Show A VERY GOOD REASON Old SqulrcTrenholme needing a gov ernneu for hU four motherless children child-ren hit nuldeii idler Matlynli engaged en-gaged a beautllul little Frenchwoman lathe la-the iqulrei great dliguit at he detected the French unipeakably What poulble fault can you find with her pleaded Mlu Marlynla alter bliss St Auguite hid been In the house a month bhea French was the iqultei re ponce Nor wa Jocelyne St Auguite slow to perceive the iqulrea bent lie loco not like me and why the asked Mm Mirtynti My dear laid the maiden lady Iherei no accounting for a mans teaks Im on y gild Im not married to one Dut one night lust ai the stars were beginning to peep out through the purple pur-ple glow above the tyrlnga liedgei the I quire atme In much perturbed In I plrltWho I Who U that fellow I law walking with Mica St Auguite out In the ihrub I btrlcif I didnt know the hid nye quilntance In the > lllagen Oh said I Min Mirtynla who was knitting In the twilight IhatVM Du moat an old Parlitin friend or a young one rithcr who happened to be pats Ing through he village and dlicovered by the merest accident that Jocclyne wn alTrenholme Park Ilea a humbug said the squire dli contentedly Why demanded hit dater lie twists hit mustache when he talks andand And what And I dont believe In theie old young friend I hope he lint going to remain long In Trenholme village The squires hopes were not declined to i be crowned with success M Gallon Dumort wit merely traveling ai he I aald pour la I plalilr lie was In no haste Trenholme wit a lovely spot and bliss St Augutte a very heautlful girl So M Dumont staid on Ill tell you what George said Mlu Martynl one evening with a nod of In enable wisdom that M Dumont U In I love with Joclyne I Nonsense shouted the squire shut he U though Inilited buss Martynla I dont know where your eyes are not to have seen before Well well I suppose we shall hive to lookout look-out for another governess one of Iheie day Trenholme made no answer but he lit long and quietly by the window the fiery eye ol hit agar glowing In the darkness She would be a fool to marry him he sold lullenly and abruptly Why a fool questioned hit slater All the world knows what a French ° husband li I tartly responded Mr Tren holme I suppose they are ai good ai French Ic wince hazarded MliiMirtvnla i The squire got up and walked out of the room She mutt do ai the Ilkei of course 1 he said to hlmielf but I cant bear to think that her whole future being blighted by a union villh that swarthy looking foreigner no I cant Shei too pretty and graceful Poor little 6 lonely Jocelynel lie started ai bile St Auguitlne confronted I 1 con-fronted him In the ihrubbery walk her I white daeu glimmering through the I duck ai an ella illver draperies might hive done Mlii St AuGuitel Who would have I thought of meeting you here ejaculated ejacu-lated the iqutre somewhat aitoundcd I hope I have not itartled you mon ilcur Bald Jocelyne In a low tremulous voice Nut but my child you have been crying upleaie let me pan Mr Trenholme faltered Jocelyne nut shall not let you pas in iwered the iqulre bluntly unll you tell me what the matter la leas that that villain Dumont dared to annoy you youAnd And Mr Trenholnea blood seemed turning fire within hit vleni at the mere Idea Not nothing of the ort Jocelyne aid faintly Then what U Itr I He hit eked mr to marry hlmmoh lease leaseThe The raicalf Indeed Mr Trrnholmr you eremla I Uken Oupard It I good and kind I have known him for years It was gen erouiof him to offer a home and a heart to poor IKlle duotale me me only And here Jocelyne Hopped short but the tqulre made no movement to let ber I pan 1 Only what he persisted Only monileur I could not love him And you have refuted him Yet monileur The mOlt sensible thing you ever did In I your life ejaculated 1I1r rem holme In a strangely relieved voice Why Jocelyne looked up with coil Inquiring eye Pecans I cant beer to think nf your marrying iny one but lleauir my dear there the licit poulble reason for your refuting him What It I It Jocelyne aiVed hetllat Ingly Ilecauie and Squire Trenholme re lentleitly Impilioned both of the cold trembling tunas In hit I want you In marry me love you little Jocelyne and I never thai Id I you no away from Trenholme Park again Do you Think you can learn to love me Jocelyne There was a ipirkle Ihroughlhe star light at II a cascade of diamond had 1 gllllered over the French girls cheek Squire Trenholme felt the hand thrill I wllhln hit claipand then the nettled close lolls tide like a cary dove returning re-turning to hit home Jocelynet Oh Mr Tretiholmer And then there wn silence They uderttood each other quite tuAlclently When the iqulr and 1 hit companion came Into the house a few minutes lelve Miss Marlnl glancing over the gold time nf hrr tpeclnlei perceived the tit uallon at once Come here Jocelyne and give me a klit she laid warmly At for you George Well ai for me Interposed Ihe quire wllh a beaming countenance Im very glid you have got over de letting the French Mr Trenholmei glance toward hit promised wife full of pride and hippl I neu warded oO Mlu Martynlai friendly friend-ly arrow Jocelyne was a lulTiclently good excuse for any masculine Inconli tency Eichange |