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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2897, 7 February 1891, Page 4

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■ jla' • . W .H» \ ; 111 SI'.J tl *1 yi Mr. ( ::■ ; !-i :, i iiiurni!;!-.'in* 1■ ■ I'*- ' 'I; T , i: i 11!' lllih !li('-Ilded If, v 1 s!. i'.:i! liv had i.n | M'-.l I!"'.'. 1" :L: 11" 11ill' l-Mk-i. '11' 1"' ! h.'vt- !> -ji r .• way ;Vo:u tin- i .!<• •*« ill * I'' Mill ' il!l f 1! til' 1 i .. who v. , ,■ ' lh,:e j si. :i: r! :i :■ nted rn ;!. s>> ! 'ml: :i j V.,w lli" U'-xf d;i\ t'<»r j -.1 if ;i>l\ 'if (111 • U il.- I'D- j •I. ••:<•<! in !s»t nun- lac/. i Tic- ,!'-H ill ji,*i■ i \ aiiisii" 1. end ! he | -iIU 11' >! 11 • 'Mil ill ail 11 i - gl.try, so j :i;l; < 'unvlla. w.e- :ibl'■ to hii!" 11 1 -i" | l>lus>tii"* .s<»!in!\\iiai. Miuk'i- iln.< large ha!. 'a iiicli h.ul I."I'M i'" ,, irii" r l without a. ivuni of explanation. to ! LOT cabin. .Mr Tali'"i'soii had riwolvud he would, not hang- about the head oi the com pan ion bidder. waiting for her iir.-t look .and smile to convince him- j elf thai h 1 • had imbed carried oil | fJiis jiri' i'l'.'ireasiU'V hu.ivt lor !;is own. He. therefore. in.idi.' an excursion as fill' as the forecastle: ho leaned over ih" Kti'i'ii. he talked to Colonel S::'.:iL' -I'lon, 1m! do what he would he jV.und him.-,"lt' always returning | • ' : ;r> ) r'.i:; where t.'amella would | ; male her appearance. it .-:ne wile j ; eouiin:.' txi dec!; at nil. j Alio si il. happened thai 'he] lover-. met in a. most conspicuous , piitcc. .Mr hcii.ridge was with j i.l'miel! i, having ourouutcivd her ; on llit. way up, sts'tl he could not I tail to mark the rush of colour to i her fair face, which was reflected on | Stanley's, oven through his sun- ! burnt skin. | Mr lai't'er.soii's lirwt thought was ! to luko her away from " that, impuj dent puppy. Kenridge, but he couj trolled himself with difficulty, and I watched his rival prepare to tind i her a chair, with tlio evident inteu tiou of a U'te-a-f»-te. Hut woman's wit was equal to the occasion, and Kate Powys was made a very welcome third, much to .Mr Kenridires disgust, j (..V.inella found it impossible to i keep her secret from Kates sharp | eve. ami indeed she was very glad } t.o have some one to whom .she ' could speak freely. She laughed as ! Kate reminded her of her duty to i her uncle, and said she thought ; ni'ter ali he would not miss her ; much. Ii he did. why he must ; njßir out .ind live with her. j .Mrs Siangston soon noticed the ! change, in (Janus!!"., anil demanded I sharph" what it all meant. She was j \ erv angrv when she heard of the I engagement., as Miss Pittor.sley | feared she would be. and told her j charge thai, she would not have had j it happen for anything ; it was ex ! ceedimtiy wrong of Mr Talierson to | have spoken to her without uscorI i.aining what her friends would j think of it. I "Your uncle will be most deeply | disappointed : I realiy do not know what 1. shall say to him. lie will i accuse me of betraying my trust, i "'He wiil know you could not i iieio i'. t'ear Mrs !ilangston. [ will 1 lake aii the blame upon my.S"lf, and | he will forgive me when he finds I j a,m actually married. i " I'.ut. I'llla, you surely are not j goinc; to be married without waiting jto hear from him ! I thought, of j course, vou would have gone back j with us, and have had a proper j wedding at St. < d'orge. s. | "'l'hat would be absurd,' said : < 'amcila. " What would be the use I :>f making a. voy.ige to Jiiigland just. | Ie conic straight out again ! And are, you really going to I ■:ive up everything and go and live tin-, life of a country farmer..-: wife.' Vou. who might, have married so , well Camclla. blushed deeply, and answered in a low voice, '• I do not believe anyone has the right to throw away the love of a true, good man. for a foolish dream of anibi 'ion -oeid position, which might never '« ■ • realised. Weil." returned .Mrs Si-tngston. pettishly. " I wash my hands of the whole, a'iair. I am seriously 1 | annovt d abui! it. :uui much dis pier- d with M r l.'ail'ersoii. 1 Camella could not help feeling , that the good lady would not have I [akeii her engagement to Mr :;v tig-Low in the same way. Ou the i-outran', she would have hcatlilv congratulated tins girl 011 her son-.-ible behaviour in preferring [0 shine in general society, rather laan be the solitary light in lier i;wit/* study. I'.iil she had elio.sen for herself', i,oil :-'e believed «lio bad c-ho'sen ell. a' .dl oven Is, there was now ' no drawing back.