Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-01

head on one side, and l appreciated
that remark almost more than any
other my children ever made 70 me,
had tried SO hard, not only to win
t0eir confidence, but to Keep it; to
look at things from their point Of
view: TO keep myself in touch with
the aspect of things as seen by the
eyes Of the rising generation, was
proud Of being called "chum" by Het.
ty.
When Dick and | talked over the
incident that night 1--WE always talked
about the girls and their characters
ana waysl' he laughed first. and then
said
ASK Raymond to spend part Of his
vacation with us-tha, will do the
trick"
Dicks advice was invariably terse
and slangy, bur it was usually worth
following.
Raymond was a young ana distant
cousin, a nice, capable, clever boy Of
20 or thereahouts, doing well at OK.
ford both At work and games, who
was looked upon by my daughters rs
an elder brother, for they had no
brothers Of their own, II was two
years since Raymond had stayed with
us, owing to his having spent his va.
cations ON the continent and al.
though did not quite see all the In,
warduess Of Dicks sage counsel
felt that he had some excellent rea.
son for giving it, and worthwith
wrote to Raymond asking him to
come to us in June
He cordially accepted my invita-,
tion, and Hetty was supremacy dc,
lighted at the prospect of seeing her
old comrade again.
Ray used to be simply perfect at
cricket Hetty exclaimed, euthusias.
tically. wonder" Then she
broke off suddenly and looked at me.
"But, of course. YOU don't like me
to play with the boys. now. do you?"
she ended, sadly
Il am afraid not dear" | answered.
with tirmness that cost me an effort,
because | could not bear to see her
bright face clouded over, perhaps
YOU will find some other way OF anus,
ing Ray"
Perhaps she answered, dolefully.
Raymond arrived on heavenly aft
ernoon in early summer, and | was
alone to greet him. Hetty having
gone out on botanizing expedition
with some of her school friends
was charmed with our cousin. Though
he had grown into manhood since we
last met he was still as frank and
simple as in his schooldays, his gray
eyes were clear and bright. ana his
whole hearing was that of II healthy.
vigorous young Englishman. clean of
body and soul holding n high ideal
of manhood and with no nonsense
about him.
We were sitting under the beech
tree on the lawn chatting about his
work and pursuits, when a flying fig
ure becaem visible far down the gar.
den, and two minutes later Hetty
doomed large before us -Hetty,
flushed dishevelled. painting, with her
frocll torn out from the gathers, her
hat battered in, and a generl impress.
sion of muddiness all over her
Mummy" she began, breathlessly,
then stopped dead, as Raymond drew
his long length from the grass and
rose TO his feet.
Lifting his cap from his curly hair,
he held out a hand to Hetty, with a
smile that was full of mischief
"Hullo Hetty!" he said. when her
excessively grubby paw lay in his,
'you look rather dilapidated." and his
eyes ran over her with a quizzical
expression in their depths that made
Hetty squirm,
Her color deepened, she tried to
push back her tangled hair and
mingled shame and defiance were in
the one lightning glance shot at him
We'll, | couldn't help It! I've been
chivvying about the woods" she said
with some heat
Raymonds eyebrows went up. oh,