The Opelousas courier., 1893-05-06

glen. Being informed that Dollle haC
been forbidden to go there, Mrs. Main.
Waring advised her sister to assure her.
self that Dollie had understood and was
obeying this order. This Mrs. Carnegie
did, and then once more gave her whole
mind to Sir Philip and EVE. Why did
he not propose? The day Of his departure
was drawing very near.
It came two days earlier than had been
anticipated. A rich old bachelor, uncle
of Sir Philip, who was then in Sunder-
lsndshire, despatched this telegram to
him: "Am ill, and must have rest.
Have a large party here, and can get
Come at nee and help me, or ]
shall die outright. Why are you so long
in arriving"
Ten minutes after the telegram came
Sir Philip followed Mr.. Carnegie to the
study-a study in which no book was
ever opened but that which he had gone
to fetch-Bradshaw. Mrs. Carnegie
thought she knew what Sir Philip had
g&ue to do, and tried to be patient while
she awaited the result.
In a quarter of an hour her husband
came and said: 'My dear, l have had
a great surprise-a very great surprise
it almost amounted to a shock"
"What nonsense, Charlesi You must
have known what was coming"
"Why should II You didn't"
sIndeed, I did. have known for
ten days that Sir Philip wanted to
marry Evie."
''But he doesn't-it.is Dollie."
Even if Sir Philip did happen to be in
love with the young daughter he was
still Sir Philips so, after Mks. Carnegie
was sufficiently recovered tAft a new
heroine into the romance in which she
was so much interested, she sent out
emissaries In search of Dollie. No one
could find her, until at last ian under
gardener, being much pressed by Nrs.
Carnegie herself, said, with evident re-
luctanee, that Miss Dollie might, per.
haps, he thought, be painting in Lady
well Wood.
To reach this wood a cornield had to
be traversed, and just as Mrs. Carnegie
was half across it she saw Dollie in the
distance, bidding farewell to a gentle
man with a sketching bag on his back.
The unhappy lady stopped short in hor-
ror. "This must" she thought, ''be
that odious artist Cecilia Mainwaring
was so afraid of. How can Dollie dare
to see him, when l have forbidden herr"
"Dollie," she exclaimed, sthis is
shameful I have been trusting you all
this time, and you, it seems, have been
breaking your word!"
sob, no, | have noti I have not been
near the glen, and I have never seen Mr..
Fleming until this morningl Don't look
like that, mother, I am speaking the
truth, I was on my way to tell you all
about it,"
"Tell me nothing of that kindl
want to know nothing"
"But you must know, mother-you
will be forced to know. Mr.. Fleming
has asked me to marry him, and I have
said / will"
"You have! Well, girls do stupid
sometimes; but the sooner you
undo this the betterl"
"Ah, you are angry because you still
think that he and I have heen d~eceivinq
you" said Dollie. tenderly shut, mother,
we have not. We really have not seer
each other since you spoke to me, unit
to-day. and how he found out where
was sketching I don't yet know"
sand you never will. You will moi
zee him again."
"Oh, but let me tell you how it all
happened and you will see how different
everything is from what you imagine.
he came to Ladywell Wood could
not refuse to say a word to him once he
there, could II Besides, I think he
came on purpose to ask me to marry
"Say no more about that, Dollie, IL
only vexes me. You must have known
that you would never be allowed to dc
e."
"Mother," Dollie began, but her voice
her.
SNAKE no appeal to me, Dollie. I am
'orry for you, of course, if you care, but
7ou won't care long. Be a good girl,
md do your best to dismiss this from
7our mind at once and forever, and &c
your room now and write and tell that
nan that you intend to do so."
"Where is Doliie?" asked Mr.. Car
legie when he and Sir Philip came.
She was here a few minutes ago, but
he has been sketching in the sum-, and il
las been too much for her. She had to
70 to bed with a fzightfully bad head.
s'Then / shall not see her unless I stay
i'll Tomorrow said SIR Philip, aftei
xpressing much sympathy.
sob, you must not do that-you must
ot offend your uncle, besides, Dollit
nay not be well enough to see you to.
lorrow."
Sir Philip sighed woefully.
ssshe Is not seriously ill. If you will
IKE my advice you will! go to-day, as I
our uncle wishes; you will stay at Glen. I
ndie as long as he stays-I think YOU
lid he would be there a month-and |
hen you have done that you will do us
le great pleasure of seeing you back Z
ere. Don't distress yourself about see.
g Dollie. 1t IS much better that YOU Y
ave not seen her. You would not have !
cen able to get her to say what you
ish without a great deal of persuasion '
not in one day-even if she had !
zen well. She has not the slightest idea !
at you care for her, and she is very shy =