl" Mr.. Carnegie ex. i
almost joyously, as he put his $
atch in his pocket. Then he halt
tossed the o and said: "Dollle have ,
ou told this gentlemen by word of =
.outh what he refused to believe when i
ou wrote it2" +
"She has told me all I want to know"
i'd Fleming. "Thank you, sincerely, !
II allowing me to see her. Thank you {
so for insisting on being in the room e
18th us, for I have something to say
hich requires the presence of witnesses. \
efore those here assembled / declare :
tic woman to be my wife, Now, Dollie, f
oeak!" And before any of the unwill.
lg witnesses had recovered from the d
1ock of hearing these words, Dollie had b
forth: II declare this man to be :
y husband" o
"What does this mean9" cried Mr..
arnegie, who knew something of Scotch o
w. C
sit means that we are married. Don't =
, anxious about your daughters future. 5,
am not a Lord of Burleigh, but he,
will be n in which we can re.
I'VE you if you will come."--Londor
lack and White.