The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-06-27

Sssss&sssssssssssssssX XII
taking Mary's hot hands between her
own. ~
In few words Mary related her His
tory, emitting her acquaintance with
George Moreland. and commencing at the
night when her mother died. Ida was
warm-hearted and ahectionate, and cared
but little whether one were rich or moor
II she liked them. From the first she had
been interested In Mary, and now wind
ing her arms about her neck, and kissing
away her tears. she promised to love her,
ana TO be to her as true and faithful a
friend as Jenny. This promise, which
was never broken, was Of great benefit to
Mary, drawing to her side many Of the
best girls In school, who soon learned
to love her for herself, and not because
the wealthy Miss Selden seemed SO fond
Of her. -a..r-s .-.s..s--s--...
Soon after Mary went to Mount Hol-
yoke she had received letter from Billy,
IN which he expressed his pleasure that
she was at school, but added that the
fact of her being there interfered great
ly with his plan of>.educating her him.
self. Mothers Ill health" said he, "pre-
vented me from doing anything until now,
and just as am in fair way to accom-
plish my object someone else has stepped
in before me. But 1t is all right, and as
you do not seem to need my services at
present l shall next week leave Mr.. Sell
den's employment, and 60 into Mr.. Wor-
thington's law Office as clerk. hoping that
when the proper time arrives shall not
be defeated in another plan which was
rormed in boyhood, and which has become
the great object Of my life."
Mary felt perplexed and troubled.
Billy's letters Of late had been more like
those Of lover than a brother, and she
could not help guessing the nature Of
''the plan formed in boyhood." She knew
she should never love him except with a
sisters love, and though she could not
| tell him so her next letter lacked the tone
Of affection with which she was accus-
| toned to write, and was on the whole a
rather formal affair. Billy, who readily
perceived the change, attributed 1t to the
right cause, and from that time his let
| ters became far less cheerful than usual.
| Mary usually cried over them, wishing
more than once that Billy would trans
fer his affection from herself to Jenny.
and it was for this reason, perhaps, that
without stopping to consider the propri-
ETY. Of the matter, she first asked Jenny
| to write to him, and then encouraged her
| in answering his notes, which became
gradually longer and longer, until at last
his letters were addressed to Jenny, while
| the notes they contained were directed to
Mary!
CHAPTER XIII.
Rapidly the days passed on at Mount
| Holyoke. Autumn faded into winter,
whose icy breath foated for time over
the mountain tops. and then melted away
at the approach Of spring. which. with
| it's swelling buds and early flowers, gave
| way in its turn to the long bright days Of
| summer. And now only few weeks re-
mained ere the annual examination at
| which Ida was to be graduated.
Neither Rose nor Jenny were to return
the next year, and nothing but Mr.. Linz
| coins drmness and good sense had pre-
vented their being sent for when their
mother frst heard that they had failed
to enter the middle class Mrs. Lincoln's
modification was undoubtedly greatly in
| creased from the fact that the despised
Mary had entered in advance OF her
daughters. Things are coming to pref
ty pass said she. "Yes. pretty pass;
but / might have known better than to
send my children to such school"
| She insisted upon sending for Rose
| and Jenny, but Mr.. Lincoln promptly re-
piled that they should not come home.
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