The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

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companion as soon as they had retired
to rest together.
"Oh. yes, certainly-that is, am GU
rious to know all you wish to tell me-"
replied Margaret, smiling. You're
not in love with him, are you, Car
| men?"
mo, I don't think am He is very
good-looking and all that sort of thing,
and uncle does not seem to object to my
having him; but still, / dare say,
shall see scQle one l like better"
What is his name?"
"Oh! don't you wish to hear it?
knew that would be the first question.
But you don't get it out of me yet, my
DEAF; not till you've guessed at it a
thousand times"
How can l guess what l don't
know"
You may have heard it before, or
seen him; who can tell in big place
like London"
Does he live in London, them"
"Yes; he was travelling, like our
selves. / met him first out walking.
and we struck up kind of acquaint-
ance"
Without being introduced?
How particular you are; well, yes,
without being introduced, except by
ourselves; then he followed me home
and the next day he threw a note over
the garden-wall; and so it went till
uncle found it out, and bundled me
off home again"
'But he has asked him to Abbots-
ville?"
Il believe so, and he said he would
come; but, meanwhile, am not al
lowed to write to him, which is hor-
ribly hard.
IF you don't care for him why should
you wish to write?"
"Oh, l do care in a measure. It's
always nice to have a good-looking
young fellow hanging after you; but
l have no notion of binding myself
down to marry him, or anything of that
Sort"
Margaret sighed and leaned out of
the open window. The moonlight
streamed down in flood of radiance,
and lighted up all of the unshaded por-
lions of the park, leaving the little,
leafy knobs, where the deer loved to
congregate alone, in shadow She was
thinking of Hamilton, and how ready
she had been TO bind herself down to
be faithful to his unfaith before she
knew 1t would be such.
Carmen she exclaimed, earnestly,
never marry him unless you are quite
sure he will be true to YOU"
Who? Hamilton Shore?"
What did you say?" cried Margaret
There. now! I've let the cat out of
| the bag when / wanted you to guess
and guess till you were tired, and then
let 1t all come upon you as surprise"
why, The Mysterious One is your
guardians nephew, Hamilton Shore. l
didn't know it myself till uncle caught
him in my veranda and made such
fuss about it; and then the young man
was obliged, in self defense, to give us
his real name and address. Margaret,
why don't you answer? Did you think
| Master Hamilton was too immaculate
to go a-wooing, or are you afraid his
uncle will be angry at his choosing
me?"
"Oh, no! why should he be-"
Aren't you and Hamilton friends?"
Pretty well; that is-yes-of course
we are; but do not know what Mr..
Ruthven will say to the affair. 1t is
very sudden, and he has not been
pleased with Hamilton lately"
"Oh, OF course, IL he sets himself
against 1t therell be an end of the mat
ter" cried Carmen, not overdelighted,
apparently, at the prospect; "for uncle
Is determined to go by Mr.. Ruthven's
opinion. Have you got headache,
Pearl?"
Eyes; very bad one l think it
must be the railway travelling. 1t never
does agree with me-"
"Ah! you should have a lover like
Hamilton to make you well again. /
had one or two terrible headaches at
Rouen, and he used to sit beside me,
and fan me by the hour. 1t was awful
ly jolly. Don't you think he's very
handsome, Pearl?"
VERY handsome
"And amusing?"
yes"
"And agreeable?"
Eyes"
How funny 1t is that other people
never come to see things with the same
eyes as one does ones self. Now /
thought him the handsomest fellow l
had ever seen; but uncle says he is only