Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-04-21
copyright, iSoa b. D. Appleton 4 Co, New YOrs

business, and that he had most GER
tainly sent her a message to go On
shore. which had not been delivered
81 don't know where to so or where
to send" she said, simply; 81 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 cant" said Dickory, as
II he were making 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 a
thriving man, although little In
cuned 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 1t, Dickory
had been going to n 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 to do what he could
for his mother. And ever since he had
been doing what he could, without re-
gard TO appearances, thinking only of
the money
They we're 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, and two men were rowing
Now Dichory Charter swore in hi
heart, although he was not accustomc'
to any sort Of blasphemy; and as Nj
Kate gazed eagerly through the olG
window, our young friend narrow
scru,iniEed her face TO see II she wcr
glad or not. She was glad, that VA
plain enough and he went out sullcn
ly to receive the arriving IN ,erlo9or,
When they were all standing on IT,
shore Kate did not think 1t wcr,
while to ask Master Newcombe how
happened to know where she VI.
But the young man waited for no que
lions; he went on to tell his storS
When he related that II was a ma
fishing on pier who had told hi
that young Mistress Kate Bonnet
stopping with Dame Charter, Kat.
wondered greatly, for as Dickory haC
met Master Newcombe, what need hat
there been for the latter TO ask ques.
tons about her of a stranger Bui
she said nothing. And Dickor.
growled in his soul that he had evei
spoken to the man. on the pier, except
to thank him for the rope he had Dor
rowed.
Martin Newcombe's story went on
and he told that, having been extreme
ly angered by the conduct and words
of Madam Bonnet, he had gone into
the town and made inquiries, hoping
to hear something of the whereabouts
of Mistress Kate And, having done
SO, by means OF the very obliging per-
son on the pier. he had determined
that the daughter of Maj Bonnet
should have her rights; and he had
gone to his own lawyer, who assured
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 II this very reasonable request
| should be denied, then the lawyer
would take up the matter himself and
| would see to 1t that reasonable raimeni
and the necessities Of ayoung lady
should not be withheld from her.
With these instructions Newcombe
had gone to Madam Bonnet and had
found that much disturbed lady In q
| 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 thar
| to get rid of her husbands daughter
and never see her again. And II the
creature needed clothes or anything
else which belonged to her, a mait
| should pack them up, and anybody
who pleased might take them to any
| place, provided she heard no more
about them or their owner.
| 1t was not long before Newcombt
and the lady of his love we're walking
away through the little plantation, Ii
order that they might speak by them
selves.