Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-27

out feeler.
 "Och, her," she retorted contemptu- ously; "shes dumm!' (Stupid) But Ollie she's got an elegant education,' she affirmed, standing in the kitchen doorway, with her barred arms resting on her ample hips, while Dr. Kinross leaned against pillar of the porch, his eyes following the young chickens which ran about on the grass. 'I left her go to school till she was fifteen already Eunlce she was more fur books and studyin' and all like that than what Ollie was, but" she said dis paragingly, "she ain't got Ollie's nice education, but her bein' just adopted that way and not my own flesh and blood I took her out of school till she was twelf. She cried wonderful to be left keep on, but I tole her beggars couldn't be choosers and she must earn her livin'. So then she never said noth- in more about it. Ollie she can con- verse pretty" Mrs. Morningstar sud- denly dropped the subject of her fos- ter child and returned to the more con- genial theme of her own daughter, as she jealously observed that the mention of Eunice seemed to arrest the wander ing attention of her nearer. And Ollie she knows just the right words to put in-but sometimes she's so stubborn headed fur me she won't converse like what she's been since you come. But to be sure," she conceded, Eff you like 'em better quiet''- She paused uncertainty, but her look and tone im- piled that that altered the case and in- volved her forgiveness of Ollie's ob- stinacy in refusing to display her con- versational powers.
 "Eunice has had no schooling since she was twelve years old?" Kinross instantly asked when Mrs. Morning stars pausing to take breath gave him chance to put in a question.
 "No, and she's wonderful dumm to- ward what Ollie is."
 "Humph!" he grunted.
 "Yes, and that ongrateful she is fur all we done fur her yet-us leavin' her go to school till she was twelf already and her not our own flesh and blood and then when she had to come off of school she took on; 1t was somepin awfulr'
 But a twelye-year-old girl is hardly capable of realizing what she is los ing in having no schooling!" he said questiOningly.
 "She was always wonderful fur studyin'-full much so. A body couldn't | get no work out of her oncet she got holt of book-and that's why pop he sayed now she must come of school, he saved. or she'd soon not be earnin' her feed"
 "Umph!' again grunted Kinross, sur prised into a pang of pity for the flow erlike girl who was the household drudge to the farmers family.
 Say" Mrs. Morningstar abruptly de- handed. do you want fur me to tell these here two young ladies when they come that you ain't much fur sociabil- ity and that they're to leave you be | dul uOl bVtucl sOu uAss sNN bSAA oSA-S queer!"
 Now. Mrs. Morningstar,- he smiled, you are a friend in need. Suppose you do warn them of. Where are they Ifromt'
 From into town. Their names is Georgiana Ellery and Daisy Parks
 Kinross lifted his head and looked at Mrs. MOrningstar. surprise, annoyance, consteTnation, in his face.
 Gods and little fishes.'
 He pulled his Panama hat over his eyes. turned abruptly and strode away.
 Mrs Morningstar stood stolidly where he left her, gazing after him as he walked with long steps through the orchard toward the woods where he usually spent most of the day. and finally she shook her head and drew c long breath
 1t beats ne what fur a man he is anyhOv-
 Ii CHAPTER IL n HALF hour later. his tai