Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-29

us voice and slow speech.
With the advent of Bran and Neil,
he consultation ended. The elder,
srumbling at the chill and mist.
wrapped himself in his plaid, and
Gaming on his sons arm, cautiously
picked his way home by the light of a
antern. Van Heemskirk put aside his
)ipe, nodded gravely to his son, and
vent thoughtfully upstairs.
In his own room he sat down on a
big oak chest; and, as he thought, his
wrath slowly gathered Semple knew
hat gay young English officers were
coming and going about his house,
and he had not told him until he
feared they would interfere with his
own plans for keeping Neil near to
him. He remembered that Semple
had spoken with touching emphasis of
his longing to keep his last son near
home; but must he give up his darling
Katherine to further this plan?
81 like not it," he muttered. God
for the Dutchman made the Dutch
woman. That is the right way; but |
will not make angry myself for so
much of passion, so much of nothing
at all to the purpose. That is the
truth. Always | have found it So"
Then Lysbet, having finished her
second locking up, entered the room.
She came in as one wearied and trou-
bled, and said with a sigh, as she I'M
tied her apron:
"Joris, the elders words have made
trouble in my heart. What did the
man mean?"
who can tell? What a man says,
we know; but only God understands
what he means. But | will say this.
Lysbet, and it is what l mean: If
Semple has led my daughter into the
way of temptation, then, for all that
is past and gone, we shall be I'M
friends"
Give yourself no kommer on that !
matter, Joris. Hove not some of our
best maidens married into the Eng
fish set? There is no harm, l think, |
in girl taking few steps up when
she puts on the wedding ring"
Mean you that our little daughter
should marry some English good-for- |
nothing? Look, then, l would rather /
see her white and cold in the dead
chamber. l will have no Englishman
among the Van Heemskirks. There,
let us sleep. Tonight 1 will speak no
more''
But madam could not sleep. She
was quite sensible that she had tacitly
ar1n Kot III <1Jc
pie House, even after she understood
that Capt. Hyde and other fashion
able and notable persons were fire.
quent visitors there. Lysbet Van
Heemskirk saw no reason why her
younger children should not move
with the current, when it might set
them among the growing aristocracy
of the New World.
She tried to recall Katherine's de-
meanor and words during the past
day, and she could find no cause for
alarm in them. She could not remem-
Der anything at all which ought to
make her uneasy; and what Lysbet
lid not see or hear, she could not ,
imagine.
Yet the past ten hours had really ,
)een full of danger to the young girl. =.
early in the afternoon, some hours :
before Joanna was ready to go, Kath- !.
'rine was dressed for her visit to
'emple House. 1t stood, like Van
ieemskirk's, at the head of a garden
Looping to the river; and there was !.
,ood deal of pleasant rivalry about :
hese gardens, both proprietors hav- .
ng impressed their own individuality :
pom their pleasure grounds.
The space between the two houses :
Tas an enclosed meadow; and this af- :,
ernoon, the grass being warm and >,
ry and full of wild flowers, Rather :
lie followed the narrow footpath =
trough it, and entered the Semple =
arden by the small side gate Near
lis gate was a stone dairy, sunk be- =
wv the level of the ground-a deli
ously cool, clean spot even in the
ottest weather. Passing it, she saw @
lat the door was open, and Madam =,
emple was busy among it's large, =,
lallow, pewter, cream-dishes. She ~
as beating some rich curd with eggs =;
Id currants and spices; and Rather y,
e, with a sympathetic smile, asked
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"Cheesecakes, madam" 70,
Gust cheesecakes, dearie." ~
"Oh, am glad! Let me fill some of of
csc pretty little patty-pans." ~
"Pll do naething O. the kind, Kath- e.,
inc. You'd be spelling the bonnie or
k dress you hae put on. Go to the w,
use and sit wi Mistress Gordon. fol
e was asking for you mo- an hour mr.
o. And, Katherine, my bonnie las lie
. uinna eie Thought 10 one "oro SUI