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To think o' her sayin' a thing like that about Markis-dee! an' there's more o' the Peables in him to-day But I s'pose she don't know no better." And Mrs. Ruggles rose from the table, while the corner of her apron made a sudden journey to the corner of her eye. It was evident her moral nature had received a wound that rankled.
Now, fer the sake o'him an' Markis-dee, go back an' tell the truth!" Speaking the word "truth," she vanished across the light to her dark place of rest. Next morning the colonel examined and copied the confession while a buggy waited for him at the door. Respecting the evident wishes of Mrs. Ruggles, he went away with no attempt to express the feelings that were uppermost in his heart.
As a last resort he called the marquis to him, and, while a tear stood on his rough cheek, drew a handful of money from his pocket. But a bony hand appeared majestically between them, and a voice said, "Not by no means. We're not them kind o' persons. Markis-dee, put away the camfire."
That was all she said to the tea-pot, but to her son, who sat for a while beside her, she spoke in a low tone: "Markis-dee, you could never c'verse with her. You're better'n she is. Put her out o' yer head. She laughed at ye." "But she kissed me wi' tears in 'er eyes afterward," was his answer as he turned toward his bed on the floor. An hour later the tea was exhausted, but Mrs.
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