Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-26

OF Beethoven's grlndest, most soleWa
pieces.
She rosr, closed the piano.
The carnival ts ended. Kate Frank
lin disappears from the scheme, and Mad
ana Franklin enters.'
Neither Mr.. Dayton nor the servants
would have suspected, from the placid
and dignitiied department Of the house.
keeper when they returned at evening,
Of what strange freaks she b ID bcen
guilty.. & E -
TIE nousekeeper, Is usual, when Xr.
Dayton was alone, sat 1t the table. 1t
nad commenced to rain violently, and
the weather ha grown suddenly COLI.
MI. Dayton, ,as he had done occasionally,
invited her1to the library, whcre cheer
Il fire burned In the grats: He read the
letters and papers which he had brought
vi him from town, while she knitted.
An hour or more passed in silence; IN
deed the housskeeper seldom spoke ex-
ccpt when asked q ques io'. At length
Mr.. Dayton looked up at 'her, and said
abruptly:
Yours must be lonely life, madam.
II not a painful subject. may ask how
.ong since you lost your husbands
Two hands suspended their employ
ment, two eyes looked up at him with
IN alarmed expression. In. his serious,
cr,,n n ,thotio rouc fononnn <hnpo ,wao moth
ing to frighten or embarrass, but the red
grew deeper In her brown cheek.
1t is painful subject she said at
last, faltering'y. III you will please ex.
cnse me-
One morning he was speaking of the
great loss to children iu being d,prived
OF their parents.
4 never knew mother. he said. sShe
died before my earliest recollection. |
believe, that man as am, II had q
mother, should 20 to her with all my
|griets, as little child would. l have
sometimes thought Of asking sou to act
ss mother in the quiet evenings, when
have longed to confiie in some one. MY
mother would have been about your age, 9,
| think.
Again there was a vivid coloE In the
cheek of the housekeeper, such as is
rarely seen IN the aged, but it was unac
companied by quiver Of the mouth and
ended in 3 cough. both mou b ami
cheek were quickly covered with hank
erchief. and quite violent tit OF cough
ing succeeded.
Mr.. Dayton, however, dill not seem to
notice, though he had given r one GU
n tous Z1sncc, sssstsDssy -s.vssssrsvvsss--
he continued:
For instance, respecting matrimony.
whose advice is Of so much value as
mothers? Who so quick to see through
cha, ,acter, and make a good selection
Had you q son, whoa. about here would
you s lect for daugi.ter-rL..aw?'
Il am not acquaintcd with any of th'
young ladies'. Mr.. Dayton, she q s wee
family, after a pause, during which Ia
seemed to Hait tor an answer.
True, but you have seen them all, and
are. should ju lRe. good disccrner Of
charac er, from observation. Whom
would you selcc. from those you have
sen = he persisted.
She reddened anI paled.
4 have heard the Misses Grandis, u
highly spok+n Of. Their appearance
would seem to prove the truth. l doub,
luOt you agree with me- she returned
|quet,y.
It was now bis turn to color, which he
did. slightly.
Il do agree with you.' he answered
IemphaticaI!y.
1t was late in September. Mr.. Dayton
and the i,ousck .epcr were both in the
parlor. He had been unusually grave al
day. It seemed to the housekeeper hi.
manner was changed towards her.
Il have few questions to ask, If sou
vail permit me, Mrs. Frankiin.s
She felt instirctively alarm ar his tone
Certainly with an effort.
There was al ominous pause.
! II Ihsve been told, he said. that Mis-
Kate Frank in, young girl. by d,sguis
ling herself, palned herself OF upon NJ
|for several months % an elderly lady, Il.
there any truth In the story?' looking
earchinRly At her.
She started to her feet, then trembling
sank back into chair.
Yes. 1t Is true,' she murmured, falter-
ter,nQly.
Il sonfess I tail to see for what object.
Ny heart you could scarcely expect to
gain IN that char acter.'
| Your hearth she replied eeqrnfully. ,
Il had no such lauInbla amb;ti0,
had never seen or heard OF you till | saw
your advertisement. Would you like u
know sor what purpose took upon me a
disguise 60 rapugnant? You shall. To
saye myself srom starvation. had eaten
but ore me Il day f.r week when
applied to y. n. and suff snqg with hunger
Their. Ny money was all gone, except .
few pennies, with wh'c to buy . roll o
brcad tor the next days meal. and had
|no prospects Of mora, for had been re-
fus,d further sewing. But why shoHld
you find fault? her pride rising. What
matter 1t were Miss or HrA Fsank.ip.
old or young. II ful6ilel the duties
unlrrtook? Have not made yGu CON.
fortsbl.? il have not deduct nom thii
quarter's salary, which you paid thia
me ming. whatever yoa lka'
s! have no fault to find, except fDi
placing ycurss t and no In N a~kwsF
posi- I'm, were this to bec0ms ku0wn.'
| Waves OF COLOR mounted 70 ths poo'
housekeeper's temples.
Il tho Ight-l Iea1t. that no ON
lshould kaow. e,at of ail. yoa--besiles
IL thought you were married. Oh
what shsil I do? And she bVFst iutl
tsaFs.
4 NJ. Davf0n3s m annaP chn0e6.