Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-08

"Nsh he'll t,lnle back Outy nc
knows rs wrong and ! Ike TO be
I obeyci
ia obey Ia jay n you'd tell me
4, come IN Trent vcnur,Ns bodily.
Miss Harry was an Occurrences for a
moment. then wickci gleam danced
into her eyes.
'N'onie pray DO. she lnvltei sweet.
~. And a moment later he had tied his
horse aud was walking beside her up
the grsveled path where the grass
grew unrcbukei Everywhere there
was disorder. hut u was OF the pie.
torial SORT tina, has an attraction all
it, own TO hemingway Trent, accus.
toned 20 grounds that were hathc,l
and shaved almost as regularly a. their
masters. Il was oidly charming. Hts
companion. however. noticing his mus.
ing. lingering gaze. construed In n dlf.
ferent way
~Pities us. ! suppose. because We
haven't a hcsd gardener aud two or
three assistants" she thought 60 her.
self resentfully Thereupon she de
cided % shock his sensIblliiles stlll
mOre
Its rather Informal know" she
said gilbly. but I'm going right on
with nv work And she led the way
around 20 the rear % the house. You
So. I've Just hsen doing 4 few % the
small nne pIcc's myself. the China
man bring them back strcakcd in so
many shsdes % pink and blue"
She Looked 90 him furi.vcly, but Il
was evident be vas thoroughly mysti
rcd she was ohIcci % be more ex-
pIcit
Washing. you kuoW. she claborat-
al. pointing 20 an Indian basket heap
81 with linen that stood on the grass
Now lust make yourself comfortable
and talk % me while I work And she
prscceiei rather SYSTEMATICALLY to
spread ont some dainty handkerchiefs
and napkins on the adjoining rose
bushes. while her caller looked ON in
shocked. speechleSs amaFement
oh, I say, You oughtu't 90 DO this.
you know Its ridiculous. rs an out
rage. Get a Chlnaman who'll DO the
right thing There must DE- one some
where"
Miss Barry became sweetly pensiye.
Resignment spoke from every line OF
her face
There are some. she admitted. but
they charge Oh. fearfully-' Then. with
hands locked behind her she stood
back and regarded the bushes where
all the sweet rose faces were now hid
den from the sun with q yirtuous en-
thusiasm. That saves papa as much
a. dollar" she said proudly. "and
every little helps"
Trent murmured something he did
not precisely know what. so busy be
was trying 90 think what Il must be
Ike. the financial condition that made
the saving OF a dollar 80 great a thing
Brenda covertly watched him with
fiendish delight. which was, IL Is true.
modified when she discovered that his
surprise was changing into a sort OF
awed admiration
Still she managed 90 convey 20 him
before be- took his daEed departure that
she usually spent the early morning
hours gardening. working In another
pathetic reference their need Of econ
omy
Promptly the next morning Trent.
clad IN the most disreputable clothes
be could procure. might have been
seen hanging about the Barrydene
hedges When the daughter Of the
house finally made her appearance IL
was not 40 early. though. as be had
been led 10 believe lie walked In bold
ly announcing with the simplicity Of
the early Trents-th the market garden
ones that bed come to help Miss
Barry's face turned a riotous red. and
she tried 10 dissuade him. but Tor nm
hour or more be- diggcd and delyed az
her side right sturdily. once begun
there was no stopping him. aud Carris
ton watched the disgraceful affair
nghlst When later ON the gardening
led 10 the usual result Brenda looked
him straight in thc.cyc.
n fancy that | have ungled for you
| just as much a. the others" she said
breathlessly. But Hemingway Trent
only laughed
what difference 30 long as ! Ike
your baitf' he questioned.