The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08

two poor sisters of home at the new
rectory house.
THY tell me it is a pretty healthy
place" wrote the kind Peter, land trust,
my dear sisters. that some happy days Of
rest are now before you, and that you will
live long 10 enjoy them. Give up your little
schooi, OF course, at once, aud came to
Mortonbury as soon as You can. / inclose
check for incidental expenses and so on.
The check was for $50 and the hearts Of
the Misses Prescott were greatly uplifted.
They who had had such somber, grey-tinted
lives, found themselves suddenly In an at
mosphere of sunshine, prosperity aud fiat
terry. They held their meager necks higher
than their won't, and walked with proud and
elated footsteps during the rest OF their stay
IN the little country town, where often and
often they had had such a hard pinch for
daily bread. Then they sold their scanty
furniture and went to live at the rectory
house at Mortonbury,
They found it to be place at for the
residence of the highest gentleman In the
land, Miss Dorothy wrote to one of her old
friends in the little country town where
they had kept the school, Old Mr.. Moon
the late rector had been a man of taste and
wealth, and there were oonservatories and
wineries at Mortonbury, aud flower beds
glowing in all the beauty and glory of sum,
mer, when the two faded sisters arrived
there. Just when the evening sun was
setting over the grand grey hillsin the back
ground.
1t seemed scarcely real at first-this great
change, and then little by little the Misses
Prescott got accustomed TO their new po-
sition and settled down in their comfortable
homo. The butcher came for orders and
they almost forgot the time when they could
scarcely get credit for the end OF neck Of
muttonl Yet, perhaps, IL was the memory
of the "hard times" long ago that made them
watch their brother so jealousy II an I'M
welded woman approached the reotory
At all events they did watch him. When
Helen Drummond and Francis Roche went
into Lady Ennsimore's drawlng-room and
found them drinking tea there, the Misses
Prescott were both thinking of their
brother. and thinking of him with some I'M
eRsiness The cause of their uneasiness was
that the Rev. Peter Prescott had been seen a
day or two before talking in the main street
OF Mortonbury to Miss Sinclair, Lady I'm
nismore's governess. Thus the Misses Pres.
colt felt uneasy. and their visit on this
occasion to Lady Ennismore was caused by
this feeling.
"And your daughters. Lady Ennismore,n
Miss Dorothy was saying Just as Francis
Roche entered the room; II hope they are
wellTn
''Quite WE'LL" answered Lady Ennismore,
courteoukly.
"And-and," continued Miss Dorothy,
with little hesitation, 'have you still the
same young person to overlook their studies
that you formerly hadT
Miss Sinclair? Oh, YES" said Lady
Ennismore, smlling--for the Misses Pres
colts anxiety about their brother was well
known in the place.
Miss Sinclair" said Helen Drummond in
her bright, frank way; ''Ohl she's quite an
institution here. Miss Dorothy. Do you
think her very handsomel All gentlemen
think her 30 handsome, don't they, Mr..
Roche-and SO graceful lookingW
Roche laughed, for he saw the girl was
amusing hersslf
"Of course admire her, - he said.
II see nothing in her to ADMIRE said
Miss Dorothy tartlY, forgetting that a mo-
ment before she pretended she scarcely
knew whether Miss Sinclair was at BraclI-
enford or not.
At this moment Miss Sinclair and Julia
and Maud Bingham entered the drawing
| room.
II could. not get tho silk matched in the
village, Lady EnniSmore," said Miss Sin
clair, alluding to some silk for Lady Ennis
more's embroidery. but If you wish /
can write for 1t TO town this evening"
THANK you" said Lady Ennismore. /
don't know" she added, whether you know
these ladies' Miss Sinclair. Miss Prescott,
Miss Sinclair-Miss Dorothy Prescott"
| The three ladies bowed at this introduce
| tion--the Misses Prescott very stiffiy, Miss
Sinclair very graciously.
II have not had the pleasure OF meeting
| you before, said Miss Sinclair, in her calm,
| lady-like way, "but | know your brother,
the rector, very well-we have just met
| him.
"Audacious hussy," thought Miss Doro-
| thy, aid she gave an audible grunt of dis
approval aud moved uneasily on her chair.
"He gave us such a beautiful sermon on
| Sunday" continued Miss Sinclair. HE
seems to understand the human heart 80
| we'll"
An amused smile quivered for q moment
over Lady Ennismore's lips at these words.
| She was clevArer than her govcrness; and
Miss Sinclair's own feelings were too blunt
quickly to understand the feelings of others
my brother is no fool" answered Miss
Dorothy. HE is not easily taken in"
'No. indeed, should think not" said
Miss Sinclair, with a calm, lady-like supe-
irate words. for the poor Jealous sisters I'M
easiness was beginning to dawn on the gov
erness' mind. "But clergymen must be so
greatly tried. dare say people often 20 to
him and pretend to be poor, and all that
kind of thing, Just to get money. And it
must be SO hard to refuse an appeal of any
kind; don't you think 80, Lady Ennismoregn
my good friend Mr.. Prescott would not,
am sure. like to refuse any one, said Lady
Ennismore.
But he can see through people," said
Miss Dorothy. with surprising bitterness of
accent, and then she suddenly paused, for
the Rev. Peter Prescott and Lord Ennis
more at this instant actually walked into the
room,
"Well, Miss Dorothy, and who Is IL that
can see through peoplep said the genial
lord, advancing with outstretched hand to
the rector's sister. "Wers you talking about
me, when I've got my brand new glasses
ong' And Lord Ennismore gave bis hearty
laugh.
Miss Prescott was speaking of her
brothsr,n said Miss Sinclair, in her soft,
eyen-toned voice. "She was saying that
Mr., PRESCOTT land Miss Sinclair smiled at
Mr.. Prescott as she said these words sis not
easily taken in by people who try to delude
him.
"Ah, my friend, )" said Lord Ennismore,
laying his big brown hand on the rector's
lean shoulder, 'you wait till some pretty
young woman tries to celude you. aud then
wen see whether you are easily taken in or
mott We're all the same, Prescott" he
added, and again his jovial laugh rang
through the room, "women can make fools
of us Just Whenever it pleases themp
The reverend rector Of Mortonbury
blushed from bashfulness as Lord Ennis
more said this, and Miss Dorothy Prescott
from rage.