The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-03

studying the language of the natives.
The result is rather alarming Il am
neither more nor less than a polyglot."
"a what?" gasped Mrs. Mackenzie, TO
whom the somewhat pedantic term was
altogether new. "Gracious!-she leaned
back in her chair, staring with blank
horror. Are yeu-are YOU going to
bring any of them over hera!'
Il beg your pardon" said Mr. O'Nein.
in some -amazement, r"any OFF"
Amy of-your wives!'' sighed the lady,
family. 1t was now the visitors turn
to gasp and stare.
My wives?' he echoed. gazing from
one of his new. acquaintance to the 9th
or, as though craving some exclamation.
Really calculated Mr. Burke, In
deeply scandalized tones.
well, L am sure there are people in
America who have several wives" ex-
planned poor Mrs. Mackenzie covered
with confusion: Il know there are; and
he said himself he was poly-something
or-other''
"a polyglot-not a polygamist," ex-
planned Hugh politely, as the source of
the blunder daWned on him; though |
am supposed to be an American [ am
not necessarily a Mormon I assure you.
when l claimed to be the master of
+ several tongues, 1 did not intend to con-
Yey the impression that they were fem
wife" he added, mot even one-for-
tunately."
Fortunately for her, do you mean?'
cried Molly, checking the laughter evok-
ed by her aunt's mistake, and deeply
resenting this speech, which her cousin
pointedly addressed to her. you are a
modest man, Mr.. O'Neill.''
mo, did not mean that" he return
ed imperturbably, Notwithstanding the
in a Cb n ha ri
bright red danger signal on either cheek:
Il meant fortunately for everyone-under
the circumstances.
What was to be done with a man of,
this sort? A man whom it was impossi-
BILE TO snub, who would not see he was
meant to keep his distance" who was
! persistently good-humored under the
most severe rebuffs. In spite of the
GOODNESS and dark looks which met him
in every quarter, the obvious indigna-
ton and dismay with which his advent
was greeted by the tenantry-every man,
woman and child about the place being
desirious to impress on him the fact that
he was unwelcome-he was determinedly
charmed not only with his new possess
sions, but with Molly herself Do what
she would, say what she might-and 1
must confess that occasionally her ex-
aspirations betrayed her into something
closely akin to rudeness-she could not
manage to offend him. Not satisfied
with conveying his admiration to her in
a thousand ways, he appeared to take it
for granted that she reciprocated his feel
ings, and that Miss O'NeilFs last behests
would be carried out TO the letter
To Molly the position was unendura-
ble and she revolted against it with
all her strength. PassionateIy. almost
tearfulIy she besought her aunt to go
at once, and no longer to subject her
to the attentions which were the more
distastefuI to her that-her cousin hav-
ing hitherto refratned from putting his
intentions into words-she could not final
ly reject them.
Poor Mrs Mackenzie pleaded, reason
ably enough, that she was making all the
haste she could, but must give her ten
ants time to leave her little house at
Donnybrook; in the meantime, as she
pointed out, they could not afford to go
into lodgings.
'It is all very well for ven 70 I'll
in that sort of tnoney-no- object style,''
she said, in her downright way Let
us go-let US goI Where are we to go to,
I should like to know and who is to
pay? You will have to get rid of your