Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-04-29


ticd downstairs.
Has Mr. Brand seen her YETI" asked
tPyne.
NO" replied Enid. with a little
Eloud on her fair face. HE never men
HONS her. And how we wish he would.
he is suffering. but keeps silent, and
neither Constance nor / can make any
suggestion"
But what will be the outcOme|
How can tell? That night after
we left the hotel he told us the story
Of bis married life. 1t did not seem to
ie utterly impossible TO straighten
matters. but we knew nothing Of her
Vlreer during so many years. Was she
married again? / have asked my ia
ther. He believes she was, but is not
certain"
Father" was Mr.. Trail; Brand re-
NAMED dad" Thus did Enid solve
the difficulty.
ais she aware that Constance knows
abe Is her mother?"
I'VE think so. Indeed we are sure.
She has been so i'll and is yet so frag-
lie that we dare not excite her in the
least degree. So Constance has been
very careful. but every look, every syl-
liable. shows that her mother is in no
doubt on that point"
It's pretty hard nut to crack" said
Pyne. lie blew cigar smoke into rings.
Seemingly the operation aided refec-
ton
SAY. Enid he went on, eff the
a. gva co. Il
Connie would come out for a drive"
Il don't know. Certainly she needs
some fresh air. What between her
anxiety and her mothers illness they
are beginning to look like sisters"
Just mention to Connie in her ia
Tiers presence that if the sun shines
at II | will be along in a dOgcart.
Mrs. Nansittart will be downstairs by
that time"
YES"
And If Connie comes out with me
you just find an errand in town. Rope
Jack into the scheme or any old dodge
Of that sort. Take care Mr.. Brand
knows of it. BY the way. send Mrs.
Sheppard out too"
What in the world
You're just too pretty to think hard,
Enid. 1t causes wrinkles. Do as l ask,
there's a Good girl
Enid was delighted to find that
Brand strongly supported the sugges-
ton that Constance should take the
drive. Pyne, sharp on time, drew up
smart pony in front of the cottage and
did not twitch a muscle when Con-
stance. yelled and gloved, ran down
the pathway.
Excuse me getting down." said
n Pyne. IL dispensed with a groom.
guess you know the roads round here
She climbed to the seat beside him.
1T is very good of you to take this
trouble" she said. and when he looked
at her q slight color was visible through
the veil.
How is your motherY' he asked alb
rurtly.
He felt rather than saw her start OF
surprise.
She did not expect the relationship to
b. acknowledged with such sudden
candOr.
"She is much better" she assured
him.
That's all right" he announced. a:
II load were of his mind, and then
somewhat to her mystification, he en-
tertained her with the news.
Elsie and Mamie had quilted Pen
zance the previous evening. an aun
having travelled from Boston as sOoI
as the first tidings of the wreck reach
ed her.
she was a young. nice looking aunt
too he said cheerfully. And 1 wa.
powerful fond of those two kiddies."
The association of ideas nigh
prove helpful" she suggested, with
touch OF her old manner.
THAT is what struck Elsie" he ad
mitted. "She said she didn't know VIII
couldn't marry Aunt Louisa right of
and then we could all live together sc
ciably.'
"Oh! And what did the lady say"
she thought it was a great joke VI
Ill l said that unfortunately l ha
made other arrangements. Then sh
guessed her nieces had got bit out Q
hand"
Have you seen the poor fellov
whose arm was broken? Enid has nc
had a moment TO give me details G
. events since we landed
From that point their conversatio
dealt with generalitles. Soon the gi
perceived his intent. His sole desir
was TO place her at her ease, to max
her realize that no matter what trol
bles life held they could be vanquishe
IL faced with a smile. She responde
10 his mood and enlivened the driy
with comments on the people they N,
and the houses and villages they pas
ed. For two hours the world went we
because il was forgotten.
Enid, the conspirator, waited unit
the pair in the dogcart were out
sight Then she went to the little roo
at the back of the cottage where BraI
pretended 10 be busily engaged in COZ
piling a scientific account of his aul
scope.