Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-09
81 beg your pardon, Mr.. vansittartw

OF youthful
81 sometimes think" l interrupted,
in low, but urgent tones, that affection
of that kind is nobler. better than the
rash impulsiveness Of an ignorant girl.
1t would be a sympatb etc communion
of minds, Of souls, Mrs. Lawrence"
Yes, 1 see. Yes, it would, Mr.. Van
sittart."
"My sympathy for you," l pursued,
"wOuld soften and inspire my nature.
1 should be elevated to your level. And,
perhaps, at last, when long years had
obliterated-"
"Well, had blurred, Mr.. VanSittart"
Eyes, had blurred the pain Of MEM
Dry, we might come to See-tO under
stand-how what once seemed so dis
tressing was really, in spite of its sad
ness, the necessary condition for the
perfect development of two human
lives"
For a moment we sat in thought.
Then Mrs. Lawrence observed:
"GOod so often comes out OF suffer
ing, doesn't it,"
1T indeed seems to be the way Of the
world
"A woman placed as you describe,
Mr.. Vansittart, would feel, am sure,
SO deep. so strong gratitude for the
man who had nobly dedicated his life
TO her that, as time wore on, she would
give to him an affection, different in
kind, perhaps, but not inferior in in
fha iDJ, I,n hod fol
the man who first won her heart"
THAT would be the only reward l
should hope for" said 1.
$50 that, in the end, should feel-it
would be borne in upon me that this
man was real, my true, my only"
At this point Mrs. Lawrence stopped
abruptly, for shadow fell between
us, and, on looking up, we saw. a stout,
elderly man, wearing a blue jersey,
standing just in front of us.
BEG pardon, num-" said he, 'but are
you the lady what asked Jim DObbs
about the gentleman what's out in the
boat?"
About the-what? Oh, yes, I sup
pose-oh, yes, am"
'Well, you've no cause to be put out
about i'm, mum. He's just rounding
the point, and he'll be ashore in two
minutes time"
But Dobbs said it was very dan
gerous," protested.
"Dobbs don't know everything, sir,
Begin your pardon. Anyways, the
gentleman's safe enough. Glad Of ii
for your sake, num-"
Thank you-thank you so much"
said Mrs. Lawrence.
The elderly man stood looking at me
In such manner that I took sixpence
out OF my pocket and gave it to him.
To be frank. l have seldom grudGed
sixpence more. Then the elderly man
passed on.
There was long silence. Mrs. Law
renee had made quite little pit in the
gravel walk. Once he looked at me,
and. finding me regarding her (rather
gloomlly, l believe), hastily turned
away again with a. blush. At last the
silence became intolerable-a almost i'm
proper. in fact.
What were we talking about when
that man interrupted us?" asked Mrs
Lawrence. with desperate assumption
of ease.
1t Is a rule Of mine to give plain
answer to plain question.
1--WE were talking" said /. of what
would have happened if Dobbs had
known everything" And, having thus
said. l suddenly began to laugh.
Women are strange creatures. Mrs.
Lawrence leaped up from her seat and
stood over me. Her eyes flashed with
Indignation. and she positively bran
dishec her parasol at me.
"You horrid, Lorrid boyv' she cried.
"My dear Mrs. Lawrence" pro
teted
You have made me talk as IL I"
| ed.
"As if-I!. Anyhow, if my husband
were drowned a thousand times over,
I'd never speak to you
$50 you say now," said l, composedly
"But you know you We're quite taken
with the prospect little while ago"
"AIr. Vansittart, you're wicked! How
can so and tell my poor, dear Rob
bie?"
81 don't insist on your telling him."
| said l, in conciliatOry tone.
Perhaps you think 1 don't care for
| himT she cried, defiantly.
1.-The hypothesis was that you did,
said |. That's what made II so inter
esting"
| IL shall sit somewhere else at dinner
tonight" Mrs. Lawrence announced,
haughtily.
IF you go On like this" observed,
warningly, 81 shall end by being
You can be just what you like
"By being glad" concluded.
"Glad! Glad Of what?"
Glad" said l, that see your hus-
band walking toward us in perfect
health"
AS l spoke he came within speaking
distance.
''Hullo. Georgier he cried to his wife.