Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
CHAPTER x
A Lion In the Path.

I took all that night to think how I should
convey the papers to John. Indeed, the
problem required a great deal Of thought
IL seemed impossible that I should 20 to
the herds house at Bennangower-that is,
alone. And yeti knew not how else to
obey my father. / thought Of Veronica, but
1t did not seem as II | would like to have
her. For she had called once since our
homecoming. and Rupert's death, but, of
course, without seeing me. And then every
body said that she was going to marry
John. No, she was very kind, butt could
not ask Veronica.
Then a thought anne to me and I laughed
-yes. for the hrst time for many Months,
as It seemed to me. l laughed aloud. l
would go TO Bennangower. butt would
take little Johnny with me!
And as soon az / thought Of II I sat down
and wrote to Mrs. Colstoun. asking her to
let Johnny come out TO me for two or three
days. l told her we were going away. (she
already knew much Of our troubles by let
ter-it was my only comfort-and she read
them to her husband. and John called. Be-
cause. you know, ! had promised to hold
no communication with John without my
father knowingly So | told her we were
going quite away and II would be aNcomfort
90 me TO have Johnny for a little nrst. And
i promised 10 hear him his lessons and to
see that he aid not eat too many gooseber-
ri0 out OF the garden.
And Mrs. Colstoun was SO good and kind
that she brought him out herself and sat
In the garden with me and talked a long
time.
II was quite delightful to have little
Johnny again. He was. II anything. fonder
Of me than ever. and scampersd all over
ths ~ioinerfs shop and cut his fingers on the
tools and vas lost In the gooseberry gar
fsa and sell OF a tree. and did 30 many
things all In one evening that l was afraid
he would never last tn had need OF him
about going up Bennangower. I mean. All
the sans Il was cheerful having him. Even
my father owned hat.
A. for Kate. she did not seem clearly to
understand. Sometimes she talked to him
as II be were her own Babe Rupert grown
CD. and then again she would stand over
abe cot and look 80 puzzled. saying: This
a my real ~baby-isnt IT, / fear l have
been talking foolishly.'
So the next afternoon-lt was June and
Warm-l went away up the burnside toward
tie herds hsase Of BennanEOweF, with little
Johnny sporting about me like a froliesom.
puppy. knew thai I Was likely to AND
the minister at home, For VIII had seer
Ella Anton on the way down to the post
onee and he told him that the minister
kad been out all the morning. seeing sick
people over BY In the village. but would
b hons for WhAt that Aud Duncan called
iuneh--a dAftlike word for your denner,'
the CamerOnian elder thought.
had the paPers about BoAterOf In a lit.
de leather portfolio. In which I used e
carry the ehudrsn's exercises to the
academy % Kflgour, And when I gOt neal
ths house. which shons out white ant
Benny On a little knoll. with the gardeI
bsneath n ant the burn roaring through n.
Bennan Lima any yards 10 the west. I saw
cd Baby. John's aurss. ssminG 70 NEE
ms-as Il we're. In a great hurry.
called l0hnRy 10 come up and take my
had. and thea In a minuts there wal
Babby standing IN front % me. as n q
bleek The way 10 che house. Az anotheI
ons I would have laughed. But then
eRiy said vita disnity. Il wish 10 Sc,
MF JohE GlsndonWyn IL he a. homer
-Irs 10 his hour tor sssin' foWk-this.
shs Fstortsa with sons aerimony. ma
ssrtesi I wegid nks 70 hen Whaur the ser
mona uad come fras. ala the mlnatsr hai
nosht 90 % but waste his time vi idl
VasTants ~ Fun-ths-eouatrissi"
eould aot help smiling a. I answers
As sit hay. she lad hithsrto sl~ays bel
HAD te na
"a basbH" I AID. smiling Il a. hog
that yoa a. ace mean me-
-ntana babey ne Mistress FAiFiis Glen
dnain. AZ erred via q tess q her head
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