The Opelousas courier., 1892-05-07

trade, and the line between her delicate
dark bows d~eepened.
stIf it were only over with-or needn't
be at ALL" she reflected. But there was
no way to avoid the unpleasant task
ahead of her, and accordingly Sarah
passed down the stairs and into the
square parlor overlooking the garden.
In about half an hour old Mrs. Thorpe
in her room upstairs heard the front door
close, and Il quick step go down the
garden pathway. Presently Sarah came
back.
The old lady was popped up in bed
and turned a pair Of very bright, clear
eyes upon her niece as she entered the
ROOM.
uWelI," hrs. Thorpe exclaimed with
impatience. .sit right down and tell
me all about it. And dent oblige me
to ask too many questions. You know
how I hate to have to wiring anything
out Of you.
Sarah laughed. ''I'l do my best,
Aunt Polly" she answered, sitting down
in the window and looking with gentle
indulgence at the old lady. 81 suppose
/ must begin at the beginning. found
Ar. Morrison, Of course,in the parlor and
he fairly jumped at the business qaes-
tion.n
"Humph, what'd he say?'
"Said that he would not think of dis
turbing you while You were i'll but that
it was very important for him to know
when BIZ could take possession of the
house. He intends putting up the fac
tory at once, he says. He observed that
Mr.. Beecham had explained how fond we
were of the old house and all that, but
of course we could hardly expect him to
be sentimental in a business NATTER
ibid he talk like that right to your
face, Sarah Molyneux2"
s.Yes, Aunt can t say-well it didn't
sound quite SO bold; but those were his
words"
"Who does he favor in looks-the
Turner's, [ guess" Mrs. Thorpe leaned
back and closed her eyes a moment, WIS.,
ions of the high cheek bones and proni-
nent noses OF the Turner's floating before
her. Sarah thought of them too, sharply
In contrast with the looks of her recent
guest.
aHe's not a bit like the Turner'S, y
she said, presently. 81 don't know the
NJ risons much,n she added. aLet me
see he is not very tali-rather slight
but looks strong aud has q clean shaven
dark face
s.Handsomea' Mrs. Thorpe's eyes
opened for an instant.
aOh, no-not at all-oh no, not the
least bit handsome; but he has a quick,
bright sort of look"
$50 he's going to put up a factory
dear, dear-I did not think-but we'll no
-of course the property's his since your
uncle Ezra left it to him by will never
thought Ezra'd do it. Always took for
granted he meant it should be mine out
right and-after letting me live here
forty years
IL said something of the kind TO Mr..
Morrison. He's coming back this even
ing
dHhn w Tue dEBUI duu NE WdA Il VSFA
nice talk at first. I really almost liked
him. We began about country life, and
be told me how much lie had longed fol
q real country home-a place something
like this, be said-then he asked who
took care Of the garden, and I told him
] was your gardner, and how much We
both loved the flowers. I showed him
the tree planted when I was q baby, and
then the rosebud for my tenth birthday:
aud be said that he should think we'd
hate to leave it aIi-then Iexplained YOU
wanted the plants; but be said oh, 90
they were part Of the property
aWhat for; be isn't going to build to-
night, is hca,
.Oh, no. He wanted to see the gar
den very particularly
aNell, you make it clear / want the
plants
When the Objectionable guest had paid
bis second visit, Sarah came back TO her
aunt's room looking very much dis
couraged.
Well, what nowap demanded the old
lady with q scorn.
Tile says We can't have those gardens
disturbed, Aunt Polly, said Sarah, sit.
ting down deiecEedlg. Il took him