Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-01
HIS CHANCE.

Az for herself she considered herself
merely his friend, cOn1dante and adviser
general upon all subjects, hut especially
upon the subject OF his neglect Of lis pro
fession-the law.
Had he not been - desperately in love
with her lac mi"' a laughed at this
grandmotherins &, l.., as he laughed at
most things; for, tlHl tIr kindcst hearted
man perhaps in Lu.Iun, he affected
light, bright, breezy cyncism
Socially he was equipped to perfection
abrilliant talkcr, "A graceful and iudcfati-
gable dancer and an admirable player Of all
games, even 81 whist-in so young man 80
singular distinction IL was his one
recommendation TO her father, the eminent
barrister, Weldon Wrayall, q C., who
shook his head over BERTHE Rayburn's
frivOltics
Hell end up ike oldSinglcton," he said
somstimes Of BERTHE 20 Trix'8 intense cxas
perition; for old Singleton was despicl
bic club luafcr
But this evaporation ~ TrX's was not
with her father alone She was also an.
noycd with BERTHE, and yet more with her
self because Of the depth Of this annoy
ance. Why should she be so Interested in
him? Was shc-was She
Well, she was-as she discovered tor her
self at Lady WogyIi- ball Ina an interval
between the dances she had allowed him 10
lead her into the conservatory of the ball
room in order that she might give him an
unusually severe lecture
Are you going down TO Ribchester" she
asked, with abrupt irrelcvancc.
Winchester, Has an expedition been or
ganized to explore darkest Ribchesterl"
"To tho assizes," she explained, without
a smile, but with almost petulnnt impa1
thence
"Ii No It would be no use my going.
I've got nothing 10 do
but how can you expect TO get anything
II you never 20 circuitY
81 shall go down tomorrow night" he
said meekly
ut does seem such u pity with your abil-
fly and industry when you choose to be
industrious'
Here he shook his head
"Oh, but / know. Mrs Meltham told
me how you sat up night after night doing
her husband pIcs"Urk when he was III
Of typhoid. Well, you see, when you've a
motive to drudge you can drudge"
If cannot tell you how kind / think IL Of
you to pitch into me like This"
"lt's not much use"
"Yes, IL j.. indeed il Is I shall 30 down
10 chichester tomorrow night, and shall go
circuit always ia future and / shall drudge
like "a dray hOrse, IL drudging can do II. !
shall; give you nay word Of honor"
This new expression Of earnestness gave
new beauty 10 his fine face, and il WAS in
her looking up into il now that Trix made
her discovery. She blushed, lowered hei
eyes under his insupportable gaze and said
only and humbly, ~ have been very i'm.
pertinent"
"Impertinenti You do not know how
much your interest means TO me. I'm al
ways thinking Of what you think Of me,
and wishing To be what you wish me; and
believe / could be aud do it all, if-if had
any hope 1'rix," he said, taking her hand,
and looking his hope" into eyes which
answered to IL.
"There's father" she family urged, bat
they soon forgot everything and every one
and time and place and circumstances, and
all but each other and their love. The Last
thing she said to him at parting was:
Don't go down 10 chichester shall
write tomorrow after have told father, 20
let you know what he says, and if | can zee
you"
Next morning at breakfast Trx ingeni-
ously brought the conversation round 20
Berthe. Every one says he's 10 clever"
she replied TO a disparaging remark upon
him made by her father.
Every onei Did you ever hear a solicit
tor say itP'
But. my dear father, how can solicitors
know whether he's clever or not till they
try-till they give him "A brief"
"I1et him marry solicitors daughter"
pronounced her father sententiOusly.
But he can't"
because he's engaged 70 me-" she TO
piled with sublime audacity, rising at the
same moment To get behind her fathers
chair and hide and cool her burning bushes
against his parchment cheek lie had
dropped his knife and fork and lain back
specifies in his chair before she got be-
hind IT,
. ''There you dear old father, don't be
cross l couldn't help telling you, you
know. / can keep nothing from you" ~
though the confession WIS the Ofiense.
Engaged" be burst cut at last I'm
gagged TO fellow without a penny or the
prospect Of making penny. A mere man
about town. An idle"-
There father. that will do" she said
putting her hand before his mouth. II
don't want you 20 feel miserable afterward
for saying hasty and nasty things"
This delicate and exclusive confederation
for him was too much even from his adored
Trix- Upon my word" be cried a. be
managed TO unmuzzle himself from her
hand with jerk Of bis head, you are
considerate It's pity you didn't consider
my feelings before you accepted man you
knew disapproved VI"
But you don't disapprOve Of him at all,
father You said the other night he was
the best young man partner at whist you
ever played with. SoYW she cried trium-
phantly.
what the Therei won't say II, but
you'd make saint swear. Because ap
proved Of him as a. partner at whist, there
fore must approve Of him as your partner
for lifel'
II didn't diaapprOye Of him ~ your part
ner at whist" Irix said 10 drolly that IL
was not possible Tor her idOlizing father 70
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