The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-06-15

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/ TO her satisfaction"
And are you going TO stay here?"
! No-yes,' replied Marsden. with n
! quick sigh, and he looked earnestly into
| her eyes a curious wistful, strained ex-
| preston in his own. Il am a rolling
! stone, you see, Moral presume your
| high mightiness will permit me TO use
| your baptismal appellation-and | am
| rather at Il loss what to do with myself.
shall be hard up for another year or
| two; but then the property will be pretty
| clear-then | will settle in the halls of my
| fathers, and live cleanIy and like gen
| tleman."
Il hope you will, squire" said Nora,
! kindly and seriously.
| What. Do you think l have been such
a scamp asked Marsden. laughing
| You know l did not mean that" she
returned, the color rising in her cheek.
Il hope you will live at Eveseigh."
And he your neighbor? Thank you.
sweet cousin
Yes, it would be very nice to have You
Mt the manor house 1t looks ghostly
! when shut up
Your kindness is killing. Do you IN
/ derstand why?"
NO; there is something not quite like
yourself about you to-day You are look
ing white and thin. Have you been i'll,
! Clifford?'
You darling How graciously You
have granted my prayer, and brought out
! the name | want you to call me with Just
the sweetest little hesitation in the
world"
He laughed rs he spoke carrying off the
ardor of his words with a hooking air.
! Nonsense returned Nora. a little
piqued. II did not hesitate at all. You
| seem 10 forget that l am not a child"
Il am deeply conscious you are a WON
an; a. lie pulled himself up short,
and added; "A most serious young wont
an"
And I suppose there is no chance of
finding the lost iewcls:" said Nora. to
! change the subject, for there was an in
detinable something in Marsdens tone
which she neither liked nor understood
Il fear not. | thought | might nave
! tracked them to the den of an old Dutch
| receiver of stolen goods and went myself
! To Amsterdam, TO see what | could do
! all in vain. Don't talk of them; you don t
! know what an Internal blow that unfor-
| tunate business has been to me. That my
| guest should have been robbed almost I'M
! der my eyes. It's Il sort of blot on me and
| my house"
THAT is quite morbid idea. How
| could any reasonabl" being blame you: |
! am sure Mrs. Ruthyen-"
! Mrs. Ruthyen has behaved very wei,
| but she is desperately cut up, and DO
not wonder at it," interrupted Marsden.
'She is very nice, and SO pretty-at-
! tractive looking, rather"
/ Marsdeu glanced sharply a her before
/ he answered.
Yes, she is piquant little devil. but
| she ought rot To he SO heavy with her
| paint brush about the lbs; that sort of art
may be ovcrdone."
! "Squirc"' in 4 shocked tone. ''how can
! you bc such a traitor? l thought You were
! fond of Mrs. Ituthyen-that you were her
| best friend"
! MarSden laughed.
$50 am, but am not, therefore, blind.
All the world CeNcept you) can see she
! paints her lips
Il did not, and it is not nice or loyal Of
! You to tell me-
u am rebukcd. You are an awful piece
/ of perfection, Nora"
DO not be sarcastic. know my own
shortcomings we'll enough; but | am not
! false to my friends. shall not contide
/ my weakness to you."
do Won fancy | would hetray you
/ You understand me. Why, you are my
own ~" he hcsitated- my own kins-
woman"
Nora shook her head, and they walked
on silently for a few moments. Then
she said:
Helen and l are thinking Of going VI
to town for couple of months. 1t is
rather melancholy and uncomfortable t,
be so far from one in the winter Helen
has been 50 nervous since that robbery"
You are quite right il is an excellent
idea" cried Marsden with hearty appro
baton. where do YOU think Of staying
at the Laugham?'
The Langham." laughing. why, tn,
Langham would swallow up ali our money
in ten days. No. no; we think of going to
Mrs May, if she can take US in. Do
you remember Mrs. May"
We'll, yes, seem to have heard the
name"
She was cook at Evesleigh when YOU
were a boy, l believe. Oh, years ago"
Exactly; before l grew old and de.
crepit."
''She has house near Hyde Park. and
We shall take rooms there"
! You'll be awfully uncomfortable
You'll get nothing to eat but scorchcd
mutton and watery ice-pudding. and
you'll never move without carrying Oft 4
knitted chair cover on your back. or hun4
70 a button"
You are quite wrong. We stayed q
week there, on our way back from Ger.
many. and ii was very comfortable | j,
not think there is a knitted untimacassar
If thnt Is what you mean, in the house"
Talking lightly, with occasional silcnc,
on Marslen's part, they reached the blind
woman's cottage.
How long shall you stay h"rc?"
Il do not know, but you need not trou
BE about me-
If choose to trouble. You cannot pre-
vent me. l am going to look for one Of
the gamckcepcTs about milo further on.
aud | shall wait for you outside. when |
return"
"Oh, no, pray do not mind. i
DO | bore you*" very gravcly.
How can You say 50. Clifford ?"
NV Guild you rather not walk with me r
Nonsense"
'
You give me the slip deep will be nv
wrath"
y have no such intention" md she
vanished into the cottage
Mars5en walked on in deep thought.
his brows knit, his handsome face firmly
SET, all the smiling sortucss Of his nrr1i.
nary aspect gone and replaced by a stern
haSGard look that made him seem years
older
When Nora had read the better part Of
4 newspaper to her old protecc. aud dis
cusSod some of lis contents. she perceived
the oder Of tobacco waited through the
open window. and guessing that the SPUR.
was waiting. She babe the blind woman
goodbye ard went to join him.
VIII You tell me-" he said. throwing
away his cigar. when they had gone 4
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