The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-13

II really don't exactly know sAo
Conrad In renewed astonishment
lyon arc surprised at my asking you
D stay after having told you that
hated you at first sight. The explana-
tion is really very simple You see
and here the childish face settled into
al expression Of preternatural serious
ness, ''as long as you are here am sure
OF my holidays Therefore 1t stands to
reason that want you to stay a. long
as you possibly can. ["
Gas long as / am herer' Conrad
uniled smile Of puzzled amusement.
s'This is really very interesting was
not aware had reached the stage OF
holidays being given In my honor.
Gas far as / can make ont, it's not In
your honor exactly, but as sort Of do
Tense against you. BY the bye, you are
sure to be able to tell mo what q lady
killer is want very much to know"
why am ] 80 sure to be able to tell
your"
because heard papa saying to Miss
Wilkins-he has been having long talks
with her almost every day for the last
week-that she must keep her eyes well
open because the visitor he expected
was q dangerous lady killer. And 1t
ls In order to leave her plenty OF lib
erty for opening her eyes that my les
sons have been stopped and that for the
time of your stay she has transformed
herself from . governess into kind
cf"-
"Gooseberry, completed Conrad,
with an amused chuokle. Come; this
saises me enormously in my own esti-
nation. / had no idea was 80 irresist-
ible as all this"
"Then being lady killer means be-
lng irresistible, does 1t? II il one Of
those things, / suppose, ! ought to know
ty this time, considering that was IL
last month.
Were You reallyr' asked Conrad in
genuine astonishment II would never
have guessed moro than 10. ("
"That's all thanks to these ridiculous
short skirts" she retorted, flushing
scarlet from vexation. 1T always costs
papa a tremendous pang to acknowledge
any of us grown up. That's one Of the
reasons why I've always got to take my
meals in the schoolroom when there's
guest in the house Oh. not SO quickl
Here we are at the bulrushesp
'Do you think 1t would make the boat
rink il took them all?" she asked at
the end Of 10 minutes, during which
both she and Conrad had been hard at
work, and in the Course Of which she
had gradually rid herself Of hat. gloves
and jacket Her light golden hair WAS
powdered with feathery morsels OF
reeds, and her blue eyes were shining
with intense enjoyment.
''It looks rather like IL, but must we
have them all at onoea Is there any req
son why we should not return for SEQ
ond OF third helping?"
mo, only that you will DO going out
shooting after breakfast
"But there are other days before the
18TH"
$50 there are. And II papa should
ask you to stay beyond the 10th, please
remember what told You about my les
sons Let me see. How could You man
age to convey to me that the matter il
settled2 1t will be best, think, II W.
invent SOME sort of sign. !"
"This is ripening into o conspiracy,
said Conard in increasing amusement
81 had no idea what / was letting my
self in for when turned out Of bed thi
morning. But for fear you should in
dulge in empty dreams Of holidays Il
come, perhaps had better tell You q
once that my father expects me home On
the 18th. T"
She heaved a sigh Of disappointment
but added at once philosophically:
"Well, all / can do Is to make tn
most of the 10 days have got befor
me, though / know quite well that
shall never be able to get through al
the bramble and bilberry hunts hav
planned, nor to collect half the mush
rooms l have got my eye upon. This
the very best season for holidays, yo'
see.
IF you consider me worthy Of tn
post" said Conrad, slipping as h
spoke almost unconsciously into tn
tone Of gallantry he generally adopte
toward women, 81 should be mos
happy to act as adjutant OF course onl
under the supposition," and here hi
eyes LWlukltu IuisCultNOusAla-kh kh4e y "
have no objections to the company Of
lady killer"
''Why should have any objection?
suppose lady killer can only becom
dangerous for full grown lady, and
am not that yet, as papa is never tire
of telling me-"
Once more Conrad felt almost foolish
The straight gaze of these cloudles
blue eyes was enough to make the prat
ticed man of the world feel as thoug
he had been attempting sacrilege.
1t was just after they had parted o
the shore of the lake that Count Ke'
tier heard his name very earnestly pre-
nounoed and became aware that th
young boatwoman was hurrying aftt
him.
"Do think Of 1t again, she said ratf
or breathlessly. IT mean about the 18th
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