The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26
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courage resignation supported her. she had been
impatient with her aunt before the daily talk of
lord, queen and the court-that medley of past.
present and future-now became intolerable to her.
tanning the truth about Dick of these she
tainly would have pursued but for unexpected de-
velopment-to wit, the departure of her in the
great family coach errand Kitty could but
guess. at and with courage which remained stu
pendous.
Kitty, coming down late after restless night,
heard the from of the younger maids little
Sarah who told it with many gasps and much needless
reiteration of obvious facts.
This morning. mss-I do speak truth--in the
great yellow coach as hasn't been used this ever 50
long oh. don't know nothing about it. but Williams
lnissus know when was girl like me-
They're to be away week and. who knows
iieved tborrb he hos bean Isft babin6 and don,t 6
take unkndly. Miss Kitty We'll look after you
every one of and If there be friend you'd like
to come and see you, nothing will be said when mis-
tress comes back I'm a Christian
Kitty thanked her but made comment The old
the only one these swift weeks had provoked She
could imagine the silver haired grand dame rolling
toward Windsor thence to London perhaps; could
her courtesyng here and courtesying there bowling
what would she do when she came to St James? For
Kitty did not know that her father in London and
to meet him there not only to give him q. piece Of her
mind but if possible raise eloquent voice in the
presence Of Lord Harborne himself
THE child shall marry lord" she had said "rll
hunt him of London If he dares to refuse me- III
alvel lost friend indeed when he died But that's
no reason why Kitty should not marry his iordship
Let the dead look after the I'll go st. James
tomorrow. and then we'll hear what the has to
say. Deny met Pishr' said Aunt Elizabeth
So she set the morning of the tenth day after
Richard Escombes accident. Rising early and
having arranged the matter with her servant she
spared Kitty the formaty of adieu. believing it
may be. Frederick, vscount Harborne, would
turn in the coach with her and that the archbishops
blessing in violet ink would burn the lining of his
pocket.
succeeded Aunt Ezabeths departure
In the first place Kitty dull and uneventful
morning amidst her roses. asking herself hundred
perplexing questions and being unable to any
of them her satisfaction. Chiefly it need hardly be
said, the debate concerned Sir Richard and his mis-
fortune.
Kitty had wished believe that the accident
took Dick when he ridng.to her house. but she
had been unable to gather tfttle of evidence that
voice of Jealousy in her to that Dick might
have been riding to elses house. it
been she would have heard some of him BY
this time. The world about her small, every
knew much little of his neighbor's busi-
might we'll think secrecy impossible And
this hardened h er heart again She began to feel
IF 1 were anything to him heSwould have the
somehow" she would say; nothing kind
coming here. OF course he was his to London
He may have met the Honor Marwood there
and the accident may be all tale for willing
I'll believe nothing until know I was foolish
listened it
So it in the finest spirit of one who has
been listening to the evil tongue of Madam ALL
Kitty did not believe word of her story, but
things had come to such pass she repeated
1t quite cheerfully and almost enjoyed sense
tyrdom imagining herself to be Ariadne. slain
by Artems, who a dancing girl or pink checked
beauty among the maids at st. James.
This endured during the whole day following upon
her aunts departure She did stir her garden
meal times. When the vicar of the>~parish
upon in his best and bands She scan
dalized him by her fippancy and him finally
with verses of Irish song Dick had taught.
her down In Westmoreland.
AT s o'clock she said that she would go to bed and