Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-05-12

garden 20 nerF AL laSJ he got ray
of inspiration. That door between
her premises and his suggested an
idea to him.
Perhaps you used to take care of
this garden when my grand father
lived hereP" he said.
She started, and the watering-pot
shook in her hand. With little
laugh she emptied it Of its last few
drops, and turned to hand it to her
companion.
"What makes you think SOP" she
asked, looking up into his face in the
gloom with an expression Of keen in
quiry.
Gamer on, who was sensitive on the
subject of his black eye, was thank
full for the darkness.
why, / know those two old YAM
pires who lived upon him would never
have spared the time from their
money-grubbing to plant flowers"
Two old vampires-who lived up
on him!" repeated the girl slowly, in
utter bewilderment.
"Yes, the two old women, mother
and daughter, who called themselves
his housekeepers. Didn't you know
them?"
The girls face suddenly frightened
into intelligence.
"Oh, those two!" said she quickly.
"Oh yes, knew them. OF course l
knew them. The Hutchinsons you
lneanP"
"Yes, that's il, the Hutchinsons
A pair OF thieving wretches! What
were they like?"
well, you seem TO have made up
/ your mind" she said, smiling.
Il mean-what did you think OF
them?"
The young girl seemed rather
amused and puzzled as to her answer
well, you see, l had only heard
their side of the story"
"Yes, of course; they didn't tell
you how they had wormed their way
into the confidence of helpless in
valid, and undermined his affections
for his own relations, and cringed
and crawled until they had succeeded
in getting him to leave them half his
money which ought to be his sons"
There was little pause before the
girl answered. She was examining
the leaves of rose tree which had
suffered from blight, and it was get
ting so dark that she had TO bend
down low over the bush to make her
Investigation. Cameron began TO
feel slightly aggrieved that She
should sh wv so much more interest in
plant than in the fortunes of his
whole family. He was on the point
of drawing back with cold apology
for having troubled her with his af-
fairs, when she stepped lightly on TO
the path again, and answered him
with a gravity which showed that
she had not been inattentive after all.
mo, they did not tell me that, v
She paused a moment, and borrowed
his knife to cut withered twig from
. the rose tree. Then she went on.
ut seems singular, after what you
told me, that these people should
have had the idea that it was they
who were rather hardly used"
They! like that!'
Very amusing, isn't it?" said she
with little laugh, but without any
wild hilarity. They seemed to think
that, instead of being looked upon
with suspicion by old Mr.. Monks
family, they deserved some respect
and consideration from them for hav.
ing tended the old gentleman night
and day for many years, and kept
him alive by their care when the
doctor had given him up. Indeed
have heard Mrs. Hutchinson say that
the real reason why Mr.. Monks son
disliked her so was that she was
keeping his father alive when he
wanted to be enjoying his fathers
money.
"She dared to say that OF my faith
err? The impudent hag!" cried Cam
eron hotly.
"Well, it was no worse than what
he said of her." returned the girl
softly, but in voice which was
scarcely steady.
The tone of partisanship which he
now began to notice in the girls voice
irritated him beyond endurance.
"Of cours ." said he stiilly. prepar-
ing to go indoors, elf you defend the
conduct of these people, | have nc
more to say. Only daresay you viii
be pleased to hear that my grand
father made a will leaving them thi:
house and half the rest of his prop
erty."
"0h," said she quickly, II heard o
that. But | know on the best posi-
bic aUthority that he made a new one
after that-through the persuasion
of one Of the Hutchinsons. But thai
will, | understand, cannot be found.
"And which of the women was il
; that persuaded him to make it?" asked
Cameron fercely.
1.-The daughter, believe. 1t was
. she who was said to have most infu
ence with Mr.. Monk"
very we'll then. II ever that will
. does turn up, I'll hunt out tina
daughter and shoot her."
Before you know what was in the
willP"
: ~ know that already. OF course
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