The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-14

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Good Heavena. Hughi what e she
WereP Do you think it was making
her lot easier to compromise the grill
sComprcmiss herp What do yon
meane'a Beverley flushed darby.
Mira Valentine know that look In
hsr broth6E's faces and generally
avoided L.
ssO course Il i compromising TO her
70 have brought haR here alone with
you--a Young GID Ike thst-who has
no claim upon you,n che said. shrug-
ging her shoulders. but speaking With
less axcitsmenk
''She Il about twenty years younger
than L" said Beverley In tone he
did NOT often use, sand IL b unworthy
Of you. CLARA TO bring In any such
word OF thought i oonnecttcn With
her ar ma. Come he Added. drop
ping again into his aonchalans bo0-
honsis nAnns1. 'Yc8 have . better
heart than you UAsk 10 ehsv, Clara.
Drop Q little q yOCS Weridhneaa, ana
be Kind b tAie YSgr and. ehe needs
kindness soESly. IA eo!1g 6Sek e
Nh yslaatiae kAsv bsstsr tAaR -
make any further dsEAaH bat - ETitS-
.1To come % the vsy hsEs j1GA -
bring that girl, and start e6 again the
nexs day! And thea he = indignant
because I call Is compromising. That
. man of the world Ike Hugh should
indulge in any thing 80 ogazily Quixodc-"
Nevertheless, sh0 Wa8 act in hGH
Uey, unkind 70 Lucille. She was even.
according to her lights. very generous
to her, presenting her With . mourn
ing outfit to take the place OF the poor
ehiId's scant and rusty black.
..She Is very pretty. she said to
herself, the first time that the girl ep-
| lifting goWns-'sTery. wonder It
6pon the whole abe was Just e well
pleased that Hugh had gone back TO
| Germany.
| Z Lucille had begged. FROM the FIRST
/ day 70 be allowed 10 take charge Of
She little boys, and. Is the latter took
to her very kindly, there was no objec-
ton to her doing 50. And gradually
she pleaded to have sundry other
duties assigned her, until Mrs- Vslen-
tine had perforcs to acknowledge that
she was most willing, most anxious moi
to eat the bread Of charity, and that
| which was certainly not the least good
thing about her, considerably useful tc
herself.
The little Partisan household had
therefore, settled down upon G calm
and comfortable basis when Beverley
with the suddennesS which usually
characterized his movements, reap
peared.
He never came to Paris at this sea
son Of the year. and Mrs. Valentino
reminded him of the fact with som
sharpness.
.Oh. / thought I would try it," b
said caTelessly. And he remained o.
without any VGeY definite purpose tha
! krs. Valentine eoalA see. day ate
, day and week altar Weok.
hrs. Valentines temper begaR {
, ! grow Ve1y uncertain - am0 went By
. ! Her brother aid net. perhaps. Aotic
the fact, bus others did, and Lucill
chief among the numbec.
One day the gathering storm brok
: loose. Beverley WAS sitting uncon
: cernedly in his sisters pretty boudoi
Q when the latter, with an pncontTollabl
|. irritation. asked him how much lenge
he thought she should keep Ma
: Fsntnor.
"Why," qusried Beverley, lookin
b up quickly, ':has she shown any desir
a .Shep Nor' cried Mrs. valsnsin.
= ths girl to g Sn living in perpetuit
. this way. Dc youf I understand. G
course. that yea thought We migk
d give her . hOms until other arrange
/ ments could be made for her. Sh
q must have someoAe-friOnd or rels
+ tion-somS kith or kin 70 whom sh
, can tura for protectisnP'
She has no one, Clara" said Bevsl
i. ley oddly. ''and you know il. She
earning her living with Jon. a. d
poor girl would have 70 Dc els0whsr,
1 You RSs9 > AurssFy-gsVsr1sss far d
'Ist her b zurssry-soysrne.s some
where olSer' sriSa Mrs. Valentino
!! "Tsa Gs1s take. Aisliks - Hi
1 .I:Siy: W.. w. - A~ 'F''A'
s:ii h.ysu 1hs Aays tAkea an M
Z accountable NkiaR = AsE. I bslsV
you're in levs NaIk the girle'
:. BsvsEioy's Voice contained 3 note {
warning. He AsA turRed pale b
4 Mrs- VAlsntRS's prudence AaA to
sAken her.
ayes, indeed, I do think %. BlAnsh
4 Conway b fOrgottsH n last Il seems.
The words were scRc0ly spoken b
j. fore ArR Valentine sedld have kitte
beg tongue Out for atssrinE them.
She was frightened a1d sorry.
was very see6 spot IL AeP brother
. memory HAT Ghs hs6 touched Sh
: was going = make such blundsrin
/ -
j.. was hastily drawn aside and they bot
saw Lucille Vsntnor en- the thrcsholC
~ have heard every word" the Sf
: began. There was Aat . Tsstige
color u her taoe, but her voice vi
steady and her gaA brave and direc
81 did net mean to; but was aoiu
, through the next room, and stoppe
before I knew IL Fe<giv0 me. and Il
! me &c. Xo1 have been very, very kin
: to nae. IGhal never f0rgot IL Bat
must not b the cause ct mlSunde
standing. ] see now that ! should nj
have stayed so lsna."
She paused suddenly aAa pat h
hand 70 her head.
: Never mind, ahild-neyae mind,
Z said Mira Valentine sOOthingly.
3 She was rather startled IS thia d
: 11oSenseDt - the scene she had hreugi
about Bat Beverley said WY qnietl,
= Enough Clara. LOs Miss Vsnsn'
= do as she thinks a."
And Lucille turned, and left d
T0Om.
perhaps it Is Just = well that 81
= did heaEs" Mira Valentine reflects
when hsE hrothsE, toe, had gon
leaving her Al0lS. III can aAIy e
: her away quietly AsW, ana hstOre an
thing happensw
. She did mes pat har fsAxs late mo-
l. precise formula thaa thIs e ''aAythir
happening" lad abe been calls
apon % paStcalaTisa. ke0oVsr, 81
y would have said impatsnEly that e
: course il Would Be extremely trying
have Hugh as this late day m6xEy1z
Q years his Junior.
l. Nashville, Beverley had gone
Che ante-roem, which led int his lit
- MOphsWS' gchOel-rco8 and taking
book had sat deWA IN the window.
II 4 very short time passed baAOr0 Z
q ollie came hastily through.
She started "a seeing him. and HaaI
. melton - th0ugh 3 escape. II
eyes were rcd vita weepta9
II Beverley quickly laid HER dStai
sAR had upoE ho1 am
: doh,t want wa - 20, 1iN VeH
+ nor. ws1tyVu = ae49ASas n VtsA
p The words were gPOks4. For
Il minute SAey bosA 1OOkO9 ID sflon'
late eaSA etAsr's eyes.
. On. Ne nsF' c91Od LuSf1ls fAs
% THAT can't Be. Lst Ne GER
ls But Beverley, iA hat enc ASmen
had learned hR eoEA ~ Gs sale
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