St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-31

As the strange tones fell on her ears.
she turned in establishment, for there
stood tall, broad shouldered young
man with laughing blue eyes and q
flowing blonde mustache.
"Who-who are you. and how dared
you do that?" she cried. Indignantly.
''Grandma Parker. is it possible You
do not remember your boy? Has ten
years SO changed him that you do not
recognize him.
''Ten years changes every one," Nell
answered, evasively, for she saw this
was some one who knew her grand
mother, and resolved not to betray
herself at any cost
"Not yOu," he returned. warmly;
..you look at least twenty years
younger than you did when l left
What lovely color you've got Indeed
l am almost in love with you myself; II
Grandpa Parker was dead ! would
marry you to-morrow-ify you would let
me-"
What NONSENSE she laughed
'sCome to the house: my granddaughter,
Ethel Cameron, is here and l wish you
to meet her"
81 will on conditions told mother
not to expect me hcwc for tea Will
you let me stay? you always did"
Agreed" she replied; that is Ethel
on the porch; is she net pretty?'
"Vcry nice looking, a regular blonde,
but l prefer brown hair and rosy
checks"
Nell smiled broadly at the very plain
compliment. and thought how Disguised
Ethel would be when she would tell
her.
BY this time they had reached the
house.
"What If Ethel should tell hiln?" she
thought II will risk it anyway"
Stepping forward and looking her
straight in the eyes. she said: ALLOW
me to introduce my grandchild to you;
Miss Cameron. Mr.. -" she stopped
short, for it occurred to her that she
did not know his name, and shs hoped
he would tell it.
In her endeavors to smother { laugh,
Ethel began coughing violently
"You must have caught q cold last
night; you remember you stayed out in
"Why, grandma" exclaimed the
stranger. in establishment. you surely
are mistaken, for there was no moon
last night"
''You should not contradict your
elders" answered Nell, severely. 81
will leave Ethel to entertain you while
see Dorothy about the supper" and
ignoring Etners appealing look, she
started for the kitchen. Dorothy was
nowhere to be found
''She must be at the spring house."
thought Nell, and Immediately started
in that direction. Just as she reached
the garden gate the object of her search
came up the hill with bucket Of water
in one hand and pan of eggs in the
other.
Dorothy she called out.
The woman looked wildly around
her.
"Where are you?" she gasped
''Here by the gate"
Dorothy gave one glance, then ut
tered shrek, turned and ran down
the hill In her haste she stumbled
and fell, the bucket overturned and the
contents split all over her.
''What can be the matter?" nuttered
Nell, as she FASTENED after her. ''Arc
you much hurt?" she asked, sympa-
theticalIy.
''It's her ghost-her ghost" she
groaned
1T is only Nell. don't you know me?
put grandma's dress on just for fun"
swell, you do look heap like her."
81 came to tell you there would be
company here to tea"
''Law sakes. you don't say so. Help
me up. Well have to be spry or it will
be late" She tried to rise, but sank
back with a groan. ''It's my foot"
she moaned; II must have sprained it.
Cant you manage it some way? I
will help you all can. Here is an old
broom: you can use it for a cane"
'Well. well try it. but gather the |
gss up first"
1--WE will have to do without them"
Nell replied, grimly. ''for the majority |
of them played catch down the hill,
and you are sitting on the remainder"
With difficulty, Dorothy reached the
dition on the steps.
bring me the arnica bottle; you will
find it in the left-hand corner on the
second shelf in the kitchen cupboard.
Il feels better already" she said, after
she had given it thorough rubbing;
.sbut who viii get the SUPERB
Il car, Neil answered, briefly.
.You!- In astonishment. .Why, L
didn't know city girls could work"
Try NE md see"
II suppooe I'll have to. What will
Won get to eat?"
1--WE have plenty of fruit cold meat
and with the Strawberries that will be |
sufficient"
evil that be enouRh?" inquired |
doubtfully, for she delighted |
to see table loaded down with every |
dainty imaginable.
Il should think so" Nell replied, in
THAT, with rich c.eam,
light bread and sweet butter; what |
more could he ask for?'
''Oh. its . gentleman: who is hep"
her curiosity fully aroused.
"A friend of grandma'Ar
As Nell hurried from dining-room to
kitchen, her thoughts wandered to the
stranger. "Who was he and where did |
he come from?" were the questions |
that constantly filled her mind. How
bitterly she rued what she had done.
Here she was playing the part of
hypocrite, and Dorothy with = spraincd
ankle.
1.-The consequences of my folly" she
thought. certainly did not end with its
originator. hope this will be the end
Of it."