The Washington times., 1907-10-27
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'Rosamond has spirit. AS she grew
older she came less and less to care
for his vituperation. unless, Indeed,
there were strangers present to add to
her modification. remember cnce,
soon after Mr.. Antrim came"
Annerly interrupted her.
Il have heard about that he said.
"Ah, I suppose then that Rosamond
told you. Well, after that it was al
ways Jean who came IN for the brunt
OF his displeasure-Jean. who never
had even IN her mOtherless babyhOod
the spirit OF a mouse
so. as I could not take the girls
with me, and as Major Fairfax with
al his brutality dared not close his
doors in my face. I stayed on and on
at the Orchards, hoping for better
times and helping the girls when
could, which was not often"
There was a long pause
The last time, you know suggest
ed Annerly. You had better be pr
fectIy candid with me, Mrs. Fairle>
What do YOU disagree about tier
Her face crinsoned.
Major Fairfax went to his rccm b.,
rectly after supper that last niau
and went into the parior with a.,
young people," she said slowly .
was tired and cross and did not intend
10 stay down stairs but a few mo-
ICents; in fact. I did not do so. Ma
JOr Fairfax was walking up and down
the long hall outside his door when
went upstairs, and 7 soon saw that he
was in 81 exceedingly bad humor
about something. 1t was very pleas
ant, and the windOws-at least most
of them-were open.
AS soon as he saw me ne asked
where Jean was. and I told him that
she was down stairs in the parlor. I
went right on past him. but / heard
him mutter something about teaching
her a lesson.
LAS I have just said, I was in
bad humor myself, anyway. 1 turned
with ny hand on the door of my own
room and asked MIN what Jean had
been doing
You treat the child shameful "
! said. You WOULD not dare serve one
of the other girls so. If she was not
such a spiritless little thing she would
leave you, anyway.
Il suppose that he rather welcomed
an opportunity for a quarrel. She
has been meddling with my papers.
he SAID shortly. I viii send for her
to come up here. She needs a lesson
-sulky. surlv little beast.
She is neither sulky nor surly, I
said The worst thing that you can
say about her IS that she is a little
fool for caring about YOU. She is the
only one in the house wlo would care
a straw if you were to die tonight
The Apology Reluctant.
u don't know what made me say
that. 1 know. though, that I was al
most beside myself with rage and fear
for poor Jean or 1 would never have
said such O wicked. foolish thing.
He turned perfectly white and for
the first time I saw that I had gone
too far, and the thought turned me
sick. There was nothing to keep hin
from ordering me out of his house.
and I would have only my own folly
10 thank if he did so.
He turned his back on me square
Is. jefferson he called oh, Jeffer-
SOM
Jefferson was in the room behind
him. He came out now in answer to
his masters call
" Jefferson said Major Fairfax. Z
want you to go down stairs and send
Jean TO me. I am going to give her
what she has needed for a long. long
time. Do YOU heaFT
Jefferson hesitated- I suppose he
must have stood quite stiil for the
fraction of a second.
q" Jefferson I said suddenly Il don e