Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-09-21

AS-u hAe 10 Ue WIN henrietta,
but not with Mrs. Callander. You must
save me from Mrs. Callander, Paul"
will as far as can, my dear child.
do you know, she has Just gone In to pay
hef son an unexpected visit? p
'Indeed!' cried Dorothy, dismayed. "l
am sorry-it will irritate him, and he may
wound her. His dislike to the idea of see
ing her almost alarms me. 1t is SO un-
natural, it is unlike him when he is him
self"
Il imagine that her unfriendly feeling
to his sweet wife was Q source Of annoy
ance to him. and now she is gone be re-
sents 1t az he never would have done
during her lifetime"
Dorothy bent her head, but did no,
reply.
Then I have your permission to ar
range SO far your winter abode, at least,
with Mis- OakeleyT'
Eyes, dear Paul. Shall you be long
away?"
"As short q time as I can manage
month, perhaps. Indeed, l must come
back to look after you and the children.
for poor Callander seems to shrink from
me-frOm US all. He told EgertOn he
would leave power Of attorney with his
solicitors, and would lodge money for cur
rent expenses In their hands as he want
ed to stay a long time abroad. He will,
nOsdOubt. return sooner than he c--ncts.
blunted, he will long to see his poor chill
dren."
Here a sound Of voices and steps out
side attracted their attention. The door
was partly open, and Dorothy heard Mrs
| Cal la J;ot
NO; shall leave at once. 1t is insup
portable"
Dorothy looked interrogatively at Stan
dish.
Il would not go If were you," he said,
answering the glance. "She can come in
here il she likes" In another minute
the noise as of a carriage driving away
was heard. and at the same time Miss
Oakeley came in, looking rather scared.
Isn't 1t unfortunatef" she said, throw
ing herself into a chair. HE would not
allow her to stay or even to sit down"
"Who? HerbertT asked Dorothy
'Yes. When his mother went in he
stood up, looking perfectly awful, and
said, I did not ask you to come here
"'I know that she returned, quite sub
dued, but l could not keep away.
ionged to see you, my dear son-to see
81 may see you hereafter he said In
such a strange, choked sort of voice.
But here, while all is fresh, l will not
You were the one enemy she had on earth.
You only distrusted and disliked her; you
made her shrink from you, and l will
neither see nor speak with you till hea zen
has given me grace to forgive,
Poor Herbert" continued Miss Oake-
ley, weeping and wiping her eyes; "he
was always q religious man. l was sorry
for my aunt, too, poor old thing; l wanted
her to come In here and sit down, but no
| she was too hurt and offended. She has
gone back, and I really think 1 must go
after her."
do, dear Henrietta. She was cross
and disagreeable, but this is a terrible
punishment-to be rejected by her own
sonr'
sYes, and Mr.. Egerton was with me
this morning and says Herbert does not
wish the children to be with her. We
must try and smooth him down."
1T I. a relief to me that Egerton Is
going with Callander. This dreadful
| blow seems almost more than his brain
can stand. Still, he was always just aud
reasonable. Change of scene will, nc
doubt, restore his balance, and his ex.
traordinary antipathies will fade away"
said Standish, thoughtfully.
| II wish, I do wish you were going
with Herbert" said Dorothy, wringing
her hands in her earnestness. There was
a note Of anguish In her voice that struck
| Standish.
MY dear Dorothy" he said seriously,
you have always been a sensible girl;
you must not let yourself brood over I'M
aginary trouble now, when you have so
terrible a grief to contend with; you will
fritter away your strength, which has
been sorely tried. Egerton Is an excel
lent companion for Callander. 1 do not
understand your prejudice against him.
"Nor l." added Miss Oakeley. Il am
sure he has been like a brother to Her
bert only a great deal more brotherly
than a .brother!now I must 60 to my
aunt" and Henrietta, who, though truly
sympathetic, was in a way exhilarated
by having SO much to do-real work, too