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New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12242, 11 April 1903, Page 4 (Supplement)

over, and it did zim, he did zay with a laugh, that she had zoon got another veller. It made I bad, jus!; about." "Then you be a ninnv," said the keeper, and entered into a long explanation of Sarah's relations with David. " She do gwo to zee en, but he do run out of her way, and been a maid I admires vor standen up vor herself .'! do tell she when she bejookeii vor en where he med be vound and if I ha zeen en about. Did Abram tell 'ee all Burleigh volks be on her side the zame "No." " Well, they be, and 'stead of makeu a bother you med have waited till you d seen I" Harriet was all penitence at once. " Don't 'ee be vexed now, Jarge. I couldn' help it; Ibe so vond of 'ee. do 'ee zee. I don't believe I could live if you gave 1 up. You bain't vexed, Jarge'/' What could George do but pub his arm round her and kiss her, and assure her he was not vexed? All the evening Harriet, who was in lively spirits now, her fears were removed, endeavoured by her endearments to make up for her suspicions. Hanger left her intensely miserable. He felt he was playing a coward's part, and his duty, now he had let the opportunity slip, was with Harriet. But lie knew that lie should seek out Sally again as before and would propose marriage to her, and, in spite of his duty, would marry her at. once if she would agree. it did not seem to him that there would be happiness again —with Sally would be shame at his cowardice and pity for Harriet; with Harriet lie would be faithless in heart to his marriagevows, for his thoughts would lie of t he " very article of a maid" at Barleigl). (To be continued daily.)