Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-10

in India, and he was persuaded to 60
and end his days with them.
His due payments. and handsome
present he made the girls, Sc. the
household on q very easy, comfortable
footing for several weeks, weeks in
which search was made for new
ledger.
Many applied, bu. none wore quite
Of The right sort, after the kind, or
DERBY, quaint old gentleman.
The money filtered away, and it was
clear that the Boyles must accept an-
other ledger or be very pinched in.
deed. They a. last accepted two sis.
tiers OF the most tiresome and exacting
character. Kate and Maud shaved for
them, but service was wearisome, as it
must be when dry, thankless hearts
claimed it.
"If only Mr.. Hsrbutt were back "
sighed Maud. Dear! how funny be
was, " was the laughing echo to her
sigh. Kate was bright-souled being,
and always ready to make the best OF
their troubles.
II wonder whether he is as happy
with those grand folks as he was here
lie bad all his things just as he chose"
and Kate, with duster in her hand
the ladies we're out for the day
looked round on chaos. Where should
she begin to straighten:
"StTange that he never writes"
Maud unused.
"Did he ever write, dear9" Kate
said, "writo letters mean. lie COM
posed, and he imagined, and he rumi-
mated, but until those nephews looked
him up ! don't believe he received as
much as ore letter month certainly
he never wrote one"
"No, ! suppose not. Where was
that one letter from that he sent when
be Left? a"
Durham-but that's nothing; he
only went there to see somebody who
had some rare manuscripts. lIe said
that in The letter; he was going to see
this nephew at Edinburgh, and then
then the people found place 70 take
he was going to settle down with them.
A wild.gocse chase for such a man as
he
"Yes,' again Maud spoke mdslng.
ly; 81 wish he had stayed here until
they had fOuAd the place"
The very next day Maud saw this in
the Obituary OF the Times
"On the 10Th, at the Invercauld
Arms, Eosslyn, while travelling, James
Harbu;t aged seyenty.one."
Monotony, wearisome mono.ony, fol-
lowed. The tIesome ladies staii on
until they had been with the BOyles for
Just a year then they thought they
would ike a change, and they left.
They lel; small debt unpaid, an5
they gave no address.
AS girls do, even girls who have too
close an acqusintanceship with the
rough side Of life, the two Boylos made
grand glory in the departure Of the
Misses Payne.
" We may get some ono even worse
though said Kate, practically.
" Never mind what may be, we are
free now" Maud reoined, being, IS We
have said, always more light Of heart
than her sister was.
On that half holiday the girls. being
SO gay over their freedom, walked with
Dick 20 ,he station. saw him of, aud
then went for a summer evening sauu-
ter among he fclds Yes if you strike
boldly of from the dreary bricks aud
mortar Of New-Cross, and walk with
the Ella tcity of young, healshfll limbs,
sou may, sooner than you may think,
lie among the sweet-smelliug hay fields
II was June, and if the hedgerows
were rather dusty there we're fields be-
yond them. Maud 5 young soul drank
in the fresh summer gladness, and she
talked on Of every possible subject.
Past, present, and futuree sill drew
something from her; perhaps the past
touched her the least, for she had been
so young in the days Of their good
things, that though she said she re-
membered verything, those old days
had, nevertheless, but visionary hold
upon her.
a have made a mistake, Kate, !
see, " she said as they walked home
ward. - / should have gone away to
teack--I should have made more mo-
ney, and"
And YOU would have held q better
position" Kate always nailed point
decisiyely. zone drudge in family
is enough"
~ bate you to spesk like that,
Kate" Maud had a warH temper /;
such 6 possession is usually the com.
RAMON Of a warm heart. If yop
drudge horrid word II drudge. II
/ ] got more money would not mother
have it,
Don't be angry. I've genius l5r
/ domestic management; for goodness
sake let me exercise it. But J agree
With you about going away you
would be far better of in a family.
/ Why should you not DO as Miss Mars
| cen used TO be with US {? "
She was a swell goyerness."
49, Not any more than you can be. |
remember better than you do"
Dear, how | should love those
I DAYS Of glory Are they ever likely
to come back ? What can we do?
/ Shall board: Will Harry suddenly
come home a millionaire: VIII Da'
yy's master pray him to become part
1sr at his tender age;"
Maud "
kate, Why should not these things
be-"
Why should they be You might
ss well say you expect TO find Dag oil
gold when the next rainbow shines"
II always do expect that have
doDe ever since was baby"
BY and by Msud's wild humor sub
sided, and she talked again about bust
ness. Yes. these girls had so long
been accustomed to hard experiences
that they fell naturally inso talk OF
pros and cons in dry, business way.
By the time they reached homo they
had settled that Maud should 90 away.
Their mother was told at once she