Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-01

here. Nell.~ he said presently; 'srn
going OF TO Egypt
''1ndeedl Thought winter was tho
proper season Won't il be rather
warm there just now"
That is, il they'll have me" be
continued. paying no heed. ''rse
volunteered for Dongoia- Kitchener
is going mp 20 Khartrm in the aa-
tunn-at least hope So
I'm Cooks bostss What fun
at will be-for Fuzzy and the der
wishes. But you.might have the de-
cency 10 say ron are sorry. Nell.
mayn't come back. You know.
$50 that is why YOU told mes" she
asked. Don't You think il is rather
crude. Captain Havolock?' Blu. she
was not looking at him. beng en-
gagged in tracing fancy patterns on the
grass Not that il would have mat
tered; for he. on his part. was also re-
garding thepoint Of the sunshade with
apparent interest.
"Oh. I dare say that writing chap
would nave done IL better" ne said
savagely Its his trade. I sup
pose you mean 80 marry the beggar,
/ Nell2"
His name IS Holland" she sug-
4 gcstea
"Iknow that. You can see his por-
trait in any illustrated paper FOR a six
pence. It's IN them all.
(which Is really no reason why he
shouldn't be addressed properly. Is it9
have some idea that have seen au-
other portrait an the same places. with
the letters ID : o. after the name.
Yen need rot get nasty. Besides.
you haven't told me yes If you are en-
gagged 20 him.
well. you see"-here she ventured
smother glance hasn't asked me
yet"
Il suppose you VIII marry him.
though. ne persisted. Its natural
enough, perhaps-he's a genius and
all that and Of course Tn not Wait
= minute. Nell, can't stand this any
longer. aud I'm bound 20 have 10 ont
for cool. lou were always c,everer
than ! was; bat YOU know what I've
wished for ever since was an unlocked
cub a; Elton. I wasn't afraid 20 tell
Won then. You remember. NeA2"
Il remember thinking that those
licking YOU did not get
might have done YOU good.
"Well. You didn't say SOL And al
the time ] was stewing IN India il was
the same; and when 1 was down with
fever in the plains kept shouting one
name-so the doctor told me.
81 1T was In very bad taste" she
murmured.
"Ohi Then that fort on the frontier,
with the Waziris bowling roUnd-ant
not i've minutes sleep on end for fear
I they should rash us-and the grub
running out-and the only ides in M,
5 head was TO see 1t through somehow
aud get home 20 ask YOU 70 marry me
There. Nell. it's ont a. lasti'
She was looking az him now. bu
there was world of reprcach-an,
perhaps something else-in her ewes
You haven't asked me yeti" SD
r cried.
+. But, Nell-good heavens,-yo'
> don't mean 70 say"
r. And then-well, IN some mysteriou
fashion he managed 90 gain possession
E of her hands, and 20 say the rest with
out words. As for her.
lyon might have seen it, you foolsl
boy" she said
10 And that was all.
Except that, little later, she ne
a Mr. Holland.
Il have bsen looking for YOU. Mis-
Lindsay" De said: Il have somethin
: 10 say. Not going already. surely?
may call tonight. then? 1 need nc
tell You what 1t is-perhaps you ca
guess-I-I hope so.
Y II think il would be better not /
e come, Mr.. Holland. sherephed. giviu
(. him her hand Il am sorry, but
e will You oblige me by considering ii
r episode as closed? 1 an engaged
3 Captain Havelock David L. OIL
= stOn, IN Chambers's Journal
e a Curlous Freak OF Nature.
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