The Sunday morning news., 1891-09-20

she does, that is the question. Does Mr.
Jameson stay with them always, do you
know"
/ Il know nothing about 1t, said VIII
] shortly, and he walked away to another
part of tho garden.
! Next morning Sarah came down equip
| ped for driving, and ready to give her
cousin his breakfast before they started.
/ 'sYou see always keep my promises,
| James, she said; sand now that it is
| Monday morning we may speak of it as
tnuch as you like"
1T does not keep a bakers shop" said
be.
'sNo, my wisdom was at fault there;
she is the managers sister. mean to
call today and apologize for my horrible
suspicion at Summertown, and If she'll
come I'll bring her up to spend the day" +"
ssWell, you can't do more than apollo
gize, or less than ask her TO visit you.
SECT on with your breakfast, please; I
don't mean that you shall miss this train.
Turnips first, and beauty in distress after
ward"
ssI'm ready; don't mean to miss this
train either" And they started.
When they came in sight Of the man
ayers house Sarah said. touching his
arm: James, the blinds are still down;
she must be sleeping. They say even a
criminal is holy while he is sleeping:
what must she be?'
"It's a pity you are not sleeping too, !
think, said he. ssThe manager is not
asleep, at least; there he is, standing at
his gate"
$50 he is; we must speak, even at the
risk of losing the train.p And she drew
up. "Do you think, she said to Mr..
Bertram, ssthat it would be convenient
for Miss Bertram for me to call as !
come back-I am anxious TO speak to
her? would have called last week, but
the country air, and the thing / want to
speak about hanging on my mind. made
me bashful."
.sQuite convenient. will tell her to
expect you"
etAnd tell her I should like If she
would go up with me and stay till even
ing if she can.
II know of nothing to hinder her, and
I'll come and bring her home.
.sGood-by, then. We haven't mo-
ment to lose; Mr.. Jameson must catch
the train--it is of the last Importance
and she touched the horse with her whip
and sent him on at fine s eed.
ssNow," she said, there you are,
James, in time. I'll not come out, as /
can't leave Clip Good-byl We shall
not expect to see you till November,
when you have got the harvest well in,
but I'll write and tell you what / think
Of her. What pity you could not stay
till tomorrow FAREWELL"
ssFarewellr' said he. 81 think you'll
find Mr. Bertrand s conversation informa-
tory, as the newspapers say"
Il have no doubt SHALL Just come
down a peg, will you, and ask me to
help you with beauty in distress?p
THANK you; 1 don't need help, but
I'm not the less obliged. Good-byiY
TX.
twas a curious thing that week after,
the following Monday, when Mr.. Ber-
tram left the mill between s and 6
o'clock, he met Mr.. Jameson. They
shook hands.
''You are on the way to The Haw-
thorns, suppose? said Mr.. Bertram.
No, was not thinking of going to-
night; I am just going home again.
Indeed! but you'll comein for little:
Have you time? am going in to tea,
and it viii be ready. Katie, my sister,
VIII be glad to see you, too; she told me
it was you who helped her in her strait
at the railway station"
s.Did she remember me?" asked Mr..
Jameson eagerly.
'sOf course she did; she hasn't had so
many adventures as to forget that one;
and l feel obliged to you for helping
her"
They went in and found Mrs. Bertram
and Katie waiting for VIII; they were
Doth much pleased to see Mr.. Jameson.
81 didn't know when you were here
before" said Mrs. Bertram, 'sthat we
were obliged to you for being kind to
Katie when she was in perplexity.r
81 knew you as soon as / saw you in
the church." said Katie.
$50 did you" said Mr.. Jameson.
81 wonder little at that" she said,
''for don't find many people have such
good memory for faces as I have
"Ah, but don't remember every face
] see," he answered.
you'll be on your way to The Haw-
thorns?" said Mrs. Bertraln.
He had to explain again that he was
not on his way to The Hawthorns.
The manager thought, IF he were en-
gagged to Miss Wright he would never be
SO near without going there; even if he
is here ON business he would have turned
it so as to so there"
Mr.. Bertram was by no means Ounce,
but the idea of Katie having lover had
never dawned on him; she had had no
lover yet. Mrs. Bertram, with the pride
of fallen fortunes, had not cultivated So
ciety of any kind; VIII had attended to
his business late and early, and had not
cultivated it either; so Katie was much
ia the position Of the lovely young La
vinia when the pride Of swains crossed
her path.
1t was warm summer evening, and
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