The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-04-21

more IuaIl COulu nave Dc6u 0XpcCLeu.
Don't stare So" she added, with some
irritation in her voice and manner. rs
there anything % very extraordinary
in what have been saying" ~
@''I think there is" Juliet said in
sort of choked voice. Il think" D.
She checked herself, but her eyes were
brimming over wit htears, and her lip
/ quivering. So { sgExef I
81 do wish you Wouldn't make such a
baby Of yourself. said Mrs. Aylesford,
sharply. s.sLool the matter straight III
the face at once; you will have to do SO,
sooner or later. Mr.. Aylesford finds by
an examination of allathe papers your
deceased father has 1feft'-Juliet shud-
dered yinvoluntarilIi5 as IL some cruel
hand had been laidson an exposed nerve
that all the property you will inherit
amounts to only a hundred or two OF
dollars, and you will at once be COM
PEELED to do something to earn an:hon-
est living. Mr.. Aylesford and certainly
shall not support YOU Capt Dallas
must have been improvident and ex-
travagant to the last degree not to-" 81
But Juiiet'ss palid face and upraised
hand checked Mrs. Aylesford'S further
speech
aHush.", the orphan cried, passionate
ly.z sfYeu shall not cast the shadow OF
one reproachful word upon my dear,
dead fathers memory! He. was too
noble and too good for one:like you to
comprehen his {nature,~5 He
But here she stopped, the breath f1ut-
tering on her lips like a wounded bird.
( Upon my word" Mrs. Aylesford ejac-
ulated, bristling up and turning scarlet.
II might have expected this imperti-
nence, but + will not endure it from
penniless beggar like you! Go to your
room at once, Juliet Dallas, and remain
theresuntil and Mr.. r.Aylesford have had
time to talk over this very extraordinary
andfunlooked-for state of things t
And Juliet obeyed, weeping in solitude,
the bitterest tears that she, a tender ia
theirs spoiled darling, had ever known.
Not until the next day.1Gi Mr.. and
Mrs Montague Aylesford deign to an
nounce their final decision III the mat
ter ts'
There is lady here" said the for
mer, sonoDusly clearing his throat,
"who wants well-bred aid, ladylike
young person, not altogether without
education, to take charge Of her four
little girls. The wages-ahem! Imean
the salary-will be, of course, small at
first, but the position is exception
ally genteel, and, think, my dear, with
a sidelong glance at his wife, that our
young relative could scarcely do better
than to accept it,
But Juliet shook her head with quiet
dignity. &r - it5j" s2i~i:"
Il do not Think she. said, that papa
would have been willing for me to as
sumo a menial place" 'o'-A'''@ ..sa.
Mrs. Aylesford rolled up her small.
blue eyes in holy horror, and elevated
her hands to correspond. ,iE..a
"a menial place!' Your papa! Well,
I should Like to know what some people
expect! But you won't live upon MI.
Aylesford and myself-that can prom
ise you!" ".sii@ ul "t5} > - H. ,2t-
81, would die sooner than eat a morsel
of your. bread, Juliet answered. de-
family.
. "It's a great deal easier to talk about
dying than it is to die!1 said Mr. Ayles-
ford, acidly. ...And what. may ask.
do you propose to do?" .Jf1l'
: 81 don't know Juliet said, growing
pale as the utter: loneliness of her posi-
ton flashed itself upon her 'Papaitele-
graphed last week to my Uncle Rich
ard. .tt#f .ug n.1Gj
Exactly SOL interrupted MI, Ayles-'
ford. with a countenance of intense re-t
lief. ';Your Uncle Richard, to be sure
the very, person TO take chargefofI YOU
Only supposed he, was off someWhere'
on the other side of the globe. 1~a
I Juliet supposed SO, too, especially as
no answer had as yet arrived tothe sum
mons of the dying man.; but she said
nothing, only, stood with dropping head,
clasped hands and lily pale face. ~
+ ]! At this very moment the door swung
swiftly open, and a short, stout man,
with shining bald head and bronzed
face, strobe into the room. y Z 1I's. -t;P
HAT. my niecen'jhe said, abruptly.
"sAnd my Cousin Aylesford and her hus-
band! So poor Digby has gone, ehs.
But couldn't get here an iiour sooners
I've travelled day and -nfght-day and
;~hxto ID
nl9nts Il igsET ypaEA
As he spoke the words ne took Juliet
unceremoniously in bis arms, and kissed
her, -..,1~f,ff ~, ;>,yo.,g G. ..,Y
: ''f know by experiences, my dear" be
said,s In a tone CENTER than his brown
face and brasdue manner would lead
one to anticipate, what IT is TO be LETT liflt
IN orphan; but in your case you have