The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02

@Yes, CUlverton Towers. We passed
through the village-Culverton Royal
Dolly win make a lovely Countess
us It already settledf7
"Oh. yesl Culverton wurships ESer-in-
deed, has always done so, almost from the
time they were mere babies-not that they
are much more than that now"
The subjects Of their conversation had
reached the side-door leading into the
House gardens.
Here's the toffee Dolly
Instead Of taking the packets, Dolly
threw her arms round the hoy.
"Bertie, l DO love YOU she cried.
"For the tOffeeT r he asked lOftily.
mo not for the tOffee-for your very
own self" she answered.
Better than Jasper7" he asked jealous
ly.
She looked up the road and down the
road, at a sparrow hopping on the edge
opposite, at the packets Of toftee in Gull
verton's hands-auywhere everywhere
except at Culverton's dark face or Culver
toms gray eyes, the only Culverton feature
he possessed.
Jasper has so many people 70 love
him." she said at last, almost apologeti-
cally, "and you"
Have none,H he ended bitterly for
boy Of his age-only fifteen.
~But you have me- objected Dolly.
~You don't know, how l love you. BeTtie~
His eyes frightened at the sound Of his
name, never heard save from her lips;
and he put one more question.
@And viii you always like me bestGT
"Of course" returned Dolly, raising an
innocent rosebud mouth to be kissed.
The young Earl bent down and kissed
her, almost with a sigh. He had some
glimmerings Of what would come in the
future-she had none
Dolly opened the door and led the way
TO the side-entrance Of the mansion The
door stood wide open and showed a broad
passage paved with black and white
marble, in a large lOzenge-hke pattern.
There was q very old table of black oak,
and there were two high-backed chairs,
a rack for whips q stand for umbrellas, q
rough coat of Jaspers, and cloak Of Dol
ly's. On the table was small silver sal
yer, containing one or two cards; and on
tray was a slice Of bread and honey hav-
ing one great bite IN 1t, which Dolly had
been disposiug of when JaSper's ImperiOus
summons called her 10 go 10 farmer
Pickard's. At the sight OF It, CulvertOn
laughed and began an insulting nursery
rhyme about song of siX-penCe and a
pOcketful of rye. But sweet-tempered
Dolly took it in good part and volunteered
volube explanation
You see, It was this way, BERTHE" she
said eagerly. Mother was out, and JAS
Der WIS away all TIC tAlI'A Aft
So hur-Ty-f0r Td nothing else To do
nothing at aG, - I went to cook. and suc
hadn't ii cake III the TiaCe-shc was just
going to make s0mC-sO she gave me "a
slice of bread and honey. ot which ] had
/ Just taken one bite ~ hen Jasper called me
! and I laid IL down and ueNor save 1t
another thought. On dear, 1 don't think
/ l can eat it now, for 1 had such lot Of
! Mrs. Pickard's cheese-cakes!7 she ended
dismally.
And if cook sees it. laughed Culver
ton, ..she won't give you anything the
next time you tell her you are - hungry
Il don't suppose she will returned
! Dolly. Il say, BERTHE, 1 wish you'd helT
/ me with Il. 7 could eat "a bit Of it,
I'm not hungry answered the boy
T gravely; but between Us we might man
( age it. Now, If Jasper were here he'd
gobblc 1t up IN a moment
But II wouldn't he Of the least use L
; save II, for he won't b ia till tga-time, and
there VIII be omcletta, and Jasper wont
look at anything else
..Wcll. then. hore goes" cried the hoy
Ho took q huge bite. after which Dolly
took 8, small one, and the slice =onn di-ll>
p,arel
Thank you. Culvertau." said Dolly
gratefully. AS if q great Weight had beer
lifted oil her mind