Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-17

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CHATTER XVII Continued.
For herself granny allowed and tn,
affectiOnate young heart went straigh
cut to her on the srot for the words =
that, sorry as she was, she would hav,
been still more sorry had Cecil's love
su t ended differently.
Here Ceraldine's s lip began to culver
Up to this point her face had been Sc
rs IN a wise. II felt as if everyone
were against me yesterday" she mur
INJURED, ''even you, dear. You vOu
said so little. and and you seemed 81
grieved tor him.
Il was grieved, and am grieved
but. said the old lady. almost flercelv
81 consider Cecil is fool all the same
He ought to have seen and known long
ago-any man with an ounce of percep
button for him. He might have seer
that there was another-'
What! You. too?" And with 8
great cry, out it all came, and every
thing was explained.
'1f you had only said so before"
An poor granny felt as if she coul
never forgive herself. AMI cried also
and wipe her eyes TO ring the bell,
and give orders, AMI scnl messages
and then sat down to her desk to write
notes ami frame excuses without a sec.
)nd's hesitation.
I'VE can let it appear among our.
selves that it was this cousinly affair. u
quotn she smartly, land the world
must think what it pleases. Nay, i,
will very likely hardly think OF US al
all; we shall Just be missed Tor day
an! no more. and we shall enjoy the
eclat o. retiring early, as the best peo
pc always do retire early. from every.
thing. 1t is not worth while to drink
the cup of pleasure to the dregs.'
And SO she gave it out generally.
My granddaughter and l have had
enough she said. II am getting TO
be an old woman, and cannot stand as
much as | once could"-t'I cannot
stand two e-ected proposals in one
day." she mentally spec fled = land
so we are OFT to rest and recruit. We
may hope, II all is well, to stay longer
another year"
BY the end of the week everything
had been ad usted, the bills paid. the
light surface of the rooms dismantled.
and most of the servants sent on in
front.
Geraldine was out making a round oil
Goodbye" visits, as she and her
grandmother were themselves to be
Off on the following day, when visitor
was announced to Mrs. Campbell. as to
whose coming nothing was said TO any
bodv else at the time.
Ho had evidently known when Il
call, however, and had been expected,
although there was with it all cer-
tain appre ehensiveness in his ring OF
the door bell. and s:ealthiness in his
step upon the stair. which betokened q
tread upon enchanted ground.
'Ne arc quite zone, said his host
sss hastily.
He murmured some inaudible reply
My granddaughter has gone out y
proceeded the speaker, land will not
return for an hour or two. She has q
n mber of things to do, and people to
see. as we leave town tomorrow.
He bowed in silence.
Il think" continued the old lady,
very kindly, II think that we need not
stand on any great ceremony with
each other, Sir Frederick Bellenden
You would not have come here if you
had not wished me to be plain spoken.
Shall l. then, tell you at once all I
know and what / think? Or will
you -" and she looked inquiringly.
But it was certain he would not. He
had been too much exasperated, hurt,
and confounded at the first, too much
cast down subsequently,, to have rallied
without the aid now thrown out: and,
as 1t was, ne remained speechle5s,
merely t rning on her a dumb, ap-
pealing eye, which seemed to implore
comfort and hope.
Perish pride. Mrs. Campbell had
meant to be proud enough and digni.
fed enough to have sustained the
honor of all the generations defunct OF
her grandchild's ancestors; but what
could the benevolent Old creature do
against a handsome gallant who had
long ago suDjugated herself as well as
after tho proper, respect.
able, grandmotherlyf fashion, and who
now hung upon her lips, thought what
she thought, saw what she saw, fell
W hat she felt?
Poor granny had never been so set
up in her life. Bellenden had not ar
idea nor an opinion apart from hers
and she was encouraged to tell what
She had seen, whisper what she hal
and suggest what should
next be done. with nothing but the
most eager acquiescence on his part.
+ inaily. she wound up with a proph
ecy that all would come right yet: and,
the despondent and dc.
iected figure Who had crept so humbly
and cautiously in, vanished into thin
air, while in its place sat upright
broad form, with square shoulders, and
and undaunted air, pre-,
pared for anything, and thirsting u
display his valor.
But, mind. my dear Sir Frederick,
do, pray, mind this" urged his coun.
sellor at parting, "do, pray, be careful.
Not a word, not a single word Of this
interview to Geraldine. l know my
child. She is hot and sensitive. She
has the hasty blood of her race. Did
Hhe but once suspect you had beer
with ME, she would take fire at once,
and who knows whether we should
ever succeed in allaying it a second
time? She must not knOw-must neter
know at least, mean until-until
You choose your own time for telling
her, of course; bilt it must not he, mus
not DC yet"
"My dear Mrs. Campbell. you may
trust me. And now," said Bellenden,
with some emotion, "how shall l even
thank you for the service you have
done me? Had it not been for you.
I, too. should have left was or
the point OF departure when recei veG
your note and. once gone, should l
ever have learned the truth? l trem-
BILE to think OF it. 1 should never, OF
myself, have spoken again. No man
lould, who had been told what l had.
And how was to suppose there could
be any explanation: Because, you see,
she was always so truthful"
''She is the most truthful child in
the world" cried granny, interrupting
him: but | think no woman living but
wOIld haze excused her that one little
iie."