Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-25

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been firm.
mo, no; let me give him to his
mothes,'' be cried. Poor. poor Lefy! TO
have such : fright" There was : shrek
above - he rushed into the hall, and Lefty
came running down. They met hallway.
and it's . wonder the child wasn't
emoGhered between them. But It vas -
pretty as q picture. Rob half kneeiing. and
Lefty leaning down. all in white, and her
golden hair streaming. and the light OF
the stained window on the landing bathing
them in crimson. !,
at was my fault, darling. we heard
Rob saying. .'but never dreamed OF your
having such q fright
And Lefty answered wildly: mo. no.
it was mine-to doubt you so. Oh, how
could I?''
That was all very well as sentiment.
but not precisely explanatory. We had
all that presently. however. and simple
enough it all was. 10 the city. the day
before. Rob had met his old friend
Carthame, the portrait painter, just out for
few days from New York, and at sight
OF him the idea had flashed on him that
crayon sketch of Harold would be the
prettiest possible surpraise for Letty's
coming birthday. Carthame has special
reputation on children, and his being in
Norihngton was chance not to be
missed.
..All right" Carthame had said; I'll do
it Tor you. though wouldn't tor every
body in such hurry. Bring the boy
down to Northington tomorrow. and I'll
manage head for you, at any rate.
So Rob had hastily arranged with Marie
the night before. charging her to tell the
queen. dowager. And here Marie dissolv-
ed in tears, and owned that she had met
her-her cousin that same evening. and il
had driven everything out of her head.
and she had quite forgotten that part of
the scheme.
IF had not been really obliged.to run
into the city this morning l could have
managed it better" Rob went on. but
all could do was to tell Marie to bring
the boy down, and l would meet her
there, and never dreamed of all the fuss,
till an hour ago there was a tremendous
ring at Carthame's door-he's with his
sister there-and in walked Truman as
white as a ghost"
Frank admitted the pallor. He had
been, he said, 80 taken aback at finding
the two together that for one dreadful
instant he had not known what to think.
OF course, when it was explained. it
seemed nothing at all. We laughed at
our agonies. our frantic kilograms, our
messengers, and the rest. But must
say it had results that were far from I'M
important. 1t was really lesson to Lefty, |
and she has behaved better ever since; it |
brought about an understanding between
Annie and Frank, and, Really" Pam
said, delighted to be able to abandon
gracefully her aristocratic objections,
'after what has happened. we must be
glad to have him one of us. Only Pm
sorry for Mr. Talbot. l supposed he un-
derstood that day." she went on, innocent
ly. HE hasn't been here since, notice"
''It's about all you have noticed"
laughed Lefty, ''or you'd know there was
no end of lamentatiOn over him."
"Oh, dare say he'll console himself"
Pam said, "Of course at his time of life
and can't say ever supposed him in
love with Annie"
81 should hope not, indeed" Lefty said,
in high good humor. LAS for his ronsol-
ing himself, if you take it that way, he's
done it already. "If you adult been halfb
blind for the last MONTH you'd have known
what brought him here. Mamma wouldn't
think of it at first, she so hated the idea of
leaving me and marrying again" ooh,
indeed y But he's been so urgent of late,
(since he found he couldn't get Annie),
land after all she's just nice age for
him. and it is only ten miles away. and
such lovely house. and memma is so
sensitive over her position here" Ito be
queen-dowager isn't enough. suppose),
land so last night she said ves.''
Well, that did take our breath away for
a minute; but when we came to think of
it. we saw how nicely the queen dowager
had played her cards, and it wasn't so
amazing. And it was blessing for Rob.
Mrs. Talbot has something else to think of
now, and left to herself, Lefty is more
reasonable. She is still jealous wife
what's the nature won't come out with a
stroke; but she does control it better, and
there is peace between our houses.