The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16

SELF sit is not often I have so vivid a
dream. / was sure that 7 heard steps
in the hall. I'm afraid I'm growing
nervous"
Nothing moved No one answered
me.
Miss Knollys"' 1 called firmly.
No reply.
"Luoetta. dear"
l thought this appeal would go un-
answered also but when [ raised my
ECice for the third time a sudden rush
ing sound took place down the corridor.
and Lucetta's excited figure fully
dressed appeared in the faint, circle Of
i1ght caused by my now rapidly wan
ing candle.
Miss ButterWOrth. what is the mat
ter?' she asked, making as if she would
draw me into my room, a proceeding
which | took god care she would not
succeed in, however. Giving a glance
at her dress, which was the same she
had worn at the supper table, l laugh
ingly said:
Isn't that question 1 should rather
ask you? 1t is 2 O'Clock by nv watch.
and you, for all your very evident deli
cacy and fatigue are still up. What
does it mean. my dear? Have [ put
you y, out so completely by my coming
that none Of you can Sleep"
Her eyes which had fallen before
mine, quickly looked up.
4 am sorry she began, flushing
and trying to take peep into my room,
possibly to see if 1 had been to bed
myself. We did not mean to disturb
you but-but- Oh, Miss Butterworth
pray excuse our makeshifts and ON.
poverty. We wished to fix up another
room for you and We're ashamed to have
you see how little we had to do it with
50 we were moving some things out Of
our own room tonight, and
Here her voice broke, and she burst
into an almost uncomfortable flood Of
tears.
Don't" she murmured. don't" as,
quite thoroughly ashamed. [ began to-
utter some excuses. L shall be all right
in a moment L am used to humiiia
tons. Only" and her whole BODY seem
ed TO join in the plea, it trembled so.
qo NOT; l pray, speak quite so loud.
My brother is more sensitive that even
Loreen and myself about these things
and if he should hear
Here a suppressed oath from way
down the hall assured me that he did
hear, but | gave no sign of nv recogni-
ton to this fact, and Lucetta added
quickly: He would not forgive US
for our carelessness in waking YOU He
Is rough sometimes, but so good aft
heart, so good
This, with the other small matter I
had just mentioned, caused in me a
SllSnI reaction. He good? | did not be
lleVe 1t. Yet her eyes showed no waver-
ing when [ looked at her ffxedly. and
feeling that | had perhaps been doing
injustice to them all and that all had
seen which was odd and difficult to ex
plain in their conduct was, as she eyl-
IDENTIFY meant to intimate due to their
efforts to make a sudden guest com
Portable amid heir poverty, / put the
best face [ could on the matter and
gave the poor, pitiful, pleading face
a kiss. | was startled to feel how cold
her forehead was and, more and more
concerned, loaded her down with such
assurances of appreciation as came to
my lips and sent her back to her own
room with the advice that she would
trouble herself no more about fixing
up any other room for me; that [ had
emptied my trunk out here and did
not propose to move again for the few
days l intended to remain with them.
Only" said /, as her whole face show
ed relief I'VE will go to the locksmith
tomorrow and get key, and you shall
see that after tonight I have a cup of
tea brought to my room just before L
retire. [ am no good without my cup
of tea, my dear. What keeps other
people awake makes me sleep"
oh you shall have that she cried
with an eagerness that was almost UNI
natural, and then slipping from my
grasp she uttered another hasty apoi-
ogy for having reused me from my
sleep and ran hastily back
1 stretched out my arm for the can
die guttering in my room and held it