The Washington times., 1903-11-22

You must marry her, Albion-yos
must marry Celyi She is a good girl
and can stand itP'
Albion dropped into the armchair by
his mothers bedside and hid mis- face
in his hands. as he would have let no
one but his mother see him do for the
world
a thing like that gets a fierce hold,
but a man ought 10 be able 10 put 1t
away from him. he said. IF you can
stand it mother. I think perhaps we
might educate her-send her away to
school for two or three years"
Mrs. Quint sat fairly upright now and
gazed Tcederingly at her SON. This was
reprieve and there was relief in her
look; but the wonder was greater. The
prudent blood OF the Quints did not
run in her veins.
THAT Is an idear' she gasped- 1T
will not be difficult TO make a lady Of
Cely. And in the meantime?" There
was tremuious sympathy in her tone.
In the meantime it win be lonely
here. but I can wait" he said.
She stroked his bowed head as she
would have done if he had been a boy
And she refused to acknowledge, even
10 herself, that If he had ridden OF,
with Cely to the nearest parson he
would have been more after her own
heart, and the thing would not, after
all have been harder TO bear.
He asked her how she had made the
discovery. and he repeated to her just
what he had said TO Cely in the dairy.
She laughed when he confessed shame
facedly how he had adroitly changed the
subject from love 10 butter-making, but
there was a jarring note in her mirth.
Il believe that 1 would rather have
CeIy for a daughter-in-law than 10 have
my son so little Of mani" she said to
herself.
For the first time the admirable pru-
dence of the dead-and-gone Quints
seemed to her but contemplate weak
ness.
I'VE will send her to the-Seminary. -
was what she said. Second cousin
Sarah Hartnett lives in the town. and
she win keep an eye on her. Albion,
shaIl-shall you speak to her before she
goes?"
IL think not, he said slowly IS,
many things may happen"
! What he was thinking was that he wa
stiI afraid of 10 FermoyIe's memory
and thought that Cely would be NOR,
likely 10 accept him when time haC
dulled that and contact with the woriS
I had taught her TO value the practica
value of what he had TO offer her. Bu
! his mother sighed. HE will never b.
man e. ough 10 win any wOmani" sh
/ said 10 herself. THE concentrated eau
/ ton of al the CUNTS in him amount
/ TO cowardice.'
/ He went away the next day The com
/ mencement day of his college gave hin
J an excuse. Mrs. Quint speedily conval
/ escent. sent Cely OF TO Second Cousin
/ Sarah Hartnett. a society woman. VIII
readily agreed-when she had seei
! Cely's photographic undertake L
: make u lady of her. with the assistanc
/ OF the fashionable seminary whose terri
would begin in September. Cely went i
/ joyful bewilderment. yet not so deep j.
/ the darkness concerning the reasons 70
/ her good fortune as Mrs Quint believed
! Cely had remarked innocently, tina
I Mr. Albion didn't like the butter so sal
/ looking at Mrs. Quint with guileless eye
/ the while. She thought that Mrs. Cuin
meant to get rid of her but. conscien
/ tiously. 10 do her no harm in the pro
J cess Perhaps she meant to show Nj
( Albion that no training would ever Il
/ her TO be his wife Cely knew chat sh
wls not 1T, noH, 20 say nothing Of ia