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


what by its novelty. She found out
that Mrs. Durant was young and
beauty. and that she lived wOndrOus
exciting life, full of what seemed to her
young nursery governess the most gOr-
geous romance, though it was withal Il
trifle startling in some of its fashionable
phases. She wore dresses such as
Tina's favorite heroines indulged in,
and seemed to have been every where
in fact, she interested her inexperienced
admirer so deeply that Jenny received
Il SiX-page letter upon the subject, and
all Miss BilkersOn's elder pupils were
stirred with envy and excitement for Il
week. But it was not very long before
Tina lost her eager interest in the mis-
treSs of the household. or at least lost
the greater part of it, and by that time
she was beginning to he fond of Teddy.
She could not have lived without il
fondneSs for somebody or something.
and the pretty neglected child wound
himself round her soft, impreSsiOnablc
heart. She was not so awkward about
dressing and undressing him after all,
and i'll Il certain inexperienced and per
lapS rather drsultory fashion she man
aged to teach him for IL short time each
day. though the truth was. She was
more nurse than governeSS. She took
him ont every morning. and it was in
one of these morning walks that the
doctor had first encountered her stroll
ing on the grass in the nearest park. an
open novel in her hand. and her small
charge wandering before her. The fact
Wa>. she had been 50 much Interested
III her book that she had almost tum-
blcd over the doctor. and had looked
mp ut him with such ii frightened start.
and such an almost childish appeal in
her great melancholy eyes. that he had
smiled i'll spite of himself. They had
often met since then. though they had
not spoken to each other. and Tina had
watched the great man from her nursery
window. never dreaming that now and
then he was Watching her too. In his
profession DIR. Theohald wds Il great
man. He had done much for science.
and his tellow-workers regarded him aS
an authority he had been Il man of
ideals and euthu>ia>ms. and had pos
>c>>rd courage and power enough to
live up To them. He had even bcconc
Il fashion. too. with great people who
would never he great enough to under
~ siII'l llt bt'il ANA
>tcadfa>t. and had reaped his reward as
few men have the fortune To reap such
rewards. 80 Tina heard of his fame
and proves more than once. and in
her innocent romantic admiration for
all great things. became quite interested
in secret. She liked to watch him from
Err window when the study WAS lighted
and she could see him at work she
liked to weave grandiloquent romanccs
about him: she even went 80 far as To
plan Il three voumed novel. built upon
one of her pet plots. of which he WAS
the hero. and Il certain large-cNcd.
rather vague young person. who died
early. after most touching dcatl-bcd
scene. the heroine. 1t WAS because
Ethclinda had died Young that he had
not married. Sometimes she even fan
cicd that she could tell by his air when
he had been To visit the spotleSs cross
of marble on which was inscribed her
name. "Ethelinda." and nothing else.
She would net have been sorrv to have
been Ethclinda herself. and died Young
and have been mourned for bv such ii
man.
He looks 80 kind" she said. watch
ing him. Il don't think | should fancy
he wl> Il great man if | had not been
told"
In truth. DR. Theobald was Il sort of
companion fnI her in many of her lone
ly hours. She talked to his silent. um-
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