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"it Was To Be."

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Day
30
Month
July
Year
1880
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Public Domain
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Indead Vil not do any such tliing! Tbe i.Va!" Gennaine crèsfed her shilling brown lieml iivJiiriiniilly, and looked straight back in ConstftDoe Merrirale'a eyes. Otttside the cottaye gate- and stich a tiny, ptctufesque cottage it was whero Guniiuine had iirud all the days of lier life, with honeysuckles and roses oliinWiig to the very chiraliey tops - óutsiilé Lhe litlle g'ute Miss Morriyale's carriago stood in waitin. lusüfe. Miss 'Constance was gittjitg at her euse in GeVmainè de Coucry's inoiher's íaví.rite chair, looking at (icrniaiae witli au air of surprise, while bcsidc her on anothcr chair, lav a roll of white delicate lace and deliciuiis pink s.-vtin ribbon. i really tiiink you had botter recoii.-iiler yonr decisión, Miss de Courcy, :unl ni;ike ibis ilre.is tbr me. I Unow the price is not vcry göód, but then, you sec, it' it wasn't tliat my maid is 11, it wouldn't cost me anything to siBt it tlirown together. And realiy eiglit ana six is uil 1 eau thiuk ol paf mg. And Uien Germaine arclicil lier neck aaU fchot out a Üushiiiji trluuce lruui lier lovely, espiriten uyes, tliat nau such lasohmtin, lurid sliadow a Rinoug Uie velvely browu tiuts. "ludeedi'H nut do any sucli thiug! Tlie idea ! Por ciglit and six ! There will be ruffles and pulüiigs, and in.-crtions ana yhutins. Thcre will be Linve days liard work to gct un such ;i ui-038. ThanU you, iiss Morrivalc, pooi' as we aro, anti as ïnuch as we uue.i nionuy, 1 will nut touch your lUsá un BUtib leniis. l'd rutlier seü matches tbr a living." Miss Mei-rivale ardicd her bi-owa in lauguiU surprise, and a Hule viuious buap oanie to lier bluu cyes. ilow exceedingly peculiar you are in your expressiuiis, Miss de Courcy ! kV'èll, ÜiCB, jUst roll up the material and lake it out to the uarriage. And i ani quite SUl-e it is the last time I suall atlempt lo be ehuritablu to you - iuuued, 1 really think wheii jjeople are so twiopejnt as you are, thcy tlesorve to sulfer." Germaine quietly rearranarcd the fleecy parce!, her cheoks palg. 'fr brown eyes flash ing as Miss Momvaie slowlv let fail her cokl, iiisuleut vvonls. Tlien, as Miss Men'ivale aróse froin the chair mirt íbok sp the train of her irray silk and gray velvet carnage dress, Germaine finished tyiflg tho ucat. lisrht parecí. . "Thei-o is your dress: you are jnst as strong and able to carry it to your carriage as I am.Miss Merrivale. My mol her neerts niy attention. Picase excuse me. Gooil mpitiirig." And as a pírnceBa might dismiss a claiinant for her boiuity- graciously, bautfhtily, positively- this proud httle Ge.iinaine dismisseii the daughter oriheserond jreat man in the neigUborhood - lloward Merrivale, Who kent a retinue ot' servants, and livud in a magnlflcent palace tliat was-only second in importance to that of the oeighboiing estáte, Btonebank, as lic hiniself was second to the ovvner and heirotStonebank, who, for the finrt time in ten years was coming back liome, to take vip his permanent abode, mach to the intcn-e satisfiaotiou ot society in general, and- Ooustancc Merrivale iii particulai-. And- Gcnnainc de Oourcy wonld not niake the now dress for her to A sKy blue ns a sapphire, and a dclicious breeze bloTfiiig that brought the rich color to Gerinaino do Courcv'scheeksas she walked along the paths in the lovely, silent wooiis attached to Stonebajik. It luid beun only twenty-lbur hours sinco she had so hidijinantly reiused to niaki; Coustíuicc Mcrfiváíe'a di-ciss, and dnnng those twenty-t'our hours sho bod beiui vci-y seriously thinking what would bc the vory best way lor ber to earn soiiic nioney- lor the oxchequer at home was running quite low, and thei-e was uobody to ïv.plenisli it uut herself. o. walking along, her hat swingnig froni lier inu, bhc was suddunly startled by the icarinu ofu monstrous anvong the underbrush, coinin gUaiglit towurds lier, barkUig loudly and, uatural ooiwequcnce, tomiyiug her hito b sereain. Just as a t;ill, haiidsumo fellow spruug out trom the samo underbrush, witu au authoritivo sliuut lo tlie dog. ■Down, sii-. Off, Lion." Thcn, dofting liis telt sUoothig-liat to Gerruaiue, "1 bi'g your nMluu - 1 had no idea wc sliuiild meet anyone, or I would not iiavo allowcd Liou such uiiLranniHilled libeiiy." lint Geriaaiiie was too frightened and too augry to graciously accept tlie giaceiul, simüiiy; npology. lier voiee was tull of iudijfniuion as slie ürushed tlie nunl off lier l;tvn dress earefully. '1 Uou't ce why 1 liaven't as nnich riglit heio as yuu have- yes, and a greut de;il inoiv, lor I aui nut a liuieaucii as your dog, and " tíhc iiivoluntarily husiuilcd irul j orod bülVffu (uiiliug tlie reinauider of her sancy ívniarU, whieh tlie gentleman seenied exaoUy to uuderütaud. Granled tlnit liioH and 1 are mere liuisiiuces - bul you will unuersiand ve aro bullí siraners in lilis vioinuy, and are uitl uu Jad in tlie cusLoins hereabuuts. I)o grant your yaraou, and allow me to aione íor iny kWJcwardness iu any way you chooae." Jle was ceia.iiiily the liandsomest man üeriuaiiic liad evur scen, aiid a ueriect gtjatleaieu in manuur and speech, despite the exceeanyly plum uiothes lie wore. And Gironiiaiiie, undor the grave, yet haü'-ainused yravity ot' iiis handsoine, scrious eyea, ue'au to think she had (tispl.iyeá a very silly temper. ïnen she suadonly ruiaxuii into a sinile tUat was liki; warm sunshuif, muking' hor beauinul eyes tl.is.i, uui tlie dmipks coquol 111 cüeelv and ciiin. Olí, well- 1 was so awfuUy friglitencal lüu - perteotly - hale tlogs' - uyuing iiiieaeiiy tue ínainileeni ureai.iii-o siaiidm oy las iiKiaei's siue - '■iiiti, uesiues, i was in' kucU uuep thoiieTit, and U eame so suddenly, find yes, I mu pretty well asHaitiod of niv-clf. nuil- I be rollr pardon." The óbarming naivele of hor manncr and the irraciously sweet honesty of lier words were slmply the essence of rofreslnnent to Lnonard Bunifiold, to vrhorti, over since he cotild rcTiiembor, vromen had boen so exceodingly exasjci-it.iii!r,iiiicoinproinisinífly swcet,and gracions, and fawiüng, and- yet, cager to picase. "lt's a bargftin. Yon ivill forivo me, and lam only too happy to pardon yon. And inay I have the pleasnie of knowing your name?" A tinze of warm color swept over lier face? Then sho langhed at hini frankly, lookiug at hiin seriously. I wou ld i-atner not, i'leaso. It can nmko no diilerence. Yon- areastranger to me- and I ara - quite sure mamnía wou ld rather - not." Hu lifteil nis cap alinost reverently. 'You uul your motlier are right. íorgive me. Come, my dog t" And lie smiled, md wout on, and Gonimine, witli ft haart curiously , rod, coiitinued her solitury walk, but wit.h thouuhts and emotions tliat for the Hi'st tiuio in hor lite vero new anti su-aimely swect to her. AV li ï 1 e Leoimrd Bimifield ■walkca thou"huülly on, lus face full ot"a radiance tliat he nuvor tliouglit could again have boon culled theve by the slght ot a wüinan or the sound of ljer voico. 'The fairest face I ever sa.vr, and the sweoLest, noblest, purest soul _lool t)iit ot' the tender eyes! Can it be lyossible 1 havo come home to ñnd iny fa ie in the lirst little country girl I hippen to cross? And that, too, when Üjtëmvale has got. that kuaguiflueut duugnter ofhisall 6ut and dried for the pósitiön ot' mi.stress of StonebanU!" lle laughed, and whistled to the do. "Come, Lion! It's a inilc walk back to Stouebank, and we are hung-ry, areu't wcV" On I y, patins or di-inking, -wakmj; or sleep in;', lie could not get tiio face of f-rtu'lllillllü -Le OOUlc.y ííiií. oí' Uta ntilkii I íior evell when. Uié next day, :is lio gut at the opon window ot the Alurrivale drawiiíg-rooin, líearipií Coiisunoe pluy on lier grand piano l'or üis especial deloctatioa. -One ínoinent, picase," he said, abruptly, usshe paused ; "tell me who ilus youu gil-1 is coming tuwards tlie house." And Miss Mei-rivale lookcd out, and eleva tea her lióse at an anté uninent,iuli:iL)lc. 'On, that! She is tho niost disagreeablu, iinpudeiit litlle ininx to ue lound l'or mile.-, ai-ound I Do yon know, .Mr. UnrnlieKi, slie had tlie insolenoe to ret'nsii to sew íor me because she could not fix hef owii piiceV And thcy ai-e as poor as clniroii mice, too." Mr. Buriiüeid looked politcly in'-Tiideed ! Who is the fainily ?" "Tue De Courcys ; oud tlie impertinent ñftié tlïiilg piuines hersulf on her outlandish uamc- Uemnuue. liorrid, isn'i it?" "Very odd, indeed," he ously, but Llic; name souiidcd like a silvor beü to liiui - Uennauu: do (Jourcy, Gêriiiuihè de Courcy, tuc old Norit'uui name suited heï as üie odor ot a Uly-oL-iUo-vaiiey suitud Hs tiny veivaty white buil. And two hoursafterward a mounted groot duiivercd at the cutuc uoor tin iimtatioii to Miss Groruiaine du Upüte'y to attend tlie receptioa at bLonub.uik. At wliick G-cnnaiuii'a eycs tairly daiiced. "lsÜ't u jiièt 100 dclicious for anythin-;, ïnaiaiuaV 1 do wointer liovv they ever cauic to thmk oi' us- wü don't know tiiein - nor tiiey us. Uut, lol's go lUiUiiniii. l'li üx up 'tlie' blacK silk, -aal you eau wcur your IillIc bil of ïeai laco tor a cap, and I'll do up niy wliilü uress - oli, niainma, Tui ju.-ii, dyin to liavu a good uaiico oucc uioru.'' And in the picasant excitcincnt ol prepai'atiou, (juiinaiue amioot lurgot liiu iiauuaoiuo al.ranor and Jiis iUMii rcspectfnl eyo.t. TJntU.on the Tlmrsilay evenim, lookin,' liko a Bliry in hor rhite clress, aml natural flivi;i-s m her hair an l at her fair throat, vvith her gentío, delicate mother qluigUW so pïoudly aud 80 affuctionately to her, gaknebody introducid her to - Mr. Lfeonard'Bnrnfteld. the hc.ir of Btoueband;and the guntleiiv.mslio had met on his offii urenlises, whotn she had spoken to so oavaliei-ly, to whom sue wou ld nut givc lier name. Her laco suddenly paléñ as he carne ea-ei-ly to grèet lier, smüiug as lio prouöonced lier name, aml greetiirj; hef as ii'shü üud beeu a ducli" "" You sec I was not to be thwartod, Miss D.3 Courcy," We sakl. And tlieu lie c-ioorted lier motlier to a quiet, rotirod placo, and iuu-oduced lier Lo lus niother, a daar, geut Ie old laQy in silvcr pufls and 6ilver-gray satiu, Tlion lie retm-ncd to opcu tho ball wiLli lair GcrinaLuo. One littlo raonth aftenvards Constauoe Mui-rivale tlung a sul of weddiii- cai-.ls .spiLct'ully on tho floott - "The auducious littio w rule Ui Oh. I could stranlo hr. To ihink, ol all creatares, Germaiue dé Caurcy hou ld caicli Looiuu-d limufield !" And tlicn lüe üried iu lier fuiy tul her lace and eyes wore red and swullen. . . ünly, it was not Germaino who èaught Leonurd 15urnüull. '1 luid you niy priuce was coming, she said to her niotiier, one happy uighb wlien her lover had lelt her. -Yus, I reiiieinbei-," And Mrs. De Uourcy smiled. "Miuuina, no treason ! Leonaru is my kiiig- my darliug- und, mauuM lic fcays 1 iliil perftctly rigbt in uut nanking Mías Morrivata'a üiv." Airs. -LiJ Cuurey carossed tho soft, slninug luiir lovaily. Ai all evoul, Uiore is 110 present [irospect oí having to reluse to maku uuofliLT." . Aud tlien tliey sat in the starsliuio two fair, swueL wonicu, to vvuoin such ccsuiiic liappiiitós liati Oeeaotfored to ouo aud suca glad content to tliu otlicr. - m

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