The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
Mary returned home and few days
,.,r was solicited to take charge of a
all select school. But Mrs. Mason
'I',,,bt II best for her to return to
W,upt IIolyoke and accordingly she de-
.inoJ Mr.. Knights offer, greatly to his
5isoppointmcnt, and that OF many others.
One morning about week after her
..trrp she announced her intention Of
ri,i,ipr her mothers grave. Il am ac-
,rs,on,cl TO SO much exercise" said she,
o,hot can easily walk three miles, and
.,rbsns on my way home l shall get q
ride" ;,
Mrs. Mason made no objection, and
uorv was soon on her way. She was
.anii walker. and almost before she was
aware of it reached the village. AS she
came near Mrs. Campbelrs the wish nat
nrolly arose that Ella should accompany
bar Looking up, she saw her sister in
tho garden and called to her.
"Wha-a-t?' was the very loud and un-
civil answer which came back to her, and
IN q moment Ella appeared round the cor
nsr of the house, carelessly swinging her
straw hat and humming a fashionable
song On seeing her sister she drew
hack the corners of her mouth into some
thing which she intended for smile, and
said, why. | thought it was Bridget
calling me, you looked so much like her
IN that gingham sunbonnet. Won't you
come inE'
Thank you," returned Mary. II was
going to mothers grave, and thought per-
haps you would like to accompany me-"
"Oh. no." said Ella, in her usual drawl-
Ing tone. Il don't know as l want to 60.
was there last week, and saw the mon
ument."
What monument?" asked Mary, and
Ella replied:
why, didn't you know that Mrs. Ma
son, or the town, or somebody, had
bought a monument, with mothers and
fathers and Franky's and Allies names
on it,
Mary, hurrying on, soon reached the
graveyard, where, as Ella had said, there
stood by her parents graves large,
handsome monument. William Bender
was the first person who came into her
mind, and as she thought of all that had
passed between them, and of this last
proof of his affection, she seated herself
among the tall grass and flowers which
grew upon her mothers grave and burst
into tears. She had not sat there long
ere she was reused by the sound of a
fOotsep. Looking up, she saw before her
the young gentleman who the year pre-
vOus had visited her school in Rice Cor
ner. Seating himself respectfully by her
side, he spoke of the three graves, and
asked If they were her friends who slept
there. There was something so kind and
afectonate in his voice and manner that
Mary could not repress her tears, and,
snatching up her bonnet, which she had
thrown aside, she hid her face in 1t and
again wept.
For time Mr.. Stuart suffered her to
weep, and then gently removed the ging-
ham bonnet, and, holding her hand be-
tween his, he tried to divert her mind by
talking upon other topics, asking her how
she had been employed during the year,
and appearing greatly pleased when told
mat she had been at Mount Holyoke.
Observing at length that her eyes con-
santly rested upon the monument, he
spoke of that, praising its beauty, and
asking if it were her taste.
No., said she. Il never saw 1t until
to-day and did not even know it was
here"
Someone wished to surprise you,
dare say returned Mr.. Stuart 1T was
manufactured in Boston, see. Have
you friends there?'
Mary replied that she had one, a Mr..
Bender, to which Mr.. Stuart quickly re-
JOINED. rs it William Bender? / have
aeard of him through our mutual friend.
ueOrge Moreland, whom you perhaps
have seen"
Mary felt the earnest gaze Of the large,
aarS eyes which were fixed upon her
.Sce and coloring deeply, she replied that
tney came from England In the same YES
sel
indeed. said Mr.. Stuart. "When
return to the city shall refresh his mem
Wy little with regard to your
\, III rather you would not" answered
nary Our paths in life are very dif.
e.enl' and he, Of course, would feel no
interest in me-"
Am to conclude that you, too, feel
Nv interest in him?" returned Mr.. Stuart,
ana again his large eyes reseted on
'! lace with curious expression.
put she made no reply, and, soon rising
" Said 1t was time for her to 60 home.
racatlon was over, and again in the
aalIS OF Mount Holyoke was heard the
r u OF many feet, and the sound Of
ou'uiuI voices as one by one the pupils
T." E'"e uack to their accustomed places
Time Mary was undecided whether
=. 'Vurh OF not, for much as she desired
Sar education she could not help feeling
aue about receiving it from stran'
a. a. put Mrs Mason, to whom all heI
r;Sos snS and feelings were confided, Ad'
srst neF TO return, and accordingly the
NJ OF the term found her again al
W. Junt holyoke, where she was warmly
ion. i'eoliled by her teachers and compan.
Hno sun it did not seem like the Older
mor,. 'V' Ida was not there. and Jenny's
pa!s. laugh was gone.
roaa a'th'ly and perseyeringly through thu
nsas. a. Sne studied, storing her mind with
ann, knowledge; and when at last thu
sen;oa examination came, not one in thu
uatoa , c!aSs stood higher, or was grad
Masa. WIN more honor than herself. Mrs
na.a VINO was there, listened with IL
adon,oI pride and fondness to hel
to eyosr ,eu clild' as she promptly Responded
M.sry question. But 1t was not Mr.
Mary presence alone which melted
Of SO 70 DO so well. Among the croyi
face tators wtaIors she caught glimpse Of I
once y, Mnich twice before she had seen
and on ~ 'ne school room at Rice Corner
Turn nye ,N,. IN the graveyard at Chicopee
er tb.n "Hlch way she would, she felt rath
watcboa saw how intently Mr.. Stuar'
eises her, and when at last the exeT
we're over, and she with otAerl