The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-21

At this point Msckenzie came breath
lessly to the bridge and called out
sharply to Lali, rebuking her. In this
Mackenzie made mistake, for not only
did Lali draw herself up with consider
able dignity, but Marion, noticing the
masterful nature Of the tone, instantly
said: Mackenzie, you must remember
that you are speaking to Mrs. Francis
Armour, and that her position in Gen.
eral Armour's house is the same as
mine. l hope it is not necessary to say
anything more, Mackenzie. "
Mackenzie flushed. She was a sensi-
BILE woman. She knew that she had done
wrong, and she said very promptly: 81
am very sorry, miss, / was fustered,
and expect haven't got used to speak
ing toto Mrs. Armour as I'll he sure
to do in the future"
AS she spoke two or three deer came
trotting out of the beeches down to the
lakeside. If Lah was pleased and ex-
cited before, she was overwhelmed now.
Her breath came in quick gasps. She
laughed, she tossed her hands, she seem
ed to become dizzy with delight, and
presently, as if this new link with and
reminder OF her past had moved her as
one little expects a savage heart is NOV
ed, two tears gathered in her eyes, then
slid down her cheeks unheeded and dried
there in the sunlight as she still gazed
ut the deer. Marion, at first surprised,
was now touched, as she could not have
thought it possible concerning this wild
creature, and her hand went out and
caught Lali's gently. At this genuine
act of sympathy, instinctively felt by
Lali-the stranger in strange land,
husbanded and yet widow-there
came flood Of tears, and dropping on
her knees she leaned against the low
railing Of the bridge and wept silently.
So passionless was her grief it seemed
the more pathetic, and Marion dropped
ON her knees beside her, put her arm
round her shoulder and said: 'Poor
grill Poor grill"
At that Lali caught her hand and
held it, repeating after her the words:
Poor grill Poor girlr'
She did not quite understand them,
but she remembered that once just be-
fore she parted from her husband at the
great lakes he had said those very
words. II the fates had apparently given
things into Frank Armour's hands when
he sacrificed this girl to his revenge,
they were evidently inclined to play a
gamo which would eventually defeat
his purpose, wicked as it had been in
effect if not in absolute motive. What
the end Of this attempt to engraft the
Indian girl upon the strictest conven-
tion of English social life would have
been had her introduction not been at
Gryhope, where faint likenesses to her
past surrounded her, it is hard to con-
lecture. But from present appearances
it would seem that Richard Armour
was not wholly false prophet, for the
savage had shown herself that morning
to possess in their crudeness some strik-
ing qualities of character. Given char
acter, many things are possible, even to
those who are not of the elect.
This was the beginning of better
things. Lali seemed to the Armours not
quite so impossible now. Had she been
Of the very common order of Indian,
"pure and simple" " the task had re-
solved itself into making a common
savage into very common European.
But whatever Lali was it was abun-
dainty evident that she must be reckoned
with at all points, and that she was
more likely to become very startling
figure in the Armour household than a
mere encumbrance to be blushed for,
whose eternal absence were preferable
to her company.
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