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nov thesteps afe let down, the door lilies open,
and lol the same person is standing ready to re-
ceive her in the great hall door. He seemed used
to command, whatever his name; for as Oathie
stepped lightly on the stone steps Of the pOrticO,
his voice rung out clear and loud, bidding
Michael bring in Miss Burners baggage.
Cathie entered the hall, which was covered
with oil cloth, fresh and handsome as that in
her own home; and now the young man ex-
tended his hand in a free cordial manner,
with the words: "will you accept yOur cousin
David's brown hand, Miss Bruner2"
Cathie would not have appeared surprised for
the world at this; but involuntarily she blushed,
laughed, and then held out her own little
gloved one, which for the first time in its life,
lay in great, dark, and rough one.
David led his cousin into spacious summer
parlor, SO shady and obscure, that he was obliged
to throw back the shutters, when in came light,
and the breath Of flowers together and Cathie
could not help all the time wondering where
her aunt and cousins were.
"Take off your bonnet, cousin Cathie," said
David, leading her to sofa; "and will call
my mother and sisters, they are all down in the
srapery gathering grapes
Cathie threw down her bonnet and black silk
mantle--'please let me go with you, cousin
David" she said, "for indeed have never seen
grapery in my lifel''
David smiled at her simple girlishnes Of
mahner-''Well, but it may be too far for one
so delicate to walks"
But nO-Cathie would gO-she felt wild
for Just such stroll after the long ride which
had cramped her limbs; besides, she wanted to
see a farm, and the girls quickly as possible.
So Michael was given over to the men -serv-
ants of the farm yard, and Cathie with only a
green veil thrown lightly over her head, was
led out into the fresh air by back door open
ing on to porch, and thence to gravel walk,
which guided them into one Of the most beau
tiful gardens she had ever seen. Every thing
seemed on so large seale-the trees were Sc
lofty-.aud touched as they had begun to be
with bright autumnal tmts, appeared to be Of
gigantic growth, and almost unearthly lowell
illness, with the fast dying sunlight tipping
their far off heights.
While the young girl was admiring the char
ming and novel scenery which lay spread around
cousin David stalked along by her side mute
and silent; presently he gave long loud whistle
which often repeated, soon brought several great
bounding dogs to him, who Sprang with low
fierce grOwls Of delight upon their master; and
he evidently enjoyed supromely, thatwhich was
a source Of terror to the poor affrighted Cathie,
David Hawthorn, in his qualification of their
gambols, did not at once observe how pale her
cheeks and lips had suddenly become, e,-and
when he did, his expression of cOuntenance
plainly told that he considered it all piece Oi
affectation.
81 have always been great coward, cousin
David" she said depracatingly, scarcely daring
to meet his scornful glance.
$50 should judge;" was his reply spoken
in an ironical tone-'but there they are all
gone now-and here we are just within view o.
our destination" and without deigning an
other word to the little strange Cathie--hr
led the way rapidly along, and never stopped
till he had reached his mothers side.
All the home sickness which but momen
before had lain heavily about the stricken heart
fled at the kind hearty welcome bestowed b.
her aunt Lucy, and her cousins Helen and SOphy
two beautiful girls, who won her heart at almos
the first glance. Down went the heavily ladel
baskets upon the grass, filled with rich rip
fruit, that all might have in welcoming
the stranger guest.
David locked on silently with those darI
piercing eyes Of his, to see how Cathie bore her
self toward the family, for he had been lonI
impressed with firm conviction Of her prid
and ity preiudices-cOming to them he feared
manifestation Of this in her manner; but whel
he noted how bright and affectiOnats was th
smile which sprang to her fresh coral lips, an,
beamed from out the sparkling asure eyes sh
benz upon his mother; bis own voice turne
away.
: Cathie would insist upon carrying her shar
Of the heavily piled baskets to the house, al
though such matters were entirely new in th
vocabulary Of her home occupations, and Davi
! laughed within himself to see how tired sh
seemed before half the way was won, and h
noted too how red, nay, almost purple was tn
little velvet hand grasping the coarse basket.
At length bth hands together were applied
for the strength Of Oathie's wrists were givin
way, when David had grace enough left to al
vance to her rescue-and as he took the un
! Wonted barthen she had borne, II was with
strong grasp, which more eloquent than world
expressed his almost contempt Of her puny weak
ness. This was the second time her strano
cousin David had made her feel more than IN