Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-20

into my new sphere. 1t would have been
difficult to resist the cordiality with which
| was adopted into the household. DR..
Senior treated ME As his uEughter: Dr.
John was as much at home with me as
If had been his sister Minima too. be
came perfectly reconciled TO her new po-
sitiOn.
| saw little OF Martin. He. had been
afraid | should feel myself bound TO him /:
and the very fact that he had once .old
me he loved me had made it more diff
cult TO him 10 say so a second time. de
would not have any love from ME as a
duty. If | did not love HIN. fully. with
my whole heart, choosing him after
knowing others with whom could COM
pare him, he would not receive any lesser
gift from me.
What will you do, Olivia:" asked Or.
John one day.
What can | doE' | said.
"Go TO him." he urged; "he is alone.
| saw him a moment ago, looking out
at us from the drawing room window.
God bless himl Olivia. my dear girl, 90
70 him"
"Oh. Jack" | cried. 81 cannot"
II don't see why You cannot" he an
swered gaily. You are trembling. and
your face goes from white TO red, and
then white again; but you have not lost
the use of your limbs, or your tongue. If
you take my arm, it will not be very diff
cult TO cross the lawn. Come; he is the
oest fellow living, and worth walking
dozen yards for"
! believe | should have run away, but |
heard NnimaS voice behind me, calling
shrilly to DR.. John. and could not bear
10 face him again. Taking my courage
in both hands, stepped quickly across
the floor, for if | had hesitated longer
my heart would have failed me. Scar, ely
moment had passed since Jack left me,
and Martin had not turned his head, yet
it seemed an age.
Martin | whispered, as | stood close
behind him, how could you be SO foolish
as to send DR.. John TO me?"
We were married as soon as the season
was over, when Martins fashionable pa
tients were all going away from town.
Ours was a very quiet wedding. for had
no friends on my side, and Martini
cousin Julia could not come. for she had
btAps 'tAg sbhh-. anu Ndpldll NdItS
could not leave them. Johanna Carey
and Minima were my bridesmaids, and
Jack was Martins groomsman.
On our way home from Switzerland, in
the early autumn, we went down from
Paris to Falaise, and through Noireau
TO Nille-en-bois. The next stage OF our
homeward journey was Guernsey. Mar
tin was welcomed with almost as much
enthusiasm in 81. Peter-port as had
been in little Ville-en-bois.
My eyes were dazzled with the sun
shine, and dim with tears, when | first
caught sight of the little cottage of Tar
diff, who was stretching out his nets ON
the stone causeway under the windows.
Martin called TO him, and he flung down
his nets and ran to meet us.
I'VE are come to spend the day with
you, Tardif," | cried, when he was with
in hearing of my voice.
1T will be a day from heaven" he said,
taking off his hsherman's cap, and look
ing round at the blue sky with its sun
ttecked clouds, and the sea with its scat
tered isets.
1t was like day from heaven. We
wandered about the cliffs, visiting every
spot which was most memorable to either
of us, and Tardif rowed us in his boat
past the entrance of the Gouliot Caves.
He was very quiet, but he listened to our
free talk together, for | could not think
of good old Tardif as any stranger: and
he seemed To watch US both. with a far
off, faithful, quiet look upon his face
Sometimes | fanced he did not hear
what We were saying, and again his eyes
would brighten with sudden gleam, as
il his whole soul and heart shone through
them upon us 1t was the last day of our
holiday, for in the morning we should re-
turn to London and to work; but it was
such perfect day as had never known
before.
You are quite happy, Mrs. Martin
DObree" said Tardif to me, when we
were parting from him.
Il did not know | could ever be so hap
py," | answered.
We saw him to the last moment stand
ing on the cliff, and waving his hat to us
high above his head. Now and then
there came a shout across the water. Be
fore we were quite beyond earshot, we
heard Tardif's voice calling amid the
spashing of the waves:
God be with you, my friends Adieu,
nam zelle"'
CThe end)
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