Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-05

Mr. Rupert had come to see father about
anything; for If he had he would find him
on the kilgour road talking TO his friend,
Mr.. Warner, For that 1 had passed them
hundred yards on this side of the brig 8
end.
And at this Kate was angry, and babe
me go indoors to my own business. But
Mr.. Rupert. who was always exceedingly
polite Though he knew that 1 did not like
him) only laughed his ripping laugh, which
was like a hand running lightly over the
upper keys of a piano, and said that my
idea was a good one. He would go and see
my father.
And so he did. and was asked home to
discuss all about the Trinity and the doc
trine of transsubstantiation. concerning
which it appeared he could give my father
many new points, being intimately ac
quainted with the doctrine and practice of
the Roman Church abroad. Or at least SO
he said
AS he came In through the door he nod
ded and said. laughngly: You see, have
done your bidding, Miss Fairlie." And that
! night he bode till nearly midnight, keeping
US all hanging on his words, with his adj
ventures and experiences in many lands
abroad. Also he did not look nearly SO
much at Kate as usual. much so that
our poor old VIII, who was inclined to sus-
| pect him, said to me: 81 thought that the
| fellow was hankering after our Kate, but
| at her-more at you, If anything, Fairlie.
| Mind what you are about / will not have
my sisters talked about"
| Alas, poor boy, he little knew how much
| they were to be talked about before all was
| DONE and how little he or any one could
| do TO help It.
| Well then, 1t was the next day. the 18th
| Of January, l think. for 1t all happened SO
| close together, that I went to the school as
usual. and started my work under the in
| fiuence of strange depression.
| l was cross with the children. They were,
| indeed, more than usually tiresome, and 1
Gle NaA n TIt,, pIe+I
| nothing at ALL He cried promptly and
was glad that 1 had some confscated candy
| in my desk, with which and kiss he was
comforted. But all the forenoon the weight
| of something's knew not what-of fore
| boding and brooding fear, kept deepening
| and deepening upon me.
| During these last days I had made great
friends with DR.. Caesars Vera. Hitherto I
| had always thought her distant and
| naughty, and had been a little afraid OF
| her. She came to see me at the school,
though she has ten times as much to do at
home as 1 have at the academy without
| being paid penny piece for 1t.
| Well, Vera Caesar had made me promise
| to come and lunch with them at least one
| day in the week-indeed. whenever I wa!
at the rector's. So 1 went the day 1 was
SO depressed, and as soon as / got upstair!
| into Vera's room, what did do but burs
| out crying like a great baby.
| And at this Vera looked queer for a mo
ment. and then took me to her arms, max
| ing me lay my head on her shoulder ant
putting eau-de-cologne on my head ant
petting
The strange thing was that she though
| II was because-because John Glendonwyl
l had gone away that I was crying. How
ever she could have imagined that do no
know. At any rate, she did, and she wa
going on to say all sorts Of nice thing
about him (crying herself little bit, too
when 1 told her that 1t was not that a
all which was making me unhappy.
| Goodness gracious, then child-what
IT," she cried, quite startled.
ut is about his brother" I blurted GU
before l thought, and then Veras fac
flushed and she stopped petting me an,
| began to laugh. Though heaven knows
needed consolation a great deal more If
had been fretting for Mr. Rupert than II 1
had been about old John. However. 1t di
not strike Veronica Caesar that way.
"Fairlie-my little Fairlie." she cried In
stead quite Joyous in moment. this
what 1t is to be SO pretty and winsome a
you are. / am glad that I am just plat
old Vera Caesar, whom nobody troubles
And the brother-yes, had heard tina
1t was the brother who was going to you
house so much-much oftener than Johr
But for all that / had thought-your sis
ter is very pretty and clever. Is she not !?
In this way women talk in half sentences
J understanding each other by the help Q
looks and Observation-Disclosures still b
sheer instinct. And so. after that Che
J cause, Of course, had no right to tel he