Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-06-08

she drew all her strength to her assistance
and succeeded in hiding her emotion.
If you will walk under my umbrella, as
am going your way for this square, you
can keep dry. And, too. fear baby won't
like to part with you now"
There was no easy way to retreat; it
would have been absurd to scud off in a
changed direction through the pelting
rain, so she continued talking hurriedly
to the child. As they reached the foot of
the broad stone steps she stopped. II can
not thank you enough for having Gained
Leslie
His nurse left this morning, and he
will not be cousoled by any of the other
servants. So finally told Mrs. Clarke,
the housekeeper, that would try him for
a walk. But will you not take the um.
brella9 1t will be shame to expose your
self to such a deluge."
She gracefully declined all thanks and
such kind offers, and glided quickly off,
! tall black robed figure daring the watery
drops. But a perfect shrek from baby
arose when he found himself deserted in
in this fashion, and each succeeding cry
became louder and more distressing
Again Gabriel could not 90. Again she
came back to him.
will you please come into the house
with him? Mrs. Clarke may there be bet
Ter able to get him away than L.
So Gabriel, carrying the child, entered
his house unknown, but welcome even
then.
Leslie was not to be easily deceived, and
all the ruses were seen through lmmedi-
ately by his careful, big blue eyes.
We must get a nurse this very night
declared Mrs. Clarke as she endeavored in
her practical, cold hearted way to inveigle
the young lord from his new mamma
But" groaned Mr.. COPYRIGHT, where
can one get one which he can trust on such
| short notices
A bold idea entered Gabriels head She
tried three or four times to speak, and her
voice failed. Finally she choked back the
| lump in her throat and said:
"Would it be presumptuous for me TO
offer myself? | can show you excellent
references, and am now looking for some
such position
"You nursemaid?" exclaimed Mr..
| Courtright in amazement. Then, mo
meut later, he would have given much to
| have it back unsaid her plain black gown
was darned at the elbows-it was merely
her way of wearing it that gave her the
appearance of woman OF long founded
culture and delicacy
Two years went by, in which Miss Var
| ney, as she was now known, undiscovered
was loved by and loved in return Mr.
Courtright's two children. 1t was one
evening in March, just before dusk, when
| she had left Leslie up stairs asleep and
| had Just come down to the drawing room
with Mabel, to stay with the child till her
| father came to dinner.
He was late and Mabel had wandered off
to back parlor, thus leaving Gabriel alone
| in the dimly lighted room when Mr.. Court
right finally entered.
Il shall call Mabel" she began, starting
from her station by the window.
mo. Miss Narncy, stay. | have some
thing to say to you. You remember how
moved | was the first time that Leslie
called you mammal You thought then
no doubt that it was because of the mem
ory of my wife. Partly so, but mostly be
cause, as | looked up at you, | thought for
an instant that you were the woman who
who might have been his mother if the
fates had been kinder. Do you know Miss
| Narney, that you often remind me cruelty
of a woman loved better than the world?'
Your Wife" She was glad that it was
dark enough to hide the trembling of her
lips
mo. not NY wife | loved Marie one
way; she was tender and true to me. But
the woman that | really loved Then
after short pause he went on; But
what meant to say to you i this have
learned to love you thousand times bet
ter than Marie, and sometimes, | almost
| think, as much as lOved-the dearest one
| Can YOU, will you haze me if | ask you thus
| to be Leslie's mamma in truth as well as
| in word?'
Slowly came the reply But you love
the first woman best of all even yet"
Yes, do. But as l said, often al
most think that you are she when stop to
realize how feel toward you"
Moment after moment went by. The
shadows came closer and the rim of lighter
clouds near the west horizon grew mar
rover At last she said Il, too, loved in
the long ago But can never in any way
love another man. But
Miss Varney" he broke in.
NO. let me finish, she continued. Take
an umbrella and 90 down to the east gate.
Do not ask question, but take the um-
| brella and wait there"
Then she sped up stairs. He was dazed;
maybe that was the reason that he, as in
| a dream, did as she had bid and took his
| station down by the rustic gate, Where the
softly falling rain dripped through the
leaves on to the gravel of the walk.
Suddenly he was conscious of IA rustic at
his side, and turning, there stood tall
girl with a loving smile beaming above
the same dark collar, with a sweet face
shining from beneath the same velvet bon
net remembered so well from long ago,
and an old time voice murmured, Rob
ert."
"Gabriel?'' he gasped
yes" she laughed, Gabriel and your
nursemaid in one"
When they walked up to the house that
night she chung lovingly to his arm under