New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22


that might otherwise have been too much Of a
dolly kind Eyes blue lobelia- A touch OF vivid
red In tie cheeks repeated in the lips. a firm.
white chin row OF milky teeth These were
some OF Mistress PANS beauties.
Add to these a lively ard winning disposition.
clever fingers the voice Of blackbird and
honest little heart and you have Pam She had
hgare. too. at once slender and rounded But
that was later. and Pam. when old Lady Mary
first beheld her. was svathed IN a lilac cotton
pnafore which Gid TO injustice 70 her childish
body.
she also wore a sunbounet perchsd atop OF her
mead as no village child before her ever perched
such an article. The peeled willow wand which she
s"lshed behind those lazy creatures Silky and
sukey' going home for the milking she carried
with delicate fairylike air and as she svished
IL to keep the flies of and not by way OF punish
ment TIE creatures great brown eyes were turned
upon her as though they thanked her and loved
her; as. indeed. they did FOR all the dumb Great
ures loved Pam
She had TO Cherry Tree Farm in an odd
way, being the child OF lady who had taken
rooms there when Pam was two wears old
Al hrst her mothers stay 70 have been Of
weeks Nnen she came there she had spoken to
MS Ashley OF the time when she must return TO
London. always though she dreaded il. Buc
the weeks grew into months the months into
years. and still she and her little girl were the
occupants OF the clean fragrant rooms that looked
into the cherry orchard from which the farm took
It's
When she came first she very pretty and
very delicate Her face looked as though Il might
once have had the archness which was so delight
ful in the Chd's face. Il only 1t had not 9orn the
scared expression which overclouded its beauty.
Gradually. as time went by the scared look be-
came fainter and fainter. The lady ceased 10
start a tootstep and turn white and huttery at
unexpected voice.
Mrs. Ashley as comfortable as her beds. and
that TO say good deal She was he soft.
warm. pilowy kind OF woman who is good for
tired and buffeied people. Little by little the
widow LADY. Mrs Brooke, yielded 10 the comfort OF
the place and its mistress. and gave I'D talking
OF time when she must leave Yet The comfort
and peace did not make hsr well The axe had
been laid TO the root OF her Tree OF life ere ever
she became inmate o. Cherry Tree Farm.
About two years after her coming she sat one
May DAY the window overlooking the orchard
a miracle OF bloom now-panJing for breath while
Mrs Ashley sat By her. tanning her with all her
might
y-slad-that-I-need-g no further
painted the sick woman. between her sobblng
breaths. "what-a-rest it has been-he-e.'
Mrs. Ashley wiped away a tear
I'm sure 1 can't agine the place without you
and little Miss Pam. Mrs. Brooke dearie'' the kind
soul said Why whatever would do without
the little one Ashley and and Mark? Shed
take the sunshine with her II be the day
that she must go. which pray it may never come"
say. VIII you-keep her2-you and M Ashley
and Mark. There's two-hundrsd pounds IN bank
notes-in my desk. VIII you-take it-and keep
her."
Mrs. Ashley flushed generous red
Wei keep the precious lamb without that
she said There dearie. don't you fret The
little one'H b. safe Wen take as much care Of
her though she own child"
Mrs. Brooke pressed with her thin hand on Mrs.
Ashley's tightly that she hurt her. The
hot damp OF the hand let- is mark on the good
woman's Holland sleeve
VIII you-rear her-a. your own
Aye surely will I. And watch over her as my
own. And II I do not DO right BY her. may the
Lord Judge between US"
Mrs. Brooke died cOnforted. as she had HVed
comsorted at Cherry Tree Farm; and Pamela
was the light OF the house TO Farmer Ashley.
70 Mrs Ashley and 70 their one son Marx, Sc
rtous handsome lad, with a desire for IsaInlnzi
the means that lay in his power assuring his father
and mother that edqcat ton would not make a worse
Then came the day when Lady Mary A'COu-t
sbe va. rsther terrible seeming old woman.
and very unhappy one people said re 4 osy
Of his taths- When ne had come 70 man estate
he had e,t he as his raf i6siIs s9 Tose Who
knew her best said that behind the alarming aspect
and tender heart Archie had died. as hts father
before him had done. without word 20 ner' IN
squand and painful circumstances cut on IN the
strange thing vas that N.1 the S.Sn5S a nnd
son. The present posses.or OF the title was re-
the Bitterness Of hes fate dsliked him for it Why
should Norman be OF good report IN every man
po1{n WI" We ' fn5sed she could nave tolerated
Sir Norman better II he had had few soils on his
But at sight Of the little COW girl Lady May be
gan 10 tren'ble so much that Miss hopos her 'oni-
Who Is she Hobbs? cried Lady Mar sha .o-7s
rom? ASK her her name Great heavens. Hobbs
you see the likeness? .-,-,
Mis-. Hobbs a flush Ieapins into her faded cheeks
that made one forget for the rnonsn' qct IT,
LADY Mary II was true that Archie. for al MS
Welcomes had had the art or making women
Pamela nsa vas looking at them in arna1ement from
p pR and 9e Fo 6s one 3a pscy to the hs shed
WHO are you my dear? What IS your name?
fssd M Mfs H2 2Poa t h, fgss anna
Pamela Is my naR ne F 5s ShI With nv granny
Mss sn5bs turned and looked her disappointment
into Lady Mary's face. expecting 70 ma II an
She is Mrs Ashiey's granddaughter my la nIy;;;,
she said 7 didn't know Mrs Ashley had cnlid
.ToT ba. she Harriet Ho5bs-Lady Mary peered
nora closely into the brilliant delicate face- ana
Il she had she woudn.t iook axe I'm The chiIds
granny I'm your granny. my dear come ana KISS
But Pamela only looked uncertain as to whethsr
she ought not 70 run away from the 'renoiins'
Tbe7 Mrs Ashley came busting out TO see Nnds
VAS Weeping her darling. and catching slsnL %
7 - Ha-v's carriage and rOotnen ana recOgnl1-
iny the AsColrt uveries before she came iace 20
80 Nth the ladies' she was full OK eGCiIeNlelt
90 a. So All the countryside belonged TO the
A'Gourts including Cherry Tree Earn, ana Ls1y
g. - was lust and generous LADY or me Ma1or
,. hsr first visit 10 Cherry Tree Fa-Ir since
her return from her years OF absence aoroa1, cL
to vhIch she had tried 70 forget that re W.
ACHES had broken her heart But IN Ihe Oiu uaSs
sbe had often visited there - -.
nv cJIrrant wine?" began Mrs Ashley an n
syyho ts the child asked Lady May. az though
abe had not heard. pointing shaking niger a
Pamela . -, .Lts,- tooL.5 fright
ened she Is mine now. your IaGySnip- So. -
An She Is yours nov But N'4O90 ~ ~ -
fore she became yours d. -. NJ .sbrs,- %
Run along IN. my pretty s aI 'II W. T,s-s 80