Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

very III ne asked, trying to speak
careieSsly; but could see he was really
very anxious for my reply.
She mas been very ill, sir: and
tnougnt II was my duty to let you know
ABOUT her aud your grandson.
suppose Mr.. Bayley told you to
send that message?'
No, SIR, he did not nor did any,
oody else. A woman-and lad stress
on the word, for | was not so sure about
man-'when she has lived to nv time
OF HE, does not need anybody to tell
her do her duty
Does Mrs. Bayley know YOU sent
Nobody knows, sir, but you and
me. But l'll tell you how it is. Though
l have let my apartments for twenty
three years, l never had to do with
kinder and nicer people than Mr.. and
Mrs. Bayley, and could not bear to
See her fretting about your unkindness.
Ii has done her no good, either, to fret
as she has done. Only the other day
Doctor Stockson said to me, .sMrs.
Robinson, ne said, ''our patient ought
10 get up her strength quicker than she
does. L am afraid that she is troubling
herself about something knew that
she was unhappy about you, and SO L
sent you the message
II saw he was listening as l like 10
be listened to 80 | went on and told
him that, though Mr.. Bayley was
mostly busy with his books or his writ
ing, any one with half an eye could see
that his first thought was for his wife
and well it may be, 1 said, for nicer
or prettier young lady never saw!'
81 remember thinking that she must
have taken after her mother, for Mr..
Conder's looks were nothing to boast Of.
"'Where is Mr.. Bayley ?' he asked.
persuaded him to 90 for a walk,
sir for he has scarcely left the house
since baby came, and, to tell the truth,
| wanted him out Of the way when you
arrived
"'And where is she2'
"'Bless your ignorance, sir p l ex-
claimed-which was Of course wrong of
me, as ignorance never does want bles-
sing, but the remark was forced out of
me by such silly question. Did he
/ think that she was out walking? won
dered. why, she is in her bedroom.
of course, sir, with the infant on her
lap, unless he is in Betsy James armsl'
"'Who has nursed her 2
"'Oh, We have done it amongst us p
| replied, for it did not become NE TO
mention the share had taken.
"'I will go up and see her, he said,
after pause.
"'One word first, if you please, sir,
or | shall have Doctor Stockton blam-
ing me- Are you going up TO that
room In a good spirit, or are you going
to find fault and be unkindg Excuse
me, sir neither you nor any one else
can separate those two loving hearts,
but you might make them very unhappy,
as you have already done, especially
when you sent my dear young lady's
letter back. You did make her Ill that
night / would not have changed
places with you-no, not for the best
''let' in the season You learn a lot
more about folks in sickness than you
ever do in health; and L know that my
dinng-room dodgers have only one trou-
BILE, and that is that you will not for.
give them. And I made up my mind
that, If | was spared till morning, I'd
telegram you. So do just say that you
will forgive them, sir, and make them
happy L am sure it will make you glad
too
"'Happyl know have never been
happy since my Rose left me, he con-
feSsed. in a broken voice.
"'Come along sir We will risk 1t /
| said.
"As We got close to the door We could
hear Betsey Jane singing.
Il made signs to Mr.. Conder to stop
where he was /; and L went into the
room, leaving the door a little way OPEN
You have been so long, Mrs. Robin
son, that | expect you have let your
drawing room, said Mrs. Bayley cheer
fully.
mo; 1 have been talking to a
friend of yours
"a friend of mine p she said. Il
do not know who that can be, for my
husband Is out, and Doctor ST ckton
was not to call to-day, and | do not
know any one in Seaton.'
Nov, Betsey Jane said /, give
Inc the little treasure. and go and Set
Mr.. Bayley's tea. No, ma'am, it was
not Doctor Stockton, but somebody
who Is going to love our baby, L can tell
you.
1T cannot be my dear, dear father ?
Do tell me who it is, Mrs. Robinson
Il was wondering how | could break
il to her, when Betsey Jane did 1t for
me in AN unexpected manner.
"'Oh, mum she cried, running back
into the room, that old gentleman
followed you upstairs, AMI speeplng
in here
Ii could not have been better done If
We had planned it.
"What old gentleman = cried Mis-.
Bay!ey and then she must have seen
1t in my face, which Is, | believe, WON
derfully tell-tale, considering all have
gone through.
"'Oh, it is my dear father and
there was such joy in her voice that he
must have felt how she loved him.
"'My dear-my dear y he cried, with
a sob, as he hurried in and stopped over
her and in a moment her arms were
round his neck.
..Then she looked up at me, and Iput
baby on her lap.
"'Look, papa, at baby; isn't he a
darlingp'
Mr.. Conder looked at him in a poor
ignorant man-like way, and the darling
stared back at him with his soft velvety
ewes, as fearless as you please; and then
| left them.
"sBetsey Jane,' said !, going into
the kitchen, Just run to Mr.. SMITHS,
and see if YOU can get any nice fish. Be
as quick AS you can. for We shall have
company to tea. That gentleman Is
Mrs. Bayley's father, and he's come to
see Them
"Then l got out my best electro-plate,
and set out the table as nicely as ever l
could. Before Betsey Jane returned
from the fishmonger's, Mr. Bayley
came in.
"'why, Mrs. Robinson, L did not ex-'
pect to find you here Is all right up.
stairs?'
"sYes, sir, indeed 1t is, just as it
should be-
."What do you mean p
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