The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-15

At last came day of warm sun
shine when Enid announced that the
invalid by the doctors orders was car
] ried,downstairs.
HAS Mr.. Brand seen her yet?" asked
Pyne.
Mo- replied Enid, with little
cloud on her fair face. 'He never men
tons her. And how we wish be would
He is suffering, but keeps silent, an6
neither Constance nor can make any
suggestion"
But what will be the outcome?"
How can l tell? That night after
we left the hotel he told us the story
IF his married life. 1t did not seem tC
e utterly impossible to straighten
matters, but we knew nothing of her
'areer during so many years. Was she
married again? | have asked my fa
Their. He believes she was, but is not
certain"
"Father" was Mr.. Trail; Brand re-
manned dad" Thus did Enid solve
the difficulty.
rs she aware that Constance knows
she is her mother?"
1--WE think so. Indeed we are sure
She has been so i'll and Is yet so frag,
lie that we dare not excite her In tha
least degree. So Constance has been
very careful, but every look, every syl
liable, shows that her mother is in NJ
doubt on that point
ITS pretty hard nut to crack" 81 "a
Pyne. He blew cigar smoke into rings
Seemingly the operation aided relec
ton.
Say, Enid he went on. III the
weather is fine tomorrow do you think
Connie would come out for driver
Il don't know. Certainly she needs
some fresh air. What between her
anxiety ana her mothers illness thcy
are beginning TO look like sisters
Just mention to Connie in her IA
TIERS presence that if the sun shines
at IL / VIII be along in dogcart
Mrs. Nansittart viii be downstairs by
that time"
yes"
"And if Connie comes out with re
you just find en- errand in town. Rope
Jack into the scheme or any old dodge
Of that sort Take care Mr.. Brand
knows of it. BY the way. send Mrs.
Sheppard out too
What In the world
you're just too pretty to think hard.
Enid. 1t causes wrinkles. DO as ash;
there's a good girl"
Enid was delighted to find that
Brand strongly supported THE sugges-
ton that Constance should take the
drive. Pync, sharp on time. drew up d
smart pony in front of the cottage ana
did not twitch q muscle when Con-
stance, yelled and gloved, ran down
the pathway.
excuse me getting down." sail
Pyne. Il dispensed with groom.
guess you know the roads round here"
She climbed to the seat beside him.
ut is very good of you to take this
trouble" she said, and when he looked
at her q slight color was visible through
the veil.
How is your mother!" he asked alb
ruptly.
He felt rather than saw her start OF
surprise.
She did not expect the relationship to
be acknowledged with such sudden
candor.
"She is much better" she assured
him.
That's all right" he announced, as
IL a load were off his mind, and then.
somewhat TO her mystifica,ion, he en-
tertained her with the news.
Elsie and Mamie had quilted Pen
zance the previous evening, an aunt
having travelled from Boston as soon
as the first tidings of the wreck reach
ed her.
''She was a young, nice looking aunt,
too" he said cheerfully. "And l was
powerful fond of those two kiddies.'
1.-The association of ideas might
prove helpful" she suggested, with a
touch Of her old manner.
THAT is what struck Elsie" he adj
mtted. "She said she didn't know why
/ couldn't marry Aunt Louisa right off,
ciably"
"Oh! And what did the lady say|
"She thought it was q great joke I'M
7 i said that unfortunately 1 had
other arrangements. Then she
ID her nieces had got a bit out Of
you seen the poor fellow
was broken? Enid has not
Mt to give me details Of
landed"
ut their conversation