Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-05

FeI there. before them. Kisnt = tne
centre 81 1 bic bed ii lilies tiger lilies
sniI sweet williams and mienonefto. stood
n Young oirI.-a tall. beautiful figure IN
gra0 six dress and mantle. great feath.
sred hat over her lovely brows. and sill
Yer chain about her slim neck and waist
SHINING "a the sun. Across her long.
rrav-oloxed arm was laid biz stem Of
iilies--in the manner Of angels bearing
naIras
THE noble innocence Of look and atti-
fude were charming; It was vision, =
medieval picture put there in Gabriers
garden for profane eyes to look 1t and
be healed.
skxVherp III Heavens name did that
lovely vision come fromqp
ssWbo7- Wherc2n Miss Penfeld
uazcd about her. ssOh, that is my niece,
Nov Nov Farrars: she lives with me-
brought her on this journey for .
change. poor thingI She has not been
wellr'
The kindled fire had not died out Of
Gabriel Hertford's face; his brows re-
NAMED flushed.
CAS- YOU were saying. my dear aunt,
in your goodness. must work yes,
viii 90 with you; VIII Try 20 serve you
well. =
"A groom IN livery came up the car
riape-w walk. leading young colt
ssSend some of the fellows about to
tell Saunders to put up things for a
journey. am going away. Things to
iaef for q 1onv efav $
ssMy goodness9S Miss Penfield stared !:
lis that the way you do2 How shall you
manage about the. house7 You take
things somewhat cool. must say
ssAh, the house that is already fur
nished with an occupant-an old fellow
with his wife: YOU see, they do things
quickly in these cases. / have only to
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well, / declared" Miss Penfeld
gasped. ito 90 and leave everything, INV
poor boy! | am glad thought to come
for you; my place IS not so fine as this,
but l guess am about as we'll off. You
don't catch me putting my money in the
bank Just FOR sake Of losing it. Moy,
child. comels
us this my cousin, tooa'' Gabriel
asked, looking at the fair vision with the
wonderful depth az still sweetness in her
eyes, standing there with her white lilies
across her arm.
mo, she is not your cousin; she is
well, it's no matter who she is. .
Gabriel was capable of reading a
meaning between words sometimes; In
this case he fancicd that his aunt meant
to express: She's nothing to you, sirl"
That one year Of his life passed at
Miss Penfeld's home, called by her the
Bowerie, was an experience Gabnel
Hartford never forgot or moderated. II
was an education: fivo hundred acres.
all clear rolling plain, soft flowing river
and noble forest. The wild, glad life
suited his strong, poetic nature; the
long gallop from place to place; the
gusty wind in his ears; the voices of
men at work; the skies above him; the
grass below him.
To Gabriel's surprise, Barker, the man
whom he had superseded, staid on in
Miss Penfields employ; he had accepted
an inferior post with scant salary, and
Gabriel was not slow to perceive that
the man was doing himself an injustice
filling it; the fact was patent that David
Barker was q scholar; he was also man
of spleEdilly developed powers. of keen.
flashing wit and proud temper. Why
was he staying there, thus2
Within six weeks Gabriel fiattered
himself he had found out two things. for
mysterious handwriting came to flow
along the walls and write.
First, David Barker was in love wi b
Moy.
Second. Miss Penfeld was afraid Of
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