Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-03
CHAPTER Nil

PAST EVENTS.
| should certainly have blurted out the
whole truth to clear myself and Gordon
from this monstrous imputation, but that
while was pausing for the words to come
Mere Lucas said:
One may live to be GO and yet be no wiser
fol it look you. An old woman may mistake
the good for the bad and t he bad for the good
like an inexperienced child Look, for ex-
ample, how shamefully | misjudged that
good NJ. kavanagh."
Again that name brought me TO my
senses.
DO you see Mr. Kavanagh often?"
asked
"Oh. there's not week passes but he
comes down to spend a day or two with us.
| don't know what we should do without
him in our misfortune.
| looked around, at loss to know what
misfortune she alluded to.
1T seems very pleasant here" ventured
10 observe.
pleasant is not the word for it, my
dear, Its paradise" she said in a most
melancholy tone. Il should like you to
see the rooms, They are beautiful, and it
is no trouble 20 keep them nice, for here
there is no dust, no smoke, no SHUTS, and
the linen keeps its color and does not need
washing every day. And the gardenl it is
real picture already with spring flowers.
And there are birds in every bush. That
is one OF the reasons why NJ. kavanagh
bought it"
Mr.. Kavanagh bought it, said in per
pleXity.
He bought it for my poor master, be-
/ cause look you''-the old woman paused,
her thick lips quivered, and she put her
apron to her eyes and sobbed-"because he
said he must go where he could hear
birds"
was touched by the old woman's grief,
though still at a loss to understand the
cause of it
And there's a kitchen garden she pur-
sued somewhat inconsequently. The
/ young radishes are ready for the table. To
, look at them gives one an appetite"
She dried her eyes, but in tbs same
nournful voice continued:
"A poultry yard, too, and the fowls are
! laying more eggs than know what to do
curd. You saw the carriMge?"
Yes"
M. Kavanagh found that for us also, and
johnson, the driver, most obliging man,
! who manages the garden and is always will
ing to do anything for me-"
/ She heaved quivering sigh and shook
! her head mournfully.
perhaps you don't care for a country
/ life?" l suggested.
Mon Dieu! would never leave it for
| an hour if could help it."
DO you find the house too Target Is
/ there more than you can dor"
Not bit. The house is large, to be sure
but we only occupy part Of it yet awhile.
! NJ. kavanagh said we must have plenty of
| rooms for friends when they come to see
4 us. but up to now the master has not had
the wish to invite many people here. 1t is
enough for him to see NJ. kavanagh now
and then and to have Miss Judith to walk
( with him and tap the piano in the evening"
Miss Judithr' They were not married
then. But my jealousy leaped into flame
| again as learned that Taras was satisfied
/ with her society alone, and an envious pang
/ shot through me to know that she had
found a means of pleasing him that was be
yond me-
Does she play well?" | asked hoarsely
Mere Lucas lip twitched again.
Il can't tell you" she said. when they
begin to play music, go up to my room 1t
is more than l can bear"
rs she always herei" l asked.
She has been here ever since Christmas,
and that was all through NJ. Kavanagh.
for, you see, she was a governess at his
sisters, and he persuaded her to let Miss
Judith come, seeing that the master could
not do without some one. She has gone up
to London today"
I II saw her."
1heEo are pigeons LOO mere Lucas
proceeded after a moments somber refiec
ton. Il heard young ones squeaking up
in the hayloft a week ago. | must ask
Mr.. johnson to fetch them down for me
when they're big enough for the spit Yes
there is everything the imagination can de
sire here; but, mon Dieu, what are all these
things worth If one hasn't the heart to en-
joy them'"
But" | urged in perplexity why
haven't you the hearth"
Because it is living-because it has feel
ing in it," she replied fiercely. Then, see
ing by my face that it was not want Of
feeling that made me dull, she said;
You know what has happened to thu
masterf"
II know nothing. | came here to Learn
what has passed since went away"
You saw him this morning"
For q moment He was smiling,
Thought"