The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
WHOLE NO. 2244.


pleased BY the discovery that a point
which for long had d-been a rather sore
one between herself aud her pupil had
shaped itself according to her wishes.
81 Your checks are twice a. pink ~
usual aud your eyes twice ~ blue" she
said aPprovingIy ON meeting Elsbeth
in the passage one morning, laden with
autumn erOcuses, THAT is the result
of early hours
"Or of holidays said Eisbeth,
promptly.
"Can you explain to me how it
comes about that you require 50 much
less sleep during the holidays than ON
lesson days? 1 don't know of any
bribe by which could have got you
out of bed before o'clock - long as
books and atlaSes were in sight
Elsbcth smiled happily and almost a
little guiltily, but attempted no expla-
nation, and listened with quite unusual
patience to the wholesome remarks ON
the subject of early rising with which
Miss wilkins considered it her duty to
improve the occasion.
Neither did Anna and Helene entire
ly escape, but these two young ladies
submitted quite passively To having
their younger sister held up to them as
an example of good conduct, and got
ont of bed no earlier next day. As long
as there was a guest in the house it was
obviously expedient To keep ones self
fresh for the evening hours by lying
late in the morning.
1t was ON the fifth day Of Conrad's
stay that the baron, when parting with
him for the night, remarked approx
ingly:
'' see you are a. faithful cultivator
Of morning hours as your father used
10 be, but fear your walk tomorrow
i likely to turn into a shower bath"
Conrad looked somewhat taken
abaek, and having reached the privacy
of his room he flung himself into
chair and began to review the situa-
/ tiOn.
That looks like being watched"
Thus ran the course of his reflections.
''The old man Is just bristIing with
suspicious. Is there any way, l Won
der, to throw him Off the scent ~
He sat for some moments gnawing his
nIustache and frowning at the carpet,
but presently his brow cleared, and he
laughed aloud i'm the way "A man
laughs whose fancy is tiekled by some
specially good joke.
THAT will do it - he decided, as he |
rose To 90 Ia bed.
The barOn's prophecy concerning the |
weather proved correct, and il WAS with
a somewhat rueful face that Conrad |
looked through the streaming pane /
next morning And vet, upon reflec-
ton, he had to admit that in one way |
Il rainy day fitted into his plans almost |
better than a fair one would have done. !
Breakfast being over, he promptly |
proposed "A game of billiards, which !
was enthusiastically accepted by the /
young ladies, and for the perils of |
which the baron saw no remedy but 10
take cue himself The forenoon
hours were fraught with severe trials
for this conscientious father. While
hobbling round the table ~ well as his
equity knees would allow him, il WAS
little short of agony To note the soft /
glances which Conrad Kestler distrib- |
uted pretty equally 10 the two girls,
and To have 10 listen To the playful re-
marks-full of veiled meaning, as it |
seemed 10 him-of which C0nnd's !
conversation was chiefly composed.
Nor was the afternoon an improve |
ment on the forenoon, except for a cOu- |
pie of hours, during which time the |
host succeeded in Turing his guest into |
the smOking-rOOm. The rules of hos
pitality would nor allow of his being |
kept there by main force, and thus it |
came about that on each of the visits |
of inspection he paid to the drawing
room the baron suffered great distress
The first time il WAS the sight Of Con-
/ rad sitting on fOOtstOOl and holding a
skein Of sky-bIue wool that was being
wound by Anna which gave him "a
/ shock, while the second time this same
Conrad turning over the pages Of Hell
cne's music considerably aggravated
his state of mind. Fine weather was,
after all, greatly preferable to rainy
weather, was the conclusion with
which he went to bed.
Next day was much better. The
sportsman, indeed, went cut after
breakfast, the barometer having risen,
/ but a heavy shower brought him back
in the middle of the forenoon, and
though il cleared of soon, he showed
no inclination to sally forth second
/ time Something was said about a
twisted ankle, and u here again main
force could not be called To aid, there
was nothing for il but to stand at the
window and grind his teeth as he
watched Conrad pacing the garden be
side his eldest daughter. He stood il
fairly well until pause was made be
/ side bush of late roses, bat when Con-
rad, i'm full sight of his window, broke
off pink ro-c and with an exquisite
bow handed it to his companion, the
baron sent for Miss wilkins and COM
manded her to invent some excuse for
sunimOning Anna To the house.
Miss wilkins Obeyed, with the result
that when next the baron looked out of
the window Helene was sitting ON
garden bench straight opposite in live
IN conversation with Count kestler,
and with one Of the same late roses
blooming in her waistband.
As far a / can make out it's not in
your honor exactly. but a sort Of de
fense against you. by the bye, youare
sure TO be able to tell me what lady
killer il. ] want To know very much" ="
ssWhy am / sure To be able to tell
you:''
Because heard papa say to Miss
Wilkins-he has been having long
talks with her almost every day for the
past week-that she must keep her eyes
well open because the visitor he expect
ed was dangerous lady killer And
il is i'm order To leave her plenty Of
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