The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05

Sarah was rather bored "Tired O.
doing nothing is the way she described
her feelings.
Three days before Capt Sandys with
his servant had arrived and taken pos
session of The Cottage, Miss Rose had
gone TO her friend, Lady NIardon, at
Longmeads, a country house three miles
from Southleigh. She had set off with
her neat dress-trunk at least six hours
| before Capt. Sandys could possibly ar
rive.
I Want-and so does Sarah-to be well
out of the way before they come" Miss
Rose had said to Southleigh friend.
So Sarah at the same hour had betaken
herself to the house of her married niece
in the village, with G,.s trundling her box
eh a WheelbarrOw before her. Gus or
Augustus-he was known by either name
as Sarahs temper dictated-was the
boy at The Cottage He had now
been engaged by Capt. Sandys, at Miss
Irevor's recommendation, as the daily
help' to John Croke. Dulcinea had gone
home to her mother the day before Thus
The Cottage had been left empty for its
new tenants, with Gus to do the honors
of the back premises.
Since then nothing had been heard or
seen of the demonstrating that is
worthy Of interest. But this was not
Tor want Of effort. Sarah had suborned
men-in other words she had promised
her niece's eldest boy Tommy twopence
to WaYlay Gus on his way home and to
bring him to the residence of Mrs. Charles
| Brown. Tommy Brown had done as his
great aunt babe him, and Gus duly APP
peared in Sarah's nece's kitchen.
We'll, Gus" Sarah had eagerly de-
! manded. What are they like?'
Dunno was the imperturbable re-
| spouse. Possibly Gus thought it mo-
ment for repayment Of past injuries.
What's the man-servant like?" said
| Sarah sharply. You've seen plenty of
! him-must have"
Lame a Bit said Gus. whistles a
bit, too
so does a bIackbirdY' retorted Sarah.
You never had no sense, Augustus.
! What have you been doing for him, any
way?'
Same as I do for you evenin's," re-
| Piled Gus. Coal an that
Didn't he say anything?'
HE arsk me if there wasn't no ket-
! ties nor saucepans, more nor one O. EACH
and I says
You says
Il says there was plenty on 'em some
! where. They was there when you was
| about"
At this crisis Sarah had minated un-
/ mistakably her desire that the interview
| H0-+ON4N' SAON'O; 1OiAONlllS IIllS later DY an
/ assertion to Tommy Brown that it was
not worth twopence; at which Tommy
used language strong for his tender years
and was chastised for the same by his
mother
subsequently the mill1man and the bak-
| er had been approached. The former had
! asserted that Capt Sandys was mot a
/ had sort of gent" the latter that John
/ Croke was "one of your joking ones
a statement which might mean anything.
as indeed might the description of his
/ master. Beyond these meager crumbs
! Sarah mad heard nothing, and on this
/ the third afternoon the lack of informa-
/ uon was beginning to Cypress her pain
fully.
She was sitting alone in her niece's
! kltchen-her niece had stepped ont :"
! leaving Aunt Sarah in charge Of Tommy, 9
youngest brother for half an hour. The
age OF Tommy'S youngest brother was
hVe months and as he slept in his cradle
the sleep Of the just, he did not, strictly
! speaking, provide his great aunt with So
clety. Sarah had in her hands some of
! the sewing she never had a minnit to
/ do in her daily life, but it fell readily
/ enough from her fingers as a knock came
to the door. Anything was better than
this dullness, she thought so she rose
! quickly and opened the back door Out
sac, IN the path between two neat rows
! OF scarlet runners, stood a man.
He was, roughly speaking. about fftv-
! i've. His face was ''weathered. . to use
an expressive word, which combines
! bronze and red; he had grizzled but still
curly hair and very bright blue ewes.
| He was very neat, and held himself so
upright that one did not immediately see
! that he was slightly lame, one leg be-
| ing drawn up little
Fell down companion" he sail. very,
| cheerfully, catching Sarah's eye fixed on
it, always explain that first; saves trou-
ble''
Sarah felt for the first time for MANY
| years extremely apologetic This made
| her face quite meek, and therefore more
| pleasing than usual, as he asked, equal
! ly cheerily:
Name O. Mrs. Sarah Brown live here ~,
4 m Sarah Brown said the owner of
! the name "at your service she added
| with unusual politeness.
Obliged, I'm sure. Could I have a
| word with you?"
Sarah opened the door wider. There
| was no stronger passion in her breast
! than curiosity at any time. and it was
| beginning to dawn on her that this I'M
| expected visitor was none other than the
| man servant from The Cottage, the very
individual of whose doings she was so
| anxious to learn. So she babe him en-
| ter cordially
| Name o. Croke myself he said as he
understand her to be.
And rightly" said Sarah quite gra-
ciously There was something in those
bright eyes of his which, unconsciously