The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-07

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mother were cousins, which seemeo
to Miss Dilkes quite q near reiauon.
aa the most distant ramifications OF
her family we're precious to her, mas
much as no other family, In her opin'
ion. quite equaled it in importance.
left now with Q very small income
ana a very inferior house to that IN
which her childhood and youth were
passed. Miss Rebecca received as IN
mates a cousin of the same type az
herself. and Sadie Porter whose -
years of life found very little con
reniality in these somber surround
inps Cousin Rebecca frequently
complained to her that 1T was almost
impossible to get along with rniie
peculiarities; while Cousin Phiie was
mysterious and confidential over poor
Rebecca's strange ways" Thus these
two elderly maidens were constant
thorns in each. others sides, ana IKE
wise in Sadie Porters.
There was a delightful house rev
miles out of town, "an Italian villa, IL
WAS called: and to this villa went MISS
Saddle daily, In the morning train. ana
anent four hours teaching the Enghsn
branches to two lovely little girls
favored frequently with the company
of their very charming mamma. !.
was lust enough employment. and II
waa generously paid; while the young
teacher was treated In all respects AZ
hacame her birth and breeding.
This was just the kind OF lie tna'
Saddle enjoyed. A visit from MIS-
Osbrook's brother did not lessen tns
pleasure of 1t. He was very elegant
and had such grand ways and MAJ
travelled everywhere, and his nam
was Ohio; and she overheard him tell
ing his sister that the young governes
reminded him of wild rose lSaiu'
thought this quite Originally. and man
more such things were tumDled q
5 gether In her memory, and caused
e blush of pleasure at the very though
|, of them.
!. II was Just after this that DIR. EN-
: tom had so coolly said: 1T VIII
4 safer. perhaps. not to 90 into an
. house, nor 10 douit any
for a few weeks.
l. "A few weeks!" when life had Ju
o begun to be so beautiful to ner-
IS what might not happen In q re
g. weeks? She had never been partic
Is ,arlv fond of cousin Phile." but 81
ID felt that she loved her less than ev
"a that morning. For Cousin Phile o.
!, not been at all well, and unmistakar
:. svmptoms of varioloid were now
- welcomed. It was the slightest possit
'r tyne of the disease. the doctor So
and scarcely worth calling by q
ns name at all; but, nevertheless, ne r
on commended prudence; and meanwnl
sc as a necessary precaution, every me
It Der of the family were vaccinatetd.
Of Not long before this untoward
ness of Cousin Phile's, there had
lived at the house q distant cousin
the family - single, gentien
:. cousin, whom Sadie pronounced
No agreeable before she had seen mucl
or him. Herman Dilkes was bache
ter of as. a very quiet, self-contained m
IN; who seemed to understand every
IRA iect in the world, and who gave
n Young lady the unpleasant impress
n. that he was continually reading
~, thoughts. He certainly did not
- them very complimentary to hims
The next day she sat down
ait wrote Mrs. Osbrook letter INST
'io- NJ an orthodox note, as she inten'
Ing setting forth in detail her trouble
DRY loneliness, and "pining after Il
one Laura and Annie"
ial. Perhaps that lady's sharp eyes
n a tected another sort Of "pining;
,r,d he that as it may, no answer was
- received to this epistle. Not ever
inquiry was made at the d0or;
'na Il would have been so easy to
inc that lazy Thomas when going MS
the rounds. Once only did Sadie 8
the snmpse of the familiar faces du
that tedious period of quarantine
Oshrook and the children were Il
lied carriage, Mr.. Lathrop was on n
.,or hack beside them; and the party
80 drawn ND in front Of one OF the 81
while an obsequious clerk Drougn
CON bales of goods for the lady's In
ton.
9 OF A very graceful bow and smile
|. A Mrs. Osbrook; q sudden demonstr
dam from the children, that was evid
efits repressed at the outset; while
, II L.athrop lifted his hat with q
NJ of white teeth under his dark
-. tache; and somehow poor little
e felt empty-handed and empty-ne
~ as she pursued her way on the al
] or ,w.1r che was taking.
aters So strange, she thought, that
.ause Osbrook did not beckon her t
What carriage door, and ask when