The Washington times., 1894-10-07

ruler of conscientious though benevo lent
sway. 1t was she who that very morning
had received a leSer from young friend
which young friend. acting fOolishly as some
people thougnt). mad but lately broken off an
advantageous marriage engagement. sud
denly unreasonably, and lnexplcably. 1t
was she. Mis- Marshall. who now stood in
the bedroom prepared for this expected cul-
prit placing neat little punches of flowers in
oid-faShiOned glasses intended for such deco
ration upon the said culprits dressing table
Kind Mrs. Marshall as she patted the
pansies and rosebuds deity into shape, shook
her head somewhat anxiously, and COM
muned with herself
Il dare say he's half sorry already - she mur-
INJURED. Lawrence is never quite so harsh
as be intends TO be- OF course she was
wrong. poor dear, and Charles Davenport
would have been an excellent match: but it
was sweet OF her TO want 10 come here to be
taken care Of.
Mrs Marshall. as she breathed out her
kindly words 10 the flowers. may be described
as "a fine. well-made woman entering on mid
die age. and not unlike her brother the squire
in face or figure. Both. though past their first
youth were still ruddy of face and smooth Of
skin: both owned fair hair and blue ewes. In
The brothers case the hair was cropped ex-
ceedingly short. and the eyes We're serious
even LEtGlLA. MullSL lllt SlSAtT : ewes were
often Lighted by a merry twinkle. and her
long hair the envy of many a younger We
man-Was neatly braided at the back of her
head. Both could boast fairly regular feat
ures. and especially the beauty Of we'll
shaped mouth. opened only for dire necessity
in the case OF Mr.. Wentworth whose face was
clean shayen and as smooth almost as his sis
ter's.
In the meantime that gentleman had by no
means repented his harsh Judgment of Rose
BeTners. Far from it, He was humming
softly TO himself singing out the most tempt
ing of flies from his collection. meditating on
that gem OF flies the live May fly. which. dur
ing the present month. should be at its best
and friendliest: and the slight discomfort
which ruffied his brow was altogether owing
to the fact that he must put of tor two more
hours the pleasure OF starting on an expedi-
ton. just because he was obliged to see his
agent and indite couple of business letters
before post time.
Hard indeed was Mr.. Wentworth's heart
the neither milestone being a soft cushion in
comparison. He never even remembered the
existence OF Miss Berners during the whole
OF that delightful, hot, and solitary day and
when. a little before dinner time, he returned
home through fields yellow with buttercnps
or springled white with daisies the soft air
PLAYING about his temples, he took off his cap
and gazed up into the peaceful sky. and
everything seemed to him delightful ard
cheering. Ut is. perhaps. supernuous TO add
that his afternoons sport had been extremely
successful.
Such peace and happiness were not
destined to last. On entering the house,
by the back door as usual, Mr.. Wentworth
nearly broke his shins over box which was.
IN truth. almost as wide as the badly-lit
passage Itself; furthermore, when half the
household came running out from different
portions of the basement. in answer 10 his
sturdy. if laconic, adjurations TO the box, it
was small comfort to learn that this was one
OF Miss Berners' trunks, left behind at the
station, and fetched only just now by Thomas
in the pony cart
Mr.. Wentworth mounted the back stairs
silently and also cautiously. 1t is ALWAYS well
to put Of an evil moment: there was no need
to meet this newcomer till dinner should be
actually announced-on the table. in fact.
Then, of courses evil fate and the senseless
customs of society. would decree that two
congenial people and one uncongenial person
must feed together. After all, what are meals?
First. we cannot ignore the physical duty OF
hlllng-stoking, so to speak-the human