The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-19
HE FLOWER OF
GALA WATER.
"a LOVE STORY!
BY AMELIA z. BARR
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lizard will away to Galashiels as fast
as st. Serge can trot him there, and
we can have some comfort at Win
toun."
In less than half an hour they ar
rived at Wintoun. and there they
found jamie and his guest in the
breakfast psrlor. They were smoking
and chatting in the pleasantest man
ner. Jamie's laugh was their welcome
as the door opened. and then what a
delightful commotion there was!
katherine was in Mowbray's arms,
Jessy and Wintoun we're clasping
hands, and Mrs. Brathous was effu-
sively thanking jamie, and thus COM
| mitting herself deeper to all that these
four 1ove-sick young people might pro-
pose to do.
And what thought was there OF a
selfish, unreasonable old guardian,
when there was such young man as
Richard Mowbray present? His love-
darting eyes, his handsome face, his
caressing manner, won him his Will,
whatever he wanted. He took Kath-
crime into the drawing-room and put
his heart in her hands-he wooed her
as if she was the only woman in the
world-he left their friends to talk OF
trains and trunks, and all the lets and
bars, which even lovers have to sub
nit to. What he had to say had con-
ditions of almost divine eloquence-
monosyllables and silences-fashing
intelligences beyond words-kisses
that were eternal promises-the clasp
ing hands and the mingling of soft
black hair with tresses like the dawn.
In the meantime Mrs. Brathous dis
cussed with Jessy and jamie plan
they had arranged for escaping the
laird's interference.
"You must have bride party at
Levens-hope as soon as you can, said
jamie to Mrs. Brathous; "and during
its progress Katherine will join Now
bray. They will come here. 1 have
already spoken to o young minister
from innerleitnen. He knows moth
ing but that the marriage is proper
and honorable, and approved by those
who have the right to approve it; and
this I certify by my word OF honor.
The servants can be called as wit
nesses OF the moment needed, and 30
will not have time to talk or to give
any information. When the first tu-
multi CT discovery is over, I will re-
turn to Wintoun and drive them my
self to Symington. The laird will be
sure they have taken the train either
to Edinburgh or Carlisle; he will
never think of their going to Glasgow.
But from Glasgow they can easily
reach Liverpool, and I think Mowbray
purposes to carry his bride to America
first"
"rhat is long way of, Jamie. 1
do not like it, said Mrs. :Brathous.
"But they will not be safe from an
noyance unless they are o long way
off. They are going round the world
to reach their home. do not know
but what Jessie and I will follow them.
Mowbray says they will wait in New
York for US, =" and Wintoun looked at his
pretty Jessy, and she slipped her hand
into his and nodded brightly at the
suggestion. And quickly the hours
flew by in these discussions, for after
lunch they lost themselves in the gar
den to continue them. At length,
however, Mrs. Brathous declared they
must return to Levens-hope; land
jamie" she said, must go with US,
for the laird is suspicious creature,
and We must: give him neither word
nor sign to 60 by"
The laird had trotted to Galashiels
and back and was tired and disap.
pointed. Yet he could not complain,
for he did not want his wife to think
that he had any remembrance of Now
bray or any suspicion that Katherine
might have written to him, or that he
could in any way interfere with her
marriage with Wintoun. He thoug ght
that by ignoring the danger ho might
annihilate it. He had satisfied him
self that the Englishman was not Mt
any of the inns in Galashiels. He had
called at the manse, and finding the
doctor had bluntly asked, eff they had
had company" and been quite assured
by the servants negative. And yet
there was something about Katherine
and her mother he could not under.
stand. But how con man complain
of feeling so vague that it is undetin-
able?
After Jamie and Jessie had left,
Ms. Brathous seemed inclined to talk,
and the laird gladly humored her.
''She is sure to let something out, "
he thought.
"Jamio says we ought to have o
party, little dance md o supper be-.
fore the wedding to rehearso the cere-
mony and introduce people to one an-
other" was her first remark. "What
do you think, Alexander"
"I think it will cost too much
money"
."I will pay NIL the cost out OF my
private income. Jamie wants it. Some
of his people are strangers here"
'"Then let Jamio pay for it Your
doing so is only robbing Peter to pay
Paul. Katherine has been no end OF
expense lately. Ishall be glad enough
when she is away to her own home. =
And he looked so sour and ill-na.
tured that Mrs. Brathous answered
quickly:
$50 shall J! I am sure nobody can
wish to stay in your homo that can
help i'll"
II am sorry enough for my nephew
| Ia mill l,n,.n hin honll f1ll with llS