Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-03-25
CHAPTER XX.-(Continued.)


"Oh, wedding and toddling about
picking mp stones and-and doing odd
jobs generally" answered David, who
was beginning to get rather uncom-
Portable under the fire of her truthful
eyes and the terrible directness of her
questions.
In fact, you have made Isaac under
ling, laborer, slavey 20 your grand
new gardener, is that it?" she cried
"Oh, come now" he began, but Dor
Othy stood still in the road and con
fronted him angrily.
.Is it so or not?" she asked.
Well. something like that he ad-
Ditted. unwillingly.
is it absolutely so or not?" Dorothy
asked again.
Well, I'm afraid it is said David,
with great air of making clean
breast of the whole matter. You see,
Dorothy. the old fellow never was
much OF q hand at gardening-'
He was good enough for us" sighed
Dorothy. in heart broken voice.
Yes; but indeed he really was past
his work, or l should never have
thought of displacing him. And if it
hadn't been for you-that he was a
scod many years your gardener
Nearly forty years." put IN Dor
o.hy.
Well, of course, if it hadn't been
for that l should just have replaced
him without troubling any further
about him. AS it was, l made place
Tor him, and | gave him ten shillings
a week for what l could get better done
by a boy for six
And the cottage?" asked She
~Oh, well. of course, the cottage goes
with the situation" answered David,
who was getting rather sulky.
There was moments silence; then
Dorothy suddenly stopped and turned
20 face him. David" she flashed out,
you may be a good farmer, but you
are hard man, a hard man One of
these days you'll come TO be-but,
there, what is the good of talking TO
you? II long and faithful service
will not touch your heart, what else
will?'
There is one thing which will al
ways have power TO touch my heart"
he said, eagerly. Shall l tell you
Thate'
No said Dorothy, YEARLY Il prob
ably should not believe it, If forty
years would not do it, nothing else
could"
As she spoke she turned down the
street which led TO Palace Mansions,
Cor she saw that it was hopeless now
70 try TO prevent his finding out where
she lived; and, indeed, now that Dick
was safely out Of the country. she did
not think that IL mattered much. Da-
vld. for his part, took advantage of the
quiet side street, and spoke out what
was in his mind.
Dorothy he said, come back TO
the Hall, and l will show you whether
am hard man or not; only come
back and let us forget the past nobody
need know anything. l will never
remind you of it. Only come back, my
dear, and everything shall be as you
Wish-as you direct. I'll send the new
gardener to Holroyd, and Isaac shall
sc head gardener at the Hall, with
couple OF men under him to do the
work. Does that sound like being
hard. Dorothy"
Yes said Dorothy, coldly-"hard-
EST of all, because you would not hest
tate to buy me, body and soul, through
ICY compassion and pity for those poor
unfortunate ones, who can not help
themselves, and can not fight against
the hard power which your money and
your strength give YOU"
oh, Dorothy, it is not So" he cried.
i only ask you to come back because
love you and want you. Besides, l
can not bear TO see you as you look
now-tired and worn, and ten years
older than when you turned your back
On all your old friends for the sake
Of fellow who has brought you to
this
ITO what?" Dorothy cried. her ewes
opening wide, and her tones expressing
such establishment that David fairly
auailed before her look.
ITO ghost of your old self, he an
swered eurtly. But it was all of no
use. Dorothy could be curt. too. on
occasions. and she was so then.
1t seems to me that you are making
mistakes all round, David" she said
eoldly. Il am not very well. and the
heat has tired me-but | am not what
you take me for. / have been. thank
God for it, blessedly happy wife for
many months. | will wish Won good
morning, David
She turned away without giving him
time to say word, and went as quick
Iy as was possible toward her home
and went in without turning her head
10 see what had become of him. As
for David Stevenson, he simply stood
rooted 10 the spot where she had left
him, until she disappeared from his
sight; then he took a step or two as
if to follow her, but changed his mind,
and retraced his steps, with a face like
q thunder cloud.
He WAS so occupied with his own
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