Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

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SSe> IIEN said Geoffrey Martin,
GNE looking around the
W little room approving
GAS ly. Certainly the
" ~ dainty furniture and
hangings and the blazing fire We're
worthy of approval.
81 quite agree with you, Geoff," an
swered George from her low chair,
where she sat with her slippered feet
on the fender. cat first we found
several drawbacks, but now that we
have got used to making our own beds
and cooking our own dinners we rather
enjoy life than not. OF course there
are heaps of things that we miss, and
it was pleasanter to have servants to
wait upon us than have woman in
every morning to do up the rooms; !;
but we are too busy to have leisure to
pine. 1 teach the young ladies of the
town to play the piano, and to speak
their native tongue with accuracy; and
Josie is daily companion to an elderly
lady-hours from ten to eight, and n
holiday on Sunday. We rather like
it."
"But Anna would not bend her
shoulders to the yoke!'
''No; Anna thought poverty in Eng
land very Objectionable. So she wrote
to James that she had changed her
mind about going out to be married,
and should sail for Melbourne in the
next steamer. We wanted her to wait
for an answer from him, but she had
more perfect faith in him than we
had, I suppose; any way, she is gone. F"
"Have you heard of her arrival
yet?"
eyes, and no. MWe have heard that
the Petrol arrived safely, but we could
hardly have letter from her till this
week. 1t is just about three months
since she sailed"
"Let us hope that her letter will not
bring the announcement Of her mar
riage to somebody else upon the voy-
age. 1t would be too bad if she
broke poor old Jamie's heart, and
those things do happen"
$50 do snowhakes in May. No, 1
am not going to waste much anticipa-
tory sympathy over Jamie's heart. 1
am anxious to hear from Anna though,
and so is Josie. That young woman
is late tonight, and am dying to see
her surprise when she finds You here. "
"She is due, is she?" said Geoffrey,
walking to the window and pulling
aside the blind that he might look out
on the garden path, dimly lighted by
the gas lamps on the road. "Does she
walk or drive? There is cab now
coming along"
"Walk, of coursel We cannot afford
carriagesw
"The cab is coming here, nevertho-
less. Stops at the gate-somebody
gets out; it is Josie, or Anna"
"Nonsensep exclaimed George,
starting up in such haste that her chair
went one way and the fre-irons
another. ooh, Geof, what is it? 1
am so glad you are here''
81 am glad you are glad," he re-
turned grimly. "There, you see, if it
is not Anna l am Dutchman."
"And if it is Anna it is her heart
that is broken and not Jem's," cried
George, rushing from the window to
the front door ooh, my poor, poor
dear!" she went on as she flung it open
and caught the new conner in her arms
'What is it all, and how came you to
be back again?"
'tI am so tired, Georgic I cannot
talk" answered Anna YEARLY. "All
my luggage is out there"
"Geoff shall see to that. Come right
in, darling. You shall rest and tell us
all the tale tomorrow.
Rest was just what the wayfarer
wanted. She drank her hot cup of
tea, and took her soup in Georgie's
lately vacant chair and was after that
only too thankfully led away to bed.
Her sister undressed her and settled
her with all the love and tenderness
amongst the pillows without permit
ting word of explanation, and then
ran down again to Geotf and Josie
81 call this horrid surprised" she
said. 81 always did hate surprises;
they are no better than practical jokes
What do you think of Jamie now?"
"Perhaps the poor fellow is dead, "
suggested Geoffrey.
"Not he; naught never comes to
harm," said Josie spitefully. "The
best I can hope for him is that he is
ruined"
"Well, heaven be thanked that
whatever has come to him we have
Anna back safe. She looks horribly
ill. Geoff, you will come in to-mor-
rou to baor oil tbara 10 to baor ohou
it?" For Geoff was evidently ready to
depart.
81 shall be in first thing, of course.
I would stop if L might. but it won't
do to scandalize your pupils. If there
is anything to be done you will fetch
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