Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-09-16


may be called. fsurativeIy. waiiing and
gnashing of teeth.
At last there came a day OF terrific
dissipation, when what Ia knowa by
profane Scotchmen as tea AID cook
lie shine" was given by ore OF the eld-
ers of the kirk.
Early in the evening Mr.. Menteith
was called away, and when the meeting
broke up about nine o'clock Marjorie
and her aunt had to walk home alone.
1t was q fine moonlight night, and rs
they left the elders house and fingered
on the doorstep Marjorie saw standing
in the street figure which she
seemed to know.
She started and looked again. and the
figure returned her look. In momen,
to her utter amazement, she recognized
Caussidiere.
Startled and afraid. not knowing
what to say or do. she descended the
steps to her aunt's side.
AS she did so the figure disappeared.
She walked up tho street, trembling
and wondering, while Mrs. Menteith
talked with feeble rapture of the feast
they had left and its accompanying ed
ification."
Marjorie made some wandering re-
ply, for she heard footsteps behind
her. Glancing over her shoulder. she
saw the figure she had previously no.
ticed following at few yards dis
tance.
She would have paused and waited.
but she dreaded the observation OF her
companion So she simply walked
faster. hurrying her aunt along.
They passed from the street. and still
she heard the feet following behind
her. At last they reached the gate OF
the minister's house.
Here Marjorie fingered, and watching
down the road saw the figure pause and
wait.
Mrs. Menteith pushed open the gate.
hastened across the garden. and
figure came up rapidly.
Hush. mademoiselle!- said a fami-
liar voice in French and simultaneously
she felt n piece of paper pressed into
her hand. She grasped 1t involuntarily
and before she could utter n word the
| figure fitted away.
| /. Meantime the house door had opened.
"Marjorie!" cried Mrs. Menteith from
the threshold.
| Marjorie hastened in.
What kept ye at the gate. and who
was yon that passed."
"A mana gentleman"
Did he speak to you?"
Without reply, Marjorie passed in.
Az h.,
to her own room. locked the door, and
there with trembling fingers unfolded
the paper and read as follows:
Il have something important to say
to you. Meet me tomorrow at noon on
tho Edinburgh road. Pray tell no IN.
that you have received this. or that ]
am here. Leon Caussidiere."
Majorie sat down trembling with the
paper in her lap. Her first Impulse
was to inform her aunt of what had
taken place. A little reflection, how
ever. convinced her that this would be
undesirable.
After all. she thought. she had no
right to assume that Caussidlere's Mes
sage had not a perfectly innocent sig
| nihcance. Perhaps he had brought her
news from home.
1t was not an easy task for Marjorie
to keep her appointment on the fol-
lowing day; indeed. everything seemed
to conspire to keep her at home. To
begin with. the family were much later
| than usual: then 1t seemed to Marjorie
that the prayers were unusually long;
then Mr.. Menteith had various little
things for her to do: so that the
hands of the clock wandered toward
twelve before she wa5 able to quit tho
house.
At last she was free. and with palpi-
ta.ing heart and trembling hands was
speeding along the road to meet tho
Frenchman.
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