The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-07
CHAPTER vm-(Continued)

grammar to Miss and Master Bedding
| ton did not go off with the smooth
less which might have been wished.
| Jimmy and Jenny were exceedingly un-
peasant children, with utterly unframed
Wills, and tyrannous as only spoiled
| children can be tyrannous. They were
hull, too, and altogether reduced Mrs.
lack to a state bordering on despair
| within the first hour.
I'VE don't like grammar" cried Miss
Jenny; teach us something else" while
Master Jimmy announced that as Tor
his part he did not intend to be teached
at all. and forthwith got under the
| table and became "a lion in his den"
with the painful popularity of snap
ping at the legs and feet of all who
approached him.
| Poor Bell found herself terribly IN
able to cope with this unruly couple;
aud after having tried entreatieS and
Sird wOrds-at which the young Bod
| ILL tons became more Violently ungov-
| ernable than ever, and then threats and
sharp words, at which they laughed and
made faceS-She was reduced to the
necessity of declaring that she would
appeal to their papa, and left the room
| Tor that purpose. Instinctively she had
come to the conclusion that an appeal
to Mrs. Boddington would be Of no
avail, but she thought that stern-look-
ing father would probably make him.
self obeyed AS she crossed the hall,
she met him face to face. He had
| just come in, apparently. He wore rid
| ing boots and carried whip in his
| hand, and a fine Newfoundland dog
| followed at his heels. He took his
hat off and bowed to Bell, but without
| 70 Oh
You are not afraid Of my dOg?" he
asked. Down, Neptune!"
Bell bent down and .patted the dog,
who had come close up to her conhding-
ly.
Afraid she said. "Oh, no! I love
dogs, and this is a very fine fellow"
The next minute she looked up again
| and found the eyes of Neptune's mas
| ter fixed on her anxiously.
What is the matter?" he asked. You
look disturbed"
His voice and his face grew so kind
as he spoke, and softened into such ex-
preston of sweetness that the tears
brimmed up in Bells eyes, and she be-
gan to say that she feared-she greatly
feared-that she should not be able to
manage the children. They were terri
bly, unruly. She was so anxious to do
her duty, and she had tried every meth
cd she could think of, but they would
not obey, and she was forced reluctant
ly to appeal to him.
ITO me?" he said, hesitatingly. But
don't know that l ought to inter-
fere."
"Oh! I thought was Afraid did
not think it would be of any use to
trouble Mrs. Boddington," said Bell,
hurting out the truth.
''Of no use at all, l should say. And
besides, Mrs. Boddington is not out Of
bed yet. l will come with you and try
what l can do to put these i'll managed
children to rights
The appearance of his brOnzed face
and white hair rising up behind Bells
shoulder had the effect of silencing jim
my and Jenny at once. They had been
making great noise, and had streWed
the floor with grammars, biographies
and copyboOks scattered in wild cOnfu-
sion.
Pick up all that, at once. Sit down
there, Jimmy, opposite to your sister"
He was obeyed in silence, the children
looking half frightened, half sulky.
Now, Mrs. Lilly, if you will be so very
kind as to give these children one more
to you. 1t will be very kind of you,
because, unless they learn to behave
with decenoy, and respect their superb
ors, they will have to go away from
this house. l can't allow untamed say
ages to live here"
Mrs Jack resumed her seat and pro-
ceeded with her lesson her new ally
sitting in the room with newspaper in
his hands and his dog cTOuched at his
feet And so the rest of the morning
passed away in comparative peace.
How very good of you to help mer'
said Bell, when she rose to go away
Il am so very, very grateful to you.
| dare say, by degrees we shall get to
understand each other better, shan't
wei" turning to the children, who, how
ever, only stared at her in glum Sur
prise.
IF they don't learn to behave better.
[ should advise you to give them up,
Mrs. Lilly
Oh, l don't want to give them up!"
cried Bell, earnestly. And then. as she
walked down the drive toward the gate
nither her new friend ACCOMPANIED
her, she opened her heart in her i'm
pulsive, cOntiding way, and told him
all the circumstances when made it
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pupils.
and 1 hope you don't think me very
incompetent because | failed to make
myself obeyed just at first" she pro-
ceeded, looking pleadingly into his face
II will strive my uttermost to do my
duty to your children, Mr. Bedding
ton"
He started back, and deep crimson
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as he answered hastily, "Oh, I'm afraid
there's some misrepresentation here l
have been obtaining your confidence I'M
der false pretenses. l am Mrs. Bod
dington's brother, and my name is
Warren"
Bell blushed almost as deeply as he
had done and stammered out an apOl-
Ogy. Then their eyes met and they
both began to laugh. You must have
thought it very cool Of me to trouble
you about the children" said Bell.
wv ell no; in SOU mCISLr' | l"lt re-
sponsible for thei" d, cent .cLavfor 50
long as they are i'll my house"
OH
Yes. this is my house Ny sister
and Drother-in-law are visiting ne for
time. l found myself Very lonely and
strange Oh conitng back TO England
aLtef twenty Yea IS absence in In
Ola, and asked Jane and her hus-
band to bestow the charity of their
society on a solitary old fellow for as
long as they can stand the dullness
of Beech Grove. There is confidence
for confidence, Mrs. Lilly. And now
you know who / am, will you let me
look into the schoolroom tomorrow in
my character of 'bogie'-the children
are little afraid of me-and see that
you are not driven quite distracted by
my nephew and niece?
"Oh, it's very kind of you; but I'm
afraid you will find 1t so very tire
some. And 1 dare say / shall get on
better tomorrow, thank you," Mrs.
Jack answered shyly.
Mr.. Warren bowed a little stiff1y,
and did not further urge his request,
and so they parted at the gate.
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