The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-01
CHAPTER XII.
THE YOUNG LAIRD.

,o+a for dinner, TO the great, and not sup
messed. indignation of Miss Drummond's
old servant, Elizabeth, who met her In the
hall as she walked in.
..n,ve mind what time it is. Miss HeleaT
.sked Elizabeth. tartly. ''Gone 2; and the
dinner time is at 1, if We please to remem-
her. and the fish is spoilt, and the beef-I
had such fash to get it's just roasted to
rags"
ooh, Pm SO sorry" answered Helen,
nlessantly; don't be cross. Elizabeth. l
walked too far, and hope Aunt Margaret
won't mind" -......
miss Drummond's just one Of those who
minds every one but herself, Miss Helen.
tbatsmy opinion; but know she'll be put
off her dinner at not getting it when she
ought to, and think young folk should be
more considerable"
Elizabeth having thus unburdened her
mind little returned to her kitchen to
serve I'D the dinner she declared to be
spoilt, but which she very well knew was
nothing of the sort. She was, in truth, an
excellent servant, devoted to Miss Drum
mond, whom she had served long and faith
fully, for Elizabeth had been born among
the Northumbrian hills, and reared in the
late vicar of Brackenford's parish school,
and gone from thence to the vicarage,
where young girl mistress had already
takenher dead mothers place.
This was Margaret Drummond, the sad
faced woman who had lived nineteen years
in Scotland, far away from kith and kin.
But Elizabeth had followed her fortunes,
end thoroughly deserved the confidence
that Miss Drummond had early placed in
her. These two had grown gray together,
and the child pratrling about the house had
been further tie between them. Elizabeth
knew the secret of Helen's birth; knew of
her dead father and mother. who had eacn
died so drear death. But they never
spoke Of the past. Their simple daily life
apparently occupied their whole thoughts
and the tragic undercurrent was never dis
turhed.
But we are forgetting the penitent Helen,
who, after EliZabeth's rebuke, hurried into
the parlcr, where Miss Drummond was sit
ting waiting for her with the table long.
since prepared for dinner by tie careful
Elizabeth.
20! Aunt Margaret" cried Helen, her
eHCOV AdC0 nuouCO WIFI JOubu anu nope.
and love, 81 am so awfully sorry to be so
late, but forgot the time, and walked too
far, and am an hour too late, Elizabeth says {;
but you should not have waited
Miss Drummond looked at her adopted
child with smile.
We'll, my dear, there is no harm DONE
she said, ''since you have arrived all right
but was getting little uneasy about YOU
for 1t is such stormy day. How far did
you gog
Oh ever SO far. Ben and Jack have had
Mch fun up and down hill; we've had a
Splendid walk"
You LOOK very we'll, at all events. Now.
get off your hat, dear child, for Elizabeth is
very anxious about her beef.n
helen laughed, and ran upstairs to her
own room, returning In a few minutes
looking SO bright, 50 handsome and so happy
mat her aunt glance at her again during
The substantial meal which folio we'd. and
winch Helen was enjoying with a Youthful
appetite.
mlsS Drummond herself was not strong.
ana never ate very much, which, her faith.
Iui servant Elizabeth observing, as she
"aiteu on her two ladies. she presently
emitted dismal groan.
aid. -0"' 'A'
n. what Is the matter, Elizabeth" asked
MS Drummond, with her sad smile.
l.. just thought ye'd be put off yer dinner
Oy waiting for it so long, Mistress an
Merd Elizabeth. Yer stomach's not
Nrong enough to stand it-quite different to
Young stonachs."
And again Elizabeth groaned.
80. ARE you rejecting en- my large appe-
brightly. '-'-'-S
No, Miss Helen; am not. like to see
young folks eat, for what is good food for
1 - noG 10 be eaten9 But, all the same.
dinner" "''''iNe Aoi A0i
,,., never let her do it again, Elizabeth;
make her have her dinner, and don't mind
Nl ga olt whether am in or out"
NJ nonsense. my DEAR" said Miss Drum
Nv, ,lohu, kindly; 81 am only too pleased to see
{ ioTos iooklng SO well, and that you have en-
aoasu,. your Walk. She looks very well,
-, there's no denying that.n replied the
ia servant, half grudginglv. elancing at
tIG giris lovely, blooming face: Miss
WITH AO' '" oe iouhu lauA0
hath 1 u you for the compliment, Eliza
Oh Ill u said Helen. gaily; that makes up for
COY CO your scolding. l like to think | am
e'1Gl>lCgoking, and to be told SO, toop'
elyro[ nu yet, my dear, good looks are not
VIII bts blessing" said Miss Drummond,
.s6n unsurpassed sigh.
uzo,,II' l think SO, Aunt Margaret |
the ~ cT;ri not ike to be-well, plain" smiled
sr1i itos Drummond looked at her and then
raiiieu 100; it was, indeed, impossible to
w.. heIsn's bright smiles and happy
Ola now that her heart once more was
N ~ ~ aI1er dlnner was over she went up
found joy. ''AAA AuAA VI ner newly
sooi ne loves me" she whispered to herself
- sS en1 again, and that was sufficient.
to-roo Suall see MIN to-morrow-Oh! | wish
SOLE - VI row 5 was here, she murmured to herr
lass s a. sne paced her little room with rest
nr ore could indeed settle to nothing. and
roe o9eeiy went into the rarely used drawing
hoo.-, ana sitting down at her cunts piano
vo5; an Warbling old ditties in her fresh,
H. voice, while the two elder women in
nouse listened, aud tears stole into Miss
I'm lnond's gray eyes.
GU. que minds me sair of her who is gomez
S Sss'ta Elizabeth in her kitchen. as she
boa No. On securing her paas; lay, she's too
my just as her mother was
L4l1apeth's sorrowful reflections were.
r-,s,isVer, presently interrupted by the ar
d. d. S,, q visitor ct Ardleigh House. The
ara, zen nad hollow sound, and echoed
0usn sne long. low passages, with an I'M