Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-30
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one hundred and ten boys that's
family to take care of, isn't it? For
the colonel's wife is an invalid, aud
don't trouble herself about the house
keeping. I and my widowed daughter
run the whole establishment, and |
there are nine of us sit down to din
ner in the housekeeper's room. There!"
as they drove i'll between two massive
stone gate-posts, into an avenue of
rustling tamaracks. "Do you see that
pretty young lady gathering holly
berries? It's the colonels daughter,
Miss Lillian Bassett,"
you've come back, have VOC
Parkey?" cried n sweet, girlish young
voice. "Did you bring my chocolate
caramels?"
"The candy store was shut up, Miss
Lilly"
"Oh, how perfectly shameful !"
And cluster of glnring red ber-
ries, aided by not unskillful hand,
hustled through the air. and hit the
housekeeper exactly on her nose. But,
instead of evincinS oifense, Mrs. Park
hurst only laughed.
"Esnt she pretty?" said she, "and
such madcap. Well-perhaps mar
riage will sober her down"
''ls she to be married soon?" asked
Jessie
"We don't quite know said Mrs.
Parkhurst. ''But one of the young
professors admires her very much,
and we think she don't quite dislike
him "
Jessie looked wistfully back to
where Lillian Bassett's scnrlet mantle
lighted up the snowy terrace. Why
were some girls so happy, while others
toiled censelessly on in lifcs shad-
ows? Why was life such problem? :?
[ For awhile, however, the wheels re-
I volved smoothly. Jessies references,
forwarded from the Wilberforce Pro-
tective Agency, proved all that could
be desired, and she was engaged to
take charge of the linen-room.
Daring mn outbreak of scarlet fever
She found herself particularly efficient
rs II nurse and Mrs. Parkhurst soon
began to wonder how it was that she
had ever got along without her.
"Married, Lilly! Really married
And to that handsome young pro-
fessor Of mathematics !" cried Adela
Maurice, Lillian's ex-schoolmate.
"Well, / never expected to see you
Gagged! And he's qpite self made
man, they tell me-
81 tell dear Lillian, "said Miss Bella
BasGatt, the sharp-nosed maiden sister
of the genial colonel, chat she should
| not make zoo sure of anything in this
| world. The captain is very hand
some, an9 all that sort OF thing, but
I'm afraid he's inclined to be
hirt. "
"Nonserse!' cried Lillian, coloring
wrathfully
ooh, but indeed, I've met him
twice at the strawberries, walking with
that pretty yellow haired girl that
/ takes care OF the lincn-room," per
, sistel Miss Bella.
"What ~ exclaimed Miss Maurice.
cone OF the scryants?n
"Now, Aunt Bella, why can't you
hold your tongue, flashed ont Lillian,
"when you know very well that old
Parkhurst says she is araduced lady ?"
'Reducei ladies have no business
wan lering about the laurel hedges
with handsome young engaged men" |
yiciously retorted Miss Bassett. "And |
l really think my brother ought to
inquire into it, There she goes,
iiouncing out of the room. Well, I'm
really afraid, Adela, that our Lillian's
temper isn't altogether perfect.
81 don't think mine would be-"
said Adcla Maurice, "if / were bad
gered like that"
''It is n dreadful trial, isn't it, to
see your lover drifting off into an-
other woman snares?" said Miss Bella,
wilfnlly misunderstanding things
While Lillian, running up stairs,
paused to catch her breath ut one of
the big mullioned windows on the
staircase.
"How | should like to cram big
bath sponge into Aunt Bella's cen
serious old mouth !" said she. "Only
/ to think Of
Suddenly she paused. Down on the
lower pine walk, where the west winds
had swept the path dry of snow, Cap
tain Moreton was pacing up and down
with the Sold-halred young girl at his
side.
Well, why shouldn't they ?" said
brave Lillian, swallowing the rebel
lious lump in her throat 81 sup
pose he happened to meet her, and"
At this precise moment, however,
the couple paused beside group of
dark spruces. She could distinctly
perceive her lover bend his tall head
to kiss-yes, to kiss the yellow tressed |
lassie, And then they passed on into
the tamarack thickets and were lost to
view
Lillian stood still, her bright eyes
brimminS over with tears, pang
transixinS her heart as if some poi,
soned arrow were buried there.
"And | loved him !" she said. aloud
COB, how loved him! But this is mn
end OF it NIL Tonight, when he comes
TO talk to me-to-nipht thoro p,n,4 l.,