The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07

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Ru, rather careiessiy. Ike one who has
nee, of,entimes over the same ground
ana knows the landmarks BIZ heart.
How long we might have stood thus
IN the 0iarinc sun know not, but, with
out waiting for her mother 10 take the
lead or 10 90 in OF her own accord, Mary
coraon whoeled her round by the arm
"a la hcr unresistlng toward the court
vard oa,e She accompanied her daugh-
,ar WITH the same weary unconcern and
nassIonless preoccupation she had shown
from the first, twisting and pulling the
frlnees OF the shawl between her myers
while her thin lips moved. either IN COW
enant-making or in the murmureo praises
or the favorite child.
me room to which We were brougW
was a large one with panels Of oak, car
ven at the cornlces into quaint ana for-
NAL ornaments.
MARY went 10 tho stair-head and cried
down as 10 one In the kitchen
Thomas Allen! Thomas Allen!
A thin auerulous voice arose from the
"sic a FASH whas come stravagin.
at this time o. day? He will be wantin
victual dootless. never saw the Ike
Thomas Allen! Haste we fast mo
mast" n.,s ,orr
Comm, mem. comm Nna' 80
fret. There's naebody in the oeiu'hi@"S'
is there?" ....roa m ola
Az the last words were uttereu' an o,u
serving man. in blue slde-coat VI I'M, M
years before. with threahDaic "a <~-n,,n,,
-. ~ yeck and hands In Forgotten
sa",to, onneared at the doorway MS
haia IA shining head had sun rev
ivar, locks clinging like whi'e iiilses
about the sides. These, ho"eNei ~
~, a,lowed TO grow downward III .ne
natuTal manner. but we're traineu DO e','
cen.rs train fruit trees asa""'
that look TO the soulh- .orast which
Voc frollv brought forward py ene "a
inc,ont THOMAS, Mistress Mary "a. u.
rectIv opposite TO me with hSi o.,' -,
inc an her Melted fingers anu ne '',,',,.
80 ,ho table. Her mother' az t"0 NPfI
eno Of the chamber, oceup'eu 80
Nth looking out Of the winaOw, anu 80 49,,
slonally clasping her hanus =, IT., ,en,
encv Of her supplicatlohs y, ssf.a.ed har
-. ni,iful moan which inuloa.eu IT,
10 P s the hopeless iniquity OF mhh-
kind. ,-.s,,,.ss than she had
nei, shoyn. Mary Gordon asked me
~ nv neople Of Balmaghie, "he1ne' S,'s
Va ~ icon unanimous, VINO aOode VIII
- o. the manee. and many o'heI tue,,
INC !" IT, eli Of which / answered as Weu
could. For the truth Is, tna' -
uoorress OF so admirable a niNu anu w,
directness of her gaze WIousn. III ~, a.,
lind of desperation, so that II -
could do to keep from tellng hel ,". 90
thai came TO the house OF Eai's'o''' ~
ask her 20 be my WE rad. % Earls.
looked sideways at the Lazy Sa,,o.
c. was murnbling at her deVo-
49, or rneditating other ana ino'e PC
sonal covenantings' MARY
were in a manner, alone. ,,.,,. toar.
..,,,stress Mary" 1 said, suddenly ran
'o,sard her. my desperation se'''i ~,
ne ,a,tor Of nv natural prudence
, ,le mai I sneak wholly without mp ~
NM" INC to-day 10 tell you thal l NV
pu' 80, but a cotters lad, but l h"'
~ 90, over since / ferried niue mar
nast the muskets OF the troopers
looked straight enough at her now.
could see the color rise a niue ~ ~
80 while a strange expression Us
laCo, " nride with something 'no'
uei az overspread her face. ! ms ~
49, 49, -, warned, but l was not 10 ~
Ho "Pcfore. had no right, nor indeeu ar3
,...or,,,ni,v 10 tell you this. but now
y. r..,uister of a parish, have an lhcoii'e
-, min compare not unfavoraplE wiz
nc. - most OF the smaller gentry OF H.
county" TT. ,oraorirs
OF the nostrii. $1,000 .,
"It will doubtless be fine income
she said. with a touch OF scorn' Dlo
l understand you TO offer me your mahs'
~ offer YOU that which neither dis
bonors an honest girl TO hear or yet an
honest man TO speak. / am offering yo'
nv best service. the love and honor OF ,
man who truly loves YOU
Il thank YOU, sir" she said, lifting ur
{ her head and letting her eyes dwell Oh
me with some Of their former haughtl.
ness. IL an honored indeed. Your posi-
ton. your manse. your glebe, How man.
acres did you say it was? Your income
good as that Of a laird? And YOU cor
Offering all these 20 Mary Gordon, Sir
bid YOU carry your business transaction
TO the county market-place. Mary Cor
don is not 20 be bought and sold When
she loves she Will give herself FOR Low
and love alone. Ave were II TO p noke
laden. houseless cadeer hv the roadside n
riorghman staggering between the FUR
rowsw
And with that she rose md walked
swiftly 10 the door. 7 could hear her
foot die away through tho courtyard
and going blanklv TO the window.
watched her elm figure glance between
tho clumrs OF trees. now in the light.
now I'm the shadow. and anon lost I'm
tho vellowing depths Of the forest.
Nor. though ! watched all the long. hot
afternoon did she return TIN she came
homo riding ppon her fathers horse.
with Sandy Gordon himself walking bare
headed beside his daughter as If he had
been escorting a queen on her coronation
dow