The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-06
Cop.right. l9O2 BY y. AppleLon 3 Co. Now YORK

shore, which had not been delivered.
i don't know where to 60 or where
to send" she said, simply; Il am lost,
and that Is all Of it,
"Oh, no. cried Dame Charter. mot
that! You are with good friends, and
here you can stay just as long as you
like"
Indeed she can!" said Dickoy, as
II he were making q response in
church
His mother looked at him and said
nothing. And then she took Kate out
into a little grove behind the house
to see ii she could find some ripe or
| anges.
1t was fair property, although not
large, which belonged to the Widow
Charter Her husband had been
thriving man. although little in
/ clined TO speculations in trade which
were entirely out of his line, and when
/ he met his death in the sea he left
| her nothing but her home and some
| inconsiderable land about It, Dickory
! had been going to grammar school
/ in the town, and was considered fair
scholar. but with his fathers death
| all that stopped, and the boy was
| obliged TO work 10 do what he could
for his mother And ever since he had
gard 10 appearances, thinking only OF
the money,
They were eating dinner when oars
were heard on the river and in mo-
ment boat swung around into the
inlet In the stern sat Master Martin
Newcombe, ana two men were rowing.
Now Dickory Charter swore in his
heart, although he was not accustomed
to any sort of blasphemy; and az Miss
Kate ga2ed eagerly through the open
window, our young friend narrowly
scrutinized her face to see if she were
glad or not. She was glad, that was
plain enough. and he went out sullen-
ly to receive the arriving interloper
When they were all standing on the
shore Kate did not think it worth
while 20 ask Master Newcombe how he
happened to know where she was.
But the young man waited for no ques-
tons; he went on to tell his story
When he related that it was man
fishing on pier who had told him
that young Mistress Kate Bonnet was
stopping with Dame Charter, Kate
wondered greatly. for as DiclSory had
met Master Newcomhe, what need had
there been for the latter TO ask ques-
= ALI. ~ 40 .t..
she said nothing. And Dickory
lrowIed IN his soul that ne had over
spoken to the man on the pier, except
TO thank him for the rope he had bor-
rowed
Martin Newcombe's story went on,
and he told that. having been extreme |
" angered by the conduct and words
II Madam Bonnet. he had gone into |
lie town and made inquiries, hoping |
10 hear something Of the whereabouts |
If Mistress Kate. And, having done |
TO, by means OF the very obliging per-
.ion on the pier, he had determined
that the daughter of Mai, Bonnet |
should have her rights; and he bed
gone TO his own lawyer, whoIessured |
him that being person of recog-
nized responsibility, possessing prop
erty he was fully authorized, knowing
the wishes of Mistress Kate Bonnet,
to go to her stepmother and demand
that those wishes be complied with;
and IL this very reasonable request
should be denied, then the lawyer
would take up the matter himself and
would see to it that reasonable raiment
and the necessities of a young lady
should not be withheld from her.
With these instructions Newcombe
had gone 10 Madam Bonnet and had
found that much disturbed lady in a
state of partial collapse, which had
followed her passion of the morning.
and who had declared that nothing in
the world would please her better than
to get rid of her husbands daughter
and never see her again And if the
creature needed clothes or anything
else which belonged TO her, maid
should pack them up. and anybody
who pleased might take them to any
place, provided she heard no more
about them or their owner.
II was not long before Newcombe
and the lady of his love we're walking
away through the little plantation, in
order that they might speak by them
selves
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