Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
CHAPTER Xiv.
The Girl He Left Behind Him.

Twelve months later!
And you just should have seer Black.
castle-how festive il was with holly
and laurell-how blithe with young
voices, how sweet with young laughter.
They were all back there just now
Vera Cassard and her father, the Hon.
orable Mr.. Sedley, Sir Jasper and
Lady Jetland, Freddie lynn and a doz.
en- others whose acquaintance, as it Is
so late, we shall not trouble ourselves
to make.
was born, they were all pressed into
active service. and were busily enr
& ed in decorating the great hall for
perhaps you can guess!
Time for Baby!" Cynthia Lennox
cried, as the door was flung wide in re-
Spouse to a knock.
And Baby is always on time!" came
a merry voice from the threshold.
Cynthia dropped her wreath of Grim
-son holly berries, and leaped off her
lofty perch on a ladder. in sadly un-
dignifed haste.
why it is you-you blessed Babyi
Come in ~here-quick! l want to talk
to you"
And she caught the slim, ~seal-clad
figure Joyously in her arms. kissed the
cold, glowing cheeks, and drew her
into the library, where a big, bolster.
Gus, genial fire was rollicking up the
chimney.
Now" Baby commanded, dropping
placidly on the rug and blinking up
at her friend in serene composure, as
though she had seen her the day be-
fore yesterday. now, Cynthia, go
ahead"
No slang!" announced Miss Lem
nox, gravely. THAT in the beginning
I prohibit"
"All right, Cynthia. Do go ahead"
Il might as WE'LL" giving up in de-
SPAR.
We'll, we've been everywhere this
summer-Laurie and l."
"Oh, you have?" irterrogatively as
serted Miss Earle. That's lucid. at
all events!"
"Raby, you're as aggravating as
ever!" cried Miss Lsnnox. desperate
ly- "Of course, l mean to Italy-to
Milan. and Florence, and Verona. and
Get up, you lazy child, and help mel"
why didn't you ask me before?'
said Baby. scrambling up with alac-
rity, and drawing off her sacpue. what
shall / begin by doing?"
"Sit right down there All. here's
LAUREL"
A girl came lightly into the room
a girl clad In a soft. trailing wrapper
of blue merino, all bordered with
snowy swansdown-the girl whom the
world speaks of as Allan Atherton's
heiress.
Miss Earle!" In bright surprise.
"How glad | am to see you'll had not
heard Of your arrival"
II know 1t Is . hackneyed expres.
sion," declared Miss Earle. "but hap
riness is q great beautifer. Isn't It.
Cynthia?"
Miss Lennon laughed. and put q low
ing arm about the azure fairy, whose
face to her generous heart is the fair
est that e'er the sun shone m"
Miss Baby, 80 to work. why
shouldn't she be beautiful. when to-
morrow Is her wedding dnyf Are you
readyf Now write a short note to the
Countess Of Longwood. Tell her that
AZ Mr.. Cyril Darlington. las sent down
q large quantity Of roses from London
It will be unnecessary to accept her
kind invitation to draw on her hot
houses. There's = knock! Goodbye
there's . darling! Come. You bewil-
dered little bride elccti"
Three minutes later the library door
opened to admit tall. handsome,
overcoated young gentleman.
Beg pardoa, I'm surel Oh. its only
you, Baby!"
Yes, It's only me. Mr.. Warren.
growing suddenly frigid at the sound
Of the apparent depreciation in his
words.
"Oh. hang II. Baby. ycu know I
didn't mean thatl ] have bean dying
- zee youl"