The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-14

week from school? Come, now, don't be
sulky; or is it you're starved with the
Cold?"
I'm starved, sir. I never felt such a
vacancy. VIII you take me back to the
Swan with Two Necks, or shall I so
alone?"
"A pretty thing. of course and Mrs
Squires. that my Lord of Bur!e gh rec
commended to ye, still to be seen about
that maid"
How do you know I haven't seen Mrs
Squires already?"
Seen her already, have We? We're
mighty secret, upon my word. Look here,
Miss Lucy-dont go back l brought ye
out of a purpose There, ! confess it.
Come now, and have a roking hot glass
OF clcerberry wine. and warm your
cookies against something I've got to
say to ye."
Il need no elderterry wine to warm me.
sir. I'm hot already-though but We elk
from school-to hear gentleman so per
sistent to press a suit already pronounced
distasteful."
'Ch, my stars! There, now, I didn't
mean to offend We. Know your own in
terests. that's all
II know them, sir. Are they yours, too
or your firms, perhaps-that your part
ner, my guardian, allows you to tea.e
me like this?"
What dye mean?" he said, fierce ard
surly in a moment.
"Oh, what DO l mean?" she answered,
nodding her head and pr;mmng her lips.
"Why, sir, I'm told I'm a fortune"
Are you? It's news to me. And what
thCn?"
els it news to you indeed? or that you
and Mr. Buckley are both in straitenad
circumstances? CT that you are des gn-
ing in this way to take your proGt OF an
orphaned ward?"
The young attorneys jaw dropped For
moment he was speeches.. Then he
gave a soft whistle thrust his hands into
the pockets of his reding te, and strad-
died his legs
oh" said he, that's finishing acad-
envy at Brentford! What else Of romance,
If you please?"
"Ah!" she repl'ei resolutely hut it
isn't romance. Why otherwise does my
guardian-this guar = ., whom I never
heard from till twas his interest to claim
lne-have me from school to a common
imp"
He's a bachelor. You make the first CT
his interests in home that's to be. Be
sides. cid your other guardian ever take
an interest in you?"
Lord Burleigh, sir, wrote to me from
time to time; as, l understand, he's w
written to Mr.. Buckley. to demonstrate
over my accommodation, and to offer to
take entire charge of me till your part err
has a house of his own"
Air. Harris with an oath and a Jerk,
gathered himself together, strobe a few
PAGES and came back to his former post
ton.
This is gratitude and independence In
deed! and how dye know that, miss?
he cried peremptorily.
Il read the letter-while my guardian
was reading it-upside down." answered
the young lady, with blush Lord
Burleigh writes a hand that tbs impos-
sible to misunderstood in any position.
Besides, ! learnt to do it at Brentford. b"
She added in self-exculpation.
The attorney, quite Enthusiastically,
accepted this evidence on it's merits
Well" he said land aren't you TO
take post, with your new maid, to st.
Adams and his lordsnip's arms tomor-
row? And does hiatt look like coercion?'
mo, sir. Only this, 1 confess"
why, what is it for me but last op-
portunity?"
IT'S persecution" she said warmly. the
little unseasoned rebel. 1--WE given you
your answer, sir, and repeated it. If
you were the only man in the world
wouldn't marry you"
His face went scarlet. He showed his
under teeth like pike
you'll repent this!" he said, and fung
away.
He came back again. failed to articu-
late, stamped shook his fist and went
of furiously
Miss Sebright, left alone in. the crowd.
had first an inclination to cry, till she
recollected that she, a stranger. was
committed unprotected to this strange
scene in the heart of the city, and must
muster all her faculties TO meet the sit
uation. Dusk was already beginning to
threaten. She stood forlorn inS the midst
of a very pandemonum of uproar and
racket. The boundaries of the river, from
Blackfriars to London Bridge, were OBJ
liberated by a seething and shouting hui
man tide. In all the space between (Save
where in midchannel a narrow stream yet
coIrsed-the artery, as it were, of this
enormous life) was the congress of utter
disorder a swarming camp of booths
and stalls. Drums banged, tambournes
ratified. vendors bawled their wares Here
was an improviSed sflittle-alley; here
b0at-swings swished and tore at their
moorings: here a printing press clanl1ec
There were 'jingling and sparring
matches-blood and beer and laughter;
and there was plenty of heavy good
humor, but a scurvy leaven of delicacy
to ferment it. The school girl, realizing
her position, turned wildly about, like
a creature at bay, to seek a passage TIC
escape.
The cowardr' she breathed, shutting
her teeth on whimper.
What, Cousin Betty!" said a leerins