The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-13

! stay there and win higher place than
any of the women who had secuted her
enjoyed. 30 when Raymond Helms.
n leigh went away, to recover bis spirits,
and the cottage was to let, she offered for
| the situation of are.taker, and got it,too
4 Raymond HelmsleighC away on his
!, travels, too Indifferent to them all to
keep up correspondence with any one
since the fatal Ito him) evening when he
I had fallen in love with the pretty stran-
tger,S had Fno idea thai, this woman he
loved was guarding The home he had left.
IShe went there Immediately on obtain
i ing the situation, and contriyed to live
thereinC some meagre way on the salary
that situation brought her, and the pro.
ceeds of water.color sketches of surround
ing scenery, which she sold insthe ada
cent town. Scores ofpeopler came to look
at the cottage avowedly with view to
i taking it, really in order that they might
obtain a glimpse Of the girl whose ro-
mantle story was now public local prop
! erty. Designing creature!r she stayed
there hoping to catch poor Raymond
.twhen he returns Depend upon it She
Frepents Bitterly that he took her No for
an answer" This was said by one of the
afore mentioned 81 jury. of matrons to
u Philip Helmsleigh, the head of the house,
lust returned from a years trip to the
! tropics in search of some color which can
'tonly be gained in these gorgeouso haunts
aRefased Raymond reosnpd III aid P2 sahss" Philip
said, surprised. 9Ds'She can't be such a
\ mere worthless adventures as you all
] want to make her out, or the short &C
! quaintance wouldn't have stood In her
!, way, and she would have taken him
while he was in the humor." And then,
!. though he said no more about her, he
made up his mind toridel over to Helms
, leigh Cottage, some fine day soon, and
have look at the most absurd occupant
1 lot it. 9h4 1910 p31l5iaRail Das ,hd1 =
h SO the sun set on the following scene
q shortlyigi The flowers were lifting up
their, heads gratefully to the dew that
was beginning to. fall after a long July
\ day and on the lawn one little special
j ly fair bed of delicate pink sgeraniums,
i bordering with equally, delicate blue
/ nemOphiIa, was receiving the contents of
a watering pot, which latter was grasped
in the pretty little hands ofMiss Babing
: ton She; was alone, to the best of her
], belief for the little charity school girl
4 who did the slight service she required
!. had gone home, and believing herself to
be alone, she did what people often do
! under such circumstances, namely, alter.
nately sang songs and talked to herself.
HE viii return; know him well.
II0l He will not leaveme here to die |" Il
: she warbled in a way that would have
ha QUn prot n fuin To writ oy1A
composer of the song. Then she choked
/ herself, picked away a withered leaf, and
Imuttered, II wonder when he will re-
: turn and GUST me from here I'm getting
} to like it, and to feel at home; so, of
course, shall not be let stay here long.
Oh dear oh dear sHome!' wonder If
4 shall ever have real one" Then she
) dropped speech again, and san "a bar or
, two of "Home, Sweet Home;" NAd then
} she started back, exclaiming, "Gabd gra-
cious! what's fhat?" in most unfeigned
} ALARM sidi 30 sfssT3lni Ell % sEn9I
), It. was only strange gentleman ad-
yancing rapidly, hat i'm hand, toward
! her ~ 3''t
spray don't be alarmed, Miss Babing-
ton, he said, courteously, ard her ear
) was greeted pleasantly by the smooth,
; we'll modulated, we'll bread tones of his
voice. pray don't be alarmed, Miss
: Darlington. i have only just come home,
after a long absence, or should have
/ before " ~ .hAA.'@ "9f- s i3i
), "You are laughing at me, she said,
simply. "Menin your position don't call
, an women infmine. am the person in
!, charge of this house until it is let. Have
you come to see it ?'' Y4 sill ai hs ~ 81
, He was charmed with the sweet seren-
, lty OF her manufactured with the
} proud humility that would not let her
seem other than she was for a moment.
II have not come to see it, for / know
: it WELL" he said quietly. 0sI have Come
to call on a lady whose independents spirit
/ has won my admiration and respect
shall bring my sisters to call on you as
: soon as they come to town. Meantime
let ME introduce myself" 3 and as he
) spoke he handed her card with philip
! Helmsleigh, Helmsleigh Hail." litho-
Igraphed on it = 'i-1s y 70 i'i "'l- $50
"Mr. Raymond Helmsleigh's cousini
she said, looking up from the card to his
face with her eyes sparkling. 81
: eyes, Raymond's cousin-you know
/ him % 1Ha f9fI 'u9ifasga j-lI5 so 81
II have met him, she said laughing
5 and blushing; for she knew that Ray
: mond's strange offer and her stranger re-
: lection of it could not be secret to this
/ man.. .fQE vi hagYg Eon sotear, .Hf
: Il know you have" Then he said a
} WORD or two relating to his sisters calling
|, on her, and presently took leave of her
7 as IT she had been aaduchess. gk 5a.li
/ She stood looking after him rather
wlstfully. He was SO much brighter than