The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-26

| cour exclaimed with just q shadow o,
| her old imperiousness.
II have heard one or two say you
are IA demon. But don't, please,
F, ask me for their names"
Jack averted his gaze when he spoke
| these words.
pythoness before now. Perhaps the
boys are right. 1 do not interest my
self enough in them. l cannot do SO.
l was not born for this sort nf, life"
imere was pause. When she re-
sumed, she said, "And would n kiss
really make you happy, you silly
child?'
"Oh, much more so than l can tell
you"
She lowered her head, and her hair,
escaping from n pin that held 1t, fell
over his face, and she kissed his fore
head.
Try and forget that l have been un-
kind TO YOU" she said, rearranging her
hair. You do not know how deeply
| regret my fits of passion. Say moth
ing about this interview to the other
boys. Let them think what they like
of me. But remember one thing-if
you are in trouble at any time come to
me. In me you have n friend. Come
to my drawing room sometimes and
will lend you books and let you walk
in my garden"
but Mr.. Crawcour might object
to-
Il am mistress here" interrupted
she proudly.
Jack moved uneasily again.
Il can see you are suffering" she
| said hastily. Il will send one OF the
| housemaids to you with liniment. You
must have your back seen to. And see.
here Is some supper 1 had brought up
for you. Try and eat it. Goodby. my
child. Try to think well OF me-"
| "GoOdby, ma'am. You are too kind.
You might thrash me every day If you
would talk to me rs you have tonight" !"
She smiled and. with rather II sad
air, left the dormitory. her rich silk
dress making music as il Went along
and hanging gracefully about her sym
mctrical figure.
In Il few minutes Il maid came up
and rubbed Jacks back with IL linimcnt
that made him feel much easier. He
ate the best part of The chicken and.
having another glass or two of wine.
soon began To forget his troubles. Mrs.
Crawcour's behavior had made great
impression upon him. Her conduct
was strangely contradictory. But she
was not the savage lie had pictured her
to be.
When the boys came to bed, Harvey
went at once to his friend and said in Il
considerable tone. Where have you
been. and what is the matter will
you:"
Mr. Mole caned me and sent me tc
bed for the night" answered Jack.
Did he lay II on?"
Pretty we'll"
Il thought he would. but hope yOr
don't blame me. | didn't mean to dc
you any harm, though when they col
Jared me | did not know what to say,
Harvey said anXiOusly.
? 81 don't blame any one. It's all right
Don't say anything more about it
there's a good fellow" replied Jack.
The next day Jack was very stiff ant
/ sore but he went about as usual an,
| did his lessons with rather more thar
his usual zeal. Some days passed, ant
he only caught occasional glimpses o
: Mrs Cra wcour. Once she met him ii
! q passage and passed him as il she hat
never seen him.
!. 1t might hage been ten days after
d ward when the boys, on going out afte
Z IL, dispersed themselves about tn
d playground. Their school hours wer
Il from half past TO half past 8, from ]
to II; dinner at 2; school again at 3 ii
8, tea at q, school again at s until a III
d tie after 8, and then there were variou
exercises and tasks to be got throuC
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