The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-18

I''ycure not going to be any time in Lei
kam?"
about three weeks" said Molly. Its
a EI,tty little place for Il holiday.
The giant laughed Lrrvously.
II say wonder if | might ask You
something The fact iS-you see. Ham
| ilt~a aid | wg,' to- furnish this place az
sonl ~ possible. He tE"ught it wonll
let better: aul | knew nobody here, and
"a chap hardly likes to undertakes that
sort of thing without advice. I've got
rotAing yet I'm putting up mt the Nag's
| Head for the present lift You could
; see yuur way to giving me any Hugges-
! t,r,!S-"
oh" said Molly. "wc-wc should be
very glad 10 give You any-well-theo-
rrtioal help in our power-shouldn't we.
| Mary
|
| Molly" said Aunt Harriet Page,
looking up from her embroidery. I've
sent a card to Mr.. Hamilton for Wed
neslay. | hear he's in WestbDlrnc
square
AUNT Harriet" cried Molly, "you
I hnven't"'
1t wals some weeks latter. and she was
sitting opposite to her aunt in that lady's
somewhat dingy London residence, knit
| ting bcdSocks.
| But | have. my dear. 1t seems to me
| that if we make no advances toward that
young man he will think we have some
feeling with regard to Rose Cottage.
| always told you. Molly, that you made
1 L 4. -,
| idle speeches.
| Molly flushed with annoyance.
| 81 have got II strong feeling about
Rose Cottage. Aunt Harriet; and | don't
care what Mr.. Hamilton thinks. | don't
| want to meet him.
"Thats simply ridiculous said Miss
Page. decisively. Il credited you with
more senSe. | don't know what's come
over You since that absurd holiday with
| Mary Forlham. Molly"
| Molly blinkcd ut the fire with sudden
| ly >martng eyes as her aunt got up and
left the room. Not Il day passed now
| that she did not live over. in memory,
some incident of that three weeks 80 UNI
| cXpectcdly full of interest. The "ad-
vance agent" aS he had laughingly Styl-
ed himself. had soon become ii constant
| visitor to the girls farm house, with
questions and plans and suggestions, and
| there had been the excitement of giving
| reckless orders TO {: London house and
| supcrintcndi the unloading of packed
vans. and expeditions to distant cottages
in search of old bits Of furniture. in
which she and Mary Fordham and Ger
| aid Whatcly had revealed as children in
| Il new game.
And since then Molly had heard moth
| ing of dear, sunny little LclhHm. and the
| days had been strangely gray, and Aunt
Ilaliet'I cXucting regime hard not tend
ed to tighten them.
Somehow. in spite of her profcssed I'M
willingness to meet the Philistne from
Australia, she found during the next
| day or two that she WAS quite looking
forward TO Wednesdays AT Home"
| She was engaged upon THAT particular
| afternoon i'll putting the finishing touch
to her toilet when Miss Page, in semi
diShabile hurried into her bed room.
Molly" she said. oh, you're ready
that's right. Go down ut once, will
you? He's actually arrived ut the ap-
pointed hour
''Who?" said Molly. Its only half
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