St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19

L. JOHNSBURY, VT,
erness," she said, lifting her face and
showing him her great eyes, almost
wild with her childish terror. Il am
Tina Floyd, and | went out to buy him
Il birthday present. And as was COM
ing home those dreadful men followed
me, and they would talk to me, though
| begged them to go away. And one
of them tried to kiss me, but | saw you
just in time, for as soon as called you
they ran away. | can't tell you how
thankful am to you-I can't iudeed."
And she ended with an innocent SOD
and fresh burst of tears. 81 should
have died if he had kissed me- - she
cried. clinching her little hand; ~
should have diedr'
Her hat had fallen off in the struggle,
and hung by its elastic from her hand
Just as she had caught it. the tears in
her eyes, the passionate little air of fear
and disgust in her whole face and figure.
Even this last childish. angry gesture
itself reused in her deliverer's mind a
curious sOyt Nf iip pterests and Iatlmirsfi0p.
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81 am a6mjdee falfereIb ffims, o'fthat \
ought notdp hssei Helm But atpi6J Init I
did not think that aty,6ne could be- so
SO cruel. and it is so dull in the nurse
ry after Teddy is asleep. shall never
go out by myself again"
Il think" said Theobald. ''that
would not. i'll Your place. You are too
Young and -unaccuStomed to the city
But he had barely escaped adding too
pretty" which was the truth.
They were only few wards from the
house, and when they reached it, Tina
turned round upon the threshold with Il
timid. troubled air.
Il beg pardon" she heSitated-''hu
if lou would not mind my saving so, |
should like to ask you not to mention
it to To any body. am afraid Mrs.
Durant might he angry. and if she were
to send me away from here have no
where else to go.
Il will say nothing about it," he re
piled. "lou may rely upon me" And
he held ont his hand to her.
The small brown glove touched his
timidly. ''Thank You" said Tina. land
good d-nigIt."
1t WAS quite natural that she should
take Il greater interest i'll the tall. loose
jniEtcd figure. and its pas>ingS to and
fro from the house to the carriage. and
from the carriage Ia the house. after
this. She felt az if she had IL greater
right To hc interested now. He had
been kind to her too. and she WAS CRATE
ful a> well a> admiling. When he met
her in her walks he always bowed to
her ls if he had not forgotten. and once
or twice he stopped and asked about
Teddy. in that kind Yet hali-ah>tracted
WAY of his. 1t WAS because he had -"
much to think about that he had that
ahStrHctcd air. Tina faucied. She did
not know that he WAS So little used to
the society of women that even the
dark eyes of Il palc-taccd Young gov
crncSS made him somewhat aW kWard
and confused. She sometimes saw him
ut the house. when he came To spend
an evening with Mr.. Burant. and he
often looked thoughtful and carcw"rn
:" she was suc that it was because lac
WAS 50 overw"rkcd aud >tudiou>.
Bun she waS destined to gain Il nearer
view of the greatness she set - far
apart from herself aud her ignorant
girls romance. One winter night. H.
the doctor sat at work among his books
Il visitor was announced. whose hurried
entrance reused him abruptly from hi>
studies. 1t was Mrs. Durant'> nursery
goveIncs>. her pale Young face looking
palcr than ever under the black shawl
she had thrown over her head. and her
eyes full of Tears.
Il do not know what is the matter
with Teddy. DIR. Theuhald." She cried.
hrrathlrSSlN. Il think he is diving. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Duramt are out. lou will
come. won't you We don't know
what 10 d". and the servants are 50
frightened that | WAS obliged to come
for you myself
Il will come mt once. he said. and
hurried out of the room with her. NUT
teling two words to himself. "Pool
Duiant!
But when he saw Teddy he said.
Poor little fellow - Teddy was in
StIung cunNulSiun>. and Il French cook
and an Irish chamber maid were wiring
ing their hands over him. The other
servants had followed their miStre>S'>
example. and gone ont
Nobody but slip of Il school girl"
he said. in Il veXed under-tonc. The
wrong place again. Poor child" And
he scarcely knew whether he meant
Teddy or his governess 10y this last
pitying phrase.
But in ten minutes he rcproached
himself for having been so rash. She
WAS not so awkward after all. She
touched the little fellow with hands so
dett and tender that he saw she might
he trusted. and i'll all service for him
she WAS so ready and simply tractahle
and gentle that she might have shamed
an Older and wiser woman. And once.
between the convulsions, when the
child was quiet for il few minutes. and
lay with closed eyes in her arms, she
took the little hand that rested on her
bosom and touched it softly with her
lips, with SORROW his mother might
have shown.
Il love him." She said land he loves
me. Don't die, Teddy-don't die, -
Iheobald remembered this when. at
midnight, Mrs. Durant returned. She
came into the room in her rich dress. a
feverish flush on her beautiful face. Il
tired-out look in her eyes. and, stand
ing at Tina's side. she looked down at
the child with an air half inpatient.
half wearied.
''lS he really i'll ?" she said. Il hope
not. don't understand children, and
MIR. Dnrant is so easily frightened. He
does not look i'll now, but | suppose he
is better than he was. You are very
kind to pay him so much attention.