The morning call., 1892-10-09

| low briskiy. "Sbe manages everything-her
| aunt included. She can make those niggers
! work when no one else can; word or
smile from her is enough. She can make
( terms with dealers and contractors
| own terms. tn0-wben they wont look at
| my figures. BY Jovel She gets points out OF
those travelling agents and inventors. dont
| you know, who come along the road WIN
| patents and samples. She got one OK tEose
| lightnng-rod and wire fence men to snow
| her how to put up an arbor 1or
her trailing roses. Why when / first saw
some other chap. don't you know, tnas
| she'd asked-that is, at first. OF courseLvoa
know what | mean-ha. by J0vel-before
| we were introduced-don't you know
Il think offered to help Miss Dows. salu
| CORTLAND, with quickness that he at once
regretted.
$50 did he. don't you know9 Miss Sally
| does not ask anybody. Don't you see, a Iei-
| low don't like to stand by and see youns
lady like her doing such work. Vagueiy
aware of some infelicity in his speech. no
| awkwardly turned the subject. u don
think shall stay here long myself ,oy
"You expect to return to England'
asked CORTLAND.
"Oh, mol But shall 60 out of the COM
! pany's service and try my own manu-.
| There's good bit of land about three nliles
| from here that's in the market. ana th. .li
|
low ought TO settle down and be MS IS, OWL ~,
MASTER" he answered tentatively. Eb
but how will Miss BOWS be able TO spare
| your" asked CORTLAND, uneasily conscious
that he was assuming an Indifference
"Oh, I'm not much use TO her, don't you
know, at least not here But might If
had,my own land and il we were neighoors.
| | told you she runs the place, no matter
| who's here or whose money is invested.
Il presume You. are speaking now Vi
/ young Miss Dowsp" said CORTLAND, dryly;;
miss Sally, of course, always. saId
| Champney simply. "She runs the shop
"Were there not some French investors.
| relations of Miss Bows? Does any BODY
represent them?" asked CORTLAND. point
! eddy; yet he was not quite prepared lor
| the naive change in his companions lace;
mo; there was sort OF French cousin
who used to be a good deal TO the lore.
don't you kn0w-but L rather fancy ne
didn't come here to look after the prop
erty," returned Champney with quick
laugh. Il think the aunt must have Writ
ten to his friends, for they called MIN on.
and / don't think Miss Sally broke her
heart about him. She's not that sort oil q
girl-eh? She could have her pick OF the
State if she went In for that sort OF thing
eh?"
Although this was exactly what Court
land was thinking, 1t pleased him to answer
in distract sort of fashion. Certainly, L
should think so" and to relapse into an APP
parently business abstraction.
81 think | won't go in," continued Champ
ney. as they neared the house again. Il
suppose You'll have something more to say
to Miss BOWS. If there's anything else you
want OF me come to the Office. But she'll
know. And-er-er-ify you re-er-staying
long in this part of the country ride over
and look me up, don't you know, and have
a smoke and a juep; l have boy who
knows how to mix them, and I've some old
brandy sent me from the other side. Good
by"
More awkward in his kindlness than in
his simple business condolences. but APP
parently equally earnest in BOTH he shook
COurtland's hand and walked away. Court
land turned toward the house. He had
seen the farm and its improvements he had