The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-01-26

hef. iicre came moments O1 felctlnl
when SHE rebelled against the injustice
she had been subjected to by Mrs.
RMldington. lie is as bad as his
sister. and he has not the instinct of Il
gentleman. il he does not know ME to
he incapable of the designs she accuses
III. of" cried Bell. Rut depression soon
followed these bursts of indignation.
She was simply forgotten Nv Mr. war.
ZEN. us the rest. After nh whv s,mml,
he try To keen nm M, ,,.u,ni,i :,nc,. will
the sovrr,,css of Ills sisters children.
What was she TO him: she had ry.rs.
gcratcd a few Kind words. If cn,irs,.
into expressions of sermons friend shin,
And then Tho t,,rs womb inv Dawn
Bells checks. which had lost I'LL the
pretty rose bloom AMI We're growing
hollow as We'll as pale.
Although the weather had now br-
come too chilly To make it prudent
Mrs. Jack dill not abandon her habit
of sitting out of doors in the little
woml. Sh" was to h. found there
every afternoon. when it did not ALSO
lutrly ram. wrapped In Il shawl. sitting
Oh Il rough bench which one of Tho
farm servants had placed under the
copper beach tree for her accommodate
ton. The wood was her hou,loir. her
Sallrtun. her secret hower-a somewhat
drearN AMI l"afless bower 10y this time,
but solitary and secluded. lIitllcr Mrs.
Jack carried letter one day which
had just arrived from CmllinSton. in
order to read 1t ut leisure.
The letter was from Barney. Of
course. barney was her only CORE
spnnlcnt. 1t had been written two
days previous and intruslcd To the
carrier VIII" piled between Cotllington
ami Bcck'S Heath. and who could not
be got to comprehend that 1t was IL
matter OF any consequence whether II
letter reached It's destination to-day or
tomorrow.
Poor. kind Rarncyr exclaimed Mrs
Jack. after she had drciphrrel her
friends crooked. cramprd l,ulwritim,,
What good old dear she Isl"
Then reading one passage over ,n,in
she said quite nlM,d. "Whot nnnscns,.
they all have cot into 1hri,. head. ,hnn,
sending mo to Italy. Thai wnmlln:t
,lO me any good, and. hrsil,s hn,y
On earth am / IN rrl ,n It.iv I,v ,,,,..
self"
"Wiil YOU go with me. lSahcl?" said
Il low voice ut her ear. And she was
SO Violently startled that size nearly
fell of the wooden bench and let thu.
letter drop from her shaking hand
among the dead leaves ut her feet.
AN: what II thOliglltl"Ss brute ] WAS
to startle you so. cried Eobrr: War
rem.
He stood In front of her AMI took her
cold hands In his. AMI looked down on
her face. which. from having become
deadly white. was now glowing with !,
deep crimson blush. She could not III
ter IL sound for minute. but kept SaZ-
ing up ut him with an expression like
that Of a wondering child in her hazel
eyes. lis j, N"n:" she gasped ont ut
length; and then. with Il sudden move
meit. She withdrew her hands from
his AMI stood up. But her knees irem-
blri 50 much that she had 10 support
herself against the trunk Of Il tree
How weak you are" he said. in a
low voice. "Sil down again. Pray
sit down.!
No; ! must go. l must go into the
house. l-l-cah't stay here, Nj. War
rem.
She spoke very fast and breatl,lrssly,
and looked al him no more, but turned
her face away.
Not until YOU have answered my
question. have asked YOU a cues
ton. you know. They have recon-
mcnded You to go to Italy for the win.
ter. Will YOU give me the right III lake
YOU there and to watch over Won. ami
to cherish you for the rest of my life:
Will you go to Italy with me, 1sabel:''
TO this straightforward demand Mrs
Jack made no straightforward rcply
She clasned her hands. turned ana
looked Robert Warren earnestly in III,
face for a SECOND or So, and then, with
the tears streaming down her face
she sobbrd out: oh, how haupy
am" and droppul into his supDnrtinp
arms with the pretty shrinking move.
ll:t mt of a Nesting bird.
And yo,l don't ask where hay. lee,,
all this time, nor what / have. been
doing. nor when came back 10 Reach
Grove. and mustered I'M courage tu
know nv fate and To ask Won that amos.
ton" said Mr.. Warner. after a minute
or two.
"No; | ask nothing. Ten minutes
ago l wanted II heap of cxplama tons;
Low | am u,liiu t,nf.ni In have nn,,,.
and kind. That is enough rn,. mo
doubled Won in nv henri Only /
was lunely and fretf,I. end,
And iii, INV darling, How male and
tl.in Won have rrown.'..
~ am NOT III nov. ! am nnitn wall :,
AMI Hr,l vl,ncrI nm in,n Mr. W,,,r.,n.
face Will, = bright s,uilr and ti,,s w,ici'
made her ,nol; far \ momnnt liz" tha
Mrs, lack nr six mnnths 400
BIT nevertheless Mr. Wnrr.., o,lnr.l
hcr 10 come nj nnc,. into ti,o hn,,s,.
with =, nm. air M ,m,i,,,.;,v I'LL,
was wu,drrfujIv sw.nt to Rap S,,.
nI,rv.I with ,lnri,tv ,lthnu.,l, .i,a Nom,
MI :, 1;tiln md ;n,,,,nrni cn,m.i,,;,,.,
.,l,ont ma wn"i HEINZ, n,nas,',ar ,,',, Inv
That .slnffv m,rlnr" ' NV '''''"''. '"''''
JJnvnvnr Il, ,hn sturr, ,,r,,r ,,,,,.
s,t dawn si,,n ny si,,n AM, ,i,nn no,,n,:,
W,rrcn told hn, ,.;i,, .,,,,.In,. -,
zeal in,rrruptions-howl he had mrDosc-
ly kept out of her way. finding thai she
was becoming daily drarrr and more.
precious in his eyes. because lie feared
10 make IL fool OF himself AMI rlSl; mis-
taEin. ingenious. frank good nature
ana gratitude for warmer feeling.
How could think that You so
young anu pretty ana admirable
Wo,l.u care ior Il W VII, ~, Df"wil-
Sh ..M'. o'.. .eii,, W.. iihe me:
inu ~ no., ~, ~ 'A.i..ll,e.. bel Win
,r n''. -, ". 49, n,,,,a,i 80 =. w." Mnie
~, wnr,I mol. ~" ,,i,f'r.,ca a' "'"-
VIII ! nm NOT n,;t.. =, hnnJrod ,o,r,
OIL cnr,,;nIv =, IF ,,i, In. -u,,r INIT
| of youth | may hone IL contjn,lc invrn.