Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-02-28

| with the quick lUtuluOn, lne lnSlllc'
tive thought.readlng, learned by those
who deeply love, and only those
Rodcrck detected at once the slight
hesitation.
us 1t ths?" he said, with glance ut
her black dress. "Do you very much
dislike goingY
81 dislike nothing II you like It, and
It seems pleasant and good to you"
"Thank you, my darling. Yes, this
will be pleasant, think, and good also.
The Grlersons are among what my
famlly"-he rarely named his mother
now-"call the best people In the
place Excellent people, too lntelli-
gent, cultivated. like them, and so
will you; old Mrs, Grlerson especially"
do they know anything? About me,
! mean"
81 cannot tell; | did not ask, You
see, could not ask" added Roderick
Clouding over. But Immediately he
drew his wife close and kissed her
fondly. at does not matter either way
Never mind, love. We will go-and
for the rest take our chance. We have
done the deed, we are married, No
human being can ever part us more
Still, with a curious foreboding Of
what might come, after the note Of
invitation and apology which, to ST.
lence's evident relief, arrived next
day, instead of Mrs. Grierson herself,
Roderick helped his wife to choose her
Draws for this first appearance In
the world-such a different world
from the innocent monde of Neuchatel.
then he left her to her toilet, and sat
reading, or trying to read, till she APP
penred.
Not exactly the angelic vision Of her
marriage morning; "a spirit, yet a
woman too" Very womanly, IL not
very fashionable, for the white dress
was high round her throat and the
round soft arms cleaned under semi
transparent cloud instead Of being OBJ
trusively bare.
She belonged to that class of beauties
who, owing all their charm to express
sion, only look well when they are hap
by. A disappointed life might have
made her quite an ordinary girl all
her days; but now, when leaning on
her young husbands arm, she entered
the Griersons' drawing there
was such light in her eyes, such a
tender glow in her cheeks, and about
her whole bearing that quiet dignity,
ease and grace which, to natures like
hers, only come with the conscious
ness of being loved that very few, re-
garding her, would have ,hesitated to
eXclaim, "What sweet-looking wom-
am
Roderick saw the impression she
made, saw indeed, for the first few de-
lightful minutes, nothing else; until
turning suddenly he perceived sitting
close by, splendidly dressed and sur
rounded by quite little court his sis
ter Bella, Mrs. Alexander Thomson,
With a bow to his sister, mere for
! llul DON, 40 W amy ptllcl lduyt hC
drew his wife's arm through his, and
they passed on to the other end Of the
room.
| 1t was a regular Richerden dinner,
such rs both had been familiar with
from their youth upward, but Roderick
felt like a ghost revisitlng the we'll
known scenes. A not unhappy ghost
certainly, in spite of Bella sitting there.
Through all the dazzle of lights and
clatter Of voices chow loud everybody
talked, and how sharp and shrill the
RiCherden accent soundedD his eager
ear listened for the occasional low
toned words spoken with a slight for
eign information, and his eye rested ten
derby on the fair, calm face Of his wife.
She was evidently neither shy nor
! strange, but perfectly dignified and
self-possessed He wondered If Bella
saw her
"My husband seems charmed with
your wife; shall be quite jealous di-
rectly," said his hostess. "Where did
you find her? she looks different from
our Richerden girls. Is she Scotch ?"
"Of a Scotch family, but Swiss born.
We were married In Switzerland. Her
father was my fathers second cousin
and her name was Silence Jardine
You must have heard of it before, Mrs
GriersonW
And Roderick turned to u gentle
looking old lady on his other hand
aunt to the young people, whom hi
had told Silence she would be sure t.
like
II remember your fathers cousin
Miss Jardlne. And your wife is he
namesake? What a curious coinci
dence! But, l understood How
ever, one never hears quite the trutl
about love affairs; so, no matter,
added the old lady, stopping herself
"All's we'll that ends well. Happy
the woolng that's not long ADDING
ours was fully six months adding
) said Roderick, smiling, 1--WE waite,
as long as possible; on account Of he
mothers DEATH and for other reasons
and then we married. A right an
wise and prudent marriage, as | thin
a true love marriage always is" h
added, pointedly, for he felt his siste
l was listening to every word he sale
l And he knew that old Mrs. Grierso
,,,o, ono 20 ,,,hOu, ovorvhO1u told ay