The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-05-26

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me which way could 90 to find sta
ton, or house, or anything
"a station! I suppose the nearest
one would be that little place mile or
two back. I'm a stranger myself in
these parts, most unluckily-only
down for a few weeks hunting with
friends. 1t seems a pretty empty
country so far as houses go. I haven't
passes done for the last mile, certainly
:-or, yes, I have, thought saw a
small inn of some sort down cross
road I've rather got out of my own
bearings, for left as soon as we killed
to get back. as quickly as I<could. My
efforts don't seem SO far very success
full. Suppose we both go back to the
inn and make inquiries there?"
'sThat seems the best way. Only,
. why should I take you out Of your
road?''''.
"It's not, believe me! / shall be glad
Of directing, too. I want to strike the
Weymouth road"
So they turned and walked back side
by side, through the gray, misty WAN
ing of the afternoon Ursula with a re-
lief that she,would have been surprised
she could feel after such a small mis-
adventure.
II think I saw you speaking to ole
of my cousins this morning. she said,
as they walked back along the white
and unattractive highroad. Then, as
he looked the question, with polite
|: interest, miss Drinkwater-I am stay
ing with them at Bassingbourne."
His. flash of comprehension was
quick and pleased. "Oh, are you real
/ ly?. I didn't know, of course. Yes. I
/ have met them two or three times
since came down here: in the hunt
|. ing field, and.atdances and the. like.
u
YalEid isnt't 'lt't! 9ha> u was :sorry to hear
a4oSIne 81 t}.ie, 5,isaa sa1 - Il. 49,
3sa ~; :Atlnt r. Maribm'st hasn't been
strong for good many years now. She
doesn't go out much with the girls. I
dare, say you haven't seen her"
,"No; they generally are chaperoned
by somebody eles, fancy, That is
what always thing hard for girls
'"Yes, it is. But I am so used to It.
I have had only my father ever since I
can remember, almost"
His frank eyes rested on her with a
sudden kindness. "And I can't re-
member my mother at ALL" he said.
$50 we are pretty much alike"
The odd little spring into confidence
had come, neither OF them could have
quite told how But it made them feel
as il they knew more of each other
than there mere unconventional meet
ing would have given them the right to
otherwise; and they walked on like ac-
quaintances.s
The inn lay down cross-road, tuck
ed in between two slices of hill slope.
1t was an >old-fashioned place of the
posting or coaching order-a* drift
weed left in an eddy by the hurrying
stream of nineteenth century improve
ment and reduced to the custom Of the
| plowman and the bicyclist. The: bat
tered red lion still curled his tail ma
iestically aloft on the board that swung
from it's wrought-iron bracket. and
| creaked dolorously with every breath.
There were clean short curtains at
clean, small:paned windows, and "a
white doorstep, and Ursula felt a glad
glow of welcome at the sight. Here
was a: place one might sit and rest in
perhaps a fire and a clothes brush!
| Had she known Of the dab: Of dried
mud that adorned one cheek she would
have added another to her. desired list
of comforts; but she was mercifully
/ ignorant of it.
A stout and honely landlady an
4swered. their knock. at the closed door
She was ready with information, but It
was not altogether of a ,conciliatory
sort. 1t was:a good ten. or: eleven
miles from Shepton .Priors,: by, the
shortest road. There was no station
Ethat would help the lady; the one up
back a way was on another .line:z : IS :
+ 1t appeared to:her the lady,a' best
plan to have q trap. Jim should drive
her over to sShepton; they'd get there
! in a. little better. than an hour and a
half: The suggestion. seemed to- both
Ursula and her escort about the fWisest
fthat could be- made under the circum,
/ stances. The lady called to an unseen
Jim IN the. background and ordered
him to hustle up with the trap. ..s7y.5 81, .=y
st.And let them give my horse aswipe
down., please, and Just wash out his
mouth He turned to Ursula with q
E:half-apologetic air. TT wonde der sc you'd
I=be good enough to give me g. seat So
your trap g he said. ~ t".1f you would
ERds let the lad ride. my horse home
| slowly, and i shall save time. 4:
@ OF course, Ursula had but one an
Z sws,er The land ady broke IN to ash
HI they Wouldn' t 60 into the parlor and
EEzhlaves EEzlhl q warm Is fire before sthey
Estarted on he room Wa full dane
piled hearth and l5