The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-12-18

Annie sighed in joyful sympathy
and then lowered her voice, "Sh!
That's her step now. She's going
down to see him."
Name sprang to her feet and made
low mocking bow at the door as a
sweep of skirts was heard in the hall.
Henry Oliver heard the same sound
an instant later and turned expectant-
ly. He raised his eyes we'll toward
the top of the door for his Imagination,
prompted by his nieces' letters, had
given the preceptress nearly six feet
of height. He was surprised, there
fore, when the door did open softly, to
find his eyes were fully seven inches
above jaunty little black bow which
clung with butterfly effect to the left
side of Miss Carey's fluffy yellow hair.
He lowered his eyes with surprise
which showed in bis tone as be asked,
care you Miss Carey, the preceptress?"
Miss Carey bowed and trailed her
soft black skirt across the rug to the
smallest chair in the room. She laid
one hand on its back and looked en-
qniringly at Henry Oliver. doctor
Faber sent word to me that Senator
Oliver wished to talk with me concern
ing bis nieces."
"Yes, l did ask the favor" he began
slowly, glanciDg over Miss Carey's
trim figure, until his eyes reached her
pale tired face and dark blue eyes over
which the lids dropped wearily. Then
he interrupted himself with a courte-
Gus motion toward large easy chair.
"Will you be seated, Miss Carey?"
With single motion of her hand
she rejected the large chair in which
she would have been lost, and seated
herself in the small one before her.
She held herself very straight and stiff
as though she scented the battle which
it would be so easy for this polite and
dignified lawyer to wage. As she
leaned back, the tips of her shoes,
pressed tightly together, barely
touched the floor. She clasped her
hands in her lap and looked at her in
terlocutor in silence.
The senator had settled back CON-
fortably in Doctor Faber's office chair.
He threw one leg over the other knee
and rested an elbow on the desk be-
side. him. A little letter weigher
stood within reach, and at intervals be
pressed delicately on the tiny metal
platform with one finger.
Itwas with difficulty that he brought
his thoughts back from the cigarette
bill be was advocating in the Senate
and pinned them down to Maple Hill
Institute, and his orphan nieces.
"The cry which reached me yester-
day from those nieces," he said finally,
with light laugh, drought me here
post-baste.'
Miss Carey did not respond TO the
laugh. She did not change her posi-
tion, nor help him on. Her eyes mere
ly widened bit. She waited.
Oliver laughed again, just to break
the stiffness of the interview. "Isn't
it trifle hard, Miss Carey, to cam
pus'-isn't that what you call i'll
those girls for three weeks, just
for"
"Breaking our law" supplemented
Miss Carey. She did not speak
sharply nor even appear to interrupt.
She seemed to finish the Senator's re-
mark naturally and her voice was low
and sweet.
Henry Oliver raised his eyebrows
and suddenly registered three ounces
on the postage scale. well, of
course, if you wish to put it in that
way" he said after slight pause. 81
should call it school girl escapade.
They really, Miss Carey. have done a
very light thing to be deprived of all
their social privileges for three weeks.
That is what your term of 'campusing'
means, does it no.? That they are to
take all exercise on the grounds of the
Institution, not venture beyond the
campus limits, receive no calls from
their boy admirers, enjoy no social
functions Am l righl?'
"You are perfectly correct" re-
turned Miss Carey, "and that is ex-
actly the penalty which has been laid
on your nieces."
"And which I am here for the pur-
pose of removing.' He spoke sharply,
as he would have spoken to man who
was opposed to him. The spring un-
der the metal scale was pushed down
hard 10y heavy hand while its irri-
tated owner compressed his lips.
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