St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-23
not going to buy anything" "Ishcnid

Miss Hewitt was Somewh at taken
abacl. and looked as If she would like
to speak, but she only frowned and
dumped another ice upon the counter.
"But now you have suggested it." I
went on, considering. Its not at all a
bad idea" Miss Hewitt moved to the
further end of the stall. and sold
another pair of stockings. ''It's quite
worth thinking Of" said, when she
was within hearing again, I'm glad
you mentioned it. Il never mentioned
anything" she retorted hotly. mo.
Of course. you didn't mention it."
agreed, but don't see why you should
be angry because we are discussing
calmly -" I'm not discussing any
thing she observed tartly. no"
said I. "but If the duchess Of Devon.
shire thought it good deed to pur.
chase what she considered the welfare
OF her country by allowing voters to
kiss her, l don't think you should be
offended if for the sake Of an excellent
| charity Il am not the duchess OF
Devonshire." said Miss Hewitt, shortly.
Il don't suppose" said, that it was
much of kiss" Miss Hewitt's nostrils
curled in scorn. Good people are al
ways SO particular said. philosophic-
| ally. Miss Hcwitt's indignation
broke forth. do You suppose, Mr..
Randall" said she sarcastically. ''that
one would allow anyone that wished
to" ''Oh, never said anyone l
interrupted, hastily. mo, certainly
not anyone" She looked at me with
undisguised hauteur. glanced about
the stall. Il should like to have lot
of those things" said. ''Icould send
them 70 ! children's hospital. you
know" Miss Hewitt's face relaxed
slightly. They would be very use
full" she said. 1T would be fifty
pounds, wouldn't it?''' asked, a. if
, entering on a calculation "Yes,
| said Miss Hewitt with little show OF
excitement, ''forty-five if anyone took
the lot" I fingered in my pocket and
hesitated I'm afraid" said |.
You see / forgot had promised to
| buy quantity Of flowers for the in
frmary." remarked, glancing at Miss
| Chudleigh's STALL Miss Hewitt's face
fell, but she said nothing. l took out
my. pocketbook and extracted some
notes, dividing my looks between the
two stalls in hesitating way. Il
think the children in the hospital
would like the toys very much," said
Miss Hewitt, nervously. "Yes, they
could play with the stockings nicely.
couldn't they?" said L She paid NO
heed to .his remark.
sT sl
do what the duchess didY' observed,
presently. Perhaps you had better
ask her." said Miss Hewitt, sarcastic
ally. ''Oh. no." l said hurriedly, Il
was only wondering. For the sake OF
the poor people do make sacrifices, !
suppose" II don't believe she did let
them-let them kiss her." remarked
Miss Hewitt, after a pause, and con-
templating wooden horse. Don't
you?" asked, looking up. "What did
they'd do you think?" Miss Hewitt
examined the toy carefully. ''Oh," she
said, indifferently, Il should think she
merely pretended" "Pretended?' 1
echoed. "Yes, they only kissed-just
not quite-I mean they really didn't
touch her" she explained, with more
interest in the horse. l considered
this. "But some Of them," Iobjected,
would not have been content to be
put off that way. They must have
really" 'Oh, If anyone liked to be
rude and take advantage like that"
she said, disdainfully; ''she couldn't
help it, poor thing" NO." assented
Il suppose she couldn't and she must
have hated it all the time. ''Of course
she did" said Miss Hewitt, now in
specting doll 'But she did it out of
a sense of duty-to benefit her coun-
try" l concluded. "A man would
never have boon SO unselfish," said
Miss Hewitt. Never" l said, en-
phatically. But do you think that
women are capable of such an act of
self-sacrifice in these days?" I asked.
''Of course" said Miss Hewitt, watch
ing some people go By with great
interest, ''f-if they only - only
pretended to-" ''But If there was
an accident?" I ventured. Miss
Hewitt apparently did not hear this
do you really think" l persisted,
''that a woman-a girl, would do a
thing like that?" "She wouldn't-she
couldn't-of course the duchess did not
let it pretend to be done-in-before
anyone else" Not, for example, in q
room like this" said, looking round
the bazar. ''How then?" After
wards" murmured Miss Hewitt, bend
ing down to pick up pin, suppose.
''Oh!" said, ''she would only promise,
them" Miss Hewitt said nothing. /
rose. "Weu, rn afraid l must be
really going" said, holding out my
hand. Il think if she were really
! honest she would have to keep her
promise" said Miss Hewitt in = low
| voice.
looked at her. but she was not look
ing at me. II think you have given
me two waltzes tonight" observed.
1T isn't very generous usage" I'm
sure it's quite enough" said Miss
Hewitt. firmly. "Well, at any rate, let
us sit out the second" suggested.
Miss Hewitt looked at me in surprise
Il thought you liked dancing" she
said, innocently. 'Oh, sometimes" l
said. But we might have a talk in
NuC COuSCINdtOTy. ~ . SuAC W VIC vOAy
hot" do you think it is" said she.
Certain" ''Oh, we'll see." said she,
nonchalantly. l turned to go by
the way" said !, leaning on the stall,
confidentially. shall le.ve you the
fifty pounds now? And then you can
send the things to the hospital at once,
you know?" Miss Hewitt avoided my
eye. Il didn't know" she began, and
broke off. Perhaps it would be bet
ter she murn.ured. offered my
hand. Tonight, then," said. She
did look at me at last, but it was quite
by accident-just the sort of accident
that happened in the conservstory.-
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