Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03
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know, Charlie she answered, stoopin
| iuresuously TO kiss me "a little act Of her
which always thrilled me with pain wne'
she did II in this room, while SCOT va
with us.
IF you had been anxious TO, insf.uc
toy. YOU would have stayed at school,
shouid think Pennie," / lszghed-
~Oh. ls6ies can1ot teach, she said, u
her pretty and thoroughly laughabie httA
assumption Of dictatorship, no LADY eve
taught ne anything
s1o. lgugIed quietly. No one ca
teach" he said, unless the pupil will re
spect their ieaehing. / cannot teach yol
for that reason
WHY, SCOT said Pennie, raising be,
eyebrows, and parsing up her small, re-
| lips, I respect you intensely. | Away
| fee kind Of sEe overshadowing me xher
| you are nea. ne would hardly dare u
venture into your presence, only must oe
a. clever a. Charlie, 70 must Dc tsCghi
by Charles tutor
Charles tutor il always at your ser
vice" returned scot, grsvely; but while
I teach you, y0u must obey me. While |
teach y0u tn.t 10 all ask. When lessons
"Of course not" laughed Peabie, "a
sou, claim Is ANAL. From ten to one you
require authority unlimited, and think it
Is ten 70 one you will have it.
Then shall decline 70 give you an.
other lesson at all, rejoined Scot, quite II
earnest, though he laughed little.
All right, Scot, only you see l have
learned tamong sniatterings OF dead Ian
guages) 10 know that you always say that,
and always don't enforce it. You should
enforce your laws, my tutor"
Looking at Scot, and waiting for his an
swey, | saw mis- face change. While his
hands were still busy, patient, fsr-of
look stole into his dark, grave eyes, and
knew without turning who had opened
the door behind me. Walter Cowen, his
halfbrother came up and leaned beside
pennie, looking never once at me, giving
me no handshake, no thought, until he
had feasted his eyes upon the little win
al x face, which had frightened so won
derfully at his coming Before | turned /
glanced moment into the mirror again,
and somehow could not help hncying
that the whole picture was changed. Wal
ter's handsome debonnaire face, and lazy,
lounging figure had brought some new ele-
ment into the scene-a quick, throbbing
happiness, an idle, careless unrest.
Breaking In upon my sudden, silent
thought, Scots few quiet words had an
odd effect.
"How is my mother to-day, Wsltery
Complaining little, as usual, old fel.
low, and, az usual, very unwilling. for me
20 leave her"
Did she send me messages"
"NOt q bit Of It, Her only parting
prayer " me was not To ride Satanella"
"And ! suppose you mounted her imme
diately" asked, beginning to feel lit
tie tired, and wishing they would go.
mo, for was in the saddle when she
spoke. You will ride with me this after
noon, Won't you, Pennie?"
And Pennie, who loved these rides with
Walter more than anything else through
all her day, blushed gladly as she nodded
her Yes
"Come now for stroll in the garden.
came early on purpose for that" said
Walter In the loving tone of appreciation
which led Pennie irresistibly.
She whispered goodbye to me, and
they went on together through the low,
open window; their happy voices coming
back 10 us on the scented summer breath.
Day after day Scot and watched them
walking together; yet though they filled
our hearts, we never spoke OF them when
we two were LEFT behind.
81 shall leave you now, Charlie, for
your rest"
"Where are you goingy" asked, for
Scot generally sat with me reading through
this hour
"Not far, dear fellow" he answered,
setting my pillows comfortably for me.
81 shall be ready to drive you at our
usual time"
Left TO myself, / tried very hard 70 think
of nothing; and, of course, thought of
many, many things; trying to put them
straight and pleasant for us all, but failed
in the effort, as / had failed often and
often before. Then / tried to let quiet
trust creep into my heart and still the
restless anxiety which was now Its con.
slant guest
Years ago, when Scot was only boy
head boy at the Easterwoni Grammer
School, and taking all the prizes, guessed
no; hardly guessed, l knew-that he
loved my sister better than anyone else in
the world True, he had no very near
relations of his own to love; but If he
had had I fancy 1t would have been just
the same. was young fourth-form boy
in those days, at home on sick leave three
quarters Of the time; and Pennie way.
ward, mischicvous little girl, attempting
all my lessons, but never taking the small
est heed Of her own yet We never fancied
Scot at all superior TO US, because he was
himself 80 thoroughly unconscious Of
superiority. He did not come to ouI
house very much, he worked too hard fol
this; but his half brother, Walter-a pop
ular boy, who was proverb of idlcness
and who did not work his way into the
shell until he was leaving--cam so per
petually, that he grew to seem very part
of our home life. He was such pleasant
winning lad that his very vanity seemed
excusablc; his very selfishness, anus
ing; and his love Of pleasure ma
tural and irresistible. Pennie noticed
none of these qualities In Walter
She saw him from the first handsome
daring protector and patron; boy-lover
who took II for granted that she loved
him, and won her heart for doing so. Anc
now that Walter was q tall, handsome fell
low of three and twenty, and Pennie
with her CLEAN of childishness, and titful
authoritative humors, was nearly eighteen
his love Is just the love 1t had been from
| the first--unharassed by any doubt; un
| disturbed by any quarrel untouched by