Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

/ useu 10 stahu or rather TO recllne. against
the garden wall. Il wanted the garden
neat and nattv Cor you Liz"
You dear. kind old dad and Lizzie
| squeezed his arm. and while he told her
about the gardeners whom he had en-
| ployed. she glanced at him with a tender
and loving studiousness.
Net understanding garden work | was
at sea with them-three lazy. hulkiug dogs
| from Bradshaw sand | believe they i'm
! posed upon me- But | don't erudge II.
Lizzie. If you are pleased
Very. very. very pleased. father"
She was pleased with his affectiunate
thought for her happiness. shown again
in this In everything else that lie said.
and she was most grateful. Yet truly she
would have been glad To lose this strange
garden and recover the old garden of her
routh. She had promised hers IF long
hours of novel reading and day dreaming
the wilderness OF her childh ,od $
dreams.
CHANGING at him. she noticed an in
creased grayness in his beard. and white
hairs that Were new in the hair on his
temples He looked older now that he
| had ceased working He stin wore a
gray, workmanlike suit. but ii per-
haps of superior material than In the
past and there was no sawdust or brick
dust on it. The blue linen shirt and c Dllar
were an innovation. and his watch guard
was leather strap with a little silver
buckle instead of the thin steel chain
that she remembered all her life.
1t must have been a good school at
observation-disclosures with all the high
class learning there impaired they had
never taught her to be ashamed Of her
father. She would not have changed him
for the most ornamental father out of all
her romantic novels.
Mrs l'rice. throughout Lizzie's first
evening at home. was altogether cousinly
the affectionatc. stanch relative OF tho
Crunden family Her honest. wriuklcd
face baamed with welcoming joy. She
my. not u
arms about her. kissed her and hugged
her.
''Oh. my petit DIES seem good To- nave
you back for to stay this tim, And oh.
my pet. to see you 50 fine grown-SuCh n
tall beautiful young lady, and Yet for to
know that you're glad to SEE your poor
old Pricey!'
Indeed Lizzie was glad to see her and
to feel the warmth Of this humble old
cousins welcome.
"A grand young lady you do look said
Mrs Price, retiring a few PAGES in order
the better To admire the general and COM
bined effect of face. figure. costume
"Therell be heads turning round all along
High street. Lizzie dear, when you go
down for the shopping
But next morning every mark Of cousin
ship had vanished. Mrs. Price entered
the parlor where Lizzie was sitting the
cook housekeeper, and nothing more.
Gray, demure, soemnly respectful. she
laid down on the table a little pile OF
tradesmen's books with tin box full of
labeled keys, and folded her kind old
hands.
Miss Lizzie-Miss.' said Mrs. Price, as
though recitng a lesson. Il have brought
the weeks books which l KEEP back on
Saturday to have in readiness-and you
will find there the most of the keys. The
linen cupboard owing to a mistake of
Mary's, is not yet made up to the full
strength as should wish to hand it over
to you. Mr. Crunden has said he sup
would name the hour. He said that must
be for you to decide. He will lunch
hearty. and for him the late dinner will
be in place of his supper or morning,
would you wish me TO come in here for
the orders or would you come out to the
kitchen?"
Lizzie at first had not understood but
now 1t was plain that Mrs. Prices reel
tation conveyed the formal giving over OF
supreme command.
mo. no." said Lizzie; Il couldn't No,
Pricey, you old dear. leaYe it all to you"
Mrs. Price was frankly delighted. She
had always loved her Lizzie, and now she
adored her. Her hands trembled and the
keys clanked in the tin box as she gath
cred up the insignia of domestic office.
Not look at the books even? Won't
you. dear? Well, they are lot Of bother.
and they'll be there for you to look at any
Lizzie dear-Miss Lizzie, as | shall say
henceforth-and not forget that you are
the mistress of the house, though you
trust me to manage 1t for you
So the household was conducted as of
old by Mrs. Price, with Mary the maid
successor to Jane-and Mrs. Gates the
charwoman, wife of an old employee of
Mr.. Crunden's, who came in every day.
There was no fashionable modish up
heaval or introduction of tip-top society
methods in honor of the highly educated,
prettily dressed. altogether laoylike.
young mistress.
Mr. Crunden gave his daughter a sub
stantial dress allowance and begged her
to dress handsomely. On more than one
occasion he reminded her that, although
he was no longer moneyearning man,
there was no need for excessive economy.
"Dont grudge yourself, Liz. If 1 seem
to make a poor mouth sometimes, it's
just old habit-but don't believe it. I'm
well to do. I'm quite we'll to do That
was a favorite expression of his when he
spoke of money. He took interest in all
new hats and dresses, and once or twice
showed that he had scanned the shop
windows by offering a suggestion.
AT Selkirk's today Lizzie" he said.
scratching his beard. Il no
ticed a very natty, stylish, fashionable
hat"
Dad" said Lizzie, smiling. chow do
you come to know whether it was fashion
able or not %
II judge that by many signs said Mr.
Crunden, with the utmost seriousness
the window, and the card said. Straight
from Paris l think that hat would suit
you. Lizzie
What was it like. father?''
well, my dear. | should say full size
quite large and handsome and Mr.. Crun-
den bent his gray brOws he sought for
appropriate words. Orange color-the
main part. And purple in the bows and
ct ceteraS. There was Il bird too-what
l judged to be a humming bird or para disc
with r0ses-and other fIUwers-and some
fruit. / think there was a couple of
punches of grapes or cherrieS-and--
Father" Interrupted Lizzie. How
much? That must be 100 much for any
hat"
TOO much?" echoed Mr.. Crund n. not
grasping what his daughter meant Il
can't say what they were asking for il.
There was no ticket. But do not grudge
the price. Lizzie, If you wish the nat"
She did not buy the bird o paradise
and its ct cateras but in due course and
season she secured other and less gener-
ously furnished hats or toques from Sci
kirk s fascinating windows, and her father
was we'll satisfied with the result of her
taste. In the town. when he
saw her, he looked at her crticaliy-aud
then swelled with pride. She much
the lady as any one from Hill Rise. While
wearing his ordinary clothes he would
not talk to her walk with her in the
town; but he loved much--On receipt OF
sufficient warning-to dress in his best
and escort her to the Church of St.
sale of w,rl, at he town