The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-13

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may allow large margin to other peo-
Pile who are presumably honorable and
perfect minded also.
There was no engagement between
them, and he was not bound in any
way, and could. therefore, without slash
ing the hem of the code, retire without
any apology, but they had had that un-
spoken understanding which most peo-
Pile who love each other show even be-
fore q word of declaration has passed
their lips. III he withdrew because. Of
this scandal, there might be some awk-
ward hours for Frank Armour's wife at
Greyhope, but more than that there
would be a very hard hearted young
lady TO play her part in the deceitful
world. She would be as merciless as
she could be. Naturally, being young,
she exaggerated the Importance OF the
event and brooded ON it. 1t was differ
ent with her father and mother. They
were shocked and indignant at first, but
when the first scene had been faced they
began to make the best OF things all
round-that is, they proceeded at once
10 turn the North American Indian into
a European, a matter Of no little diff
Guilty. A governess was discussed, but
General Armour did not like the idea,
and Richard opposed it heartily. She
must be taught English and educated
and made possible ''in Christian cloth
ing" as Mrs. Armour put it. OF the
education they almost despaired-all
save Richard. Time, instruction, vani-
ty and dressmaker might do much as
TO the other.
The evening of her arrival Lali would
not, with any urging, put ON clothes OF
Marion's which had been sent in TO her.
And the next morning it was still the
same. She came into the breakfast room
dressed still in buckskin and moccasins,
and though the grease had been taken
out of her hair it was still combed fiat.
Mrs. Armour had tried to influence her
through Mackenzie, but to no purpose.
She was placidly stubborn. 1t had been
unwisely told her by Mackenzie that
they were Marion's clothes. They
scarcely took in the fact that the girl
had pride; that she was the daughter OF
a chief and chieftainess herself, and
that it was far from happy to offer her
Marion's clothes to wear.
Now, Richard, when he was lad.
had been on journey to the south seas
and had learned some of the peculiari-
ties of the native mind, and he did not
suppose that American Indians differed
very much from certain we'll bred Poly
nesians in little matters of form and
good taste When his mother told him
what had occurred before Lali entered
the breakfast room, he went directly to
what he believed was the cause and adj
vised tact with Cancellation. He also
pointed out that Lali was something
taller than Marion, and that she might
be possessed of that general trait of hu-
manity-vanity Mrs. Armour had not
yet got used to thinking of the girl in
another manner than an intrusive being
of lower order who was there to try
their patience, but also TO do their bid
ding She had yet to grasp the fact that,
being her sons wife, she must have
therefore position in the house, exer-
cising certain authority over the serv-
ants, who, 10 Mrs. Armour, at first
seemed of superior stuff. But Richard
said to her: Mother, fancy you
don't quite grasp the situation. The
girl is daughter of chief and the de-
scendant of family Of chiefs, perhaps
through many generations. In her own
land she has been used 10 respect and
has been looked up to pretty generally,
Her garments are, / fancy, considered
very smart in the Hudson bay country,
and finely decorated blanket like hers
is expensive up there. You see, we have
to take the thing by comparison, SO
please give the girl q chance.
And Mrs. Armour answered wearily:
81 suppose you are right, Richard You
generally are in the end, though why
you should be / do not know, for you
never see anything of the world any
moro, and you moon about among the
cottagers. / suppose it's your native
sense and the books. you read.
Richard laughed softly, but there was
over stumblingly and put his arm round
his mothers shoulder. Never mind
how get such sense as / have, mother.
have so much time 70 think it would
be wonder if / hadn't some. But i
think we had better try TO study her
and coax her along and not fob her Oft
as very inferior person, or we shall
have our hands full in earnest My
opinion is she has got that which will
save her and us, too-a very high spirit,
which only needs opportunity to develop
into remarkable thing. and, take my
word for it, mother, if we treat her as
q chieftainess, or princess, or whatever
she is, and not simply rs dusky person,
we shall come off better. and she will
come off better in the long run. She is
not darker than Spaniard anyhow"
At this point Marion entered tho
room, and her mother rehearsed briefly
to her what their talk had been. Marion
had had little sleep, and she only lifted
her eyebrows at them at first She was
In little mood Of Cancellation. She re-
membcred all at once that at supper the
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