The San Francisco call., 1904-08-14

she had been ordered New mdrreg.
new wonders CT tile water sand the
lamps vere revealed to her upon each
succeeding visit. From day to day the
physical exercises developed and tirs
curriculum was varied. Esther lived
in q drcamland OF flowers and light.
They taught her to swim and lioat
upon the liInpid vuter: il appeared .
be their object to faniiiarize iler WITH
beautiful sceres aud beautiful obiecta
In her own room the picture was ever
changing. She discave ed fresh bluonis
there every day. The food that she ste
wss delicious aud wisely chosen. she
would roam for hours ia the rose Gar-
den ard enjoy the dreamy aiiencelcs
those verdant walks. Rest mere abso-
lutte could not have been forced upon
any human being. She had no cares
save those Of her magination. The
days came and went as precious mo-
lnrnts e the glorious summertime.
She did not care to venture into the
turmoil Of the city, though often in
vited by the servants " no waited upon
her TO DO SO. Sometimes she would
catch q glimpse cf oid Yussuf the
Moor. watching her from an angle Of
the courtyard or lurking in the shadow
Of the trees. She was not afraid OF
this man. but his presence. none the
less, would cause her to start and to
remember the circumstances under
which she had first seen his evil face.
But in spite of him she spent The long
afternoons in cushioned hammock
with books 10 her hand and the note of
the singing bird in her ears. once OF
twice London and its unadcrned reality
stood before her in the presence of
Billy the page. She liked Billy, and in
variably called him to her side: but
Mouton, the poodle, with a finer taste.
used 30 erowl at him and show forbid
ding teeth.
What do you do in this house, Billy
what is your work?' she asked him
one day as he stood biting his nails on
the grass before her. Billy answered
without hesitation:
"Oh. bowls at 'em in the park. Me
and Dick goes UP to the pitch every
night except when it's boot -blacking."
Esther knew something of cricket
and she tried to interest Billy.
What's your average. Billy; how
him.
Billy scratched his head.
81 ought to make lots. ba, ] don't
make none," he said. Dick, he bowls
curly ones. put the ball in my pocket
Iart night and come 'one. He thought
it was lost-but it wasn't,i you seei
Fine times, miss, he had, uniting of it
among the babies!"
"Oh, but that wasn't honest, Billy.
Y al never make a cricketer if you
play like that Does the Doctor ap-
prove Of your being out so much?'
Don't know. miss; never ask him.
You see, I'd have to go TO foreign
countries to do that. Why. he isn't
here-no. not three months a year!'
Then who takes care Of the house
when he's sway?"
Why, old Fatty-Spencer, the but
ler."
And is there no one here but him p"
We'll, there was the young women
but they got the sack! My eyel they
did carry on!'
What young women are you speak
ing Of. Billy; who were they?"
Billy would have answered, perhaps,
but catching sight of the Moor. who
was crossing the lawn, he darted away
suddenly and left Esther's curiosity
ungratified- When she came to think
Of it she imagined that she had seen
the face of one Of these girls at the
window on the day of her arrival. IT
did not alarm Esther so much when
she remembered that Doctor Xavier
had spoken of previous experiments
and Of his failure. She quite under
stood that disposition and the will to
succeed must be given to experiments.
The others, he said, had destroyed his
work by their own obstinacy. Esther
determined that, in her own case no