Evening star., 1897-02-13
= believe You are right. I'll 60"

uhiCh, R4aESVeAs ISSr my UOy,
= brick" cried Barney. enthusiastically
siapping Ills comrade on the shoulder.
"A BRICK ofyefy common clay. I'm
afraid. Mr. HeesS suppose YOU believe
'of course q dear boy; it is the maxim
on which regulate my daily life"
Very we'll. I-wiH not take verbal mes
SAGE, LOT may not have an opportunity to
deliver 1t: besides, A might forget something
or give 1t q misleading twist. If you will
write exactly whde you want Miss Sart-
well to know. aid live 1T to me as letter.
H., WIN WI deliver 4, n there is the slightest
Right you ase old man! Now come
gardener gar. mel, persoAS sad see If he has blouse
''"
Chapter xXIY.
In the morning Barney took Marsten TO
the house of the friendly gardener, whose
good will had been secured through the
corrupting influences of wealth, and there
the young man donned the blouse that was
supposed to give him that horticultural air
necessary for the part he had to play.
Marsten was very serious about 1t, but
Barney seemed to enjoy the masquerade to
the utmost, and wanted to take the anna
teur gardener to be photographed, so that
there might be a picture as a memento of
the occasion.
At last Marsten got away, with the
broom on his shoulder, and, presenting
himself at High Cliff grounds, was admit
ted without question. He made no attempt
to conceal frcm himself the fact that he
old not ike the fraud he was about to
practice, but when his conscience upbraid-
ed him, he asked OF it what better plan
reply.
The grounds were empty when he reach
ed them, and with his natural shrewdness
ne applied himself first to the walks that
were IN public view, SO that when the
young girls came out he might be in the
more secluded portion of the plantation,
where he was sure the rules of the school
would require them to take the air. His
surmise proved correct, and the young
man felt more embarrassed than he had
even suspected he would be when he sud-
denly found himself tn the midst of a
nuttering bevy Of girls, Ill chattering, but
napply none paying the least attention
10 hlm He had not counted on the pres
them were there, who, however, sat on a
garden seat and did not seem overburden-
ed with anxiety about the pupils under
their care.
with q finger between the pages, but she
walked up and down with another girl,
talking In low tone Marsten hoped the
DOCK was an interesting one, and wished
the girl would go into some secluded cor
rer to read it: for he began to see that his
enterprise was not going TO be so easy
or accomplishment as he expected even
tnough ne had gained admittance to the
grounds, which at first had seemed the
most difficult move in the game The
DOCK at last gave him the opportunity he
sought; Edna and her companion stood
together for moment after their walk,
then each went her separate way
In corner of the grounds was a Sc
ciuoeo summer house, screened from the
view of the school by a wilderness OF
trees and shrubs. almost out of hearing of
n 10 fnr flnk
elsewhere; and to this quiet spot Edna
betook herself, reading the book as she
walked, for the paths thither were evident
~ Iamlllar to her. Marsten followed, slow
chances of observation lessened his heart
peating faster than the exertion he was
making warranted. The girl was seated
IN IN the little chalet when Marsten's figure
oarkened the entrance
Miss SartweH, was all he cou,s CIV
EDNA spraI toSher feet, letting the book
fall to the foorSyand looked at him with
startled st eyes that had no recognition in
T 4 see you donH SNOW me. and :, :, von-
when l stood lasEip your garden
bright flush atEleasure oversuread the
girls face, and lEughter came frSt To her
eyes, then to sher It's -
How you frightened me- she said, SEEM
ing anything but frightened and quite un-
able to restrain her merriment as her
glance flashed up and down his uncouth
apparel. Have you become gardener here.
then. or did you esrfe over the wall?"
The walls here are too high, or 1 might
have attempted 1hAA I am gardener for
the, the day ay, OILY aid merely to get word
With me? L thoughts. the strike had
happily ended:,.Hsven't ,yeu gone back to
work? How did you getta1ay?'
"Oh. there was no difficulty about that.
l can alwaysset day on when 1 want it.
Yes, l went back to work and have been
busy ever since. came here yesterday in
the hope of seeing you. 1t was very i'm
portant-foSeine, at least"
Has the desired promotion come SO soon.
then, or do you think 1 must speak to NV
father about your position, when I next
see him? expected him here before this
but he writes that there is so much to be
done, now the men are back that he will
be unable to come for perhaps a week or
more"
Il have not come here to beg for your
fathers favor, but for yours. 1 love you,