Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-13
CHAPTER xxI.-tCoptinued.)

reached Ella that Henry was constant in
his attendance upon the proud Southern
beauty, whose fortune was valued by
hundreds of thousands. At first she re-
fused to believe it, but when Mary and
Jenny both assured her it was true, and
when she herself had ocular demonstra-
tion of the fact, she gave way to one
long fit of weeping, and then, drying her
eyes, declared that Henry Lincoln should
see that she would not die for him. )"
Still a minute observer could easily
have seen that her gayety was feigned,
for she had loved Henry Lincoln as sin
cerely as she was capable Of loving, and
not even George Moreland, who treated
her with his old boyish familiarity, could
make her for a moment forget one who
now passed her coldly by, or listened pas
sively while the sarcastic Evron Hern-
don Iikened her to a waxen image, tit
only for glass case.
Toward the last of April Mrs. Mason
and Mary returned to their old home in
the country. On Elias account Mrs.
Campbell had decided to remain in the
city during a part Of the summer, and
she labored hard to keep Mary also.
Mary promised. however, to spend the
next winter with her aunt, who wept at
parting with her more than she would
probably nave done mad It Deen Hlia.
Mary had partially engaged to teach the
school in Rice Corner, but George, as
Stunning kind of authority over her, de-
clared she should not.
Il don't want your eyes to grow dim
and your cheeks pale in that little, pent-
up room," said he. You know I've been
there and seen for myself"
Mary colored, for Georges manner of
late had puzzled her, and Jenny had more
than once whispered in her ear, Il know
George loves you, for he looks at you
just as William does at me, only little
more so!'
Ida, too, had once mischievously ad-
dressed her as Cousin" adding that
there was no one among her acquaint-
ances whom she would as willingly call
by that name. when l was little
girl" said she, "they used to tease me
about George, but I'd as soon think of
marrying my brother. You never saw
Mr. Elwood, Georges classmate, for he's
in Europe now. Between you and me, L
like him and
A loud cali from Aunt Martha prevent
ed Ida from finishing, and the conversa-
e0 " - ~ = 60 - "
morning Mary was to leave, ana as sne
stoou III the parlor taihins "llh Aua,
George came IN with a travelling satcnel
In ms hand, and shawl thrown care
lessly over his arm.
w mere are you golngF asked lda-
10 Sprlngheid. nave business there,
said George.
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ooEh' pioNiueu MARY Is whiihs'
mary answered. lnat sue was Always
si"u " see ner ~ llienus' anu as Tue car
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hand
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more ana alone, sad Mrs. Mason, but
Mary dld not reply. Her thoughts were
eiseWhere' and much as she liked being
Alone the presence OF a certain lndlyid-
uaI Wouid not propapiy nave marred her
happiness 10 any great extent. But ne
was coming soon, and with that IN antlcl-
patlon she appeared cneertui and gay as
usual.
Among the first to call upon them was
Mrs. Perkins, who came early in the
morning, bringing her knitting work and
staying all day. She had taken to dress
making, she said, and thought maybe she
could get some new ideas from Mary's
dresses, which she very coolly asked to
see. With the utmost good humor Mary
opened her entire wardrobe to the inspec-
ton of the widow. At last the day was
over, and with it the visit of the widow
who had gathered enough gossiping mate.
rails to last her until the Monday fol.
lowing, when the arrival in the neighbor-
hood of George MoreIand threw her upou
fresh theme. causing her to wonde,
.'if twas Mary's beau, and if he hadn't
been kinder courtin' her ever since the
time he visited her school,"
She felt sure of it when, toward even
ing, she saw them enter the school house
and nothing but the presence of visitor
prevented her from stealing across thu
road and listening under the window
She would undoubtedly have been highl!