Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09


unfairly glanced in the direction whence
eyes met, and in the expression of his
she read an approval warmer than words
could have expressed.
That night Mary sat alone in her room,
listening almost nervously to the sound
Of every footstep, and half-starting up
If it came near her door. But for certain
reasons Mr.. Stuart did not think proper
to call, and while Mary was confidently
expecting him he was several miles on
his way home.
In day or two Mary returned to Chic
opee, but did not, like Ella, lay her books
aside and consider her education finished.
Two or three hours each morning were
devoted to study, or reading Of some
kind. For several weeks nothing was
allowed to interfere with this arrange
ment, but at the end of that time the
quiet Of Mrs. Mason's house was dis
turbed by the unexpected arrival of Aunt
Martha and Ida, who came up to Chico
pee for the purpose of inducing Mrs. Ma
son and Mary to spend the coming winter
in Boston. At first Mrs. Mason hesitat-
ed, but every objection which either she
or Mary raised was SO easily put aside
that she finally consented, saying she
would ha ready to 90 about the middle Of
Novamhar
CHAPTER XIV.
Come this way, Mary. III show you
your cnamber It's right here next-sto
mlne' said Ida Selden, as on the evening
OF ner Irlends arrival sne led her up TO
nanosomeiy rurnlshed apartment,
which for many weeks had borne the title
or Marys room.
On, now pleasant! was Mary's excia-
nation, as she surveyed the room in
which everything was arranged with such
perfect taste.
Mary was TOO happy to speak, and,
dropping into the easy-chair, she burst
into tears. In a moment Ida, too, was
seated in the same chair, with her arm
around Mary's neck. Then, as her own
eyes CHANGED to fall upon some vases, she
brought one of them to Mary, saying,
See, these are for you-a present from
one who bade me present them with his
compliments to the little girl who nursed
him on board the Windermere, and who
cried because ne caiied ner ugiy!
aary heaIt was almost auoipie IN lts
! Deatihg, ana her cneeks tooK on the nue.
| turning the vase to the mantelpiece, Ida
came oack TO her side, ana, a. bending close
" Her iaee' whispered: COUSIN George
TOLD me OF you years ago, when he first
came here, but forgot all about it, and
When we We're at Mount Holyoke never
suspected .na1 you We're the little girl he
| used 10 lalK SO mucn about But few
days before ne went away he reminded
me OIL 1t again. ana tnen understood why
ne was SO mucn interested IN you. l
"onoer you never told me you knew him,
Tor, OF course, you like him. You can't
Mar onl, hoora -.
| said "Just hafore ha rI,a,+ - Waa Nc
ba como and sho,,1d 81 ~. . ~ =: ~ as
fer all? cIord eathe, Il ,,no1, ba. III, h,o1',
and lido readily dir =, ;ts o"'
| rI;od eeyo,r C.e.,s e"ue'
fathar n,ns+ 80 % - e NJ n 20 O.,esn tner ne OF
George. of course w h. dsn;+ a.u !. 80 ~
had2 cried and ~ TOD h,,t -
n,,,,od ~ -, ass III 0niy
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,no,t e. eo,ta - sa.,.: we "ouNin
seiia.-;.'- % ooee. nu uolueeii ins over US, anu
s,,.o,'. s as 10 eeiy "ner as ne Wouio
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Onl.opee, uue SUN recovering ner equa-
GnorS, n,.y, sue " sehturea III 70 ask no" long
s.met;, All a. IL T tSuo s
o,nwov 1op a,o !" -. So, sa.u hua .put
g.. sas a.. a.. 'o1 " soy unth ne comes
Ios ,u .ane , aarlna proniisea 10 Keep you.
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- .ou' Ius .oineu losetner