Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-01-16

into my new sphere. 1t would have beer
difficult to resist the cordality wi which
! was adopted into the household. DR.
Senior treated me as his .~ughter; DIR
John was as much at home with me as
if | had been his sister Minima, too. he
came perfectly reconciled to her new pc
sition.
| saw little of Martin. He had been
afraid should feel myself bound to him
and the very fact that he had once .ulC
/ me he loved me had made it more diff
cult to him to say so II second time. lie
would not have any love from me as d
duty. If did not love hfn. fully. with
my whole heart. choosing him after
knowing others with whom | could com
pare him. he would not receive any lessel
gift from me.
What will you do. Oiivia?" asked DR.
John one day.
What can | doT' | said.
eco to him." he urged ''he is alone
l saw him moment ago. looking ont
at us from the drawing room window
God bless hml Olivia, my dear girl, &c
TO him
"Oh. jack" | cried. IL cannot"
81 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 II
you take my arm, it will not be very diff
"llt to cross the lawn. Come; he is the
Oest fellow living, and worth walking a
dozen yards for"
| believe should have run away but
heard Minima $ voice beh n me, calm
shrily to DIR. John. and could not bean
to face him again. Taking my courage
in both hands, | stepped quickly across
the floor, for if | had tatcd long I
my heart would have failed me. Scar ely
a 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 50 TO 'lisl
as to send DR.. John to me?'
We were married as soon as the srason
was over when Martin fashionable pa
tents were all going away from town
Ours was very quiet wedding. for h I'd
no friends on my side and Martin $
cousin Julia could not come. for she had
baby very young. ana Captain Carey
y
and Mnima were my bridesmaids, an
Jack was Martin groomsman
On our way home from Switzerland. IN
the early autumn, we went down from
Paris to Falaise. and through \oireall
to Nille-enb ois. The next stage Of our
homcward journey was Guernsey. Mar
tin was welcomed with almost as much
enthusiasm in ST. Peer port as | hal
been in little Vile, n-Lois.
My eyes were dazzlrd 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 cuuseway under the win oWs.
Martin called to him. and he flung down
his nets and ran to meet us.
1--WE are come to spend the day with
you, Tardif," cried, when he was with
in hearing of my voice.
1T will be u day from heaven" he sa; ID,
taking off his tishermans cap. and look
ing 70 nd at the blue sky with its sln-
tieckel clou is, and the sea with its $ at
tered iscts.
1t was ike day from heaven. We
wandered about the cliffs, visiting every
spot which was most memorable to e.th r
of us, ana Tardif rowcd 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 oil Tardif as any stranger: and
he seemed to watch us both, with far
off. faithful, quiet look upon his face
Sometimes | fancicd he did moi hear
what we were saying. and again his eyes
would brighten with sudden CLEAN. as
if 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 Tardf to me. when We
were parting from him.
II did not know could ever be so hap
py." l 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 shout across the water. Be
fore we were quite beyonl earshot, We
heard Tardifs voice calling amid the
splashng Of the waves:
"God be with you, my frien Is Adieu
nam Zelle"
(The end)