The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-12
FIVE CENTS.

She knows all my ways" said the father,
Icomplacently; and, while Sheila felt Of
those pain-pricks that still came with his
words sometimes. she met a look from her
lovers eyes that, if she had loved him would
nave amply atoned.
| The week that followed seemed to poor
Roderic to simply fly by, and he fairly hunted
Shella like shadow, but to the girl the time
Went very laggingly.
She was SO anxious to go out and see this
wonderful new world, where people wore
pretty clothes, and there were theaters and
dances, and all sorts of unimagnable pleas
ureS.
The child was not unduly frivolous or
swallow, but she had a natural womansh
love for pretty things and brightness and
a great deal of innocent curiosity as we'll
SO she could not at all understand why Roddy
shoulo look at her with such tragic coun-
tenance, when she told him of the smart new
dress she was having made at the town.
| or speculated how long it would take her to
get TO London, wondered what her rela-
tiVeS would be like
1t would be very nice to have someone to
talk to who really understood how clothes
should look she said, with a little sigh,
once, when she had been holding out for his
benefit muslin gown, over which she had
grave misgivings.
! You and Maggie are lust alike" she con-
tlnued; Whatever put on, you say it is Just
lovely L believe if L wore a sack tied round
with rope, you would think it was all right"
| of course l Should if you wore it," said
Roderc. Whatever you have on | can only
see your dear face.
But Sheila was too used to compliments
from MIN, to be in any way appeased by this
remark
| At last came the night before the day on
which she was to start, and, as Roderic was
sitting by her side, gloomiy watching her
deft nngerS busy on piece of needleWork.
they were startled by the entrance of Mr.
Irwin, who seldom came into the girls do
main.
"Ah! you are here, Sheila," he said. and for
SfA6O bar faca e
her. Il was wanting you"
"Oh, We're you father, dear?" said Sheila
eagerly flushing with surprise and delight
and half starting up.
AS you are going among people who live in
very different way from that in which you
have been brought up, it is right you should
have what is requisite and here is a cheoue
that your aunt will no doubt tell you how to
spend properly he said, handing her an
Ienvelope.
The little thrill of hope died away again. his
tone could not have been more business-lke
! if he had been a merchant talking to a clerk
and she took the cheque with rather mechaui-
cal thanks
! For a moment her father hesitated, half
turned away, and then, as if by a mighty
effort, drew from his pocket a faded morocco
case
'Tbese were your mothers" he said, slowly
1T is only right that you should have them
now"
| He touched spring, and held out the case
as if almost reluctantly. to his daughter
! There, nesting on the dark velvet, was
row of exquisite pearls.
| Sheila sprang up with little cry of de-
! light.
And you will give them to me? Oh,
father, father, how very, very kind of you!
have nothing of hers.'
She flung her arms round his neck i'm
pulsively. Now she was going away, perhaps
h, had felt that, after all, he loved her; so
she thought but Mr.. Irwin gently and coldly
dsengaged himself.
There. there that will do You have no
reason to thank me- The jewels rightly be-
long to you l believe they are very fine
ones,' and with that he went quickly from
the room.
Sheila turned inyolrtntarily to Roddy, her
| lips quivering, her ey full of tears, and the
young man laid soothing hand her
shoulder.
"Ah, never mind, mavourneen; he did not
mean it, he wasn't thinking' he assured her,
though inwardly he stignatized Mr. Irwin as
a cold hearted monster.
| II suppose it IS only because he loved my
mother much that he cannot even bear to
mention her name," said Sheila, wstfully
'It must be wonderful thing to be loved
like that after all these years.
And do you not think that I could ever
forget you Sheila? If you loved me, and died
as your mother did, your memory would live