The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-10-27
A MUDERSLOYE STORY.

Mates From The Diary OF u Lady Tutor.
Iirsley's Magazine
May 6!h, 1SS0.-I am neither nervous nor
hysterical. but at this moment am sorry
that have nl>laid my smelling salts. \
mEN-a yoUng man-saii to be good look
1rG-ha been admitted here into this house.
anu is actually :,npacking his prrtmanteau
IN the room over my head! And this is a
boarding house for girl students: and he
has been admitted by Mrs. Williams. our
laudlaey and my o'a friond! I am afraid
that l Shall Sleer badly to- night; and have
ave chapters Of Roman history to prepare
1or my class Tomorrow. It was Jane who
ssi'i he was good-lroAing; she took his port
m2nteau from the cab. Is this 2 matter
On Lich Jane is competen, 10 give an opin.
ion?
May TIL did sleep lady; and nv an
a'Ssls Of the motives Which led Cesar to
attempt the conquest # the rtons Was not
50 clear as could hs Sc wished it to be-
b"e am better now, for I navo heard the
"n'he story; 1he Tentleman. whose ar
ii'ul ana ''mlss' "a into this house last
h1sht p1c""ced n s,ac, and indeed in all of
Us: soch ~ IN eS .1er'e degree of astonish-
ment' IS Ar: Arthur Lindsay 1t seems
that ne las .newn Mrs. Williams ever siuce
ne was q p y 81 school; and she says that
SIC ,ee.s las mother to him. She is in
we ''ac''. Of saying that she feels like a
M"sHcr M to sss girls; but that is different
snlhS. I have known several Young gen.
VIZ .en since they were boys ut school; but
l Cat feel like mother to them, and an
n:>a they don't feel like sons to me.
No he ,1,l nj! about i'll should say him
ut breakfast this morning. Mrs. VIII
slams was down first IS usual. and Lola
Brown was down last ns nsnal; and Mrs.
Williams had to begin again to please her.
If Lola wouldn't lie so long in the morn
ing we should he better frierds.) Mrs.
Williams says that Mr.. Lindsay arrived
here at 1890 o'clock last night from the
East Indi. decks, having come straight
from the shi? wellington (a good subject
fer an essay i'>r nv c'asS-"The Tactics Of
Ns'iau!nn and the Tactics OF Wolselev," y
OF which be is first lieutenant He lived
With Mis-. Williams and her husband six
years ago. before he went to sea; and ar
rsv,1:g in London, hers was the first house
h thought Of. He knew nothing CT the
change th::t had como over her establish
n'a:,t; that is to say he know nothing OF US.
We are the chance." There were no fe.
1,a;e students when Mr.. Lindsay boarded
w;tl Mrs. Williams. Dir. Lindsay was as-
tnuis3-t' to bear of us; we were astonished
80 lear of Mr Lindsay.
When Mr.. Arthur Lindsay said that he
had come t, stay with Mis-. Williams, Mrs.
Williams said that it was impossible. She
Explained to him the situation. She said
ihnt rhe now received only lady boarders;
except cne, who was lady tutor, were
students of Queen Anne's college; that all
Of tenn were pretty (she told us that she
said "ali') and that it was certain nett her the
PARENTS of the gills nor the principal of the
college wonld be pleased to know that she
had .smittcd a gentleman as o permanent
hos,r.ier among them. Lola Brown asked
VII, clor NJ. Lindsay's hair was; aad I
os6c>i Lola Brown if she had finished her
french exercise.
Mrs. Williams. resu,ning after this inter-
ruft;on, said Mr.. Lindsay caught at the
word permanent" almost before it was out
# hcr mouth, and said, "Oh, but I shant
i'e permanent. I have only two months
LEAVE; in nine weeks I must be on board
again. l need see nothing OF the ladies,
and they need see nothing Of me; and what
con'l possibly happen in nine weeks?"
Ethel Aus'in demurred to the first part of
the last sentence, and Lola Brown said
great deal" could happen in nine weeks
Skr said her Aunt Sarah had married her
Urcc George in six weeks and separated
f1on, him in three. Lucy Fair said that
Loia's Aunt Sarah aud Uncle George ought
to have known better; and Lola asked Lacy,
rather irreverently, as 1 thou ,ht, whether
her Grandmother was still alive.
The end Of it all was, dears," said Mrs.
Ni;ia1:s. that consented to take him in.
io'i see it is only nine weeks after all. and
viii uso the bedroom ut the top of the
house and will use the small library for a
sitting room. He will take his meals alone,
an ne will hardly be in ct all during the
day. I shall have q wire blind fastened
across the window of the study which over
lociSs the little room; and you had better,
! think say nothing about Mr.. Lindsay at
the college,"
Mrs. Will ans says that Sir. Lindsay is
better looking than when he went away.
May I1th- Ought to tell Miss Grindle =?
Mss Grindle. as principal Of the college
and responsible to sou,e extent for the sur
roundinss of the students, not only in class,
but ut home, would, I anl afraid, object
pelemptorily and decidedly to Mrs Will
liauls' new boarder. She would take it as
no excuse that Mrs. Williams had known
Mr.. Lindsay ''since he was boy" and was
prepared to vouch for the ge,tlemanlincss
of his conduct at all times and in all places
Indeed, am not at all sure that she would
not decline to listen to any reasoning on
the subject, but would bring matters to a
head at once, and give Mrs. Williams the
Alternative CT losing or retaining the girls
nec'i' with the college, by losing or re-
taiui.;; Mr.. Arthur Lindsay. Bot is there,
N actual fact, SO far as myself can see any
darg ger to be apprehended from this gentle
mans remaining niue weeks among US? I
do not know. 70 he sure, MIR. Lindsay
hin self, expectinga negative answer, asked,
"N:at could possibly happen in nine
weess?" But can't help remembering
Lo:.s Browns reply about the e;ll-considered
urisn of ler ridiculous Aunt Sarah aud
Untle George. Let me think, now, who
we aie here, and what quantity of possible
self control and proper feminine dignity
there is contained among us.
I. Susan Finn, aged twenty five. lady
professor of mathematics and ancient his
tory. and tolerably goodlooking, am Ger
tain safe. Mis-, Grindle has nothing to
fear from me.
Mary Mervon. aged twenty three. student
OF Queen Anne's College-pretty in quiet
way, har1- working, undelnonstrative and
reserved-is also, think, perfectly safe.
Oh. yes, yes, dear Mary is safe. She has
told me herself that the majority of gentle
men she has met are not attracted to her.
and that she herself uses no ats to attract
them. She says she is wholly wrapped up
in her work; and believe her. No,if there
is trouble in this house it will not be with
Mary.
Ethel Austin, student. aged nineteen.
E:hel is o nice, pretty. and attractive, but
also good girl. Ethel says herself that
she likes fun" and know that her boy
cousins never think their holidays have
really begun until she has joined them.
But Ethel is not at all free with strangers,
and would. I am convinced. do nothing
clandestinely. Any man who meets her
must like Ethel, but if he intends love
makirgh he must be open and honest about
it. But she ia susceptible; I am little
Ethel, : =