The morning call., 1892-01-17

She never does anything that sue dlSll keS.
She refuses to go to Dynes Hall with me-
"Oh. do you want to go therep How
oddr
why odd?"
because this very morning l made ND
my mind that | must see that place myself
on read about it in the Times. SUPPOSE
DyneS was place near Maidenhead that
was for sale.
Yes, and that suIky woman wont gGi
She viii have it that we are both too young
to 90 so far. Do you see any harm in it?'
mo. You go about London, and that's
worse"
$50 l said; bat she told me that if in
sisted on going / had better engage some
older person. l know it's false excuse,
and l don't like odd persons. do you?"
Il prefer Miss R0uth, but she will 60.
Ask her again. and ask her ciVllly."
Il did ask her again, and civilly, and she
fatty refused"
What did she say?"
That she would much rather not.
There is nothing very fiat about that.
but when 1 said did insist, and that she
was engaged 10 do what | liked. she burst
into tears aud said she conldn' and wouldn't.
and would 20 10 the Office herself, il liked.
and find me an older guide; so l Just told
her plainly that il she did find one. i should
keep her altogether, and she might consider
herself dismissed"
1T is your pleasure to treat her as a
servant This is very different account
from that which you began by giying!"
VERY likely When ones Yexed, ac-
counts do get different. She's yexed rue
frightfully, but have made her understand
that she will either have to obey me and go.
or make up her mind TO be dismissed. shall
keep to that for what's the uSe Of her if
she objects to things?
"She never objects to taking. you to any
part OF LondOn. Keep her for London,
and I will escort you to Dynes."
You can't so by the y train, and you
wouldn't come 20 the Alexandria for me
at II 80? That's what she would have to
do"
Yes, can and will"
What IS making YOu so wonderfully
Obliglng all at once %
"Your example, I imagine. No; intend
to buy a place near London, ana DyneS
might Snit me-"
Daring dinner a telegram, answer pre-
paid, came from Miss ROuth. Gertrude
read aloud: ''Will SO to DyneS tomorrow if
you like. VIII call at so
''She has knocked under" cried Gertrude.
my enemy has fallen. Doesn't that show
what a fright she is ia lest | employ her no
more?"
poor girl! How hard it must be to have
TO do what she dislikes. because she has no
money" said Mrs. Earle.
Z" BeggRrs shouldn't be chOoserS And
why on earth should she dislike it? Well,
as she is going. Clifford, | suppose you won't
Or VIII yOa and | shall use up her prepaid
telegram in telling her not 70 come, as
have inside other arrangements? How l
snail enjoy that! 1t would make her so
uncomfortable.
Gertrude" said he, a sometimes fear
that you will make me unable 20 have any
liking for you at all! Miss R0uth has been
uniformly Obliging to you, aud you shall at
least behave with decency TO her. Write
Please come, If fine
"Wby please / should like to know /?
The girl is very well paid for what she
does"
You are inc0rrigible - said her mother
" Kindness, clyility and patience are things
that can never be paid fOT.
Then they can't be quite so valuable as
YOU seem TO think There, Clifford 1t is
written = please iuCladed. And you
wont gO?"
"Oh, yes. l will if I can. II would be
foolish 30 run any risk OF losing Dynes, but
A. l might at the asst moment be prevented,
il is well that you have Miss Roath TO fail
back on. gain al hour by only joining
you at PaGdingtOn."
- / am glad you made I'D your mind to
cone, said Gertrude next morning, as if
Miss ROUth'S decision implied a praise
worthy return to The path Of duty.
- lam very sOTIy il | annoyed you By hest
tatinG."
"0h, you have come now" replied Ger
tTUde with lofty gTaci0usueSS, $50 we will
not say any more about IT,"
Clifford joined them n the station with an
arm full Of newspapers. Gertrude took
possession of the Is Grid. be read an interest
iHE debate, and Miss R0uth scarcely once
raised her eyes frcm ;he Saturday Review
''Shc Is ouly pretending - read" thought
Gertrude. ''ln reality she Is In an awful
temper because have forced her 10 come.
" NAT a temper she has"
The drive from the station to Dynes was
beautiful. GertruQe'S enjoyment took the
uncomfortable form of inceSSant exclama-
tiOns which were so Ike questions that they
were difficult To deal with. for did they re-
auire an echo or an answer? "Ob, isn't IL
lovely. Clifford ?" " Isn't it quite too lovely,
Miss Kouth" They said it Was. or they
echoed her words, and that generally ap-
CeaSed her Tor furee minutes, when the
ceremony had to be repeated The muse
was long, red-brick building, with wide
low windows and a singulaTiy picturesque
doorway. II was surrounded By gardens
and strawberries, which were the pride of
the county.
1T is lovely. Clifford" said Gertrude.
Don't you call it lovely. Miss Routh ~
q do. indeed" she answered, and her
eyes wandered On every side TO take their
I'll IF beauty.
gu think it lovely dent you, CIiffordP'
Gertrude asked, as he had rot spoken
COZ course l do. But 10 my mind the
special charm Of the place consists ia the
strangely Overmastering sense OF long es-
tablished peace and rest and security from
outside Intrusion and trouble that there is
in it,
reality or the people who are selling it would
be here still"
- have never heard anything about
them" he said.
NO more have J, but / will have one of
their roses. They are not here 10 see me, so
they can't object" and before no could stop
her Gertrude had Wrenched one from the
treliis.
Il hope you will excuse me, but am not
the person who ought to show you the
house" said the woman who came to the
door. "She's away to-day, buryiug her
mother. NV name is W0oleT and | am
stranger and know very little about the
place. but somebody had TO be here while
she was gone. SO | came.
They entered hail with latticed windows
framed by roses.
It's considered handsome" said Mrs
WOOeT, but the pictures have baen sold,
and the floor has gone out of polish. and
I'D put sheets of good plate glass instead
Of these ugly latticed Windows" said Ger
trude.
Il wouldn't" said Clifford. 81 delight in
windows of that kind"
The late family used to have tea here in
the afternoon with the door set wide open
and all the beautiful smell of the flowers
blowing in"
What was the name Of the last owner %
"Mr.-MT.-Ohi I'll tell you ia minute,
siT-I have such a menOryi They was kind
folks, sir, but unfortunate. First they had
one trouble and then another, and at last n
bank broke and they had to 90, but every
body piiied them"
Clifford took a great fancy TO the down.
stairs rooms aud so did Gertrude, but she
always suggested some alteration which
would have reduced the beauty Of the place
to a suburban level. They went about ad-
mirng all they saw. Miss ROnth alone
found no good word 10 Say.
''She wont own she admires anything"
whispered Gertrude. 'Now you must see
that all have told you is true. She has a
vile temper, and wont seem pleased because
she was brought here against her will"
II really did look as if there were some