The Washington herald., 1907-11-24
CHAPTER XIV.
The Secrets of "A summer House.

GhhH In AAN-
The Secrets of n Summer House.
In the forenoon Phil Calmont labored
with hts late master and present friend,
Vic Morris. There was no lack Of Occu-
patton. Vic had several inventions 20
perfect. and IN especial an entirely new
system Of installing electric fans for the
ventilation OF very deep mines. which
ne hoped 10 see adopted on the Rand.
and also wherever the workings had TO
be carried on al depths OF over ffteen
hundred feet
Vie insisted on paying Phil for the
hours OF work he did Tor him, and Il
Was with the utmost difficulty that
Phil was able 70 arrange for a much
lower scale. IN consideration Of the val
liable experience ne was getting. II was
only when Vic Morris represented % him
that he would need a certain sum Of
money FOR his college expenses that Phil
finally accepted, even then much against
his i'll.
In the afternoon he Undermined him
self for the mornings work by visit
70 his friend. Rose Nunsby. and as often
as not. toward the cleaning he might
have been seen making his way in the
direction Of the cottage at Glebe End
Gate.
This day. however. he was doubly for
tunate. For on crossing the field and
Overlapping the wall, he found that the
Nunsby summer house was occupied by
two young women. taking their tea To-
gether
A third cup was set. al which Phi
gazed with something Of apprehension
But Rose speedily relieved him.
There used 10 De a certain regularity
In your misdeeds. Phil" she said, which
has not left you since you became 4
man OF affairs I thought that yoJ
would be sure 10 look in this afternoon
so made ready. There. is your cake
the sort with the Juicy boy cUrrant.
you used 20 like so much. Now I car
make il without the little hard piece
in the center. which you called 'Concen
trated Indigestion though I never no
ticed that that prevented you from eat
ing it
Then Phil, with a distant rise In hi
temperature. sat down on the familiar
seat by the privet hedge, and LOOKED
/ across at the smiling face Of his hostess
and occasionally. but with increasing FIRE
| quency. at the dark eyes and slende
beauty OF her friend Vida.
At first Rose did most Of the talking.
Il suppose" she said. that We shall
be losing you soon
Il have not heard" said Phil. smiling
how am I to be lost?" He thought /
( was a question OF some chatter OF thei
rustic burg.
Why" said Rose. Mr. Morris is Z
go TO a great appointment In Spain, s
/ they say. and you are to go with him a
/ his assistant"
I wish I were ready cried Phil, Wit
/ q new CLINT in his eyes: but I mus
work hard at the book psrt OF the bust
ness first II / am to do any good.
must go TO college. and how I am Z
get there. except by working as an OF
fee assistant. I do not see
As he spoke. Vida looked at him. an
was not at all sure whether or not sh
really liked the new man who was bein
! evolved out OF her old dreamy Phi
/ Sometimes he reminded her too much o
/ Vic Morris. She noted. for instance, ths
he never lounged back IN the arm-chai
he had made for himself IN the prive
hedge as Of old. He was so much on
of practice that the spines pricked hir
when he tried. Formerly, he could lC
cate every enc, nesting his shoulders st
curely among the thickest Of them.
so you are fairly at work. Phil-AI1
Calmont. I mean?" she said. the firs
time that Rose went into the house an
left them alone.
Poor Phil looked so grieved that vid
relented.
We'll, Phil then" she said. But rea
" you ought to be proud OF our feelin
the difference. The toga virilis. isn't /
Rose-or something like that? There
a difference. and you can't blame Us e
marking it,
I don't want there 10 be any di
ference. said Phil. not between I
three. You were always glad TO see m
and scolded me when I was a lazy-goo,
nothing. Well I am not a good-fO
much yet. though on the way TO in
provement Your denunciations have Ia
their effect So don't make me suffer Z,
my very virtues. l want you to be ju
the same
The same number OF Jumps OF sug'
in your tea?'' queried Rose; we are po'
now. and we really cannot stand III
always. You used to 20 on piling L
square after square till the top Of y
pyramid showed itself above the tea
, These nothings Of talk made Vida cur
ouSly happy. She was feeling the r
bound from the anxieties and dismay
the past night She had got away earl
leaving Billy Bryan alone with the cool
ing. task he was quite capable Of pc
Z forming. She had no desire to cOnfrol
the reproachful face Of old Dick on b
return from the mine that afternoon.
: She was in need of confidant. An
: for once. it did not seem that the ma