The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-11-13

for three years, had taught rs daily
governess. Katherine was the domestic
mninstay Of the house, and the house,
during the past year, had had to admit
q lodger.
This lodger had been n silent. nervous
old gentleman. who gave. no trouble
whatever; q perfect godsend of n lodger,
in fact. He was order itself. None of
his belongings were ever allowed to
litter his rooms. He read good deal,
but his books had Their places orderly
on their shelves, and were read and re-
read, annotated and digestcd. But his
residence with them came to an end, for
certain relatives came home to live In
England, after Il long absence in India.
and he was persuaded to 90 and end his
days with them. His due payments,
and q handsome present he made the
girls, set tho household on very easy,
comfortable footing for several
weeks, weeks in which search was
made for new lodger. Many
applied, but none were quite Of the right
sort, after the kind, orderly. quaint
old gentleman. The money filtered
away. and it was clear that the Boy!os
must accept another lodgar or be very
piIiCuGu iHuCCtt. bONOP'Ou
two sist RS of the most tircsome and
exacting characters. Kate and Maud
shaved for them. but service was weari-
some. as it must be when dry, thankless
hearts claimed it.
''lf only Mr.. Harbutt were back!'
sighed Maud. "Dear! how funny he
was'' was the laughing echo to her
sigh. Kate was bright-souled being,
and always ready to make tho best of
their troubles.
II wonder whether he is as happy
with those grand folks US he was herep
He had all his hngs Just as he chose"
and Kate, with dustcr in her hand
the ladies were out for the dav-looked
round on q chaos. Where should she
begin to straigbten?
"Strange that he never writes, Maud
Unused.
'.Did he ever write. dear?" Kate said
"write letters, l mean. He composed
and he imagined, and he ruminated, but
until those ncphews looked him up
don't believe he received as much az
one letter month; certainly he never
wro'e one"
mo, suppose not. Where was tina
one letter from that he sent when HI
leftp"
"Durham-b that's nothing; h,
only went there to see somebody whs
had some rare manuscripts. He sait
that in the letter; he was going to SCI
this nephew at Edinburgh, and thel
when the people found a place to taxi
he was going to settle down with them
A wild-goose chase for such u man a
he!'
eyes," again Maud spoke musingly
II wish he had sta'd here until the.
had found the place. b"
The very next day Maud saw this il
the obituary of the Times:
, "On the 29th, at the Invercauld Arms
Rosslyn, while travelling. James Har
, butt, aged seventy-One."
, Monotonv, wearisome monotony, fo
lowed. The tiresome ladies stald o
until they had been with the Boyles 70
just year; and then they thought the
would like change and they left. The
left q small debt unpaid and they gav
no address. AS girls do, even girls VIII
have too close an acquaintance with til
rough side of life, the two Boyles mad
n grand glory in the departure of til
. Misses Payne.
1--WE may get some one even worst
though" said Kate, practically.
: ''Nevcr mind what may be, we al
= free now." Maud rejoined. being. as W
: have said, always more light of heal
than her sister was.
On that half holiday. the girls ben
F, so gay over their freedom, walked wit
= Dick to the station, saw him of, an
then went for summer evening sauI
ter among the fields.
II have made n mistake. Kate, see.
she said as they walked homeward.
= should have made more money, and
"And you would have held bette
y position" Kate always nailed a poir
, decisively. Zone drudge in family
!. enough"
Il 81 hate you to speak Ike that Kate.
9 Maud had q warm temper; such a po
session is usually the companion of
a warm heart IF you drudge-horri
!. word.-I drudge. If got more none.
would not mother have it?"
Y "Don't be angry. I've genius ft
d domestic management for goodne es
sake let me exercise it. But agree wit
d you about going away; you would
= far better off in a family. Why shou
you not be as Miss Marsden used to
" with usP''
"She was swell governess."
d "Not any more than you can be.
remember better than you do"
..Dear, how l should love those da
d of glory! Are they ever likely to con
ie back? What can we do? Shall hoar,
Will Harry suddenly come home mil
d ionairep Will Davy's master pray hi
,r to become partner ut his tender ageG
10 "Maud!"
"Kate, why should not these thin
" bep"
:. "Why should they bep You might
ID well say you expect to find bag of 60
le when the next rainbow Shines"
l. II always do expect lhat-Ihave do
so ever since was baby"
r BY and by Maud's wild humor s,i
N sided, and she talked again about hu
Il ness. Yes, these girls had so long be-
,e accustomed to hard. experiences til
1t they fell naturally into talk
re pros and cons in dry busine
re- way. BY the time they reached hor
IS they had settled that Maud should
IN away. Their mother was told at ono
ry she saw it was wise, and little mo
hit planning was done as they sat ov
as their simple supper. The Times shou
III be had every day for the sake of the a
n vertisements, and the vicar and t
n doctor should be asked to help. /
ut this was set in train the next day; nj
/" the next day Kate commenced tho
he ough turnout of the rooms, so NJ to
III Co.,