Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-22

No STAY Will US iettks tok S"h ~
changing nurses while am away. i like
people TO be reasonable" :.
"Tell Mrs. Smytheson so, my dear, "
said Berthe with q smile.
~ say, Bcrtiel" exclaimed Lima, with
great and sudden vehcmcnce, and then
she stopped.
$50 on, dear, am listening"
81 will in minute let me think 1t
ont Berthe, such a splendid idea has
come into my head I"
Lima was a person who had splendid
ideas. Berthe was just little afraid OF
them.
A minute or two later she said in o
very decided voice =" hsvo made mp
nv mind. Mira. Smytheson shall have
her Elizabeth on Tuesday. as she wishes.
and we will take Nancy to Marlborough
with us that very day as nurse. Don't
be frightened, BERTHE, che shall not come
here and be seen she shall meet us at
Re.ford, and no one shall ever know that
she is my sister"
Berthe laughed. Not for moment
did he think that his wife was in earnest.
She detected this, and declared that she
/ had never been more IN earnest IN her
/ life. Then edrew long breath OF dis
may. and said he hoped she was not 60
/ ing to take this up seriously.
"Indeed / am. Listen 10 me before
you oppose it. No one hero will see
Nancy no one at scarborough will sus-
pect anything. Jasper has forgotten
/ her. so there is no danger from him.
She will have to dress plainly, but, poor
child that she always has to do. She
will take her meals in the nursery and
see neither servants nor visitors. She
will be out all day long with the boy and
will have six weeks of good sea air
Jasper will he no particular trouble to
her; besides l will help her with him.
Don't say a word against it, BERTHE, for l
/ have set my heart on it.
"But, Lima"
eff you throw any difficulties in the
way l shall think you don't love me. 1t
is absurd to think Of difficulties. Idont
see one, or dangers either.
alt would be treating the Prendergasts
dishonesty"
at is n sacred duty TO do all you can
| lOI II SiSttI WHO IL III, ltpAACu i<Ihut "o
Stunning lofty attitude.
"Not at the cost Of doing anything
uDderhand."
without Nancy every bit of comfort ]
enjoyed would be hateful to me, urged
Lima. Every breath of sea air would
make me feel Ill"
"But think what we should feel if
! tI,nr MANA Ifrooxcro1 -
Discovered How could 1t ? And
even if it were we should be convicted
of no crime but that of poverty "
He shook his head he was entirely
unconvinced. Lima, you seem quite
to forget that this is by no means an
every day kind of visit. After long
period Of GOODNESS the Prendergasts are
holding ont the olive branch. 1t really
looks as if they were going to take me
into favor again. That means a great
deal. Lima it means that they will
handsomely provide for our future if
they like MS.
~ know. I quite see all that, but !
can't see what harm poor little Nancy
will DO our future"
eff they found out that we were de-
ceiving them they might leave all they
have 10 Arthur Carey
81 had much rather be disinherited
than DO such a shabby thing as go to the
sea by myself and leave Nancy at
home"
81 refuse to he party to any such
| transaction said BERTHE, who thought
the time for tirmness had come.
Very well, then. You may go to
Marlborough. and | will stay here. ]
am not very well | had rather stay
here"
Unhappy man, he knew that no was
undonel Women have so many levers
at their command when man has to be
moved in any direction which he does
not like. 1t was quite true that there
were circumstances connected with their
expectations from the PrenderGasts
which made it highly important not
to offend them; but then there were
other circumstances connected with
other expectations which made it highly
important that Lima should not be too
much crossed. he saw that she meant
to fight until the last "Have your own
way. Lima" he said impatiently. 81
wash my hands of the whole affair"
"And you won't keep on reproducing
me all the time we are there, then %
said Lima, anxious to obtain further con-
cessions.
81 won't say one word more about
it, but must say | detest it
They were to meet Nancy at Retford.
When the train stopped she was stand
ing on the platform 10y her unpretending
| little box. Never before had BERTHE or
Lima seen such dear, dainty little SER
want. he looked at her in establishment
"Ob, Bertie,' Lima whispered, Il
begin to be afraid you were right. do
feel so frightened now that it has come
to the point
"You have rather overdone it, Nancy
dear" she said when her new nurse en-
tered the carriage. They were practically
alone, for little Jasper was fast asleep.
"No servant would he seen in gray
alpaca and the worst is, you do look
SO nice i'll 1t.
docs that matter?" asked Nancy.
81 am afraid you will be very much
noticed"
81 will try not to be-" she answered
humbly.
PART III.
A fortnight had passed by, and so far
all had gone well. All had gone spe-