The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08

anil -. cam. through the wood s,opptas
ohce ~ tstcs 20 gather how~r'
Stopped ire. tims-'- ssia sokahy. ac-
curstsiv.
'Did you bring any fow,r~ baski- aid
Kate. lnting her h-sd for the rTst time
wonld lke to tAke them up o. tale RLIsft.
tie ltkes them When 10 y avako hs crows
and chuCklss over them lust Nouderi WV
No 10 growing such a clsver child. and 80
dear but. All how 'Uuld D." h. utherwi-c :
All, how indeed'- sighed VERONICA,
With the lss<t trscc % truuiC intention
Il vii go out AMI set the flowers. l ~aii,
will taks them up 10 taby mysh Should
Il VIII tum ard help 90 gather item
said johnny
And hoping to cover "a. verb which
b. had ussd. and fearful - other IcNe-
lations, ] took him with me gladly. |
went into he garden aud picked what
Of c~ornfo~srs and bluei,il-, tell heather
and Wild thyme could le found there Then
| went up To Master kuI-ft and put the
flowers into a glss. by us l',siCe
Veronica staid a lurg tim" after tlat.
but though ] wAs Ia Tie room meet Of he
tins. except when | Was getting a little
supper ready, tie name Of John Glsnaon-
wyn uid not ono. pas her liI~ And vera
10 usually ~ frank
But sl the tins a curious sense 81 some
tilUk HDItfAltlk Wl&'tb hu NV 81 NtNu
! GO, hold Of Vii. and. after biuding him
to secrecy, ] told lin 81 II g sudden tlness
81 MIR u~iendonwyn. and that | had promised
to marry John
'Doss father know'' aid VIII. looking
at me Ssry %s,rfnssly know u,.,.o, -.
did or not. adding, however, that John
had old him long ako. whnH 10 weUt 20
Edinburgh indeed. that he owed no ard
meant 20 ask inc To marry hun a. soon -
he could Also, that my father cent re
this afternoon with a message TO the herds
house Of bennansower
OH .aii VIII. thoughtful. then after
q pause he added Il hin he wan 20
give in, and can't bring his pride 10 iet
hin!-
Which q. | now judge was pretty near
tho Truth.
Y-, Il were a fac, that he had gone
away ia order 20 give Us u clear held uur
the sake ~ NV happlne -bccnus- ! had
tren ~fretting and growing pale' think
my father would have -taid still whore he
was had he fufc~.eu what things we're to
h-pp.n tha, nigr,.
told Will that he had better eLf,c~
Harry and Dick early into the hourn thu,
night and se-p thorn there reading u
playing ~dfaugh'' They could haf" ,nne-
thing nice fpr upper ] ssid anything,
indeed, TO brt- them 20 stay
oh. said VIII calmly, IN entice them
In hrih~ thcM' ! Will Just te. 'h"tn
that | viii hammer 'hC .ifo 'ui - hem
" they don't. That VII 10 AL uKh''
And l. lsvirg that D." krow bs,, ! left
him - make n. arrangements BIT when
they were needed. Harry AID Den wor,
certainly In th- kitchen. asked ~ gucs-
tons. and none Of the thr'e volunteered
any information.
Il ua., | think, about : o'clock and still
quite lixht when Veronica announced
,hs she mus, g. back to the Mans" WI.
ard ! prepared 10 convoy her Lizzie
Johnny was also "a so home with -, Nm
willing Ia buely hut corso'-d hv ~. bought
'hs We hurried We would 81 20 Miss
Emily Psrton's l-fore that 'ady's shop
clo-.d for III" night
VIII / - when / e. ." the door
| YOU might sch Harry anu Dick not To &
ou' tii I 80, hack
-Ris.'." he Fald and went over 20 them
q. showed Veronica out
Take care ~ Ral~ Ruf"r' 'ill ! got back
aid g. Rate don't l"t him stray
Kate laughed a quick. little -cornful
laugh more like her old s-lf, ~ Veronica
.,o0i.i and kis.~i tho NV in lis cot I
forgot tn .av thai lev thi. time We vHr" all
three upstate. IL our room, vhcr" Veronica
hal gone a. put on h"r hat and things
Tten she picked IN the li'tle elAs- 81 bloc
SONS which I had hastily picked IN the
garden.
not'- che said. looking across a, inc.
You would not ha, . though that Veronica
could have lccn a. spiicful, would YOU
BU. don't think she had properly forgiven
ne Tor letting her thirk u was Rupert !
cared for that day when ! had The head
ache and she was so kin To- me. She did
a,erwad. though - II came all right
Vel W had come downstairs, and ]
WAS standing ~ III" Hue Valiugs looking
out s.ons tl~ road ,ovNrd Cover Castle
f9r | somehow felt Tia, something must
h.pren that, night. ~hen tho same servant
Who had svoken to John came forward
au.cAlv from under tho lilac tree nj the
corner II" had apparently bscn standing
thsrs waiting
IA. had a letter IN his hand. and ! thought
that Jaw Veronica draw herself up a.
Tho sight % tho Castle Cover Nv"ries
4 think sha walk - N Good night.
Fnirlie and VIII abe said, rather shortly.
But tho GOODNESS % her toie made the
tear. come INTO my eyes.
Don't. Veronica | cred. please don't
Y,u doc, know IN what tgouhie No AZ.
Md YOU are tho ONLY friend We have" ]
meant girl friend. q course
And while she stood irre.olI'" what 10
do ! tore the note open and read these
Wouis:
CASH. GovFr. Tuesday Evening
Please come At once With Greg hrins
Kate and the baby What y. tAlNcd Of
mu.' - done tonight u at all We are
coru-r % rosd Hlne father OF VIII with
YOU y they are NJ home. but for God AXE
DO not fail TO bring ksts and tho child JoHN.
To D., Co.nausd.