Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-05-07

shire thought It . good deed to pur
chase what she considered the welfare
of her country by allowing voters +
kiss her, don't think you should b
offended if for the sake OF an excellen'
charity" II am not the duchess O.
Deyonshire," said Miss Hewitt, shortly
II don't suppose" ! said, shat IT was
much Of kiss" Miss Hewitts nostrils
curled in scorn. GOOD people are al
ways SO particular" said. philosophic'
ally. Miss Hewitt's indignation
broke forth. sDo you suppose, Mr..
Randall" said she sarcastically. "that
one would allow anyone that wished
to-" "Oh, never said anyone"
interrupted, hastily. mo, certainly
not anyone" She looked at me with
undisguised hauteur. Iglanced about
the stall. II should like to have a lot
Of those things" said. "Icould send
them to a 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, as if
entering on calculation. "Yes,"
said Miss Hewitt with little show Of
excitement, "forty-fve II anyone took
the lot" fingered in my pocket and
hesitated I'm afraid" said l.
"You see l forgot I had promised to
buy quantity of flowers for the In
Urinary" remarked, glancing at Miss
Chudleigh's stall. Miss Hewitts face
fell, but she said nothing. took out
my. pocketbook and extracted some
notes, dividing my looks between the
two stalls In hesitating way. II
think the children in the hospital
would like the toys very much" said
Miss Hewitt, nervously. Eyes, they
could play with the stockings nicely.
couldn't they?' said L She paid no
heed to this remark.
Il wonder If Miss Chudleigh would
do what the duchess did?" l observed,
presently. Perhaps you had better
ask her" said Miss Hewitt, sarcastic
ally. ''Oh. no." said hurriedly, II
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 pause, and con-
templating wooden horse. Don't
your" asked, looking up. "What did
they do, do you think?" Miss Hewitt
examined the toy carefully. oh" she
said, indifferently, Il should think she
merely pretended" "Pretended?' l
echoed. Yes, they only kissed just
mot quite--I mean they really didn't
touch her." she explained, with more
interest in the horse. ! considered |
this. Bat Sole of them" objected,
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
II 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
1 sense Of duty-to benefit her coun-
.ry," concluded. "A man would
never have been so unselfsh," said
Miss Hewitt. Never" said, en-
But do you think that
ure capable of such an act of
in these days?" asked.
OF course" said Miss Hewitt, watch
ng some people go by with great
interest, tiff they only only
pretended to-" But il there was
IN accident?' ventured. Miss
levitt apparently did not hear this
DO you really think" l persisted,
that woman-a girl, would do
hing like that?' "She wouldn't-she
ouldn't-of course the duchess did not
ct it pretend to be done-in--bef
nyone else Not, for example, in q
DOM like this said, looking round
he bazaar. How then?" AFTER
Yards" murmured Miss Hewitt, bend .
ng down to pick up pin, suppose.
Obi said, she would only promise.
hemp Miss Hewitt said nothing. l
ose. We'll, rm afraid / must be
eally going" ] said, holding ont my ]
and II think If she were really
onest she would have to keep her 4
romise,' said Miss Hewitt in a low
dice.
looked at her, but she was not look
lg at me. II think you have given :
lie two waltzes tonight" observed. t
1t isn't very generous usage I'm ]
are it's quite enough" said Miss !
ewltt. firmly. We'll, at any rate, let
) sit out the second" suggested.
liss Hewitt looked at me in surprise.
thought you liked dancing" she
lid, innocently. "Oh, sometimes
nd. But we might have a talk in
he conservatory. It's sure to be very
ot. y do you think it is, said she.
Certain" "Oh, we'll see," said she,
onchalantly. l turned to go. 'By
lie way said !, leaning on the stall,
incidentally, shall leave you the
fly pounds now? And then you can
nd the things to the hospital at once.
III know?' Miss Hewitt avoided nv
70. II didn't know" she began, and
'oke off Perhaps it would be bet
r." she murn-ured. l offered my
md. Tonight, then" l said She J
Il look at me at last. but il was uuita