The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-11

us here is baby French. / can do all the
lessons We have except the arithmetic"
You find the arithmetic pretty stiff?''
Il find it impossible to bend it at all
so as to suit my weak intellect. Those
dreadful sums about express trains
starting off at so many miles an hour,
and other ones having to 90 after them
and overtake them in q given time.
Dreadful
Philip laughed!
Those are simple enough. Perhaps
YOU are not fond of arithmetic"
Il am utterly without the capacity to
do it." said Mabel.e, resignedly. ..But
Angela saw l must study that more
than anything else if l want to get my
certificate. and | supposed us man
agethat, whatever happens"
Angela repeated Philip, pro-
nouncing the name lingeringly, for the
sake of uttering it. Angela and Ma
belle Fairfax. 1t was no lrkford name,
any more than they (he was quite GER
tain} were lrkford people.
My sister. l mean. You are the
gentleman who lives next door TO us.
And is that lady Your sister-the one
with the dark eyes. who is so hand
some?'
Yes. that i my sister-Grace,"
said Philip. secretly feeling extremely
gratified taat he and Grace had been
objects Of notice and speculation TO at
least n Miss Fairfax-possibly 20 the
other, too.
Il thought she was. Sometimes she
goes TO college at the same time that l
90 to school. OH continued Mabelle,
as they caught sight of an omnibus,
which Philip made no attempt to take,
:" how / should ike 10 ride on the top
of N omnibus"
Would you?: You can not think it
is a pleasant mode of CONVEYANCE"
Il suppose not. But | have never
even been inside one" (This admis-
sion spoke volumes TO Philip AN
gela thinks they are dreadful, but she
is obliged to 90 in them sometimes.
when her pupils Live quite out Of
town"
"Pupils:g' echoed Philip. interrog-
at.vely.
Yes. She teaches music TO a great
many girls al the High School. and
she has other pupils out of town. 1t is
when she goes 10 them that she has to
ride IL the omnibus"
Il see said Philip. greatly desiring
TO ask several questions, but feeling,
with instructive delicacy, that 20 do SO
would b. 10 take 2 mean advantage
of her. She had BETRAYED the fact that
they were poor. He would have given
much to know if they had always been SO.
rs il Your sister whom | have often
heard PLAYING and singing" he in
CURED. yen'uring on that question As a
safe one.
YES. Does she moi PLAY well, and
sing. u % Only she SAYS tnat giving
lessons is enough TO take all the music
out OF one. don't know; | think if
one has mrsic in one, nothing viii
drive it ont"
They had now got into Carlton Road.
and just as Philip was wondering how
many schoolgirls Were in the habit of
having such thoughts. and so express
ing them. she turned to him. saying:
Thank You for carrying nv books.
but | will not trouble you any longer"
He put them into her hand. feeling
mat lHOuyn he was L Young
maj OF siX-and twenty. and she a little
schoolgirl of some fifteen or sixteen
years. he had received his dismissal in
a most decided shape. Mabclle. with
4 gracious smile and a dicnified vet
cordial little bow, wished him good
morning and continued her way to
school.
He watched her until she had disap-
peared within its gates. and then he
hailed a hanson, and while he drove to
town he sat staring 1t his wet UNI
brella. wondering and con occurring
mic htily as to the past, present and
future OF his neiohbOrs.
Angela Fairfax" he repeated to
himself. land she gave music lessons,
and she has that little darling OF a sis
ter What a sweet. bright. dignified
little lady she is, Such a lady, toorr
thought Philip. raising his eyebrows.
by George. She must be a contrast
TO some Of her schOol-fellowS,'
Lost in reflections upon this subject,
he arrived II the office.