Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1907-11-14

presently IIlSCllld tdluC III ANeA~N
and bright-eyed Father" she said,
abruptly, do you think you can get
along without me for a couple of days
next week? The--the Mothers council
meets in st. Andrews then, and I've
been appointed one Of the delegates"
Think Of that, nowl" said Stephen,
admiringly. "Of course you must 60.
I'll be all right I'll be as jolly 80 q
sand-boy."
IF l 60 1 will leave here Tuesday
morning and not be back until We'd
nesday evening. Why, father what's
the matter?'
stephen sat bolt upright with an eK-
clamation.
Nothing, nothing" he said hastily,
as he subsidized Il just thought OF
something Td-Td forgotten-but it's
of no Importance Yes, you were say
ing you'd go on Tuesday, Pris. Well,
all right, all right
Left alone, the weazened little fig
ure in the wicker chair sat up and
slapped its right leg smartly thrice
'Ill do it," said stephen, excited
ly. TN do it! She'll never know. Ill
come back Tuesday night"
"He was silent for minute, then
added, explosively:
Il am dod-gasted sick of the townp
Early Tuesday morning he went to
the station with her and saw her off
on the st. Andrews flyer. His own
train did not leave until later. 1t
landed him at Roseneath station in
the mid-forenoon.
Roseneath proper was three miles
from the station. and Stephehn start
ed to walk it, over the long, moist
road that wound and twisted up to
the wooded hills, through the young
green saplings.
He stood with his arms on the yard
gate, feasting his eyes on the gray
buildings and gardens. There was
lonely, deserted look about the place
that hurt him, but it was home He
would spend the whole afternoon here.
He would go over the farm in its
length and breadth and visit every
field and nook.
He was down on his knees by the
day-lily plot when ne heard the east.
ern gate swing back with its old pc.
culiar creak. Stephen hastily got upon
his feet A woman was coming
through it. "Pll be dod-gasted If it
'taint Priscilla" he said, helplessly.
Priscilla it was. She did not see
Stephen until she came round the
last cherry tree on the path.
"Father!" she exclaimed
They stood and looked at each other
in silence for a few moments. Steph-
ems brain worked in a succession OF
jerks. He had begun to understand
things before Priscilla had recovered
herself.
Priscilla, Priscilla" he said, SOL
emnly, but with a twinkle in his mild
eyes. Where are the mothers?"
Priscilla had to laugh.
They're at st. Andrews, no doubt,
father. You know didn't tell you
was going there. just said the coun-
Gil met there and 1 was appointed one
Of the delegates. l never meant to
go. / meant to come here, but l
couldn't bear to admit to you that /
was so crazy for Roseneath that / had
to start of In mud and mire for It.
And after all our talk last fall, too!
How did you find out I came here?"
81 didn't know you did come" he an.
swered. IL thought you was safe in
st. Andrews. / came on my own ac-
count, because / was 80 homesick I
couldn't stand 1t a day longer, and be-
cause l was Iit'rally dying to get out
Of sight and sound OF. that town, II
only for day"
why, father" said Priscilla, in
astonishment, you don't mean to say
that you are not contented in town!
Why, you seemed so interested In
everything-I thought you were Just
as happy as you expected to BET
"All put on. Pris-all put on sas3
Stephen I've hated it-name O.
goodness, what a relief It is to say Il
at last! But / wouldn't let on for
the world for fear you'd laugh at me
and say you told me so, for all M
VI Adb. uluu ! IhiAlh 1Ou WGA0 uduhGE-
ing for Roseneath. You seemed so
taken up with everything in town and
as busy and happy as if you we're just
in the place that fitted you"
"Oh, just pretended, to hide the
truth from YOU" cried Priscilla. e
couldn't bear to admit how disap-
pointed l was after being so sure OF
myself l wanted to be back here.
Why. father, l missed the loneliness
OF 1t! / just wanted to feel lonely
again, with all my heart. And the
worst of it was, it came between us.
was determined you should not sus-
pect what l felt like. don't care
now, when you're feeling the same
way. So came out to-day. /
brought lEncb with me, and | meant
to stay all night at the Hendersons.
I've been all over the farm already. /
wish we'd never left five we're old
fools to run after rev things at our