Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-04-27
) THE MASTER OF APPLEBY
BY Francis Lynde. :

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flash of hers to salt the woundings of
the conscience whip. So far from it. 1T
seemed, as this sweet comradesh!p
DudCled and blosSOmed on the stock of
a better acquaintance, she came to hold
me more as it We're some cross be-
tween a father or an elder brother, and
some closer confidant of her own sex.
You are not to understand that she
was always thus, nor over-often. More
frequently that side OF her which soon
came To cali the mothers was turned
to me. and / was made to stand tar
get for her wit and raillery. But she
was ever changeful as child. and in
the midst of some light jesting mood
would sober instantly and give my age
its due.
In some OF these. her soberer times. /
felt her lean upon me as my sister
might, had l had ore; at others she
would frankly set me in her fathers
place, declaring | must tell her what
to say or do in this or that entangle-
ment. Again. and this came oftener
as our friendship grew, she would talk
to- me as surely woman never talked to
any but a kinsman, telling me naively
| of her conquests, and SOARING no gal
| liant of them all save only Richard Jen.
! infer.
And of Dick and his devotion she
spoke now and then. as Well, though
never mockingiy, as of the others Nay.
once when pressed her ON this point,
asking her plainly If my dear lad had
not good cause to hope. she would only
4 smile and turn her face away. and say
that of al! the men she knew the hope
/ full ores pleased her best. So | was
thus assured that If it We're scale for
love to tip, my lady's heart would fall
4 To Richard.
Now | took this to be hopeful sign,
that she would tell me freely of these
her little heart affairs; and seeing her
4 so safe upon the side of friendship.
4 held the looser rein upon my own UNI
4 chartered passion. SO long as | could
4 keep my love Well masked and hidden
what .larm could come to her OF any
if should give it leave To live in
prison None, ] thought; and yet at
times was made a very coward by the
4 thought. For love, like other living
\ things, will grow by What it feeds upon.
and once fun grown, may happy come
10 laugh at bonds. however strong or
cunningly devised.
With such a fever in my VEINS it was
little wonder that my wound healed
slowly. AS time passed by, With never
Il word of news from the world without
If Margery knew aught of the fight
ing she would never lisp syllabe to
me--and With Gilbert Stair still keep
ing churlishly beyond the sight or
sound of me, ] treated sorely and would
be gon.
Yet this was out passing mood
When Margery was with me | was not
ill-content To eat the bread of suifrance
i'm her fathers house. and angry pride
had scanty footing But when she was
away this same pride took sharp re-
venges getting me out of bed to bully
Darius INTO dressing me that | might
foot 1T up and down tine room While |
was sull unfit for amy useful thing.
One morning in the summer third of
June my lady came early and surprised
me at this business of pacing back and
forth Whercat she scol1ed me as Was
her wont when ! grew FESTIVE
'Mhat weichty thing have you to do
that you should be so fierce to be about
:. it. Monsieur lmpeluous9" she cried.
iii done, you'd try the patience of II
, saint.
(Which you are not vcntured.
But truly. Marsery, ann growing
stronger now. and the bed does rll me
desperately, III YOU must know. Be
sides
We'll. what is there else besides Do
: not palnpcr YOU enough?
laughed. I'm say whatever YOU
: would have me say-so it be not the
{ truth.
I'm nave you say nothing until sou
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