The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-05

her own heart. Sitting on the lonely
rocks, with the moonlight sea at their
feet, they had told each other how sweet
1t was to love and the plans growing out
OF this confession, though humble
enough, were fun of strange hope and
happy dreaming TO Christina When
jamie got his berth In the great Scotch
line, she was to become his WIFE, Then
she would have TO make her home In
Glasgow, and these two facts were stu
pendous ones TO the simple fisher girl
and scarcely less so to her mother, who
was both pleased and fearful In the pros
"It's a grand thing fer Christina" she
said to her crony, Marget Roy, "and
and weel spoken o., and Pm thinking the
Line has got bargain In him, and is
proud o. It; still Pm feared for my barin
In such Q wicked-like place as Glasgow.
But she'll hae floor o. her ain, and a.
things convenient and that's some safety
and comfort. She's my one lassie, and
I'm sair to lose her; but we Gamma stop
the clock, and We ken, Marget, that
Z marriage Is like death-it is what we
must a. come TO"
"weel, Janet, your Christina has been
long spared from il. )"
"Christina has had her offers, but what
will you? We must wait for the right
man or 60 to the dell WI the wrong
one"
"You'll be lonely enou' wanting her,
for I'm hearing Andrew Binney is ma to
be kept single much LANCER, and Sophy
Traill Gamma ill Christina shoes.
"Sophy's wecl enou'. She suits An
drew, and 1t Is Andrew who has to live
VII her.
"And you, too, mistress"
mot i. Andrew is to build his ain
Digging. hae the life rent o. mine.
In hn 1aaI
Jaime has his heart fairly set on that. "
She made this statement with an air
OF prideful satisfaction, and Mistress Roy
was not inclined to let her enter anew in
to all the fine sights she was To see, the
grand guns OF preachers she was to hear,
and the trips to Greenock and Rothesay,
which, jamie said, "would Just fall ma
turally in the way o. their ordinary life" F"
"Ill be going" said Marget, abruptly.
81 hae the kirkyard TO pass and be-
tween the day and the dark, it's a
mournfu' spot"
"It is," answered Mitress Binney.
"Folk shouldna be on the road when
the bodies gang aboot; they are like TO
be In the way o. them, and might get Ill
to themsel's. And here comes jamie
and Christina, and nae doubt they'll be
wanting mouthfu' for love is cold por-
ridge.''
But Jamie was off TO the boats in a
hurry; and Christina was not hungry;
she sat down with her mother TO
talk over again what they had discussed
Q hundred times before--the wedding
dress and the wedding fees, and the
napery and plenishing she was to have
for her own home, and somehow, as they
talked thus confidentially, Christina told
her mother what Sophy had said about
Archie Braelands.
For a moment Janet Binney was glad;
then she lifted the poker and struck
block OF coal into score OF pieces, and
with the blow scattered the unkindly,
selfish thoughts which had invaded her
/. heart. s'It is what l expected" F" she an
swered. gloomily; "but say naething to
Andrew. He is wise enou' TO tax his
ain way though God knows name can play
the fool like a wise man. But what thenP
Is there anything 10 gain by word or
TO hae the thing and the buffet he will
tax 1t better from Sophy than from an
ither body. Let be, Christina"
ssFolks will talk anon.i'
They are talking alre ady. Do YOU
think i didna hear this clash beforeY
Lucky Sims and Margaret Roy and every
nsh wife in Pittencraigie, ken the begin
ming and the end o. II. They haze seen
this and they hae heard that, and they
think the very worst that can be. The
nrst calamity is to be born a woman, and
1t sets the door open for every other sor-
and alsne in the world. For myself Pm
thinking nae wrong o. Sophy; it's An
drew that is In fault. He's that set ON
having house for his wife that he'll
lose the wife, while he's saving the siller
for the house. hae told him. and bet
ter told him, 10 bring Sophy here but
naething bat having her a TO himself
will he hear tell o.. It's pure wicked sci
nshness In the lad. lie Gamma thole her
giving look or word, that isna for him.
and him his lane Parfect scand'lous
selfshness.
"WhIst fnotheri I'm thinking he's
most at the doorstepl That's his foot.
or I'm much mista'en.
"Then I'm ava TO Lizzie Robertson's.
NV heart II knocking at my lips. and I'n
be saying what Ill want TO unsay. Keep
3 calm sough, Christina. Let Andrew
do the talking, and you'll be a. right"
AndrsH entered with that All OF