Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-06
'THE GOVERNESS.
CHAPTER III
BY j K

The next day Margaret was intro
-dueed 70 her pupil, a pretty, faxeu-
haired, blue-eyed thing, like and yet
unlike her cold. naughty mother, Of
whom she evidently stood in great awe;
and after breakfasting with her in the,
schOOl-rOOm proceeded 30 try and in
-struct her in some simple things.
she found her utterly untaught and
restless, and soon desisted, and let
her show her the lions Of HarlOWe
Hail the long dim corridors, the noble
rooms, with their dadOes, and floors of
polished wood, quaint Queen Anne
furniture, and rich hangings, the SPLEEN
did stained glass muliOned windows,
through which the sunlight strea'r ed in
floods Of purple and crimson, and last,
though not least. the picture gallery,
where HariOWes and NOrburys looked
down from the wall in all manner Of
cOlOrs, some with dark frOWns on their
pictured faces, others smilingly.
The child pointed out several nOta.
bles, and then stopped before the pOr-
trait of young man in an old fashioned
coat and high stock, and observed:
THAT is ncle Ben
Miss CrSWe studied the handsome
keen face for few moments, and then
her eyes fell on q miniature beside it,
and with q start and a sudden fading
Of the faint bloom on her cheeks, she
asked:
Who who is thatP''
Cousin Jack replied the child,
looking fOndly at the handsome face,
with It's sunny gray eyes and clustering
chestnut Curls.
''Jack WhOi" asked the gOverness.
''NOrDury."
What is he t0-your uncle.
- NepheW BE Is TTuale GerarT7-
son, explained Dorothy glihly, land
mamma SAYS Uncle Ben win leave him
all his pretty things, and all his
money, if he gmarries the lady he
wants him to-
And who is thatp'' queried Margaret
family
Miss LangdOn. YOu'nsee her soon.
She's coming to-stay IN week or two,
and she so pretty"
adding suddenly: ''WOuldn't you like
to go out now, and pick violets in the
wood you were telling me .abOutP''
''Oh yes, 1 should - laughed the child
gleefully clappiug her hands.
And together they went out into the
lanes and fields, where the young
grasses were springing, and the early
flowers blooming
But Miss Crewe was strangely silent
and self-ansorbed, and Dorothy began
TO think she would not much ike her
new gOveruess She seemed so dull,
without a particle OF fun or plaVfulness
about her. for all that she had golden
hair and great big blue eyes, like the
lovely model doll Uncle Ben gave her
the Christmas before.
That evening she dined with Mrs.
Morton at seven, and precisely at eight
dark clean shaved man in plain clothes
came to the dining room door and an
nOunced that Mr. NOrbury wished Miss
CreWe to 90 to his room, and with a
little inward trembling Margaret rose
and followed the man up the oak stair
ease, traversed a gallery down which
she had not yet been, not even during
the tour OF inspection with her little
pupil. down a short corridor, and then
the man stopped and knocked at a green
baize door that had the appearance OF
being arranged to exclude sound!
Come in, sounding rather muffied
and far. away, answered the knock, and
rs the attendant threw open the door
Margaret entered a long, low ceiled
paneHed rOO' lighted by quaint ant que
lamps hung from the ceiling, tina diff
fused a subdued yet pleasant light
around on the mailed figures that stood
in the corners, on trophies Of spears,
swords, guns, pistols, helmets and
shields dented and worn in many a
furious fray: on the dark polished floor
strewn here and there with lion, leOp-
ard and bear skins; on the high back
.eaTYen chairs and tables, on a magnifi-
cent bouquet Of hot house flowers in a
frosted silver vase and on the figure Of
an old man who sat in q cOmfortabl
cushioned easy chair by the hearth
where q lovely log fire burned, leaning
his elbow on the table by the silver
hOWer-6Hed vase.
'GOOd evening"" he said. lifting him
self slightly 81 am glad to see you, and
hope you have recovered from the effects
Of your long journey"
'aQuite, thank you, returned Mar
garet as she put her SLIM cool fingers
into the yellow claw like hand extend
ed, and looked at the old man, in whose
shFunken sallOW face little traces Of his
handsome youth remained save and
except the large, clear grey eyes, that
were 90 bright and keen they hardly
seemed 60 require the aid Of the old
fashioned heavily mounted glasses that
hung round his neck, suspended by a
black ribbon.
81 suppose LOcksley and my sister
have given you some idea Of your
ssFSa Thave seen told that am 70
Eaf q olng 9 you and play OAoao
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