Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-18
4, Brothers Keeper!
MARY HARTWELL-C L-CATHERWOOD,

ber how lately she had rocked him herself, feeling almost sIs .s.fe aid ha..sH 'lS Il WcA through with the world.
 She turned and met Mir. Gurley with dignity he could not add to her sincere ana credulous image, and while she spoke she wondered how soon her pursucr would enter that room.
 Mrs. Holmes silently thought herH too scarlet in checks, too dazzling in her eyes altogether too powerful and pretty.
 ''I was just about to trace you," said Gurley. Miss Fawcett has changed her programme Instead of having us later in the week she wants us this evening, and as tho little party's so informal hope you'll be will ing to substitute my escort for the other arrangement which was made for you"
 'I should like to go to Miss Fawcstts," said Phosbe, choosing for herself lilSe a princess. She thought she heard a new step in the kitchen.
 My horse and phaeton arc ready" said Gurley. II came early to make up for the lack of notice by giving you plenty of time to get ready in"
 ''Oh, l am always ready for any thing. ] might wash my hands and beg Mrs. Holmes for Il bit of geranium. l have just one dress" explained Phoebe. "And that makes it so easy to be ready" Gurley laughed out with approval, but Mrs. Holmes secretly shuddercd at such tlinging of ones poverty at a mans sympa- thies. She had kindly planned decking Phoebe for this party in some of her own finery, and felt indignant at belng robbed of such feminine pleasure and the sclf-ap- proval which would have been consequent on it. At the very least her lace bertha or a sash might have relieved the girls som berness, but now she felt too outraged to add even the bit of gcraniun. You are, in fact, an ASccnSioniSt,' com mented Gurley, "and go about all the time becomingly robbed for the day of judgment" You have said it exactly" Phoebe told him, smiling, holding her tears sternly in their cisterns. And you haven't any idea what n feeling of companionship you can have towards a gown that is like yourself | alone in the world"
 ''Your brother wants to see you, Miss White," sand Randy, speaking at the kitch- en door, a sha le of patronage cOiorng her tone to the sister of such a brother.
 Phoebe expanded, standing quite erect and high.
 oh does he! Bring him to me then Bring him directly in here"
 | Randy withdrew her one-eyed counte- nance, and Mrs. Holmes carried Toddles in to his nursery.
 Instead of the figure which the girl had | brar ad herself to mCAt, however, Thorney /. White camC in, snifiling and downcast, too l tlmlu t0 lit his eyes aS nlSh aS stranger \ | face, yet too soay%dly indignant at the world in general to avoid all enaCuntcr with it. He seemed ready to fall apart, so slight a hold had his garments on cath other 5 support; and his haT-cOlOrHd h. IT. hung over l n silly face which expressed Il hing but an appeal to his sister, His GpraWiuy boots were heavy with such moist eIrth as he had been able t0 collect uphn them during his tramp across the Hollow; hu, t.!unElrd pdors rather than breath of tho spring woods saturated his prcsrnGa nnG spread around him. The black wool hat, which had ] gathered dust CnJisturb.rl since Pn0be brushed it last. WAS wt"tiGd down to his ears and propped by thoM: and his hanI' appeared wcll a:2ng on tl"ir journey to- ward his knees in yaV''.in2 trc,.'s2r por!;c' 1. Thorney's chm, evidently put ou as aL 0 tior- thought and scarcely belonging to his face, hung in m pincnts of vacancy toN%rd his | breast; but just now, feeling the presence of unexpected society, hc made successive efforts to hold it up and swallowed audihiy in the struggle.
 | Gurlry thought he had pever soon marf
 rcpulsive creature. But if ThornNt hGd
 been n shining and firm angri, PhU2oc could
 not have run to him with awiftcr change ot
 countenance and manner. She turned hin
 towards Gurley matcrnally. as both vouch
 ing for him and challenging his oppNnHn Hnts.
 ''This is my brother, Me, Eurt, y." shi