The Holly chieftain., 1901-06-07

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NY dear aunt. 1t il mot a hurnous.
but an old plaid cloak!" he exclaimed,
And my wife never saw Australia in
hsr life. She has been living In this
neighborhood for more than 4 year.
and I Just found her out BY the merest
chance in the world tonight, and i'm
medtately ran away with her"
Every face. even Mrs. Macarthy's, ex-
pressed the most intense interest and
curiosity. -,,ss ~.
III you will cit down I will tell you
tho story in q very few words" he OBJ
served: and within nve minutes he was
The centre Of most cosy-lookins cir
Gle. with Miss Marjorie upon his risht
hand and Rose upon his left.
You must al know that my Mar.
5orie b an orphan" he began. II met
her llrst At house in London. whore.
among the sayest Of parties, her little
pale. sad face caught my eye. and with
out my knowing 1t won my heart. II
was her uncle's house, but she was not
happy there. Her cousins tyrannixed
over her-her aunt snubbed her-and
I soon found that her uncle and myself
were almost the only friends she had
In the world. No doubt I twisted this
fact to my own purpose. own candid
~ that rejoiced when others were
rude to her, SO that she might sec that
was kind. won her. do believe,
more because she was grateful to me
than because she loved me; but the
love came Afterwards. so that 1t did
not matter. ! won her. and made her
my wife. In spite of all the sneers Of
her cousins. and the discouraking cold
meas Of her aunt.
For time. we were very happy.
Then some unknown correspondent
began to trouble my peace. Anony-
NOUS letters came to me day after
day. which told me that my wife was
not what she seemed-that she loved
another-that she only waited her
time to play me false.
Il was foolish enough to read the
slanders-to think Of them-at last. to
believe them. Circumstances. which
looked suspicious then, but which I
have seen BY far clearer light since,
came up one after another to make me
distrust Marjorie still more. At last
felt 70 convinced Of her faithless-
ness that deserted her.
left q letter saying why I had
gone. ! left her money, and have
never seen her face from that day till
tonight It beamed upon me out Of the
darkness like an accusing spirit.
Aunt-Rose-she has been school
teacher-a governess. q companion,
during my absence. But she is one Of
the best and purest women on earth:
and I took her away just as she was,
from her drudgery, to come and tell
you 20. am sure you will all be-
friend her. Will you not?"
Every one of us!" was the hearty
reply, and Mrs. Cowley folded the
young wife in motherly embrace,
and Rose and Catharine kissed her on
the cheek In the most sisterly fashion,
Tears stood In Marjorie's dark eyes as
they did so; and her husband turned
his head for moment, a. IL ashamed
of the weakness which he could not
help feeling and showing at their
kindness.
Whist the good lady who employs
her VII SAY to her elopement, 1 can
not conjecture" remarked Mr.. Covley
after a mnment'a n,uea
oh! she never had q very good
opinion Of mel" said Marjorie, cheer.
fully. "And she will probably ute.
. devout Thanksgiving when she dnds
that she is to see me no more. There
never was much love lost between us.
l am afraid"
WAS she nice person." asked
Catharine. '4l sFIf
mot according to my definition of
the word nice. can describe her to
you in very short time. She ID a
stout women. who thinks herself Ill
when she is only lazy, and who never
gets out of her easy chair except fo
go to bed or to hy into q rage-whieh
she does on an average Of twelve
times day. No-decidedly do not
call Mrs. Magnum a nice person"
Il should think mott" said Rose.
laughing. II wish could see her
face when she hears you are gone!"
Never mind Mrs. Magnum, now.
said Mr.. Cowley. II want to hear
something about my uncle and this
mad freak of his. What could have