The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-07-12
der; sad eyed widow, and made lie,
request as frankly. as possible ~

f I have not seen her, SO I came over tt
day to ask if you would let her wal
back and have tea withJSus." 7 7
d H. IT shall be very pleased, 2. was Sth
I prompt reply. 4 \: Miss Lendon IS +
! dear little. thing, and this is a $du]
home for her.. s...s =t Sy -z5 SS IT.
do you know. said Kitty, "whe1
she came into the tent in her whit
frock, I. thought Mrs. Grey had dis
covered some wandering princess, an
pressed her into the service,
q, "she is very pretty" said Agnes Tan
ner,. with smile, '''and what is more
she is very patient and sweet-tem
pered. All my pupils like her, and m,
own little girls almost worship her
I hope I shall be able to keep her i
only the school gets on
Kitty said few kind words, hopins
| Woodlands would prosper, and the1
| Mrs. Tanner sent for Beryl.
miss Dynevor wants you to go back
| with her to tea at Uplands," she saiG
kindly. 81 can spare you perfectly
and the change will do you good"
Left alone, the two girls looked al
each other; and then Kitty 'Dynevo1
broke the silence impetuously.
Why wouldn't you come without my
having to fetch you?"
|, Beryl hesitated.
II don't think ought to- come" she
said slowly. 'You are one of the coun-
ty, Miss Dynevor, and I am only a. lit
tie school teacher.''
II am not a snob!' said Kitty, quits
angrily. II know a lady when | see
one, and I don't value my friends for
their position or their purse. Now
will you Gomez"
Five minutes later they were walk
ing back to Uplands together and
Beryl was telling Kitty how long and
dreary she thought the way the first
night of her arrival.
Il don't WONDER" returned Miss
Dynevor. "a drearier place to arrive
at after long journey I can't in
aglne. l can't think why people fri: d
to turn that hamlet into watarine
place. Easthill itself is delightful"
You have lived there a long time,
haven't your
Il was born at Uplands. Harold nv
brother, was born at the Manor. Their:
had been something wrong with the
Uplands drains, and mother went to
the Manor for two months. The old
gossips used to declare it meant he
would inherit the property, that the
master of Dynevor was always born
at the Manor. They were quite wrong
however. But aforgot-perhaps you
don't know our story?"
Mrs. Grey told it to me-" said
Beryl frankly. II think it is one of
the saddest' I ever heard. 1 wonder
you don't hate Mr.. Lindon.'
Mother and Harold are too good
to really hate any one. I am afraid
when things go wrong at home, and
they look more bothered than usual,
my feelings towards Mr.. Linden are
rather bitter
Il suppose you don't remember his
wife,"
ooh, no; was not born when she
left England. OF course it was really
her fault the place passed away from
us; but l have always felt sorry for
her."
Il wonder why?" remarked Beryl,
trying to keep the eagerness out of
her voice.
"A very little thing. There was
woman in the village here Aunt Nina
TOOK with her as maid. When they
got abroad I think she was promoted
to be kind of humble companion. She
came back about twelve months be-
fore Aunt Nina died, and she lived
with us for few years. She was not
given to talking; but now and again
she'd let out things. She was my
nurse, and was just the age of Beryl
Llndon, Aunt Ninas second child.
Somehow she'd say things now and
then which made me feel Mr.. Linden
ill-treated his wife. She never said
anything outright-never enough for
me to repeat it to mother; but though
I was only a little thing-she left be-
fore I was ten years old-she said
enough to make me sure my aunt was
unhappy"
They were at Uplands now. Beryl
had no time to ask the nurses name,
or if she were still living at Easthill.
Mrs. Dynevor stood on the veranda
waiting to welcome the stranger, and