The Penn's Grove record., 1894-01-19

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was drawing very near.
1t came two days earlier than had been
anticipated. A r.eh oil bachelor, uac!e
Of Sir Philip, who was then il SUI DIR
l,udshire, despatched this, Telegram to
him: sam i'll, and must have rest.
Have 9 large party here, and can gel
none. Come at once and help me, or ]
shall die outright. Why are you 80 long
In arriviog7'
Ten minutes after the telegram came
Sir Philip followed Nj. Carnegie to the
s.udy-a study in which no book was
ever opened bat that which he had gone
to feteh-Bradshaw. Mrs. Carnegie
thought she knew what Sir Philip had
gone to do, and tried to be patient while
she awaited the result.
10 a quarter of an hour her husband
came and said: my dear, l have had
. great surprise-a very great surprise
il almost anouated to a shock"
"Waat nonsense, Chsrlesl You must
have known what was coming"
"Why should II You didn't"
'sIndeed, did. Ihavs known for
ten days that Sir Philip wanted to
marry Evie."
.'But he doesnt-it is Dollie."
.
Even il Sir Philip did happen to be in
love with the young daughter he was
still Sir Philip; SO, after Mrs. Carnegie
was sufficiently recovered to fit a new
heroine into the romano In which she
was 80 much Interested, she sent out
enissaries In search Of Dollie. No one
could find her, until at last an under
q .rJeuer, being much pressed by Mrs.
Carnegie herself, said, with evident re.
luctance, that Miss Dollie might, per.
haps, he thought, be painting in Lady
we'll Wood.
To reach this wood a cornield had to
be traverssd, and just as Mrs. Carnegie
was half acros, it she saw Dollie 10 the
distance, bidding farewell to q gentle
II with a s~ketcain5 bag on his back.
The unhappy lady stopped short in hor-
ror. "This must" she thought, abe
that odious artist Ceceii: Mainwariug
wa, so afraid of. How can Dollie dare
to see him, when I have forbidden her2"
"Dollie," she exclaimed, ''this is
Shameful / have been trusting you all
this time, and you, it seems, have been
breaking your wordr
"Oh, no, l have notl l have not been
near tho glen, and l have never seen Mr..
Fleming until this morningl Don't LOOK
like that, mother, l An speaking the
truth, I was on my way to tell you all
,bout It."
ssTell me nothing of that kiudl
want to know nothing"
"But you must know, mother-you
will be forced to know. Mr.. Fleming
has asked me to marry him, and l have
said I will"
"You havei Well, girls do stupid
things, sometimes; but the sooner you
audo this the betterl"
"Ah, you are angry because you still
think that he aud I have heen deceivin3
you," said Dollie, tenderly ''but, 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 1 don't yet know"
"Aud you never will. You will not
zee him again."
ooh, but lot me tell you how it al
happened and you will see how different
everything is from what you imagine.
He c.ma to LslySe!l Wood could
not refuse 10 say a word to him once he
was there, could II Besides, | think he
came on purpose to ask IN, to marry
him.
s'Say no more about that, DJliic, it
only vexes me. You must have kno IN
that you would never be allowed to dc
it."
Mother" Dollie began, but her voice
failed her.
make no appeal to me, Dollie. I an
sorry for you, OF course, if you care, but
you won't a r long. Be a good girl,
and do your best to dismiss this from
your mind at once and forever, and ga
to your room now aud write and tell ina,
man that you intend to do So"
"Where Is Dollief" asked Mr.. Car.
aegie when he and Sir Philip came.
She was here a few minutes ago, but
she has been sketching in the sun, andi
has been too much for her. She had to
go to bed with a frightfully bad head.
ache"
"rhen I shall not see her unless / stay
till tomorrow" said Sir Philip, ate
expressing much sympathy.
"Oh, you must not do that-you mus
mot offend your uncle, besides, DOLL
may not be well enough to see you to
morrow"
Sir Philip sighed woefully.
"She is not seriously i'll. If you will
take my advice you will go to-day, a
your uncle wishes; you will stay at Glen
6ndie as long as he stays-I think 20,
said he would be there q month-anC
when you have done that you will do II,
tho great pleasure OF seeing you bacI
here. Don't distress yourself about see
ing D1llie. 1t Is much better that you
have not seen her. You would not have
been able to get her to say wha: yol
wish without a great deal of persuasion
certainly not in one day--eveu Il she had
been well. She has not the slightest idea
that you care for her, and she is very sh.
and timid."
Sir Philip departed, and Mr.. ani Mrs
Carnegie repaired to the study to writ
to Mr.. Fleming. Their daughter, the
said, might have been temporarily lee
away by persuasion, but now saw, a
any one with any judgment must see
shat a marriage with him was out of tn,
question. They enclosed a letter froI
her which would Inform him of the true
STAKE of her feelings, and trusted that he
would zee the propriety of leaving the
neighborhoad OF once.
, "Bat can you get her to write that
letserl' asked Mr.. Carnegie.
"Oa, yes" replied his wife, and went
to Dollie's room, which she did not leave
until she had succeeded.
Two tears had fallen on Dollie's paper
while she was writing. Mrs. Carnegie
La 1 seen the blistsrs which thew raise1