Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-14

/ 1t was but for d moment saw her so.
| Then shc dashed her hand across her eyes
though ] saw no tears in them-and
i with pettish exclamation turned away.
Poor grill" I thought. She, too, IS
bomesick. No doubt this reminds her OF
some place at homo or of some person.
| thought this the more likely, as Master
| Berthe came from Lincolnshire, which, he
said, had many of the features OF this
strange lund, and it was conceivable
| enough that she should know Lincoln
shire, too, being related to his wife.
| soon forgot the matter In the excite
ment OF landing. A few minutes OF pustle
and 1t was over. The boat put out again,
and wo four were left face to face with
two strangers an elderly; man and g,rl.
who had come down to the pier 70 mees
u.s. The former stout, bluff and red laced
with thick gray beard and gold chain
about his neck, had the air of a man OF
position. He greeted US warmly. His
companions who hung behind him, some
what shyly, wns as pretty q girl as one
could find in month. a second look as
sured me Of something more-that she
hr; nt.ness and Ieen viynoity. the dark
bnig and neryons features Of Mistress
Anne For the Dutch girl was fair and
n,nn,n md of nerfect COMPLEXION. Her
hair was very lirbt. almost flaxep indeed,
49,, ,,.r :, ere snftlv and limnifily blna
crave. INNOCENT wondering eyes they
wore I remember. / guessed rightly that
| .ho Was the elderly maj, IS daughter. Later
:. ..,,s -
learned that she was ms oniy ch.iu' nv
enas hor Mans was = LILLE - .s...1
De was nlaster nlnueslv, = -, r.l.ass
Of standing in Arnheim Ae mad ,yisiseas
Enelahd ana spoke An ! s o..
being unaer some onngaslonss - ~
20 the Ducness ha'l'ei1iie "ss - - - Ss'-
uos.; :,
we o.. Waikso sp sne nue. Hss.u :. -
gether Mns.er Llnas.lom .ulAlns as W
went 70 nusDanas or vic, VIE .n na1 49,.
ter anu Miseress AIMS caile neAe esls1e
each at each n silence as ss women wlsI
1 they 1irst meet VIII gaAe, ilnAane seo,H, =
suppose, OF rlya ~ ,!seip AW .o
last, wondering Why tney na1 nos1in 8 -
say to one announcer. 20.
As we entered the house tne myaIes
was explained She SPEAKS no Ln gaseans
said Mistress Anne. with toucni OF SCOTT.
1 And we, no Dutch, answer % snlsl Is
ing Hero in Holland am AFRAID tnay
she will have somewhat the pess OF ~
/ Try her with Spanish. !"
"Spanish! know none.
well, Ido-a little. =
"What, you know Spanishi" Mistress
1 Anne's tone of surprise amounted almost
to incredulity, and 1t fiattered me, boy
that was. dare say 1t would have int
tered many an older head than mine.
...You know Spanish Where did 3Du learn
1T" she continued sharply.
At homo. :"
4 .At homel Where is thatf" And she
eyed mo still more closely hero -
your home Master Carsyl You have
never told me. y
But / had said already more than ] In.
tended md I shook nv head. 81 mean q
i / exnlnined awkwnrdly. that 4 learned 10
lin homo onco had. Now my home 10
here. AT any rate 1 have NO other. Z,
The Dntch oirl. standing patiently be.
side us. had looked flrst at one face and
then at the other al we talked. We were
all by this time In 4 long, low parlor,
warmed By 9 pretty closed fireplace COW
4 cred with glazed tiles. On the shelves u
4 a urent arnioire. or dresser. at one end az
the room, appeared a fine show Of silyer
plnte. AT the other end stood tall linen
1 press Of walnut wood, handsomely carved,
and even tho gratines Of the windows and
1 the handles Of the doors were Of hammerail
ironwork. There were no PUSHES on the
floor, which was made Of small pieces OF
wood delicately Joined and set together
and brightly polished. But everything In
sight was clean and trim to Q degree
which would have shamed our crest houss
1 at Cotton, where tho rushss sometimes lay
for a week unchanged With each glance
round felt livelier satisfaction.
turned to Mistress Dymphna.
aSenoritai" said, mastering my mo-
blest accent. ..Beso los pies de ustsdl
Habln-usted Castillanos :,
Mistress Anne stared, while the e6sct
on the girl whom addressed WA greater
/ than had looked for, but certainly Of 81
different kind. She started and drew
back, an expression Of offended dignity
and Of something like anger running her
placid face. Did she not understand Yes,
for after a moment hesitation, and with
a heightened color, she answered, Isl,
senior. I, Her constrained manner was not
promising, but was going on to open
conversation II could, for It looked little