The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-11-22
CHAPTER vI-(continued.)


10 be mighty struck with the foreign
looking man."
Hes not foreign-looking. Jack; and
why do you think I'm mighty struck"
Because saw you do what I've
never seen you do. except once"
And what was that?"
You blushed when he waved his
hand at you"
"Blushedi Rubbish. Jack. I did
nothing OF the kind"
II thought you did" said Jack hum
bly,.
That's because you're jealous"
81 wish you'd give me the right to
be jealous. Mary"
you are. without the right" she
replied.
II am. Mary: but II you would give
me the right 20 be. never would be.
so help me heaven!"
And when did / blush once before"
said Mary. "slnce you have mentioned
II. Jack?"
when 7 asked you 10 marry me-"
II didn't blush then. Jack. surely; II
was such n silly thing for you to ask
yes. YOU blushed-because you
were sorry 20 say no; II was not n
regular right-down blush. | suppose,
but your cheeks went red. and-well-
there. we won't talk OF Il"
mo. you said you never would,
Jack: and we have been right hearty
friends ever since. have We not?"
Yes. Mary"
And always will be. won't WEI"
Eyes. please God. IL we are never TO
be anything else" said Jack.
I'VE settled that long ago. she re-
piled, somewhat curtiy.
Il suppose We did" said Jack; then.
with sudden fervor. MARY, you have
opened the old sore, or have myself,
and by the Almighty that made us
both. / have lost the power to bear IL
any longer"
Jack Meadows." exclaimed Mary.
the color leaving her face at this un-
expected assault What Is the mat
ter with you?"
Jack slid from his horse and stood
by her bride.
you are the matter with me. Mary!
love you beyond repair! l can no
longer live without you! II any 9TH
er man won you | should kill myself
or him. am mad! That look you gave
yon stranger has made me mad! Some
thing In my heart said TO me. Jack.
tell her what you feel. ask her once
more TO soften 10 thee!' And I've
done IT,"
AYE. thou's done e." said Mary.
assuming the local vernacular. as
country people will when they are in
trouble or In very great earnest; and
am sorry for thee. for can never
love you as you'd have me do. and that
Is as certain as death"
Mary. you have broken my heartl"
Then. surely. thou are selfish. Jack.
I've told you always there Is no man
respect so much. no man | honor
more: feel towards you as might
towards brother. but can never
marry a man l don't worship; why
should I? I am not like other lasses
am n tomboy. old Taylor says. and
Tn more like a lad than n lass. I've
known you. Jack. ever since was n
child-and-there. I'd never have come
out with thee II I'd dreamed thou'd
begin at me again"
Il couldn't help g." said Jack. HIS
voice trembling. his face as white MS
the rudy streaks In his checks would
allow. his knees tottering under him.
II saw thee look az yonder fellow. and
| fear you think he's sort as you could
worship"
How dare you say so. Jack. Why.
ne only came into the house last
night"
There Is such n thing as love NJ
first sight" Jack replied. and there ID
such a thing as love that thinks nowt
but OF her. thinks nowt but for her
would die 10 please her and would
not live TO cause her minnit's sor-
row-that's my love Mary that's my
/ love"
lie leaned against his horses neck
and covered his face with his hands.
]
Jack" said Mary. with something ol
her natural manner. "and I am very
sorry for you and for myself: and now
I know there Is truth I'm the ill-omen
OF putting wrong stocking on left foot
and finding an owl on her nest. which
! did this morning. and dreaming you
are sitting under n gibbet and an old
witch won't let you go home.
Nay. Mary lass. don't 80 away like
that; I'll try and bear up. I'm q
damned conceited fool 90 think ans
lass could care for me. much moro the,
above everybody. but"
Not care Cor you. iad7 Half On,
fine women In Yorkshire would b,
glad 20 marry you"
And wouldn't swap thy little IN
ger for the whole lot on emf"
why has God made me so per
verse;" Mary thought TO herself: 4
not In those words. In that spirit. Al