Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-12-09

IN the carriage for daily drive, and
told her the whole story of the Mexi-
can officer who had once been en-
gagged to her, and who went away to
Chapultepec or some of those four-syl-
labeled places, and married Spanish
sonora even while Miss Ramona's s
wedding-cake was being baked.
And when Miss Ramona told this
story to any one it was q sign of very
| high favor, indeed
Miss Ramona had only one relative
IN the world-a nephew and he was
a naval officer. And, as it happened,
he came home on n visit when Kate
Hall had been week with his aunt,
bursting into the room at twilight,
like a cheerful tornado.
"Well, Aunt Mona" said he, "here
am. Got your letter at Norfolk.
| What sort of a companion have you
got now? Regular old maid, eh? Or
a widow in dyed bombazine and eye
glasses?"
"Hush, Godfrey" said Miss Ray.
"Kate, my dear, bring candles. This
young lady is my companion at pres
ent. Miss Hall, allow me to present
my nephew, Lieutenant Rossmore.
"You see," said Kate, laughing, T
am neither an old maid nor a widow"
'Im sure [ beg ten thousand par
dons, said the lieutenant, blushing
mahogany color.
Meanwhile Ginevra had gone to her
situation at Livingston Larches, where
two blooming little maidens were sit
ting up in the school room, with clean
states and spotlessly new school books,
waiting for their governess.
Miss jerks was on hand to intro
duce the stranger to her new domains.
you're rather young MISS" said
she, "and Notwithstanding for the
place. Mrs. Ubsdell told me"
81 shall do my best" said Ginevra,
with gentle dignity; "and l do not
doubt that l shall succeed"
But Eva and Ella were both rebels.
They had conquered governess after
governess, and driven her forth de-
feated. They liked the excitement of
it, and they did not like to study and
the natural sequence was that in less
than an hour Ginevra Hall was in tears.
Eva had initiated her French accent
with scorn; Ella had mischievously
rubbed out the figures on the slate as
often as Miss Hall made them. And
when the hour of noon recreation
came, and the little mutineers rushed
out to play on the lawn, poor Ginevra
hid herself among the fpalms in the
conservatory to weep without stint.
"Is anything the matter?" asked q
voice.
"Oh, I beg your pardon !" said Gin
evra, reddening to the very roots of
her hair. 81 didn't mean to be in the
way, if you are the gardener. Just
broke off this one little orange bios
som. May | keep it?"
lyon may keep it certainly" said q
tall, fine looking man, who was trim.
mirg the superiluous branches from
magnificent white blossomed Daphne.
81 thought perhaps you had picked
your fingers on the great cactus and
hurt yourself. You seemed to be cry
ing"
'It wasn't tho cactus" futtered
Ginevra. 'It was the children"
"The children?"
"They won't mind" explained Gin
evra; "they only laugh at me, and 1
don't know what to do.
The stranger opened the side door,
which, garlanded over with passion
flowers, looked on the lawn, and called
out in stern, imperative tones:
"Children !"
Eva dropped her croquet mallet,
Ella left off munching strawberries.
Both obeyed the newcomer at once.
"Have you been disobeying this
young lady?" questioned Ginerva's
champion.
emo faltered Ella. eve didn't
disobey her; we only didn't do as she
told us.
every WE'LL" said he. Hereafter
you will be a good little class, or there
shall be no more boating on the river
for you or the cream colored ponies,
and nothing but bread and water for
dinner. Do you understand"
eyes, sir !" murmured Ella, meekly.
eyes, grandpapa!" said Eva, obedi-
enly.
Ginevra looked up in surprise.
"You are not General Livingston ?"
seid she.
Chow do you know that [ am not ?"
"1-I thought you were the gar
dener !"
81 do garden sometimes"
"But General Livingston is an old
gentleman, isn't he?"
"Five-and-forty-if you call that
old. see how it is," said the master
of the house, laughing. "You are
misled by those little sprites calling
me grandpapa. My late wife was a
widow considerably older than myself.
Eva and Ella are her grandchildren,
not mine. This may explain some of
the inconsistencies that puzzle you,
Miss Hall. And now, if you will re-
sumo the charge of the young Turks,
L think can guarantee that they shall
give Won no more trOuble -