Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-05-02

~ snail have to DO itI It's Just as
heroic treatment for me as for him, but
! don't feel as if l could draw back
now."
A day or two later, having still fur
ther matured her plans, she said to her
mother:
"If you don't mind, mamma, should
like go to Boston this week to visit
Cousin Sally. You know she's been ask
In[ me ever since l wrote her that
could not go to school on account OF my
eyes. ! am sure she will not think it too
much If l 90 for few days now, and 90
again Tor Commencement week."
Now Cousin Sally was O maiden lady,
with just such radical proclivities as
were beginning to make themselves ap.
parent in Miss Margery. Mrs. Emerson
hesitated as to giving her consent. Then
she saw the other side of the question.
In both social and financial respects
Miss Sally Parkhurst could afford to do
as she pleased. Her favor was q thing
to be desired. Margery did need
change, and last OF all, this often ul-
wise but always loving mother hated 10
refuse her children anything.
VERY welI," she said; "but you must
not stay too long. Wen have youI
Ciass.day dress made next week, and
you know how important it is that you
should be here to try it on"
"Oh, l know it's very important"
willy Margery answered, gravely; add.
ing then, II promise will not stay long
with Cousin Sally"
According to the letter of it, she kept
her word. She only stayed over
couple of days in the tall old West End
house which had sheltered several gen.
erations of Parkhursts, but into those
days was crowded much comfort and
encouragement. From this old house,
on the afternoon of the third day, a
trembling thought hopeful maiden, bag
In hand, set out for ambridge, and
NJ IS Sally followed her In spirit with
some an1 1jety aud much sympathy.
Margery's scheme was to Cousin Sally:
liking but handsome Harry, busy with
his own plans and ambitions, had not
faintest premonition that Nemesis was
approaching him.
So far as his gay, easY-loving disposi-
ton would permit, those days were anx.
ious ones even to MIN. But his spirits
did not suffer thereby, and it was with
an appetite wholly unimpaired that he
walked into his boarding house in time
for dinner on the evening of the day of
Margery's pilgrimage to Cambridge.
There were several things on his mind
- fla, 4
letter from his father was in his pocket.
But Fitch was telling funny story as
Harry seated himself.
Catching the point in his own quick
way, he laughed as heartily over 1t as
any. Then he himself told an anecdote
apropos of the other, and was listening
to confidence from his neighbor on the
right.
"Say, { nerson, Miranda mas gone
away. We have a new table girl, and
she's beauty"
Then behind him the new girl spoke:
"Will you have mulligatawy or lamt
broth, sir2"
If he had lost his composuTe complete.
II; if he had jumped up and denounced
her, or even if he had tainted before his
nuIligatawny could reach him, this new
table girl would hsrdly have been sur
prised. But he did neither of these
thing.
Starting slightly, he turned around
aud looked her in the face; but though
his own ruddy cheek did change color,
there was no recognition In his gaze. In
the coolest possible voice he replied,
"Broth, please!"
Then Morrison across the table called
out mockingly: sour friend Emerson's
struck all of heap with so much youth
and beauty"
Emerson, quite in his usual manner,
answered, "I'm all of that, 1 assure
you"
But all his sang froid could not pre-
rent him from finding that dinner Bit
ter one; and his fathers letter in his
pocket seemed to have gained an added
weight.
An hour or two later he retracel his
steps toward the boarding house, rang
the bell, and brought the landladY her
self to the door.
az want to see that new table girl,
Mrs. Coffin" he said. "She left my
mother only this week, and l have {
message for her."
"Oh, it's all right" he added, impa
tieutly, as Mrs. Coffin fingered with
some inquiry in her eyes; "yOu needn't
be afraid"
Concluding that even if it were all
wrong she had nothing to fear, the land
lady went out at once and sent the girl :
in.
Margery came with her pretty head
erect, and no fear in her innocent eyes.
But tumult was in her heart, and at first
she could not find voice to answer his
imperious greeting.
"May ask the meaning OF this rsss-
queradiug, Miss E uersoni Whatever it
Is, you certainly choose nice way to
disgrace both yourself and me-" he said,
.till more angrily, after moments
pause, and then she flashed upon him.
"There never was any disgrace in
honest workl It's you who are in much
more danger of disgracing US all, and
perhaps you will think so yourself II
your selfishness and extravagance kills !
papa. He is jug sick with anxiety now, !
and you could save him from it If you
only would. l am sure you could live
on half what you do, and you have SO
much influence with mamma that she
would save, too, if you would only talk
to her. Pm not clever. know, but
could do the housemaid's work, and /
would, but you will not do anything.
You refused to take that situation, and
you only laughed at me when l talked to
you the last time you were home. And
then just made up my mind that If you |
were too proud to work I'd show you
that I wasn't!"
All through this torrent of words her
brother walked angrily around, affecting
not to listen. But he stood still now, :
looking sternly and seriously into her
face.