The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21


s,y!-a rag of yellow ribbon under
lock and key In his desk over there.
she Is wonderfully like Lucy" he
mnrmured and went on with his work.
which he found little snvorless.
presently came tap at the door, a
timid one, and after an interval an
other The hOlanist came to himself
through an algehralc formula and went
and opened Il. Outside stood Mary.
bowed and repentant.
Please" she said, I'm good now"
I'm glad TO hear It,"
please may | have Eunicef"
That barbarous fetch? Certainly
not"
For an instant Marys expression
seemed to forbode resumption of the
old business. Then she sent n piteous
glance in the direction of the dismem-
bered idol, still lying where 1t had
fallen, and her throat swelled like n
widowed birds recalling lovesick, the
tunefuiness of the merry sprlngtlme
MAY do my taskT' she said, with
weeping courage.
You can try to make amends, but !
won't have You here. am very much
displeased"
Mary. pathetically forlorn took book
and paper and retrcated. At the door
she put up trembling lip. "Wnl you
kiss mef'
The botanIst eXpiated his blush with
II burnt offering of anger "Go away"
he said. Il am displeased, | tell YOU"
But when Mary had departed he felt
badly at ease. He was conscious of a
maggot In his brain and llkened his
head to an oak apple After lunch he
went out for II walk, and when he re-
turned Eunice had vanished and the
house seemed cold and dull.
Toward evening rain drummed on
the windows, and after dinner. restless
and dissatisfied, he stood looking out
Into the drenry garden. II was shad-
owy no light there, and the black, wet
ground shone like eelskln. But under
the laburnum In the far corner was
brond splotch of Wilderness.
Suddenly his breath caught like
kink In running reel. He stood
moment, then stole to the bell
God! Godf' he muttered as he rang
1t in scared fashion.
''What is that2" he said to the serv-
ant who appeared,
The girl looked and gave cry.
Its Miss Maryi" she said and ran
into the rain, pursued by the botanist.
They found the child soaked, sitting
In her nlghtdress and very drowsy
"Tako her-you." whispered the bot
anst. II am not even worthy TO be a
first principle"
The girl carried the child swiftly. in-
To the sitting room.
Light the gas" she said inpatient
ly and was meelxly obeyed.
Then in moment the botanlst rush
ed at the child slapped and shook her
and seemed TO go mad.
Let her be, you devil" cried the
girl, struggling to defend her charge,
but the bOtanist took no notice of her
for Mary opened her eyes.
what have you entcnF' he shrieked,
and Mary murmured, "a yellow bees
egg"
crazy.
Get mustard, smelling salts, cold
water" he yelled. Tickle her throat!
Keep her awake Fetch the batteryw
Battery yourselfr' snapped the girl
defantly.
"You fool. she's eaten poison-la-
burnum seeds, She'll die"
That was only an expression of opin-
ion, for five hours later the botanist
was talking to Mary quite humbly and
wistfully as she lay in bed.
"tnd and what made you do IT,
Mary
at was when came back from
burying Eunlee. guardian, and there
bered the paper that you wrote about
the clttishlnc and that you you
wouldn't''
call II yellow bees. Mary, or golden
rain and call me uncle, Mary. And
you shall have another doll tomorrow,
half ms big AS yourself efiiorescent
and serrnted Hike Dresden shep-
herdcss. aud and"
The botanist bent moment and left
the room huIriedly.
Hes made my face Wet thought
Mary. "But, darling Eunlce--well, she
was n rickcty child. after all, poor
dear"
And In the darkness OF his study the
botanist was murlnuring: "Iuoy!
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