The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-05-17


to his favorite daughter, Rose! "Cous-
in Rose Cousin Rose." She said 1t
aloud twice, and then started and
flushed guiltily, lest any one should
have heard her.
Some one had heard! Not Mr.. Mag
num-not even Kitty, but tall, hand
some young man, who had been walk
ing along the public road, with his
hands in his pockets and his head
bent down. He had passed the gar
den gate without even looking that
way, but the low voice made him start
and turn round. In an instant he had
leaped the iron fence, and stood by
Miss Marporie's side.
Have l found you at last?" he ex-
claimed. 81 have looked for you all
over England, and in vain. Now, Mar
| iorie-"
But Miss Marjorie looked in his
face, gave low cry, and tainted.
He caught her in his arms and kissed
her passionately.
Marjorie my love, my darling, look
up and speak to mel"
Slowly she revived. Slowly she
came to the knowledge that life was
no longer a blank-that he had re-
turned, and that he loved her still.
"Oh," she sighed, sis this dream?"
mo dream, but truth, my darling"
Are you sure? l have dreamed so
many times"
But you are awake how. Awake,
to hear me say that | wronged you
that was jealous, suspicious fool to
listen to word against you; awake
to see me kneel at your feet and ask
your pardon! Look, Marjorie! I won't
rise till you say you have entirely for
given mel"
my love-my love!" answered Miss
Marjorie, bending over him with ra-
diant smile. And then the long misery
of the past was wiped away and for
| gotten.
But where have you been?" she
asked, when the first surprise was
over. Where have you been, and
how did you know | was here?"
Il have been in Australia, my love.
| would not come back till | could lay
fortune at your feet, as some amends
for all l have made you suffer- and 1
can do it now. Thanks to spade and
pickaxe, | am a rich man, and you
shall have a new silk dress every day,
and eat off gold and silver plate, if
you like, Marjorie!"
GAS if l cared for that" she said,
kissing him.
NO. know you are not mercenary;
but still, money is one of the best
things you can have, my child. Money
and love-love and money; any one
who can get those two things may
think himself remarkably well off in
this vale of tears, Miss Marjorie! And
you have both; and if you don't feel
obliged to me for getting them, You
are very ungrateful young woman,
l must say"
ooh, do, do, but how in the world
did you know l was here?"
81 did not. This is the strangest
part of the story. / came home to En-
gland lonely and sad enough. For
three years in Australia l have been
trying to find you out, through agents
and advertisements, in vain. Where
have you been?"
Il taught in school at Brixton for
two years after l lost you and then
one of the pupils, daughter of this
Mr. Magnum-"
"The gentleman who owns this
house?"
YES; his daughter was educated at
that school, and she thought l would
make a suitable companion for her
mother, who is ill, or who fancies her
self so, at least l have been here a
year. 1 shall leave the place in a
months time"
"In week-in a day." was the i'm
petuous reply. do you suppose l am
going to have you Shaving here now l
am home again? You will pick up
your traps tonight and be ready to go
with me when l call for you to-mor-
fast as 1 can get over from Banley.
Do you hear?"
Eyes. but must give some notice"
mot bit of it. Are they kind to
your"
mot very"
do you like them?"
mot at ALL"
you don't mean to say that they
have ill-used your"
ooh, no."
But, in fact, you hate them?"
Exactly"
Poor darlingl And you have had a
year of this drudgery?"
Never mind; it is all over now"
That 1t is.
But finish your story. Tell me how |
you happened to find me here"
DO you know that my uncle Cowley
is here?"
Yes"
Shut up with all his family in a
house full of ghosts?"
Il have heard OF it,"
Il went straight to his house in
Mecklenburg square. only to find it