Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-05

she SAW tiidi sydney iiit mel lidl ann coax
on. "You'rr dressed To- 20 out. She s.;ij.
Sydney turned away t" hide lrr face. 1t Na>
too late; k.tiy had seen the tears. ''O'. my
darling. YOU r. not -ou- away" She look
cd at her father and mother. Is She guili-;
away They WEI atIIid To- answer her.
W It'll all her Little strength Size c,d-l"" her
b-luNcd friend ami p.ali' low rHud tr
waist. My oWn dear. youlr not .,"ii-, Il
leave me- Tho dumb misery in Sydney,
face struck Linlcy with h"ll.r. He placed
h tty III her mother : aru-. The chi.d'> pit
culls cry: "Oh don't let her -. don't let
her go.' followed the goIcinc>, as She SUI
fcrcd her III ut rlnm and went out. L'Ilry
heart ac!rd, he watched hrr until She WAS
lost Ia view. Com. il" miIrmur,'d To- him.
selt-''gnnr forever.
Mrs. Pre>ty heart linn. and ANSWERED him:
"She'l II me back a.ain.
AS the year advanced. the servants at
Mount Morycn remarked that the weeks
seemed t. follow each other more slowly
than usual. In the higher regions of the
house the same impression WAS prevalent;
but the SENSE of dulnCs> among the gentle
folks submitted to circumstances in sileEce.
If the question had l,cen asked in past
days: Who is the brightest and harpiest
member of the amiiy?cvcrybody would have
said: Kitty. If the question had been ask
ell at the present time. differences of opinion
might have suggested different answcrs-but
the whole household would have refrained
without hesitation from mentioning the
ch.M'S name.
Since 5 D. -. Westcriicld s departure Kitty
had nev~- acid up her heal.
Tee 'riieted the child : first vehement
outbre0hs of distress unG ,r the loss OF the
com, FniOn whom she had SO dearly loved
Debate management, geidly yet resolutely
ap lied. held the faithful little creature in
Geek when she tried Ia iii ,cover the cause of
her gOyerncss' Punishment from the house.
She made no more complaints; she asked no
more embarrassing questions: but it was mis-
eraby plain to everybody about her that she
failed to recover her spirits. She was will
ing t. learn her lessons mot under another
gOvernesS) when her mother was able to at
tend to her; she played with her toys and
went out riding on her pony. But the de-
lghtful gayety of other days was gone; the
Slirll laughter that once rang through the
house was heard no more. Kitty had become
quiet child; and, worse still, a child who
seemed to be easily tired.
The doctor was consulted.
lie was man skilled i'm the sound medical
practice that learns its lesson without books
bedside practice. His opinion declared
that the child's vital power was seriously
lowered. Some cause is at work here" he
said to the mother, (which l don't under
stand Can YOU help mp?' Mrs Linley
helped MN wlthou: hesitation. MY little
daughter dearly loved her govcrnesS; ana her
goverhesS has Deen Obliged 10 leave us
That was her reply. The doctor wanted TO
hear no more; he at once advised that Kitty
should DE TAKEN 10 Tue SEASIDE, ana tiiat
everything when might remind her OF the
Absent iriend-Dooks, presents, even articles
OF ciothing likely to revive Old associations
should De lett at home. a new life, IN new
! ar when pen, ink, and paper were offered
70 nun mat was the doctor S prescription.
MIS-. Linley consulted her husband ON the
cho'ce OF the seaside place to which the child
should De removed.
| Inc Drank whlcii oydneys departure lett
In the lie OF the household was felt by the
master ana mistress OF Mount M0rven-and
leii' uhhappiiy' without any open avowal ON
either side OF what was passing in their
minds. In this way the governess became
iorDidden subject between them; the hus-
Oahd waited for the wife to set the example
OF approaching II, and the wife waited for
the husband. The trial 1T temper produced
Dy this state OF hesitation, and by tie secret
doubts which it encouraged, led insensbly
to certain estrangement-which Linley in
particular was morbidly unwilling to ac-
knowledge. If,when the dinner hour brought
them together, he was silent and dull in his
vines presence, ne attributed it to anxiety
on the subject OF his brother-then absent on
serious business GRAND in London. II he
sometimes ielt tle mouse the hrst thing IN
the morning and only returned at night, 1t
was because the management OF the model
IaIin nad become one OF MS duties IN Kan
ual 5 absence. MIS-. Lihiey made no attempt
70 uispute TINS view OF the altered clrcum-
o'ahceS III nome ilie-out siie submitted with
mihd Ill at ease. secretly rearing that
L'h!ey was suuerihg under MISS Westerfleld's
a W:.e sue showed herSei1 10 nope tnat
AN'y Ialier woulu sec necessity, IN Ills
owh CASE ior cnange OF scene ana would ac-
company uieh W tIe Scaside.
Won you come WIN us. lierDertf' she
sSs:co.eu, wnen they had Doth agreed on the
S'.Uice vi place.
niS 'einPei was III state OF constant irri-
A''Vn. Wnhout meaning II, he answered
nc. harmless question Sharply.
nov can 30 away win you when we
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.o'ty, :" ''ooN ''io iu'''ouS EXPENSES ou' my
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never he.r,i Of de,avs onJ S;Sa~o;rto y*a
ond o,,;hh,as onI s,,so ''ro.ons"I p ona"..ao
al NV n,fnrtnnota ,,,ro.p,'os H. .'',' q"
oh,;@od tn ~ :" 10 C.,S Inv m.o VIM aIo
I,nn.,"1 iii ~ -. Sa wv. on'1 A"ows "nel =
news he NAV briny will, hin, uhor na d"as
come hacL y ~
"You have MANY anx,a,;as u.,hert. ond
7 ought IN hove r.,,,,o,,,,,oroS .,,o,,. "''-
That gentle answer touched him. He made
the best apology I'm his mower: he said his
nerves were out of order and asked her To
excuse him il he had spoken rougbIv- There
was no unfriendly feeling on either side and
yet there was something wanting in the re-
Cancellation. Mrs. Linley left her husband
shaken by conflict of feelings. At ore mo-
ment she felt angry with herself.
With the best intentions las usuan Mrr
Presty made mischief. nevertheless. Ohserv.
ing that her daughter was In tears and feel.
- .,.N... ~ '''I N,'o
your mind easy NV dear n Won h.va ON,
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