Smyrna times., 1893-10-18

| MISS beverley. l would advise you to
go to Miss Beverley, my dear, if you
can be sure of patience and self-control.
II am not the wild, impetuous girl 1
once was; 1 can be patient now, Doc
tor >" well shall tell Miss Beverley
to expect you?"
Yes; but Doctor
Well ?"
How many members are there in
Miss Beverley's family ?"
"Only herself and fussy old batche-
lOr brother-ten times as old maidish
as herself You may bless your stars
YOU'RE not going as companion to the
old man." Kate smiled little ab.
sently.
There used to be nephew, who"
went to Florida year ago. Alto to
morrow, then, my dear, l will call for
you"
DIR. Smith creaked away in those
noisy boots Of his, and Kate Raymond
went up stairs to pack her trunk and
think. So Carl Beverley was in Flor
ida? She had known that before. vet
somehow, she wanted Doctors test.
money to make assurance doubly sure
She was glad. She knew she had halt
broken his fond, faithful heart with
her airs, and graces, and false smiles.
once upon a time.
At 10 O'Clock precisely the next day
DR.. Smiths buggy came to the door
for Miss Raymond and her trunk.
Keep up a good courage, my dear"
said the kind hearted old man. Miss
Beverley is rather trying, they say, but
she has heart, and you'll work your
way down to it after a while"
Kate hoped SO, but she could not
help feeling lite discouraged when
DR.. Smith had left her alone in the
darkened room, with a pair of green
spectacles glaring at her from one
corner and pair of blue spectacles
from the other. Her first day as COM
Panion was inefably wearisOme.
Patiently she trudged up and down
stairs with Miss Beverley's cruel and
the old bachelors foot mufflers.
The next day was harder still.
Nothing went right. Miss Beverley
seemed determined 10 be suited with
nothing that was done for her, and the
old bachelor from his corner growled
a chorus to her all fault.fndings.
Day after day passed by very much
in the same style, and Kate Raymond
grew Paler end quieter with each re.
volving sun. AT first her proud spirit
had rebelled.
Il can not endure it," she had
thought. But then came the bitter
remembrance that she must endure it
that she had neither home nor friends
to fee to And when at the weeks
end Miss Precilla Beverley paid the
astounding sum of 50 into Miss Ray.
mond's shrinking palm she felt that it
had indeed been hardly earned.
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There's one good thing about you,
Miss Raymond" said the speinster, pa.
renthetically, as she counted out the
bills, "one quality that none of nv
other companions could ever suit me
you never once lost you patience the
whole time you've.been here, and vet
l used TO here year or so ago when
my nephew Carl was at home what a
changeable, tickle, impatient little
thing Squire Raymond's daughter was" "
Kate colored and the tears started
quickly to her deep brown eyes.
NO." said the old bachelor in the
corner, no, Miss Raymond never gets
out of temper now !"
"How old are you9" asked Miss
Beverley, sOarchingly.
Il was twenty last MONTH"
"Humph l-only twentyP Well, L
suppose you viii be getting married
some day and 1 shall lose my compan-
ion."
But Kate gently shook her head.
without even looking up.
II shall never mary" she said. mo
body cares for ME now"
"There James, / told you you'd knock
that vase off the window seat If YOU
insisted on leaving it there" lam ented
Miss Beverley, as a sudden crash of
breaking china interrupted Kate's
voice. "Eun Miss Raymond, and
don't let the water soak into the car.
pet, | don't see. how men can be so
careless ~
And for once the old bachelor had
no word of excuse to plead for himself.
Miss Raymond" be said in a dow.
hurried voice, when his sisters tempo.
rary absence had chanced to leave
them alone together hall an hour or so
later, you said a little while ago that
nobody cared for you. That was a
mistake"
Kate Raymond looked up 10 surprise.
MY nephew, Carl Beverley, cares
for you. He has never left of caring
for you. If be thought you would
ever look kindly upon him again"-
But Kate shook her head.
ut is to late now to say these things, |
and yeti
"But isn't too late" interrupted the
old bachelor, solemnly rising out of
his chair, taking off the blue spectacles,
behind which-s -sparkled pair of bril-
liant black eyes, removing the rusty
wig from a profusion of chestnut brow n
curls and spurning the wadded flannel