The Opelousas courier., 1893-05-06

and Mrs. Carnegie in the breakfast room
worrying her sister, Mrs. Mainwaring
by assurances that the girls would max
them late, as usual.
"Dollie was ready half an hour ago,
said Mrs. Mainwaring. 81 saw her i
the hail."
"Dolly is not going with US. I dom
often take her out. It wouldn't be fai
to the two Others"
"But it is not fair to Dollie to leav'
her SO much at home. She has not gon
out with u once since I came"
"Don't distress yourself about Dollie
she is quite happy"
elbow does she make herself so?"
sob! I don't know. We are going tc
be SO late. She gardens, she sketches,
she does all kinds of things. ! don't
think she milks the COWS, but she GER
thinly feeds the chickens"
"Oh, Letitia!"
"Why do you say, sOh, Letitla
ought / to know whether she milks th,
cows or not?"
"You ought to know a great dea
more about her than you do. There il
such a thing as getting tired of garden
ing and feeding the chickens"
"Yes, I 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, Evie is twenty
six and Agnes is only a year younger"
6tRut Dollia il twantv. ona
can age when amusement is not un-
palatable."
"My dear, you worry me. I must do
my duty to the eldest-but I wish they
would come"
"Ana 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 effectual disguise of a
shabby coat and cap; in real life, she
may perhaps give her poor little affee-
tons to some photographer from elias.
cow, who is taking a holiday at the
blue Bonnet"
stOh. Cecilial Dollie is not a girl OF
that kind. She is as good as gold, and
perfectly bidable, and she shall go
everywhere when Evie gets engaged.
Has it struck you that Sir Philip is in
love with Evie9 I am almost certain that
ne is, and I am delighted. Oh, here the
girls come. How charming they both
lookup
Mrs. Mainwaring, who had so lately
seen Dollie in her plain morning dress,
looking like a 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 com North to recover strength to
go through another.
They had no liking for scenery unless
it were accompanied by a 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.
"And what have you been doing this
afternoon, Dollie9" 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, s'sketching in the glen, aunt"
"And you had a dull little luncheon
all alone by yourself, in that great din.
~ing-room2"
"No, / was working SO hard that ] |
could not spare time to come in. I ate
all the bread I had taken with me to rub
out with. I wish you would come to
the glen, aunt; it is so pretty"
"Dear child, / am much too old to
scramble. May / see your sketchW
Dollie brought it. Her mother looked
it, too, and was startled at its merit.
"Why, Dollie" she exclaimed, ssyou
have improved wonderfully That bit
in the left-hand corne is excellent"
Again Dollie colsred. 81 had some
help there, mother, = she said, ian artist
who comes to the glen sometimes"
"An artist, Dolliel What do you
81 mean a gentleman, mother. He
7m0JO0 Ia W 1CSAuCuG buE6C WEEKS ago 4
when I was there painting. He has of.
en- been to work there since, and when
he comes he gives me really beauti-
Iully hints. He has taught me-
Here her mothers attention was dis.
'racted by a servant with a message, and
Mrs. Mainwaring finished Dollie's sen.
tence for her, ito color, my dear, YES, I
zee that he has taught you to do thatl"
She was not, however, looking at the
'kefch, but at her niece's rosy checks.
HE gives you hints about your paint
ne, you say7' continued Mrs. Carnegie.
Vho had seen nothing of this.
Eyes, mother" replied Dollie, rising
o escape as quickly as she could.
seTake care that he is not teaching her
to fallin love, said Mrs. Mainaar-
Ia.
stThat chiidi No"
THAT chlIdl Yesi Be quick. and
i6.n
81 Wilt really will. Just now ii is
ard to attend to anything but EVE and
II Philip, but when that business is
'ttled Doiie shall always DO With me. j
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