Morris tribune., 1899-08-19

49, 1850
And she did.
/ He led her to the trunk of fallen
tree and she sat down; but when he
looked at her he was alarmed to see
how pale she was.
"You are i'll! You are hurt!" he
cried.
mo; only little faint" she muir
INJURED. "It was the sudden shock. /
think. l shall be better in moment"
Lean on me-" he said again, more
tenderly still, and as he spoke he put
his arm round her waist and laid her
head against his shoulder.
So very sweet it looked there-ths
deep violet eyes seeming larger and
and more lustrous than ever by reason
of the delicate paleness of her cheeks.
Charles Hyde could not resist the
temptation to caress chat sweet face
with his fingers, whilG he murmured.
softly
Darling! are you better now?'
That word had power to call the
blood back to her cheeks in rosy tide.
eyes," she whispered. shyly. and
looked away from him, yelling her
eyes with their dark lashes and white
| dropping lids.
Emboldened by these signs, he drew
her to him a little more closely.
Marjorie, will you be my darling?
You know love you, don't you, dear?
couldn't help speaking when l saw
you so white and faint. Forgive me II
l spoke too soon. Will you, Majorie?'
Il have nothing to forgive"
whispered Majorie. raising her eyes to
his for one brief moment, while her
heart throbbed with an exquisite JOY.
Little love! little darling! my prec-
ious little grill" cried HyQe, in sort
| of tender rapture. ''Then we belong
to each other. l may seal our compact.
mayn't II"
And his look was so tenderly be-
seeching that Majorie must have mad
a harder heart than ever beat in Wo-
mans bosom, if she had refused him
the boon he asked-her PERMISSION to
press a lovers kiss upon her lips.
Only one he took.
She noticed that, and all her wo-
mans soul rose up to do him reverence,
because he so respected her that he
would take no advantage of the fact
that her weakness had forced her to
liza precious burden-in his arms.
"How could Madeline have SO mis-
taken his character?" she thought,
with a thrill of proud delight in his
virtues
How different the conduct of the
elder brother would have been under
such circumstances!
And yet Madeline could love him,
and feel nothing but mistrust and dis
like for this other, who was so honor
able, and good, and true.
The further conversation of the two
it is needless to repeat.
Only lovers would feel much inter-
ested in it, and they can imagine what
was said without being told.
After few minutes, Majorie's foot
was sufficiently better for her to be
able to resume her walk-of course,
with the support Of her companions
arm.
They had much to say, and they en-
joyed the saying of it immensely.
1t was not until they were returning
home that Marjorie thought OF telling
her lover of her intentions to go to
Mrs. Thornton as soon as that lady
arrived in England. She did not tell
him the true reason of this intention
that Madeline had besought her to go.
She thought it would be scarcely
fair to her friend to do SO.
MRS. Thornton has written saying
how glad she will be to have me" she
said, simply. "And Think think !
would rather CO."
He seemed surprised; but he did not
attempt to gainsay her. Nay, on the
contrary look of something very like
relief appeared for nome on his
face.
"And when do you thinl If going,
dearest?" he asked.
"In about a month. Mrs. Thornton
will be home by then"
every we'll We shall see."
"Shall see what?" she asked, clasp
ing his arm a little closer, and look
ing up at him as though he were an
oracle, as, indeed, he was to her.
He smiled down at the bright, be-
witching face.
eve shall see what we shall see!"
he retorted enigmatically. But some
how 1 don't fancy you will go to Mrs,
Thornton"
CHAPTER VIII.