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"Oh, he can't walk; I know it hurts for her hospitality ab any time, won "Lot mo go !" she cried out, trying to
halm: what will we do?" said Gooxgla, hi not, perhaps, on au ordinary occasion, wrenolr her. hands from his grasp. "I
a tone of such intone motherly solidi maim any objection to thio beyond a fow novez will ; lot mo go!"
tudo that, in spite of his painlol ankle, grumbles, but on tilispartioular morning ',Georgia, do you know what llospi.
Charley smllodfaintly. everything had gone wrong, and sho was talitymoans?"
"I know what I shall do," said Rich. in an (even for her) unusually surly nos."
mond, abruptly. "I shall carry him,"' mood, so she turned round and sharply „yyoll, ho is your guest now, Have
And, suitingg, the action to the word, exclaimed: you over road about to Arabs of the
the. older brother—older only by two or I '"And do you suppose, you little good. desert, my proud little lady?" .
threo years, but much sbrougor and more• for.nothiug whipper -snapper, 1 Icecap an "yds.,,
alb than brie somewlint 'ospital for every shiNless scamp in the "Well, you know onoo their most
compactly nn
Anther of 11,001 i'Gr n Women," .01210 delimit() Charloy—fl tad him in his neighborhood? If you do you are nos.
laser'., Meerut'', 1111., Etc. arms and proceeded to bear him up the taken, that's all, If bo's sprained ]lis
._ rooks. ankle, lot flim go minmer's else, for I
"Why, Richmond, old fellow," romou• vow to Sam lin shan't come hero 1"
„iiia, out Lancs and 10oks droll—nice strafed Charley, "you'll kill yourself— "I10 shall come here 1" exclaimed
fellow, T know he is ! Help hint up to rupture an artery, and all that sort of Georgia, with ono of her passionate
our house, arca Bliss Joruflha'll fix hon thing, you know; and their there'll bo a stamps; ",you sod if ire shan't. I told
off, olio will, Come! come along, can't pretty to do about it. Let go, and I'll him ho might oomo here, and lie shall,
you 2" i walk it, in epito of the ankle. I eau too, in spite of you 1"
All this time Georgia had stood, with hold oub as long as it can, I should "Why, you littlo impudent hussy
sparkling; oyes, gostionlating eagerly, as hope." you 1' said Miss Jerusha, Hinging down
was her habit when excited ; and now 5Nover mind, Charley, I'm pretty her work aucl rising to her feet, "how
she caught him by the arm and pulled strong, and you're not a killing weight, darn you havo the importinonco to stand
hint vigorously aloud I being all slciu and bone and nonsense, up and talk to me like that? Wail ace
Tho avower, with a laugh, allowed rets much. Keep etill, and 1 will whotbor h0'11 come here or not. You ripe quivered, and turning abruptly, she
himsolt to bo borno ou by the breath- I have you up in a twinkling." invited hint here, iudeod 1 And pray walked away and entered the booed.
loos littlo whirlwind; and in less than ""Be it so, then, most obliging youth. what right have you to invite any one Richmond Wildair stood for an in -
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minutes after alio had left him, Really, it's not such a bad notion, this bore, I want to know? You, a lazy, stunt on the sumo spat, looking after
Georgia stood ouce more beside Charloy being oarriod—rather comfortablo than idle little vagabouo, not worth your her,and again that nameless, iaexplic•
i h he
1lrChar on the beach. otherwise." sa14 I Como ]lore, indeed I I w e able smile flitted over his face.
Charloy ]corded up as they approached, "Now, don't koop on s0, Charloy," said may ; if ire doesn't go out faster than "Conquered!" he said, with a sort of
and gland.' :71 at her companion, ex. ; Gcorgia, in a voice of motherly rebuke, he came in it won't bo my fault!" exultation in his voice; "and for the
claimed ; "How is your aukto ? Does it hurt you "Just you try to turn him out, you first time in her life, I believe. Strange,
"Ballo, Rich! li'eU, bore's a slice of cross, ugly old thing 1 If you do I'll— wild child that she is, I see the germs
cinch cow ft
good luck, anyway. How in the world Well, after mature deliberation on I'll kill you; I'll sot fire to this hateful of a fine but distorted character there."
lid you scam him up, Miss Georgia?" the subject, I think I may safely say it old hut, and burn it down I You soo if He walked down the road, whistling,
i biro
Why, be ;ran against mo," said does. It's aching just at this p1resent I don't. There . "'My levo is but a lassie yet," w
Georgia, "and nearly knocked my brains t' as if for awager"._-1,.,1 Char- The savage gleam of her oyes at that Georgia re-entered the house, and with
deadly oucmy entered their house, they
treated him as though he were the
dearest friend they had in tho world.
Now, Georgia, you will bo a lady some
day, I thunk, and—"
"I will stay with your brother till you
come back," sho said, proudly; "but I
won't be his friend—never again! I
liked him then, and I wanted to do
ovorthing I could for him. I would havo
had my ankle sprained if it would have
made his well. I was so sorry, and—ho
—laughed at me."
In spite of all her evident offorts her
out Do you ]mow him?"
"I should think I did—rather I" said
Charloy, ompbatically. "Hero, Ruh, ; seeing great drops of perslrrratron stand- and uunatnral rn ono 0 or y ears.
come and help mo up, there's a good lug on his brow as he toiled up, said, in Jorusha drew back a step, and actor -
fellow!" I all sincerity: posed a chair between them in salutary
"What have you boon at now ?". said See bore, you look tired to death. drolul of the little vixen's claw-like
11101 , as ho obeyed. ''Some piece of Do let me holp you. I'm strong, and wails.
nonsense, III bo bound.' i ho ain't very heavy looking, and I guess , At that moment the form of Rich -
"No, sir, I haven't been at nonsense. 1 can carry him the rest of the way." : mood Wildair appeared in the doorway.
I was attempting to treat myself to a i Richmond.turned and looked at her iu Both youths had arr:ivecl in time to wit-
riso lir the world by climbing up that ; surprise, but seeing she was perfectly ness the fierce altercation between the
rocktouclod at full length on the sands, with , and, losing any equilibrium, the serious in her offer he roprossed his mistress of tho house and her half-sav
first thing I know I was gracefully ex. (amusement and gravely declined; while age littlo ward, and Richmond now in-
Charloy, less delicate, sot up an inde- torposecl.
ono limb slightly dislocatocl, as corn. , cornus laugh. Taking off his hat, he bowed to Miss
plotoly floored an individual as you ever (harry me up hill ! Oh, that's good! Jorusha, saying, iu his calm, gontlomau-
clapped your eyes on. For further par- : What would Curtis, and .Doreat, and all ly tones :
tioullars, apply to Miss Georgia here. the fellows say if they heard that, Rich? "I beg your pardou, madam, for this
And that reminds me you haven't been 'Pon honor, that's the best joke of the intrusion, but my brother being rosily
duly prosontocl to that young woman. Al- , season! .A little girl 1 could lift with unable to walk, I beg you will have the
low Inc to repair that error before pro- one hand offering to carry mo up brill 1" kindness to allow him to remain here
°ceding to busiuoss. Miss Darrell, let And Master Charloy lay back and. , until I can return from Burnfield with a
mo havo the pleasure of preseuting to laughed till the tears stood in his eyes. carriage. You will not bo troubled with
your distingguishnd notice, my brother, His laughter -was brought to a sncidou him more than an hour."
Mr. Richmond Willair, As young mau eau. by an unexpectn.. sight. Little Inhospitable as sho was, Miss Jerusha
chiefly retuarkablo for a rash and inor- Gcorgia faced round, with flashing oyes could not really refuse this, so she
dinato attachment for musty old books, and glowing cheeks, and, with a passion • growled out a churlish assent ; Una
aur]—having his own way. Mr. Wildair, ate Stamp of her foot, exclaimed: Riebmond, secretly amused at the
Miss Georgia Darrell, a young lady How dare yon laugh atme, you hate- ' whole thing, helped in Charley, while
whose many estimable qualities and ful, ill-mannerod fellow? Don't you Gcorgia set tho rocking•ehair for him,
aggravating will of her own requires to ever dare to clo it again, or it won't and placed 0. stool under his wounded
be seen to be appreciated. Ahem 1" be good for you! If you weren't bunt foot, without, however, favoring him
And having, with great enzpressmeat now, and not able to take your own with a singlo smile, or word, or glance.
and pomposity, clalivered himself of this part, 'I'd tearour oyes out 1—I just
Sho was in no mood just then either to
neat and appropriate speech, Bir. Charles would ! Don't you duo to laugh at no, forgot or forgive.
Wildair draw 1 imsolf up with dignity— sir 1" "lug now f am off," said Richmond,
�vhicli, as he was obliged to stand on Anel with another fiery stamp of ]rer ; after seeing Charley safely disposed of.
ono foot, with tiro ntlior elevated iu the foot, and wild Hash of her eyes, sho turn- "I will be back in as shot a time as 1
air, hardly made oho intpression 11 was ed d wall•oa in the diroetkon of i possibly can ; and m eantimo, Bliss
intended to make. th
Ih'. llielnnonl Wildair held out his t the brothers were cuu . a smile as he left tho room, p y
hand to Georgia with a smile, and, after
looking at it for a moment, in evident
doubt 08 to the propriety of shaking
ham- with him, sho at last consented
to do so with a solemnity quite irresist-
ible.
And thus Richmond Wildair and
Georgia Darrell mot for tho first time.
And little did either dream of what tho
future hail in store for thorn, as thoy
stood sidle by sido on the sands iu the
goldoil light of that breezy, sunshiny'
wrr mg
ley, with a grimace. ' moment, her face white with couoen• a dor c cloud still on her face, walked to
Georgia glanced at Richmond, and, trated passion, was something horrible the window and looked sullenly after
f h Blisa the retreating figuro of Richmond. '
Master Charley, who had a taste for
strange animals, bad bean devoting his
timo to draw out Miss Jerusha, prac-
tising all his fascination on her with a
zeal and determination worthy of a bet-
ter cause, and at last succeeded in
wheedling that deluded lady into a re-
cital of her many and peculiar troubles,
to all of which ho listened with the
most sympathizing, not to say painful
attention, and with a look so intensely
dismal that it quite won the old lady's
Betsey
heart. But when ho praised
Periwinkle, and stroked her down, and
spoke in terms of enthusiastic admira-
tion of a pair of moleskin pantaloons
Miss J'erusba was making, bospoakiug
another pair exactly like them for him-
self, iris conquest was complete, and
ho took a firm hold of Mies Jerusha's
unappropriated affections, which from
that day he never lost. And on
the strength of this . new and rash
attack of "love at first sight." Miss
Jerusha produced from some mysterious
corner a glass of currant wine and a
hich sho
plate of sliced gingerbread, w
offered to her guost—a piece of rocklass
extravagance she had never boon guilty
of before, and which surprised Fly to
such a degree that oho would have thorn
and then taken out a writ of lunacy
against her: mistress had she known any-
thing whatovar about aloha proceeding.
Blaster Charloy, being blessed with an
away au excellent appetite of his own, which his
e cottage. Gcorgia," ho added, turning tI glace any accident had in no way impaired,
For a momou graciously condescended to partake of
founded by this unexpected and startling brother under your caro until I come the offered dainties, and launched out
outburst -this new revelation of the , hack." into suoh enthusiastic praises of both
unique child boforo them. There was But Coorgia, with her back to 111001 that the English lauguago actually
f t' th was leukin,, 11 al out of the foundered and gave o 1
in It soinethmg so different from eo 0
customary pouting auger of a child— ; window, and neither moved nor spoke
something so nearly appalling in her until Richmond had gone, and then she
fierce eyes and passionate gesttras, that followed hien ont, and stood looking ir-
they looked at• each other a moment in j resolutely after hint as he walked down
astounded silence before attempting to the road.
reply. Ho turned round, and seeing her thorb,
""Really, Georgia, I did not moan to stopped as though oxpOOtin she would
offend," said Charley, at last, as thoy speak; but sho only played nervously
with the bop.vices Drowning the walls,
ay m0t1110 g. by this time reached the high -road, and.
the oxhausbod Richmond deposited hien
CHAPTER lr'. 011 his foot. "I am very sorry I havo
I angered you, but I'm such a follow to
"LADY 02A02305»." I laugh, you know, that the least thing sets
"Who that hurl sum, bar torus so light,
; me off. Why, I'd laugh at an empress, if
i•'o,• s,xiftu'-oso ,ly thrned, ^ she did or said anything droll. Couto,
Would e'er have thought in a thing so slight , forgive me, biro a good girl 1" and Char-
tiuoh aglory spirit burned:,ley, looking deeply penitent, hold out
"And 0100 what am I expected to do his hand.
next?" said Richmond, looking ab his But Georgia was proud, and was nob
two companions. '"I am entirely at your one to readily forgive what she cou-
s0rvice, monsieur and mademoiselle." sidered au insult, so she drew herself
"Why, you must help him up to our back and up, and only replied by a
house," said Gcorgia, in her poromp100Y dangerous Hash of her great black eyes.
tong, "and let Bliss Jorusha do some- "Come, Georgia, don't be angry ; lays
thing for Isis lamp ankle." make up ,friends again. Where's tho
"And after that you must transport good of keeping spite, especially whon a
yourself over to Burufiold with all pos- fellow's sorry for his fault ? Ono thing
sible dispatch, and protium a Dart, oar, . I know, and that is, if you don't forgive
gig, waggon, carriage, wheelbarrow, or ' me pretty soon, I'll go and heave int,
any other vehicle wlrer0in my remains self away into an untimely grave in the
can bo hauled to drat thriving town, for flower of my youth, and then just tbi ak
walking, you perceive, is a moral and of the remorse of couscienoe you'll suffer.
physical impossibility." ' Come, Gcorgia, shako hands and bo
"All right 1" said Itiebmond. "Hero, frionds."
take my arm. flow will you manlcge to But Georgia, faced rouud,witlr a mmol.
got up this tt,•?p brink? Do you think ing li1,,, and turning to Richmond, who
you care wall it?" 1 all this time had stood quietly by, with
"Nathiug film tryin„1” said Ohnrley, . 'folded arms, surveying her with an In -
as leaning on his brother's arm he limp- I explicable smile, which faded away tho
od along, while Georgia went boforo to : moment. ho met hor eye, alto said,
sholy 111010 the way. "Ah, that was a 1 shortly:
twinge. The gout .must be a 0100 thing "You had bettor oomo along. I'll go
to havo if it Is at a11like this. I never , ou ahead and toll Bliss Jorusha you're
properly felt for those troubled with coming." And than, without waitiu„g
that fashtonahlo and aristocratic cliseaso for a roply, sho walked on iu proud a!-
boforo, but tlio amount of sympathy I
shall do for tho future will bo something
terrifying. Moro wo aro; now then, up
we go..."
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Rat Blaster Charley fouucl that "up
we go" was easier said than Bono. He
attomltted to mount the bank, but at the
:first effort ho :ccoilod, while a hush of
pain overspread his fine features.
"No go, trying to do that ; got up there
1 can't, if they 10000 to anako me !Ulan of
Tertiary for doing it. Ah•h•h1 there's
another. twinge as if a rod -hob poker
had boon plungod into it. The way
that ankle can go .into the aching
busia0ss 0oquiros to b0 belt to bo ap-
preciatod."
Though h0 spoke lightly, yet two Mat -
lot spots, forced Chaco by the intouso
pain, but'uod on either ehook.
Riehmoncl looked at him anxiously,
for ho loved his wild, lrarufn.soarum,
handsomo young brother with a strong
love.
lento.
She seaehod the cottage in a few
minutes, and, throwinopon the door,
with her accustomed -explosive beim,
worm hili to wn000 01105 Jorusha sat sow-
ing diligently, and facing that lady, bo-
gan1
"Alla ,terusbe, look hose 1"
Miss Jorusha lifted hor head, and,
seeing Miss Goorgia's flushed cheeks
and sparkling eyes, tho evidence of ono
of hoc "tantrums," said:
"Well, who ]lav you bin adightin'with
naw, matin?"
"I haveu'tboon frghtiugwith any ono,"
maid Gargle, impatiently, Inc 0 slight
skirmish liko Ulric was nothing to the
pftcliocl battle sho canal figlitingg, but
thorn's a boy that has sprained his ankle
down on the boaoh, and iris brother's
bringing him holo for you to fix. it."
Now, Bliss Jorusha, though not noted
ut in his trans ports.
And all this time Gcorgia had stood
by the window, sullen and silent, with a
cloud. on her brow and a bright, angry
light in liar eyes that warned both bliss
Jerusha and Charley Wildair that it was
safer to let her alone than to speak to
her just then. For, though the little
girl's combustible nature was somothing
like a blaze of tow, burning fiercely for
without lifting her voice. . a moment and then going ont, alto chid
"Well, Georgia?" ho said, inquiringly. I not roforgive injttries, slights, or
"I—I don't want to stay hero. I'll i affronts,wdily or what site considered such.
go with you to Barnfield, if you like. No, she broodocl over them until Choy
Georgia, almost Unknown to herself, p-+
had a profound admiration and respoct .1-'"°'
for strength, whether bodily or. moutal;
and tbo moment lliobuiond Wildair let (1)
ber sod ho could couqu0r her, that mo. poi P ,g
moot he achieved a command over the P.de',may
wild girl he never lost.
Yet it galled her, tido first link in the
chain that was one day to bind her hand
and foot; and, like an unbroken colt on l-1 V
whom the bridle and curb aro put for
tho firsttitne,sbogrotvrestiveau angry lo..,r
"lynasrlglit nae lfe so mulcts 00 stay 2° P� lea'
oho thought, with a still darkening brow, c O
"What bushiest -1 has he to order me to do CO
this or that 2 Tolling ino to stay with
his brother, as if he was my master
and I was his servant 1 1 don't see wily CD
1 dict it; ho bad no business to toll me
CD
so. I havo a good mind to run away yet, 1.1.1 y_a o
and when h0 comes back he'll find mo 0 c
gone—but no, I promised to stay, and I
will. I wouldn't have stayed for any-'
body else, and I don't see why I did far i„,.
him. I won't do it again—I never will; t�.1 L
theivery Host tiring he asks mo to do I'll FJ 0 1-..2,,
say no, and I'll stick to it. I won't be o^,
ordered about by anybody]" l'�` C'
&Iles Jerusha's cross," she said, looking
up half shyly, half defiantly in his face.
A strange expression flitted for an in.
stout over the grave, thoughtful face of
Richmond Wildair, passing away as
quickly as it camp. Without a word hp
went up to where Georgia stood, with
that same light in her eyes, half shy,
half florae, that ono sees in the eyes of
a half -tamed and dangerous animal
when odor the influence of a master -
eye.
Georgia, look at mo," he said, Iaying
one hand lightly on her shoulder.
Sho stepped back, shook off the baud,
and looked dofiautly up in his face. It
was not exactly a handsomo fade, yob it
was full of powor—full of calm, deep,
invincible power—with keen, intense,
placing eyes, whose steady gaze fon,
could cahnly stand. Child as she was,
the hitherto unconquered Georg sr felt
that she stood in tho prosunco of a 1100118
Will that ..,,o,ounted and ovorteppoci
sank deep among the many other rank
things that had been allowed to take
root in her heart, and which only the
spirit of true religion could new over
oradicato.
Tho chill had grown up from infancy
noglectod, hor high spirit unchecked, her
fierce outbursts of temper unrebuked,
allowed to have her own way in all things,
ignorant of all religious training whatso-
over. She had hoard the words God,
heaven, and hells but they were only
words to her, striking the oar, but con-
veying uo meaning, and she bad never
bent her childish knee in prayer.
What wonder then that she grow up
as wo find her, proud, passionate, sol•
hon, obstinate, and vindictive. The
norms of a really fico naturo had Troon
born with hor, but they had boon neglect-
ed and allowed to run to waste, while
overy ovil passion lead been fostered and
nurtured.
Generous, frank and trathfol sho was
And Georgia raised her head proudly,
and her eye flashed, and her ehook
kindled,. and her little brown band
clenched, as her whole untamed nature
rose in revolt at the idea of servitude.
Some wild Indian or gipsy blood most 1
have been in Georgia's veins, for never
did a lord of forest, rock, or river resolve
to do battle to maintain his freedom
with more fierco determination than did
she at that moment.
I'lor resolution was soon put to the test.
Fre another hour lead passed Richmond
Wildair returned with a light gig, and
entered the htouso.
Georgia saw him enter, but would not
turn round, and Charley, getting up,
bade Miss Jerusha a gay good -by, prom- 1
ising to come and see her again the first
thing after his ankle got well. Then,
going over to Georgia, be hold out his
hand, saying:
"Come, Georgia, I am going away. 1
Do bid me good -by."
It was hardly in human naturo to re.
sist that coaxing tone; so a curt "good-
bye" dropped outfrombetwoen Georgia's
closed tooth; but she would neither look 1
at him nor notice his extended hand.
her own by its very depth, intensityaud still, seoruing a lie, not because sho
calmness. Sho strove to bravo out his thought it a sin, but boeauso it soemod
moan and cowardly ; hih-spirited., too,
sho would have gond trough fico and
flood to sorvo any ono sho loved; bat,
had that ono offended hor, sho world
havo horlod her back into tho firo and
flood without remorse.
lugratitudo was not ono of 11Or vices
orator, though loom her conduct to Bliss
Jdn'uha it would appear so ; but Gcorgia
cmald nob loon tho 1110011, snappish,
thontgh not bacl.lieartod old maid, ani so
gain, but her own oyes wavored and
Poll.
"Well ?" sho said, in a subdued torso.
"Georgic, will you do me a favor?"
"Wnllo" erre said, compressing her
ills; hard, as though deberininod 10 de
battle to the death.
"My brother is alone., be in iu pain, bo
did not mca;l to offend you, ho 1s under
your roof. (Morale, I want you to stay
with lu n tin 1 atm back."
"Ho !writhed 11 t 010 ---ho 1nad0 fun of sho believed alio owed hor nothing, a
toe. 1 won't; ! I bate frim 1" sho said, belief more than ono in Bonifield tool*
with 1 ' '.,L' i.• care to
''ll s . n, ry for tl, it, When people Not it vivo that child possessed that 11
o,ry for their bouts, 0 nu, gr(ai)l• careful grand could not have eliattocd
irons enemy always forgives." into a real virtue, for in hap sinnlug there
"I don't care. I won't forgivo him, was at lensb nothing moron and under.
I was doing overytlring 1 could for hint. grand; troachety aarddeccyticsthe would
I warder lrav-o llolpud Trim up hill if 1 have scorned and stigmatized as coward.
And with this leave-taking Charley �
was forced to be content : and, leaning
on Richmond, he wont out and took bis
place in the gig.
Thou Richmond returned, and bowing
his farewell and his thanks to bliss ler.
usha, slightly surprised at tho mollify,
iug metamorphosis that aueient lady
had undergone, he wont up to Georgia,
saying, in a low tone:
"Come with mo to the door, Georgia;.
I have something to say to you."
"Say it hero."
Ile hesitated, but Georgia looked 081
immovablo as a rock.
"Well, thou, Georgia, I want you, to
forgive my brother before ha goes."
Georgia planted her foot firmly to.
gather, compressed her lips, and, without
lifting iter eyes to iris face, said, in a low,
rosoluto touo:
"Richmond Wildair, I won't 1"
"Bub, Georgia, bods sorry for his fault;
he has apologized; yon ought to forgive
him."
T won't l"
"Gcorgia, it is wrong, it is unnatural
in a little girl to be wielded and vindic-
tive like this. If you were a good cbild,
700 'would shake hands and be friends."
"I won't 1"
"Gcorgia, for my sake="
"I won't 1"
"'Obstinate, flinty little thing! Do you
like me, Georgia?"
"No 1"
"You don't? \Chy, Georgia, what a
shame! You don't like mo?"
"No, I don't 1 I hate you both! You
have no business to tease me this way !
I won't forgive him—I never wi111 I'll
never do anything for you again!"
And, with a fierce flash of tho oyes
that reminded him of a panther ho had
moo shot, sho broko from his retaining
grasp and fled out of the house.
Ho was foiled. Ho turned away with
a slight smile, yet Micro was a scarcely
perceptible shade of annoyaueo on his
high, sereno brow as lie took his place
boside his brother and drove off.
"What took you back, Rich'?" asked
Charley.
I wanted to bid good -by to that
unique little speeimou of girlhood in
there, and got her to pardon you: '
"And olio wotild not ?"
could, and ho laughed at mo. I won 'b
stay with him!" sho oxolaimod, tearing
tho hop branches off and flinging them
to tho ground in her excitement.
:Flo caught tho destructive little lwnds
in his and bold trier', fast.
"Gcorgia you want
ly, for courage, d(raug, bravery, was in
tho eyes of (loorgia the highest, virtue in
earth or heaven.'
Richmond Wildair mtderstood her, be-
cause he lrossossnd an astute and power-
ful intellect, and =stored her booauso
ait had a will equal to her own, and a
"I won't I not if I dao for V' dm mind by education and cultivation m.
h Huftrl :;u-un•ior.
flashed. y t
eNo."
"Whew! resisted your all-powerful
will 1 The gods bo praised that you have
found your match at last!"
Richmond's brow; slightly con,ractc,l.
and 110 gave the horse a quick cut with
the whip that sent hint flying on.
"And yet I will make her do it," ho
said, with his calm, peculiar, iuoxplie-
ablo smile.
"Eh --you will ? And how, may I
ask ?"
"Nover you mind—!oho shall do it1 I
have cougn"rcd her moo already, and I
shall do it again, although sho has re-
fused this time. I did not expect her to
yield without a struggle:."
"By ,love! there's seine wild blood iu
that one. 'Thera was mischief in hur
eyes as elle turned (11. me there en the I J
hill. 1 0hu11 take care to give her a wide 1"
berth, and Int his rover 0ly alone for the
future:'
"Yes, alio is au o1'i incl—ail stool
springs ---a Hua ',enure if properly 611111 -
ed," said lliehmoudi, musingly.
"A lino riddle .tick 1" said Charley, con-
temptuously, "she's ss sharp as a Iron-
simmou, and as sour as an unripo arab.
apple, and as full of stings as a whole
foresb of rlottlo-tixt.s. "
"Do you know, Charles, I fancy Lady
Macbeth might. have been just such a
child ?"
"Shouldn't wonder. The littlo black-
eyodglipsy is ilereo enough in all 'con.
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