Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-17

u Q teen minutes be-
fore it was neces
sary to start, the
wagonette was, by Mrs. Carnegie
orders, at the door, the baskets put 10,
and Mrs. Carnegie in the breakfast room
worrying her sister, Mrs. Mainwarlng,
by assurances that the girls would make
them late, as usual.
"Dollie was ready half an hour ago,
said Mrs. Mainwaring. al saw her IN
the hall"
"Dolly is not going with us. don't
often take her olt. 1t wouldn't be fair
to the two Others"
"But it is not fair to Dollie to leave
her so much at home. She has not gone
out with us once since | came"
Don't distress yourself about Dollie /;
she is quite happy"
"How does she make herself sof'
"OhI l don't know. We are going to
be so late. She gardens, she sketches,
she does all kinds of things. don't
think sue miks the cows, but she cer-
thiny feeds the chickens"
"Oh, Letitial"
"Why do you say, ooh, Letitla;'
ought to know whether she mlks the
COWS or mott"
"You ought to know a great deal
more about her than you do. There is
such thing as getting tired of garden
ing and feeding the chickens"
"Yes, l know, but that hasn't hap
pened to Dollie yet, and you see going
out is so much more important to the
other girls. Just think, EVE is twenty
six and Agnes is only year younger"
''But Dollie is twenty one"
can age when amusement is not I'M
palatable."
'My dear, you worry me. must do
my duty to the eldest-but wish they
would come"
SAND while you are marrying them
Dollie will marry herself, and probably
not to your liking. In a fairy tale she
would fall in love with the gardener,
who would, of course, be the kings son
in the ample and effcctual disguise of u
shabby coat and cap; in real life, she
may perhaps give her poor little atfec-
tons to some photographer from Gas-
gov, who is taking holiday at the
BLUE Bonnet. u"
"Oh, Cecilia! Dollic is not a girl of
that kind. She is as good as gold, and
perfectly bidable, and she shalt 20
everywhere when EVE gets engaged.
Has it struck you that Sir Philip IS in
love with Evie2 am almost certain that
he is, and am delighted. Oh, here the
girls come. How charming they both
lookl"
Mrs. Msinwaring, who had so lately
seen Dollie in her plain morning dress,
looking like sweet flower refreshed BY
the dews of heaven, did not particularly
admire the two tailor clad girls who were
playing at being in the country. They
were pretty, but worn out and faded by
a long London season, and yet they had
only come North to recover strength to
90 through another.
They had no liking for scenery unless
1t were accompanied by large amount
OF human interest, and while they trod
the heather pinned to have the London
pavement beneath their feet again and
London shops before their eyes.
Sand what have you been doing this
afternoon, Dollie2" asked Mrs. Nam
warlng at tea time.
Dollie blushed cher aunt thought be-
cause it was so unusual for anyone to
take any interest in her employments),
and said. "sketching in the glen, aunt"
"And you had dull little luncheon
all alone by yourself, in that great din.
ing-room7'
''No, was working so hard that
could not spare time to come in. ate
all the bread I had taken with me to rub
out with. Iwish you would come to
the glen, aunt, 10 80 90 r-stsy."
''Dear child, am much too old to
scramble. May see your sketch2"
Dollie broughtit. Her mother looked
at it, too, and was startled at its merit.
"Why, Dollie!" she exclaimed, "you
have improved wonderfully That bit
in the left-hand corner is excellent"
Again Dollie colsred. az had some
help there, mother" she said, ian artist
'--sha- comes to the glen sometimes"
meant" >-sai~l--.What do YOU
al mean a gentleman, mother. Hs
strayed in by accident three weeks ago
when ! was shere painting. He has Of.
ten been to work there since, aud when
.ver he comes he gives me really beauti.
fully hints. He has taught me"
Here her mothers attention was dis.
: tracted by servant with message, and
Mrs. Mainwaring finished Dollie's sen
fence for her, "to color, my dear, yes, |
see that he has taught you TO do that p
She was not, however, looking at the
sketoh, but at her niece's rosy cheeks.
"He gives you hints about your paint
Ing, you sayi" continued Mrs. Carnegie,
who had seen nothing of this.
"Yes, mother" replied Dollie, rising
to escape as quickly as she could. .
Take care that he is not teaching her
how to fall in love, said Mrs. -Mainwar.
ing.
"That childl No."
''That childl Yesl Be quick and
stop it."
"I will really will. Just now Il |,
hard to attend to anything but Evie and
Sir Philip, but when that business i
settled Dollie shall ALWAYS be with me