The San Francisco call., 1906-06-10
CHAPTER Xxx.
Katharine Would Like to Know.

The next mornings issue of the Eureka
Sentinel contained this item: Those In
dividuals who gave a certain reverend
gentleman the dare last night received
more than they bargained for; at least,
so it is said
Katharine read the paragraph over
and over, but failed to penetrate its
significance. She was quite sure Vaughan
was meant by the reverend gentleman" I"
but what was the ''dare?' Who gave
1t? How did they get more than they
bargained for?" Katharine would very
much like to know.
Whom should she ask? None of her
immediate household. They were too
ready now to detect in everything she
said or did her interest in this extra
ordinary young man. Ned was out of
town for a day or two. on business for
the firm. Winslow came but seldom
to the house nowadays; he was out OF
the question, anyway. There remained
Mr.. Haverford. She would write him a
note and ask him to go riding with her.
She hastily penned a few lines and dis
patched them by Jerry. In a half
hour he had returned, bearing the an
swer. With pleasure. At 3 this after
noon. F. H.
Donning her most becoming habit of
rich, deep veivety blue and setting
mannish-looking hat upon her most
feminine head all bright waves of hair
without and carefully coneocted schemes
within, she awaited with some impa-
tience the coming of her escort. in the
meanwhile walking up and down the
long veranda which commanded the
street. There he was, at last, with that
monkey of an Elsie perched in front,
Have you been waiting long?" he
inquired, alighting and lifting down the
child.
Ten minutes or more she coldly re-
turned. She hated to be kept waiting.
as he knew. Where did you find that
young woman?"
"She met me at the gate.'' he an
swered, with smile. I'VE didn't ex-
pect you to be so prompt"
Where's Marguerite, Elsie?'' de-
manded Katharine. turning to her
daughter, who stood demureIy looking
on. her small hands cIasped before her.
Having lessons with Aunt Emmeline.
mamma. returned Elsie sweetIy. Les
sons with Aunt Emmeiine" was a NOV
able feast. adjusted to the inclination
of the teacher
well. you'd better have lessons. too. .
said her mother. Go in and tell Aunt
Emmeline / said so. Run aIong,.'
Elsie's lips quivered, but she obeyed.
I've been trying for a year to have
a regular soverness for the children. -
said Katharine. as they tfotted away.
but Arthur won't hear of it, and Mabel
always thinks just as he does Elsie il
almost years Old
Her brain Is very active,~ returned
Havcrford conventionally.
The more reason for its being oceu-
pied,' said Katharine resoluteIy. She
was not in the best of humor. She
seemed. to herself. to have somehow lost
control of her little world Once. not a
move had been made until she approved
OF it. Now. every one went bis or her
own way, and she was left alone
She had not much cared what they did
in these last few months. Her eyes had
been on one figure. her ears keen 10
catch whatever might be said about one
person. And he-he went his own way.
also, That should have cooled her in
terest. but II was the rather stimu-
/ lated
4 She had always despised that sort of
a woman, the sort that Is neglected into
! caring. She must throw of this pre-