The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-15
influence over him that she would soon

De able TO uetnfone me entirely.
And another thing / shall make it
my duty to attend to will be to inform
Ray how she managed to enter this
house before she has chance to talk
to him. | shall show him Just what
kind of person his mother has given
home, and then, my pretty lady, if
( you are not sent away from here in
double quick order it will be very
+ strange. All! Here she comes now,
and / shall find out what Auntie Mar
guerite intends to do.
As the two entered Jeanette came
out of her hiding place and accosted
them.
I She tried to look very sweetly at
Lenora as she said:
How very nicely You do play; for
tunately for me | did not miss that
treat, and really it was very charming"
Lenora only thanked her. and said
that she knew very little about music.
She then left the two standing in front
of one of the fountains, and strolled
down the walks, now and then touch
ing with her lovely scarlet lips her
favorite flowers.
/ "Auntie Marguerite have you found
out who this girl is that you have
/ taken such an interest in? She seems
very attractive indeed, but what will
Ray say when he comes home and finds
out who she is ?"
My dear Jeanette, 1 hope that you
Will harbor no fears as regards Lima, or
worry as to what Ray viii say. For
my part | have perfect confidence in
her, and am quite sure that you were
mistaken as to her character; / believe
that she is as pure and innocent as a
child, and it only remains for Ray to
decide whether she shall remain or not.
For my part nothing would please me
more than to have her here all the
time. You can see for yourself that
she is a superior young lady, well edu-
| Gated and is very beautiful. She has
the grace of born queen, and the
sweetest voice / ever heard. i have
ordered a dress from Paris for her,
Jeanette, and [ am going to introduce
her to the guests; | do 50 hope that
Ray will be pleased with her, for GER
tainly am"
ooh, yes, that is evident to every
one IN the house, and no doubt but that
Ray viii be pleased with her appear
ance, but ! hope that he Will take into
consideration who has been under his
roof for the last two or. three weeks.
He may approve it, yet | doubt it
very much"
THAT makes no difference, Jeanette,
and | am willing to venture his APP
prevail"
AS they talked they were slowly
walking down the walk toward Lenora
The happy girl was radiant and was
sitting on little grass plot near
fountain, while all around her stood
vases of her favorite plants, now in full
bloom.
As the two ladies came toward her,
she looked up Mt them, her face flushed,
and her dark eyes We're sparkling like
diamonds.
II feel SO happy here, Mrs. Bristol;
it makes me think of springtime in my
once happy home in the dear old val
lev"
But almost before she ceased speak
ing, her face was pale with anger at
herself that she had forgotten again
eve are pleased that you are happy,
Lima and now, if YOU like, You may
gather bouquet OF your fayorite flow
ers for your room.
Jeanette and her aunt walked on.
and Lenora began to gather the flowers
for her bouquet
Il tell YOU auntie, there is something
wrong somewhere; did YOU not see
how very strangely she acted when she
spoke of her old home? [, for one,
would not put too much confidence in
her"
"Wcll, | cannot help what you think,
Jeanette, bat | am positive that You
are mistaken; of course, as vet, she
has told me but very little Of her past
life, but what little she has told me |
believe, and it does not lower her, in
my estimation, but elevates her"
By this time Lenora had gathered
her flowers, and joined the ladies'.
Jeanette soon went 10 her room to
nurse her wrath, and Mrs. Bristol took
Lenora to the drawing-room, that
would, in a few days, be filled with
guests.
The house was grand, and to Lenora
the present seemed like a very sweet
dream. They had gone from room to
room, had been through all the guests
chambers. and took a peep at the ser
wants hall, and then they went to the
rooms of wonder
Maynard Bristol and his mother
spent a great portion Of their time
travelling, ald in those travels they Lad
gathered many strange and beautiful
things. They gathered such Guanti-
ties on each trip that they soon had
such a large collection that it was nee
essary to tit up a certain part of the
mansion for these relics, and they
named that part the Hall of Won
ders"
What a delightful place this great
hall was for Lenord, and how long she
renal ned there, feasting her eyes upon
the fine cases and the many strange
things that lay upon the shelves.
"1ou have seen most of the mansion
now, dear and let US go to the art hall,
OF, as Ray says, the family gallery"
They then left the Hall of Won
ders," and proceeded through a broad
corridor that led from the main
hall to the north wing, where the gal
iery was. This room was the most
beautiful Of the whole mansion to Mrs.
Bristol, and she always took great de-
light in showing it to her many friends.
The walls We're covered with the best
selections from the most renowned
artists of the world. They passed on
and on, from one painting to the other
until they came to the north side of tn
hall, where the portraits of the family
ancestors We're.
That noblelooking lady and gentle
man just above you there. Lima. were nv
parents, while the two farther to vour
left We're my grandparents. This beau
titul woman here was an aunt of mine,
and yonder is her beautiful-oh. heav-
ems. Lima, my precious darling, who
are you? Speak; | must know
CHAPTER MI
The guests chambers were all filled
on the day before Christmas. and the