Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-07-26

take care OF her, and l mustn't use |
so much time! l can't take every
thing from you"
The last words sounded like a wall |
as Marie slipped to the floor, buried |
her head in her hands, and sobbed as
her beautiful lady had never before
heard her. perhaps youll be sorry
some day-that you've been SO gooe
| to mel" she stammered
| why, who on earth has put thai
idea into your head? Has some one
been saying disagreeable things te
/ you?"
t Margaret Norton was very good al
guessing. "Ah," she exclaimed, 81
rather think that silly Janey has been
disturbing you, she is so jealous! But
now listen, dearie; it takes two to
make bargain, and you and I are
the two! Why, child, what should
do in this lonely house without a
young girl to keep me company? Who
would brush my hair every night, and
tell me how Molly and that polly
Fritz recite their lessons, while I
laugh away NY UIucS. w uO, UCdT, OuC
just you? It's our little secret; and,
when Anita is discharged from the
hospital, she shall come here, and
you and will teach her all we know
The magic wand was again waved
and peace restored. Marie proved
most tractable and found a sympa-
thetic audience when she confided to
her beautiful lady that she just hated
geometry and did not see the use of
proving one line was longer than the
other when her own eyes told her
an argument that Miss Norton had Of
ten heard.
In the midst of discouragements
several red-letter days stood out prom
inently-when Marie began French
and Italian; the April morning that
| Anita left the hospital, able to walk
like other people; and the sweet June
day when her beautiful lady was the
| first to congratulate her upon gradual
| ling the third in her class, and to tell
] sher that it was decided that she was to
| Bartholdi.
"But you-Oh, I do so want to learn
! Ito sing! But how can I leave Anita
| ;and you?" The young girl put hel
arms around Miss Norton in spite o1
Sthe warning mot to crush her lace,
| land said such pretty words to her, il
| would have been perplexing to deter.
smine which cheeks were the brighter
| Marie felt as if under some wizards
! spell when she found herself one Oc
| tober morning in the presence of Sig
| nor Monaldi, the famous teacher, who
saw great possibilities in the swee
voice from over the sea, and arranged
a most arduous program for Mis-!
Bartholdi to follow.
Just as the future looked mos
/ bright, there came letter to he
! teacher that dashed Marie's hopes IL
an instant Rumors of great treach
! ery on the part of Miss Norton's bus
| mess advisor threatened utter f1nancia
ruin. Marie grasped the situation. AM
said: "There is just one step for M
to take! I must go back to her
Please don't say word, Miss Barthol
di. or l might be weak and easil.
tempted. My beautiful lady! JUS
think, where should Anita and | hay
been without her! It's my turn now
and l can teach music, and pay he
| back little of all we owe her!
"Poor child, music lessons! How lit
tie she realizes what that means!
Miss Barthoidi was wise enough t
make only mental comments. AM
and waited for the first outburst
excitement to be over, then, takln
. the girl'shand in hers said: Il nav
something in nay mind that may Wor
out all right for you. Just be patlen
one more day, and | will report
| there is a ray Of encouragement.
Only the previous day while she wa
giving Marie her lesson, two gentle
men stood close to the portlere an
listened from their safe hiding plac
to, the bird-like freshness OF the volc'