Middletown transcript., 1895-04-27

| we are going up :! aSkeu Crls.
"Yes.n
"Towards the plantation ?"
eyes" Sandy looked at her a bit
keenly.
III I feel hurt that yen did not tell me
you were promoted" she pouted 5 ''to
have bit of news in this desolate
region, and not to tell mep'
"You were so much more interest
ing that 1 forgot it," he said, au-
daclously. Girls, modified, congratu-
lated him.
Sandy looked at the shore, at his
feet, at his hands on the oars, at Girls.
81 have some news to-day" he said,
"that may interest you. 1 saw Hobber
this morning. He says you may per-
haps obtain the school, but he wants
to question you first"
Girls leaped to her feet in the boat.
"Take care" warned Sandy.
Girls sat down again, demurely fold
ing her hands together and gazing at
his lordship.
"Don't look at me so," he said, in
his quiet way, cor l may be tempted
to tell you something else."
Girls dropped her eyes, and the most
exquisite color streamed over her face.
~ shall tell you, anyway" he said;
"No-oh, no-don'tp cried Girls.
"Oh, 1 wish to tell you he said; 81
have been having a small house built.
1t is copied from one in Chicago. 1t
is there behind you."
Girls turned and looked. 1t was
back among trees and shrubs, but she
could see it was charming little cot
tage-all but completed, clean and
new.
"Would you like to look at it?'' he
asked her.
eyes," said Girls, quietly.
They landed. The sky looked very
blue and clear, and formed a back
ground for the little gabled house
which sat amidst the deep green of the
pines. Down to the left stretched out
the river in long, broad, shining rib
bon. To the right. in the distance,
began the orange groves where Sandy
was to work in The management.
Crisis heart beat excitedly as they went
up the lawn to the cottage, His lord
ship unlocked the portals of his do
main, and threw wide the door for
Girls to step across the threshold. 1t
was quite an immense house. There
were six rooms. What would his
lordship do with six rooms?
Girls raved over 1t. How pretty it
would be when it was furnished. He
must have such ard such thing here,
and she herself would make the cur
tains for the little windows in the hall
and so on.
SIT shall not be completed for a
year," he said.
"Why not, your lordship?" asked
Girls, who was pleased to maintain the
little fiction.
"Because 1 do not wish it," he said,
locking the door behind them.
They were out into the sunshine
again. From much thinking Girls Was
quiet. At the brink once more he
helped her into the boat, and as they
floated down the enchanted river Sandy
lifted up his beautiful voice and sang
while they glided by the mist-green
shores.
Girls obtained the school, thanks to
Sandy. The children soon adored her,
and she grew quite fond of her life.
One day she was riding through the
pine forest, near the place where she
and Sandy had talked that day almost
eight months ago. She was thinking
over what one of her scholars had
said-a girl as old as her teacher. This
pupil and Girls had become great
friends. She told Girls that there had
been whispers in the neighborhood
about Sandy Irwin.
They all believed he came from Scot
land, but they said he was an outlaw.
Rapt in indignation over this, Girls
rode almost plump upon him. He sat
by the mossy tree reading letter of
many thin pages. When he saw Girls
he lose, blushing like boy. But his
eyes burned into hers with deep
intensity.
"I want TO ask you something," she
said.
And then she told him what she had
heard, boldly and fearlessly, with
!, never a vince. She finished, and
waited his reply.
81 will go home with you," he said.
"No," said Girls, drawing rein, ''tell
me here"
He leaned upon the pony's neck,
looking at Girls as he spoke.
Il was born in Scotland. My father,
Lord Wavertree, was rich landowner.
had brother older than myself, with
whom could never agree. When my
father died Angus succeeded to the
titles and estates. / had just gradu-
ated at Edinburgh, and was to have
been a LAWYER. NV health failed me.
and came to this country. OF course
was poor. was hopeless-until l
met you. Then l went to work. l
was ashamed to offer myself until
could give something with it. built
the cottage out of what had. said,
1 will work for year first, that I may