The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-24

The room was only lighted by two candles,
but they showed him the hanging head and
form OF a woman. and he thought she looked
young, Judging by the outline Her voice
WAS sweet and clear.
my tntori Your
| III YOU really are Mr.. Arnold krbnthnot,
the gentleman who has corresponded with l.
! A. for the last two years on heraIdry, and
and other things, am your tutor"
| She had made the dreaded confession. The
rest would be easy. She even ventured TO
raise her eyes and she perceived, with a
sinking of the heart, that her estimate Of
her pupils age was tolerably correct he
was young man, apparently not more than
| five or six ana twenty.
IL now renamed to be seen IL hs was vim
! dictve.
As for tho pupil, when he recovered q
| little from tho blow Of this announcement
he saw before him a girl, quite young
drcsssd in q simple gray or drsb coorsd
stuff, which / have reason 70 believe is
called Carmeite The dress had Il crimson
kerchef arranged in folds over the front
| and lace collar, and at first sight il made
| the bchoder feel that, considered merely q.
q setting of face and figure, it was remark
ably effective. Surely this Is the true end
and aim Of all feminine adornment apart
from the elementary object Of keeping one
| warm
IL did not know" the young man said,
after pause, II did not know at all that
was corresponding with lady"
Here she raised her eyes again, AMI hs OBJ
served that her eyes were very large and
full of light-"eyes like the fshpcols Of
| Heshbonn--doves eyes
81 am very sorry she said, meekly. III
was my fault"
| He observed other things nov, having re-
gained the use of his senses, Thus be saw
that she wore her hair, which was Of q
wonderful chestnut brown color, parted al
the side like boys, and that she had mo-
committed the horrible enormity Of cutting
Il short He observed, too, that while heI
lips were quivering and her cheek wa
blushing her look was steadfsst Are dove
eyes, he asked himself, always stsadfasti
II ought to have told you long ago, vher
you began 10 write about-about yoursel
} and other things, when l understood tina
Won thought was . man-oh, long ago
ought 10 have told you the TRUTH
at is wonderfulln said the young man
"it is truly wonderfulr He wa. thinking
OF the lettels--long letters, full OF sympathy
and curious unworldly wisdom. which sh
had sent him in reply to his own, and b
was comparing them with her youthful
face, as one involuntarily compares . poet
appear with hi. poetry--gsnerally
disappointing thing to do. and always
foolish thing.
II am very sorry" she repeated.
"Have you many pupils like myselff
81 have several pupils In mathematics
Il does not matter to them whether they AZ
taught by man or woman. In hsEaldr
had only one-youN
lie looked round the room. One end va
occupied by shelves, Alled with books; In on
Of tho windows was q table, covered wit
pspers and adorned with typ>- writer, b
; means OF which Iris carried on her corrs'
pondence For Q moment the unwortb
, thought crose his mind that he had beer
, perhaps, artfully lur~d on hy Siren for b
destruction. Only Ter . moment, however
. bscauss she raised Der faoe and methis GO
3 agsin, With eyes 20 frsAk And Innocent tbs
J be could not doubt them. DssideS the'
: vas che clear outline Of Der fsos, 20 uuthf'
. end % honest The ysung man was .
. srtisA and therefore beloved In ouuin'
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