Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-19
CHAPTER II.


was down stairs before breakfast the next
morning, and met the major inst coming in
from a visit IN bis stabIes
co., CI~.-.
merry Chris'nas ne crieo, ana ISM TINS
the snow is about foot deep ON the level, and
nobodv knova how doer in tho d-;,ts Ib.ra
a Canadian in INV emplovment who walks ON
snow shoes. and [ have sent him across the
country to the Delivers to tell them where YOU
are and let them know that Won will he tbera in
the course of the afternoon. ri send ont some
men with a double team OF OXEN and a snov
plough to break the road. and after lunchaon
I'll drive Won over myself. In the meantime
how are won going 10 snend the mornino s;r2,i
laughed as l gazed into his earnest Connie
nance.
II am going to try to break a road into the
region Of matrimony," I replied.
The MAJORS face shona lilo tho roorn;ro ann
you're sound as a dollar" he exclaimed.
after breakfast you two shall have the house
to yourselves I'll carry off Mrs. BardsIev and
the rest of them to the Christmas nresent busj
ness in the big barn. l suppose you can get
through in an hour?"
HOh, yes," I answered. "Probably in less
time"
The major was now called of and I strolled
into the reading room IN look ago;n a. NV
picture. The room was fnlI Of the morning
light and as turned to the wall on which NV
w md mr. h
wide open. The paper on the wall was one
designed by Clara Weldon I remember when
she was working on it in her studio. There
was a tendril running through it which ha
suggested 1 clapped my hands and felt like
bursting ont with a sbout Of pnre eniovnent
but / refrained myself. The breakfast bel
rang And "a 7 want ont T clooad tba door r.
hind me. O ''' N'0'
Miss Weldon came down refreshed and
lovely and as we exchanged the Chr;s,rnas
the conspiracy which we two mon had hatc6ed
up against her. but I did not in the least
sWerve from INV nurnose
1t was about an hour afterward when Miss
Weldon and I were sittino hefora a blo inc &C.
in the parior that declared nv love for her n
that asked her To he INV wife and in H.
ardor which Increased az smoke told ID h ha1
everything. I laid before her the whole GLOW
ing picture which Mai. Pendallas had painted
fo1 me FO
When began to sneak che Iooted q, mo in.
ouizzicaI wav as if she were amnsed Of the
sudden outcropp,np of INV nassion INIT a,,ar.
ward she began to listen with Interest a. II IL
we're due to me to give serious consideration TO
a matter which 7 urged 40 warmIy Ia a. ~
might be that happened to be urging it inst
then. But when | told her what the msio, had
been talking about her face flushed with indio-
nation.
=, 1T !, is isl shame" she exclaimed that that
right has he to NEEDLE with INV affairs or give
advice Concerning me2 II can do II viii
leave this house this Instant"
''You cannot do it," 1 said, ..and beg Won
will restrain vonr anger mill T axnIo5r az
case. Mai Pendallas takes a great interest in
me on account of my work. You remember
what he said at breakfast about NV picture. He
has taken"
II don't care ANYTHING about his interest in
YOU" she interrupted. ~ am thinking abont
myself He has no right to take any sort of in
terest In me-to diacnss me To ia H. 80. -.
warrantable thing. the most - '--' -A''' Wa
please do not saw ANYTHING mora aooirst
him" implored. Il first want you to look at
seen" '0N -"'' A0'
az don,t want to 400 anvtb;ro ba 1884,, - H.,
said SHARPLY e A' o"n'' 'n0
But beg Of You to come look at this be-
causa 7 na;ntaj ~ W. 49, 80. s ' uo
another chance and vsru r m lever mat 70
see it," ''1 W
She had a kind heart and angry ss .ba mos
she accompanied me to the resdino roon, as
we stood hefore IN. n;ctnra r. 80 a-aa5
away from il and over the wall ThaT sSa
tnrned and IonLsd AZ me erS Iioo,aa ~ L Sno
lint said notb,no N ." A0A
"Do Won snnposa " sbe s.Loa ,-o..,,, ...h..
he knew desiPned this nansr2p 'n"'
~ am positiye he does not 81 -on,;od .yor
10 he had Inovr IL h. r m a repn1u' aos
msnt;nnad - to - nu;S ooi .a!ny nave
;n,nosS;hIa tbst ha .hn nL, I r Ai"os'
III "a wondsrfn1 n sba IN iaG Nv ,. .
ssUhot 40 rnr ,,oLo - ;.on '~o'
"Ia' w you EaAe OF H ~
MANI ~. snis' 4 rePueo, the soul OF tnat
H nnah - ~ sylPs'ny WIN yours anu Win mine.
me uinsS We 10 .ouGn ms Ias.es ana ms SEN
sloiiities ne covers MS wall Win your paper
not know either ~ ns Int his sonI !. in Uvo.
nothn ,v;th va th;nL rnn 80 ~ sym
int he has NO rcbt to tals an ;ntaro..;r say
'' Ssa a1 Ioon.d AZ - "a s,Iad Joo'
..Tbat n al -" nou nu ra.t :; .h -,
FATHER sen tmentsI f"' '"N' oo'
f@.ner seh h:.i ,r. ..o,
LIZ W. ~, oonnn, 80, ~aa h lara
ouI noss: anu n"'1ns BOZ ninl "s'oe Will you
mo- ..s eoaS a me :.
o-h5n sha .si,sd w 0"SAe'0u"0 W your
IT,. 1ros b-;ah. .,..,,o t.
ada me- Ssa, irst;seSp ~ n. ~ nel eys wh,en
1 alsuo "o Ao'' 'u'"neo Al sen"y closing 'ne
W. x.,.
wne wh a5'a oord;n returned from sne pig
oarn' ~nere' accorolng 10 MS custom he had
oeen making CHRISTMAS presents to all his peo-
PIE. ne tounu oinrs anu me m the Parlor. de
PProaGneo US m somewnat hesitanng way,
"nu 20 : ioonou a. oulu az nim c0ui1 see an
Sn.p os sn Iu LIS ooun'ehance Wnlcn iooked
llke q rear ina. ne nao come pack before had
gotten tnrough WIN the business OF the morn
ing, OF, perhaps oeioIe nao Degun IL. But as
we 1o'n rose 70 meet MN, sun hoiding Ciaras
hnano, an ooup. ranisned from ms handsome,
no .T wea.r oioMneo lace.
Know ~, ne cried as ne looked from one
70 On sne otne, .. us; know II. You needn't