The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-08-20

naturally dreary Sabbath, spent In wn'>
may be called, fguratively, wailing and
crashing of teeth.
At last there came a day of terrific
dissipation, when what Is known by
profane Scotchmen as tea and cook
lie shine" was given by one 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 fine moonlight night, and as
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 moment
to her utter amazement, she recognized
Caussidiere.
Startled and afraid. not knowing
what to say or do, she descended the
steps to her aunts side.
AS she did so the figure disappeared.
She walked up the 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. CHANGING over her shoulder, she
saw the figure she had previously no.
ticed following at a few yards dis
lance.
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,
FASTENED across the garden, and
knocked at the door. In a moment the
| figure came up rapidly.
Hush, mademoiselle!" said fami-
| liar voice in French and simultaneously
she felt a piece Of paper pressed into
her hand. She grasped it involuntarily
and before she could utter a word the
figure fitted away.
Meantime the house door had opened
"Marjorie!" cried Mrs. Menteith from
the threshold.
Marjorie fastened in.
what kept we at the gate, and who
was yon that passed."
"A mana gentleman"
Did he speak to you?"
Without reply, Marjorie passed in.
AS soon as possible she fastened VI
to her own room. locked the door, and
there with trembling fingers unfolded
the paper and read as follows:
II have something important to say
to you. Meet me tomorrow at noon on
the Edinburgh road. Pray tell no one
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 hat
taken place. A little reflection, how
ever, convinced her that this would bt
undesirable.
After all, she thought, she had n.
right to assume that Caussidiere's Mes
sage had not a perfectly innocent sig
nificance. Perhaps he had brought hel
news from home.
1t was not an easy task for Marjorie
to keep her appointment on the 10.
lowing day; indeed, everything seemed
to conspire to keep her at home. II
begin with, the family were much late
than usual; then it seemed to Marjori,
that the prayers were unusually long
then Mr. Menteith had various littl,
things for her to do; so that tn,
hands of the clock wandered towar,
twelve before she was able to quit thu
house.
At last she was free, and with palpi
4 tating heart and trembling hands wa
speeding along the road to meet tn,
Frenchman.
(ro BE coSTISUED)