The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-17
"SAUCY EYES"


ton, as he saw her, thought her the very incar
nation of spring, she was so young, 50 fresh
30 full of cyuberant vitality. Yet she was onl,
II cotiagers daughter, apparently, for her dress
though ncat, was cheap. She glanced up n
him ~ she passed, with her great, eloqucn
, eyes, half slyly, halfnIlschlcvouslY.
Harold was fresh from Cambridge, and a
Is thought himself quite in another sphere
even in point Of age, from the rustic OF IL
lie was disposed to nc patronizing.
4 What's the hurry, little Saucy Eyesy" Ii
SAID. Stop and give fellow kiss"
NV name isn't Saucy Eyes, and you know
it. Gentlemen" and she emphasized tht
word, ""her they speak to me call me Miss
Kent"
She bad stopped TO say this, and she now
walked on with head erect and the air of d
born Princess.
"Whew!" whistled Harold, "but I've made
mess OF IT. No cottager's daughter has an
accent like that VINO IN the deuce can she
be- A regular little Spitfre. though"
lie ventured to ask The landloid about her
at the small Inn where he lodged. He had
come to this picturesque hilly region on a
trout fishing excursion and he knew no one
there.
80, that's the minister's daughter" was the
reply. Had her arms full OF hawthorn, you
| soy it', 'hNi' pl'u'J VI ~ hp'ht ouN
Of the few places there 49, We've miles OF
heoge Miss Kate was taking the bloom home
to decorate the parlor. She's rare one for
flowers You SHOULD STE her decorate the
church at Christmas. All the young ladies
give way 10 her in that, though she Is but a
child rs yet"
"lr she grows Up IA pretty as she is now,
she'll make many fellows heart ache" SAID
Harold, philosophcally, rs he helped himself
To another brook trout; and in five minutes
more, SO excellent was The dinner, he had for
gotten all about the child.
Years passed. Harold has taken his degree
md WAS now studying law, the profession Of
his father, Hugh Carleton, and his grandfather
before him Just before the summer vacation
began he had received letter from home.
I'VE shall certainly expect you. DEAR" his
mother wrote, this year, and Will take no ex
cusc,. IL has been Two years since you were
at home, remember. We have had such An
accession, too, 10 our society. Our new rector
most excellent man, and has such charm
ing daughter, very pretty grl, and 50 bright
intelligent and high bred
Now Harold who had gone the summer he.
fore To France aud Germany, had thought
this year Of going TO Norway-had almost Civ
en- his promise, in tact. but at this appeal he
wrote back that he would come home and
spend the whole vacation ut "lngewO0d," for
that was the name of Hugh Cartoons beauti
full place.
Dear mamma, 1t was so hard on her last
year" he said to himself
The very day that Harold came home the
rector went away on u four weeks visit with
his wife, and the last words he said to his
daughter, rs he got into the carriage, were:
"GOod-hy, Katie, and don't forget to go up
to Squire Cartoons and ask 10 have the gar
dener come to see the garden. The Squire told
inc to send for him only yesterday. With his
AID we can manage to keep the garden very
nice"
II suppose might as we'll 60 at once said
Kate, when the carriage had disappeared.
Dear old papa am sorry you and INA have
gone but l'm going to have lots Of fun, with
no one but old Mamie to look after me-" And
her eyes fairly danced with the mischief of
eighteen.
Harold Carleton himself was IN the garden
when Katie came in. lie had arrived unex-
pectedly the night before, u week sooner than
he had expected. He was fond Of n lltle anna
teur gardening at times, and was Just now
bending over moss.rose bush, hoe IN hand.
His back was toward Kate. aud sbc, supposlng
him to be the gardener, called out:
20, Adam--thal's your name, hcar-p case
ask MIR. Carleton II he can spare you tor a
couple of hours this afternoon. lis Dr. Kents,
you know, at the Tcctory"
Harold glanced mischIevously at the pretty
face half hidden by the tall lics, which she
had stopped to smell AS she vas speaking
Here was u chance for some sport Kate had
never, probably, secn the new gardener, who
had only come two days before. Why could
not he pcrsnnutc the old fellow Ii was furlu.
nate for him that he had IN old coat on, he
thought.
So, calling Adam. he took the old MAJ into
the plot giving him u crown tor hush money,
and, In the afternoon made his appearance at
the rcctory, ana knocking al the back door,
asked for orders.
80, Adam. Is 1t your cried Kate. coming
forward, "Let me show you your work. IN
put on my garden hat and be out IN just u
minute"
Harold presented rather u curious appear
ance AS he followed Kalc down the long walk
His usually elegant attire had been exchanged
Tor jacket ana trousers OF coarse jeaus, aud
his dark curling hair was covered ny red
wig, similar IN color to Adams fiery locks.
He had assumed the shutlling gait, also.
"llcrc Is your work, Adam" said Kate cite
up the roses, and then weed thus bed OF hya
cinlhs; train This wis,eiia, and, If you have
any more time, come TO me for your further
orders"
Harold bowed awkwardly, while a mis-.
chlevous CLEAN shot from the brown eyes Is
he proceeded to tie UP the wayward roses.
This Is getting interesting" he observed
Il won Ter what my next order will hey BY
George, but Miss Kate queens it well! What
a perfect beauty she is. Whew! how very
hot it is!'
He wiped tho Precipitation from LIS heated
brow
81 begin to understand how the original
Adam must have iclt when commanded to
earn his bread by the sweat Of his brow.
There, the wiscria is tied up. Faith num-"
he said rs Kate rc-appeared, Il was Isl comm
to see whatever else there wss Ia he done"
"llow nice you've make things look ~ cried
Kate as she glanced at the roses and wisleria
But It's warm work, isn't 1t! Adams your