The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-07-09

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morning. Perhaps you ~il be ready %
- Ne about ten. Goodnight" for the
HIT vas there. and people were already
erowding into II.
~ Mathilde's ~snness vas lost in =
lovely flush Of color, brought by . sense
Of relief.
Goodnight - she responded. With .
smile that was almost shy. but Ssewarts
sravtty Was somewhat grim
He had easily read the meaning Of
both pallog ard nush, and perhaps he did
not appreciate the implied doub, In his
sou faith.
There are mild. sunshiny mornings even
In = London winter. Such a one came on
the folieEing day. and Ma,hilde dressed
herself early 10 prof, by IL. What WON
IN. freshly lsndei In England. and with
money In her pssrsr. cnali resist the temp
tatioa Of a mornings London ~sSoppinss
She bad been wp early. having muSh to
attend TO this morning. First there bad
been n letter 10 hrr eldest brother tell
lsaS him I'M a .ornewhst curt fashion that
On the royaxe over. she bad lost and be
co-ns engaged To Mr.. James Stewart.
asir 70 Sir James Stewart. Of orkwel.
and had y~sterssas heen married to him.
by special license. az tAe Church Of Holy
Trinity. Stoaue street.
This hare statement az facts being
completed. SHE added & fees conventional
messages Of faEa.y aGsahslity. and giving
her address. signed herseif hy her new
uauae. "Mathu5e stewart" She paused
a morseut to carsidsr TIE c-ecs-
There is something Homogeneous in
il" she rurmure4 tn herself. '~Th@re 10
a grea; gulf sozaelaow between the Ma
shiAAs' and the stewart Which will get
The upper kard-she old Nathilde or the
new Stewart"
But sac had little time for such media
ton. for shortly the applicants for the
maids place appeared.
There were thrae or four-Swiss,
French and English. and alg apparently
suitable enough.
Fur Maths i3e did not hesitate long, for
ID Is astonishing bow soon a minor ques-
ticn is settled by one whose mind is hllet
with weightier problems.
She chose one. q sallow little French
woman. with a tired face aud kind eyes
Ii was the do--like look in these eyes hat
decided her. Nor she felt that the woman
would b. f4itaful. Just Sc this interview
sas closing. Stewart made his appear
hnee with a brisk morning greeting.
$50 this is your new msidf | hope
that she can come 20 yoa this evening.
for | rather think. IL you can manage it.
that we ough; 10 20 down TO orkwell to-
zorrow morning
$50 .oo- sae said. startled. "Oh.
yss. ! can manage IL. You said that you
could come today 10 the maid. IN
French.
"Perfaitement. Madame"
SPEAK in English" Stewart said.
The woman looked puzzled,
"But Madame said tina, she would CON
verse with me in French. which she
speaks like q yralne parisienne."
But | wan, TO hear our English" -
insisted.
"Oh, DO beg million pardons. sir. I
know I do speak bad. bu, bad. But
Madame was 50 kind" She was evident
ly In fears for her place. but Stewart ~
assured her with a nod.
That's all right. Then she'll come
tonight" with . look at Mathilde. who
dismissed the woman kindly.
MathilGe was seated in a big armchair
pulling ON her gloves. The room was
bright with sunshine and fragrant with
roses and ~mignonette.
How coy IL seems here he said.
looking round appreciariyely. Are you
in a grea; hurry TO 90 out. or may | chat
a bi,y'
"Oh, there's no hurry" she agreed pla-
eddy. She no longer felt nervous with
him. and had a sense Of conjunction for
her qualms Of the day before.
That's right" and be settled himself
with an air Of satisfaction in the arm-
chair opposite.
I've had a wire from Orkwell just
cow. which must have been sent Of on
getting my letter" he began.
Your father wishes you TO come at
once. Welcome home.-Fiora."
That efusion. counting the address.
must have cost the dear soul a shilling.
Now, what do you rhink OF wiring that
We will 90 down to- morrow"
He watched her closelye but IL be ex-
pected to zee any signs OF shrinking from
the crisis. he was mistaken.