Middletown transcript., 1905-01-21

But her mother remained obdurate
She thought that it was wiser in every
way for Lenore to stay out of mischief,
and refused to fetch her.
Then ! shall 90 myself" said Angus
deierminedly. "It is absurd that, lust
because she was-admired, she should he
sent away like that. think that you
are quite unnecessarily severe. Agnes p
Il do not think so % She Was pale.
but still apparently unmoved.
II will come, too," said Hope. eve
may say that she may come down ayail?''
she asked Agnes.
1t is your honse," was the reply.
Agnes was still unsmiing. .'You must
do as you think BEST
"Will you not send message ?''
"No-l will send no message"
Then | shall set her free m, SELF"
Angus for once was really angry with the |
cousin OF whom he had always been SO !
fond. Hope was also angry, though with |
guilty feeling that perhaps she had |
been in some way to blame. After all, |
was it IGNORES fault that the men had |
admired her, and had neglected other |
girls to show their admiration? She
may have encouraged them, but she was
only nineteen, and, if she had been inn
prudent, it had not been necessary for
her to frown and to disapprove.
Hope excused herself for moment
to her partner, and the brother and sister
went upstairs together to Lenore's room
where Hope looked in.
"She is not here" she said. "Per-
haps she is in cousin Agnes's room"
They retraced their steps. The top
corridor was not very brightly lighted,
and after the brilliancy downstairs
seemed almost dusky. When they came
to the door Hope again looked in and
gave quick little exclamation.
"Lenore, my poor child" she said,
1--WE have come for you P'-and then held
the door open for Angus to see into the
dimly-lighted room where Lenore sat
sewing.
At the sound of Hopes voice Lenore
lifted her flushed tear-stained face and
gared at her defiantly.
You have come for me?' Her eyes
| #ent from Hope to Angus quickly and ,
then back again to Hope. "It is ex-
trenely kind OF you," she said, with a
mocking note in her voice which was
little hoarse from crying "but, as you
see, am more suitably employed" and {
the great eyes went back to the work {
on her knee.
CHAPTER v
Hope gave little half-langh at the
fierceness Of her tone, and-then walked s
across the room and stood beside her l
refractory cousin. She was tall and I
beautiful in her shining white dress.
You poor little Cinderella But you q
are to come down again to the ball, dear,
and leave your suitable employment " a
did mother say SO? For one instant 9
there was gleam of excitement in her d
large eyes, and then, as she saw Hopes t
momentary hesitation, it faded again.
She caught back the stocking which Hope p
was gently taking from her hand, and \
said resentfully, II am not coming down." d
Don't be silly little goose r' 1t was
Angus who spoke now and who tried G
to take away the stocking which she had Il
begun to darn again rather blindly. "It y
is of no use your pretending that you Il
want to stay up here. you know"
II am not pretending" "
"You don't want to come down and il
dancer" said Hope lightly. "Not with Il
real grown-up men, and to real band ?'' "
They were IGNORES own words, which ii
she had uttered tie day before. '.Then
you have changed very quickly" b
II have changed" She refused to lift al
her face from her work, and spoke low Y
and indistinctly. 81 don't want to come "
down-now." at
"Why, dearF' asked Hope quickly.
Because you think that any one knows m
that you were-sent away? No one does,
Lenore. People who have asked after 8,
YOU have been told that you were not d
very we'll. If you come down they will ia
only think that you are better again."
81 will not come r. m
why did you change your dress so ca
quickly?' Hope asked reproachfully. m
'You might have known that Angus and
| would not let you be sent away like
that-n IN
"Angus and You r. She lifted her :"
eyes now and spoke with angry mockery. til
"Of course! How stupid of me not to Ell
have knownp' ps
II think it was," said Angus, rather at
a loss to understand her words and look.
II havesfpld your mother that she has h.
been much too severe, and though she th
didn't send any direct message at
"You told her? You have dared to ee
tell her-mother that she was too
severe ?" demanded Lenore with flashing m
eyes. be
"Yes." He and Hope gazed at her ey
and were rather bewildered. he
'And do You know why l was sent fir.
up-stairs?" an
Both brother and sister looked uncom-
Portable as they said-"Yes." "a
because you and Hope were Angry
with me-because you looked annoyed"
proceeded Lenore remorselessly. She th,
was apparently pleased at their evident 30,
discontinue. "That was the reason, as all
you know and know" ars
"Agnes said"
THAT was my mothers reason" he
'Then it was an absurdly inadequate !
,ne, began Angus angrily. bel
"And then you hlame mother" she his
;ontinueds quite unheedingly. "Poor to
mother 1t probably hurt her a good She
leal more to send me away than it hurt
ne to he sent hllt she did il hocaneo sba =,