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

DAY HARBOR, SAN j
VIII have rare chance TOR taking music
lessons Of our best teachers; and then,
too. you win be N the same house with
George. and that aloue il worth going to
Boston for. l think" 4.r - lfg
Ida little suspected that her last argu-
,ment was the strongest objection to
'Mary's going. for. much sas she wished
20 meet George again. she felt that she
would not on any account 60 to his home,
lest he should think she came on pur-
pose to zee him. There were other rea-
sons, too, why she did not wish to 60.
Henry and Rose Lincoln would both be
~ the city and she knew that neither
OF them would scruple to do or say any
thing which they. thought would annoy,
her. sMm Nasons too. missed hsr. and
longed to have her Mt home; SO she resist
ed all Ida's entreaties, and the next let
ter which went to Aunt Martha. carried
her refusal. az - .
In day or two Mary received two let
ters. one from Billy and one from Mrs.
Mason. the latter Of which contained
money for the payment Of her bills; but,
on Offering it to the principal. how was
she surprised to learn that her bills had
not only been regularly paid and receipt
ed, but that ample funds were provided
for the defraying Of her expenses during
the coming year. A faint sickness stole
over Mary, for she instantly thought Of
Billy Bender, and the obligation she
would now be under to him forever. Then
1t occurred to her how impossible 1t was
that he should have earned SO much in
30 short time; and as soon as she could
trust her voice to speak, she asked who
1t was that had thus befriended her.
The preceptress was not at liberty to
tell, and with secret suspicion of Aunt
Martha, Mary returned to her room to
read the other letter, which was still un-
opened. Her head grew dizzy, and her
spirits faint. as she read the passionate
outpouring Of heart which had cherish
'ed her image for years, aud which,
though fearful Of rejection, would still
tell her how much she was beloved. 1T
Is no sudden fancy" said he. "Once,
Mary, l believed my affection for you
returned, but now you are changed. Your
letters are brief and cold. and when l
look around for the cause l am led to
fear that l was deceived in thinking you
ever loved me. II I am mistaken, tell
me SO; but II am not, il you can never
be my wife. will school myself to think
OF you as a brother would think OF an
only and darling sister"
g For several days Mary had not been
well, and the excitement produced BY
Billy's letter tended to increase her ILL
ness. During the hours in which she was
alone that day she had ample time for
reflection, and before night she wrote q
letter to Billy, in which she told him how
impossible it was for her to be the wife
of one whom she had always loved as an
own and dear brother. This letter caused
Mary so much effort, and so many bitter
tears, that for several days she continued
worse, and at last gave up all hope OF be-
ing present at the examination.
"Oh, It's too bad! said Ida, "fof do
want you to see Cousin George, and I
know he'll be disappointed, too, for l
never saw anything like the interest hs
takes in yod." Mkssfkt
A few days afterward, as Mary was
lying thinking Of Billy, and wondering IL
she had done right in writing to him as
she did, Jenny came rushing in. wild
with delight. ,.,E -
Her father was downstairs, together
with Ida's father. George and Aunt Mar
tina. "Most the first thing did" said
she, "was to inquire after Billy Bender!
I guess Aunt Martha was shocked, for
she looked SO queer. George laughed.
and Mr.. Selden said he was doing well.
and was one OF the finest young men in
Boston" F{sEgES
During the whole OF Georges stay at
Mount Holyoke Rose managed to keep
him at her side, entertaining him occa-
sionally with unkind remarks concerning
Mary. who. she said, was undoubtedly
feigning her sickness so as not to appear
in her classes where she knew she could
do herself no credit; 'but," said she, "as
soon as the examination is over she'll get
well fast enough and bother as With her
comp6hy At Chicopee. Il -
In this Rose was. mistakes. for when
the exercises closed May Wa6 tin too i'll
to ride, and it was decided that she
should remain a few days until Mrs. Ma
son could come for her. With many tears
Ida and Jenny babe their young friend
eood-by, but Rose, when asked to 60 up
and see her, turned away disdainfully.
amusing herself during their absence BY
talking and laughing With George More
land.
The room In which Mary lay command
ed view of the Sardfand gateway; and
after Aunt Martha, Ida and Jenny had
left, she arose, and stealing to the win
dow. looked out upon the company %
they departed. She could readily divine
which was George Moreland. FOR Ross
L Lincoln,s shawl and satchel we're thrown
over his arm, while Rose herself walked
close to his elbow, apparently engrossins
his whole attention. Once he turned
around. bnt fearful of being observed.
Mary drew back behind the window cur
tain. and thus lost view of his face.
(To be continuedl
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Zulus OF tho Railroads.
"Do you know what Zulu -" said
an old RAILROAD man. The travelling man
who was waiting for his train smiled
in q. way that was meant to indicate
he knew all the species of Zulus that
ever existed, and told the railroad man
about the Africans, called Zulus, who
maintained that continents reputation
for fghting before the Beers stepped
In.
Little was doing In the railroad
mans line just then, SO he listened.
~Wen, they may be Zulus all right
enough he remarked. -'but they are
no4 the sort Of Zulus that travel on