The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-09-07

qualntancc. Every other man coult
tell her of ehis love, while IL seemed :,
Jim that he had lost right by gladly
agreeing to cancel their engagement
One afternoon he found her alone. Z
very rare occurrence indeed, for she
was careful to avoid tetc-a-tcte with
him.
"Shall we go into the garden?" she
asked, thinking that anything wa:
preferable to sitting stithy in the
drawing-room.
II should like 1t immensely" he an
swercd, rising and opening tho door
with alacrity. xviii you take me tc
your old favorite seat? have 50 often
thought of those days when l was
feeling homcsick, Nancy"
II thought you were very happy in
lndia?" she said, unresponsively.
80 was, but was homesick some.
times, especially when first went
out"
"Mr. Penstone and always quarrel
over this view," said Nancy, anxious
| to prevent any embarrassing pause.
"Who is Mr.. Pcnstone?" asked Jim,
knitting his brows.
|
always say that this is the finest view
in town, but Mr.. Penstone maintains
that the view from"
'lIc must be an idiot, then, burst in
Jim, holly; 1.-THE views are not to be
compared"
"You might have waited until l had
mentioned the other" said Nancy,
| raising her eyebrows.
I'll beg your pardon" ne said, in
utter confusion. 81 thought you must
mean-in fact, understood you to say
| -that-that the view from Beacon was
finer than this"
"Ycs, that is what Mr.. Penstone de-
| clarcs," she said.
what hideous name the man has!'
said jim, irritably. "Of course you are
devoted to him, Nancy
"Ycs, he is so very good and clever
and pleasant" she said, surprised at
his vehemencc.
"You are going to marry him, l sup
posc?" he said, with ill-concealed an
ger.
You forget yourself think" she
answered, with gentle dignity. And
whom may marry can be no possible
concern of yours"
20, none, of course" he said, fuii-
ously. only you might have told me
the truth when you broke off our en-
gagement. II would have been just as
easy to say that you were engaged to
some one else at once"
You are entirely mistaken in think
ing that l am engaged to anyone"
said Nancy, calmly. "Mr. Penstone is
married and old enough to be my
father. Shall we go in now, or have
you any other interesting accusations
to make?"
Forgive me, Nancy, was fool"
pleaded Jim, earnestly. II forget
sometimes that l have not still the
right to speak to you on such matters.
For five years have thought of you
as my promised wife, and now that l
am with you l cannot always realize
that You are mine no longer. Say, that
you forgive me, Nancy, for my rough
ness and presumption"
After this quarrel Jim found it i'm
possible to be on the same footing of
friendship with Nancy. She was
colder and more constrained than ever
in her manner toward him, and he
was too proud and too manly to force
his love on her, believing that she dis
liked him; and at last, after bitter
struggle with himself, he determined
to return to India at once.
lie had never been to the Ness lately
without some valid reason, and this
new decision was so good an excuse for
calling that he was not slow in taking
advantage of it. He found Nancy in
the garden, arrayed in a large white
sun bonnet, busy gathering straw
berries for tea.
II am going back to India; I have
had enough OF England"
ITO India? At once? o, why?" she
asked piteously, growing very white
and looking at him with frightened
eyes.
do you care, Nancy?" he asked
eagerly. Would you rather stayed?"
"My wishes have nothing to do with
the matter" she said, rather bitterly.
Indeed, they have" he said, very
earnestly. Nancy, tell me, would
you rather stayed?"
IF say yes, would you stay?" she
asked, quietly.
"only If you loved me-" he said. 81
cannot stay on and see you day after
day, and feel that you will never care
for me. May stay, Nancy?"
IF you like" she answered shyly.
"Thcrc is one thing want to know"
he said, presently, looking down into
her eyes; when did you begin to love
me, dear?"
when did you begin to love me?"
she replied, blushing under his gaze.
~ don't know; have loved you all
my life" he answered.
II don't know, either" she said;
when was about four or five,
think"
"But, my darling, you broke off our
engagement" he said, wonderingly.
"Ycs, from your letters thought
did not love you. They were SO stupid
| IL mean"
"Ycs; they were stupid, but yours
were silly, too, and thought that was
the kind of things you liked" he said,
intelligence dawning in his eyes.
IL thought you were terribly boyisb,
so wrote very young' letters. thinking
they would interest YOU" she said. be,