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Every bride has a right to a boon, and what she asked for was Maimie's life. "Anything except that," replied Queen Mab sternly, and all the fairies chanted "Anything except that."
"I wanted you to come in, and mother wanted Cousin Harry to see you." "Cousin Harry?" "Yes; Maimie's brother came last night, you know, and Maimie is going back with him in two weeks." "Maimie's brother. Well, well, is that the nice-looking fellow that sat by you?" "Huh-huh, he is awful nice, and mother wanted "
"Very few heroes do," said her aunt, quietly. "Ranald has noble qualities, but he has had very few advantages." Then Mrs. Murray told her niece how Ranald had put himself between her and the pursuing wolves. Maimie's blue eyes were wide with horror. "But, auntie," she cried, "why in the world do you go to such places?" "What places, Maimie?" said the minister, who had come into the room.
"Oh, not at all; they are always extremely careful not to hurt any one. They are as gentle as lambs. I say, let us go down to the river and look at the rafts. De Lacy was coming up, but it is too late now for him. Besides, we might run across Maimie's man from Glengarry." "Maimie's man from Glengarry!" exclaimed Kate. "Has she a man there, too?" "Nonsense, Kate!" said Maimie, blushing.
Then she went upstairs and found Maimie sitting at the window overlooking the church hill, and once more she knew how golden is silence. So she set to work to pack Maimie's trunk for her. "It will be a very early start, Maimie," she said, "and so we will get everything ready to-night." "Yes, auntie," said Maimie, going to her and putting her arms about her.
Once more, as he bore her from the canoe to the carriage, he felt Maimie's arms clinging about his neck and heard her whisper, "You will not leave me, Ranald," and again he replied, "No, I will not leave you."
I do not know Captain De Lacy, and besides I thought it was I thought you " Mrs. Murray paused, while Maimie's face grew hot with fiery blushes, but before she could reply they heard Harry's step on the stairs, and in a moment he burst into the room. "Ranald isn't coming!" he exclaimed. "Here's a note for you, Maimie.
It was his happy night, the happiest of his life thus far, and he would always be happy. What difference could anything make? Those last days of Maimie's visit sped by on winged feet. To Ranald they were brimming with happiness, every one of them. It was the slack time of the year, between seeding and harvest, and there was nothing much to keep him at home.
I shall be careful of your sensitive points, but I do hope this wedding of Maimie's will give you serious thoughts." Kate was silent, giving her attention doubtless to her team. Then, with seeming irrelevance, she said: "Didn't I see Colonel Thorp yesterday in town?" "Yes, the old heathen! I haven't forgiven him for taking off Ranald as he did." "He didn't take off Ranald.
"She was very well last fall," said Ranald, looking keenly into Maimie's face; "but she is working too hard at the meetings." "Meetings!" exclaimed Harry. "Aye, for a year and more she has been at them every night till late." "At meetings for a year! What meetings?" cried Harry, astonished. "Oh, Harry, you know about the great revival going on quite well," said Maimie. "Oh, yes. I forgot.
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