Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-09

owner Of Chalfont, whom. in iced. she
would dearly have enjoyed shaking.
Kate WAS looking after TIE retreat
ing trio with rather disconnected ex-
pr S n. FIR her S a p ears had caught
Regg-es remark. and she liked Reg
sic; her bOas ilg had been principally
to impress him with he. importance.
Every one seems to like Moilie."
size SSH Grossly. II suppose il is be-
cause she is a LEstrange; Jane and
HGrrie s,v 50. Though l think it is
horribly mean Of the Reverton people
not to call on us. ard make such a fuss
Ovsr her, for. as Jane often says. am
the heirCss and mistress of Chslfont,
md much richer than No lie
Il Will tell You why every one likes
Mollie." replied Joyce, regarding the
stylisLly arrayed little imp severely.
1t is net alone because she is very
p ty but beoause she S a ways peas
ant and sunny. Who ever heard Mol
lie say biting and unllind things On
purpose to hurt peop,e, or Boosting
about her pOssessions?"
Il suppose you mean that do" And
Kate sat still on the swing. and flung
her curls back with an angry gesture
Yet No.lie has got some money, you
Enow, or Aunt Clare would not make
such fuss of her. Harriet says thai
she is sure she means to marry her 10
nr.1
that with my persition l ought to
marry title; and l intend to-"
And having delivered herself of
these sentiments in her high childish
voice she pushed the swing off with
one thin, black-silk-steck nged leg.
who are Jane and Harriet" asked
Joyce shortly.
My servants"
"Oh, And when you marry this
nobleman, suppose you have two dear
little girls, you will naturally leave
this property to the younger?'
Certainly not: that would not be
fair. l should leave the most to the
elder, or divide it," Kate had begun
with lofty eloquence, then she caught
Joyce's eye, and, being a very quick
child. saw the pit into which she had
fallen, and stopped abruptly. You
think Mol.ie has not been properly
treated? The people in Reverton think
So" she ended, below her breath.
THAT has nothing to do with us,
Kate" Joyce said gr2vely. But if
you can see this, perhaps-though you
are so young-you can also see how
we'll Mollie behaves. She does not
grudge you anything, though Chal-
font was her home before you were
born. She never says bitter things to
you, yet who has the most reason?
wonder YOU don't love her!"
Joyce never forgot the strange old
look on the little thin face. as the
child glanced at her after dead pause
There was something both sad and
weird about it; she might have been a
hundred, with all the cares of life on
her small shoulders, and looking at
her Joyce remembered with a wave of
compassion that she was but 10. and
if report said true, her life had never
| been as other children's. She had been
a oil in her fathe. S hands from birth;
/ she was one in her aunts now. Spoiled
/ from policy, neglected from want of
affection, LETT to the care OF ignorant
servants, who hattered her for their
own ends and filed her head with
nonsense, what chance had the I'M
fortunate little hciress had?
Gene along" She said, holding out
her hand to the silent child. 81 see
my mother beckoning to US from the
drawing room window; let us run and
call the others in for some tea"