The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-04-06

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BY and by she began TO think Of
The time at which she had first en-
tered that house. Homeless, friend
less, almost helpless, she had ap-
olied TO Mr.. Granger for q situation as
governess TO his little daughter, just
left motherless. She had no faith
hat she would obtain the situation,
ior she had brought with her no infer
session from others; she had no intro
1uction she possessed nothing but
ler capability and her earnesfhess.
She had been shown into the library
JUS. at dark. Through the glimmer
Of picture frames aud the shine Of
polished walnut she made out the
room was unoccupied, and sat down
10 wait. The faint frelight was very
1uiet. There was study chair
drawn upon the hearth rug, n book
open in a reading rack, q profusion of
papers upon table near by and a
watch ticking gently among them.
The comfortable ticking OF the watch
sounded with the wailing wind beyond
the window draperys warm folds. She
listened to both in q. half stupor
oaused by the WEAKNESS Of breasting
Ihe rough weather.
Suddenly, withoHt sound, tho
door swung open softly, and gentle
nan entered, went across the soft car
pet and turned up the gas Then he
iurned to her, saying courteously:
"Do you wish to see me?"
"Mr. Granger?"
eyes"
She was impressed as never before
with the gentleness OF gentleman.
She made known her errand and
waited patiently under his kind but
comprehensive eyes.
Looking at Theodore Nelson, Mr..
Granger thought that here was one
woman, at least, who had no thought
Of his being rich and eligible. 1t was
relieving thought after certain OK
periences he had known during the
past month. He said;
81 think we will try each other,
Miss Nelson"
The words were a shock Of pleasure
TO Theodore; she was tired, the place
was so resttul, and she was not sure
where she should lay her head that
night. II was comfort and peace
opening suddenly before her, q place
where she could drop her burden of
care and be kindly enfolded in an at
mosphere of peace. She did not
know that Mr.. Granger saw her eyes
full of tears as they parted.
How much had happened since that
night Episode after episode swept
across her memory. The first beau
tifully served meal which she ate in
the pretty breakfast room, the first
glimpse of Lora Granger's fair little
face, the dainty chamber assigned
her, in which she' could not at first
sleep for comfort. Many q night she
had lain watching the play of the red
frelight upon the white ceiling, un-
willing to go TO sleep because no
dream could be so happy as tho
waking revery She never lost her
pleasure in these things, familiar as
taste and Injury became to her daily
life.
= She thought Of the first Christmas
she had lived there and Of the CRATE
full pleasure which swelled her heart
when Mr.. Granger put into her hand
O tiny Florentine watch; while the
next instant little Lora sprang for
ward with q beautifully cut cameo
her gift. Why, she had never had a
Christmas present before in oil her
lifel
She thought OF a night when Lora
had been taken dangerously i'll with
the Group, and how, as if the child
were her own flesh and blood, she had
watched and prayed with the father.
She remembered evenings in the
beautiful old library, so quiet and
bright; morning drives, pleasant fore
noon study hours, music lessons, given
in the long parlors, where Mr.. Granger
walked the floor, buried in thought,
an agreeable supernumerary. He
reused up sometimes to see what they
were laughing at, but he was usually
absent-minded.
That his thoughts were not Rtways
pleasant Theodore came 20 know.
There was sore place in his life
which he brooded over. At first she
supposed il 10 be the loss of his wife,
but respectfully as he mentioned to
Lora her dead mother, be never
showed for the child nor for himself
q sense OF great loss. In a man fine
natured and tender hearted as was
Curtis Granger this was strange.
Theodore did not know how il was
that she came 10 understand that she
was capable of bringing pleasure to
Lora's father. But she felt that he
was happiest in the evenings when
they were alone and she was in the
mood 10 laugh and talk freely. In
those times Mr.. Granger would kindle
quite brilliaucy utterly alien TO him
at all other periods.
A sympathy had grown up between
them which not one person in hun.
dred would appreciate rightly. Theo.
dora felt q generous desire 10 please
Mr.. Granger. With the utmost frank.
ness she consulted his tastes. 81
lently discovering that whatever his
evening engagements were, he liked
20 chat with her an hour after tea, sh,
made il point to be at leisure then
Once, in half absent way, he told
Lora that when she was woman
she must wear her hair as Miss Mel
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