The advocate., 1894-02-07


"You can't do no good a stayin'
here" said her father; "and you don't
want to have to lasso a husband or else
be a slave in some dOd-gasted stuck-up
woman's kitchen all your life. Be
sides, how much wages out Of hired
girls pay could you spare to keep your
nanny and me? If we lose the place
we'd have nobody to fall back on but
you and John, Kate; and you'd a blamed
sight better be learnin' enough to get
lob that would fetch somethin' than to
be stayin' round here to listen to
mother a cOmplainin' Can't live that
way. You go back to your SchOOlin'.
Itmay come in good play bye and bye"
She yielded, and in September re-
turned to HaVerhill.
Clarence was as attentive as before;
so it was certain that he had heard
nothing of her awful past as yet; but
Kate dreaded nevertheless the COnSe-
quences of the discovery which she felt
certain would come, and she was "diS
tant. He begged an explanation which
she could not very well give; and finally,
against her better judgment and yield
ing to that hunger of the heart which
young ladies of similar age can doubt
less appreciate, she allowed her cold
reserve to disappear.
Vacation was approaching again.
About a week before the close OF the
term, she had a conversation with
Clarence which did not contribute
greatly to her happiness.
care you going home to spend the
holidays?" he asked.
eyes," answered Kate. Are you?"
81 am going to yoor home, although
you have not invited me"
"To my hOme?" exclaimed Kate in
dismay.
eyes, your home. Why not? Or is
There nearer one
Still, and u dearer one
Yet, than all other
with whom l might collide? Why do
you seem so anxious to keep me aWay?"
asked he almost fiercely, for he had be-
come suddenly jealous. 1t had not be-
fore occurred to him that so beautiful
a girl might have met some apprecia-
tive youth and loved him before leav-
ing home. He was now keenly alive
to such a possibility, and to the fear
that he might meet her lover he attrib-
uted her evident reluctance to have
him visit her at her home.
81 have not been exhibiting any
anxiety to keep you away, have I2
YOusurprised me; that was all; said the
truthful Kate.
"Well, at any rate, you didn't seem
overwhelmed with delight at my an
nouncement;" said he. "But l sup
pose that as an American citizen, l
may be permitted to visit Golden on
business, if l behave myself properly,
even if you do chance to live in the
vicinity. My father if going to send
me there to look after some mortgages.
am to go into the trust company when
shall have finished at college, and he
wishes me to get some insight into the
business in the meantime. So he has
proposed several agencies, one of which
| am to visit during the holidays, and
of course, have chosen CObden."
"Why 'Of course ?" asked Kate
archly.
"Now, listenp' said he. II suppose
you could not guess in whole year any
possible reason why 1 should wish to
visit Cobden."
mo-" said Kate.
"Where do yOu live, pray?" asked
he.
"Well, L don't live in Cobde at any
rate;" said she, now desperate, and de-
termined to act upon her fathers ad
vice and boldly tell the truth. 81 live
nine miles from Golden, although that
is our poStofice. My father is
farmer"
"The d-deuce he isp' exclaimed the
astonished Clarence. "Well, nine miles
is just nice drive. I'm coming out to
the farm thnn That will hn inllul /