The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-11-01
CHAPTER vi.
A Link I'm the Chain.

A Link in the Chain.
Tyne Royal, October lois.
Dearest TIarry-Are you very an
CRY with me because never answer
ed your long. kind letters? Well, /
corld not; that is my only excuse. And
you viii, / know, forgive me. am
very lonely here, and-and little
frightened. WIN you come to me? Tell
Charlie l will not keep you long-only
very little time-f he will just spare
you to me for while. Give him and
the children my love, and ever believe
me yoCr own
KATHERINE"
"P. S.-Oh, Harry, do come! want
YOU
Charlie" cried Mrs. Charters, spring
ing to her feet, this letter Is from our
Katherine"
"Nonsense!" exclaimed Charlie, feel
ing scarcely less excited, and entirely
forgetting in his enthusiasm the sweet
thing" in cockchafers he had received
by the morning post. You don't say
sov'
"Ah, yes, indeed. thank goodness,
poor dear child! Listen to what she
says" And Mrs. harterCis read the let
ter through once more, for her hus-
bands benefit.
You must go to her at once, Harry"
Mr.. Charters decided, when it was fin
ished; "she is evidently dying of the
blues Warrenne had no right to send
her to such an isolated spot as I con-
clude this Tyne Royal must be, not
matter how much she may have wished
it. Could you manage to bring her
back her with you, Harry? Poor little
soul. without a friend to speak to, no
wonder she feels lonelyp'
You fancy it is loneliness" said Har-
riet, slowly; II do not. Charlie, did
you never think?"
An eloquent silence ensued.
mo, / never did," replied Charlie,
quite slowly, a new light breaking in
upon his hitherto darkened mind, and
totally forgetful Of all those abstruse
calculations he went through daily In
the "sanctum"
well, did," went on his wife, tri-
umphantly; 'and now 1 am sure of it. !"
'Bless mer' calculated Mr.. Charter
is: that never occurred to met hope
you are right; you generally are, indeed.
Why, it would be the very best thing
that could happen-eh, don't you think
so? Harry my dear, do not lose a mo-
ment; firmly believe that everything
will come out all right in the end now"
Il will go and pack up O few things
this moment, and give some directions
to Lawson; though how you and the
children are to get on during my alb
sence is more than I can imagine. You
really must promise me, Charlie, to
give up your insects and nonsense
while mn away, and keep the boys
out of mischief, as I cannot depend up
on as ingle servant in the place, and If
Tinsley once gets into your laboratory
he will undoubtedly blow himself up"
''He certainly has a wonderful gen.
| ius for experimenting, returned Tin
sley's father. with smile that express
ed the highest pride in his first-born's
| predictions. "But you may be happy
in your mind; promise that he shall
not soil so much as the tips OF his fin
gers-in my apartments, at all events"
That's a dear boy" said his wife,
| pleasantly, running out of the room to
make preparations for her journey.
She was a woman who always enter
| ed with her whole heart in the matter,
however small she had in hand, never
letting the grass grow under her feet"
and so the next evening, rather late,
saw her ,alighting at the hall door Of
| Katherine's new residence, so fresh and
| charming as though railway journeys
| and the fatigue accompanying them
were Of no consequence whatever.
| Tyne Royal as she entered it, seemed
| almost as fine house as Warrenne
| Hall, and by no means gloomy, as both
she and Charlie had agreed to consider
| it. 1t was not so large, perhaps, as the
later residence, but was quite as beau
| tifully kept up. Still, she had little
| time to institute comparisons as she
| followed the ancient butler up the
broad carved staircase to the upper cor
| ridor, where she was met by an under
| maid and large, red-faced muscular
| and altogether remarkable looking per-
son, with an eye that would have cow
ed dy-guard
This austere individual waited in SOL
/ emn silence and a rather menacing at.
| titude for Mrs. Charteriss first remark.
How is Lady Warrenne" Harriet
asked In low, hushed tone, as though
afraid Of waking somebody.
beautiful, ma am, beautiful You
needn't be nervous" replied the lady OF
the bedchamber, with an obvious sniff
/ and at the very tip-top of her most en-
crgetic voice, as though determined tC
ignore Mrs Charteris's attempt N
uuietness. Follow me, num-" leading
the way into an adjoining apa .tment
where, amidst wilderness of pillows
lay Katheine Warrenne, with a little
fragile morscl Of humanity in her arms
my darlingw cried the warm-heart
ed Harriet Charters, running over and
kneeling down by her side, while Kath
crime could only throw her soft white
arms around her friends neck an6
weep silent, joyful tears.
when was 2" she asked
1.-THE very day wrote to you," Kath
crime answered, proud, happy smile
lighting up her small face; $50 my Oar
Ing is just three days DID, passing
fond, loving fingers over the uncon
scious baby forehead.
"a boy?' Harriet asked, again peer
Ing down mysteriously into the precious
cosy bundle.
Eyes, boy" Lady Warenne respond
ed gratefully, though why she should
have been so thankful that the chile
could come under the denomination o.
| "son and heirn Harriet could not con
ceive, unless indeed she fancied tina
somebody else might be so.
l. . IOA l1duSHIJ CAl1O, AOL w SeAd III
me before" Mrs. Charters said loving
". II am really angry with you, ant
horribly jealous Of that formidable dra
on / met just outside your door, whc
seemed anxious to carry me off at One
to the lookup, and who l am sur,
would have killed you had not provi
denee sent me to the rescue. Well
now I am here, have decided that
shall stay with you for a month, unit
you are perfectly strong and able t.
defy her; so l constitute myself you
chief nurse in ordinary, with all due re
spect to your old soldier
Katherine laughed low glad, nttl
laugh, very good to hear. 1T Is S,
sweet to have you near me- she said
caressing Harry's soft, round, prett.
cheek with her fragile fingers.
Unless you want to worrit her lady
ship into a raging fever, mum, you. viii
stop talMn'," broke in Q threatening
voice at the door.
Roth ladies' started Harriet rnthe