Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-10
claimed from her the best she had to

claimed from her the best she had to
give.
The same spirit that had sent her
out into the night. eagerly defiant OF
fatigue, loneliness or any possible dan
ger, merely to stand beside this help
less, lovable woman, animated her
still. She could not shut out of her re-
membrance the pleading patheticness
of Camilla's look the last time they
had met, and though they were now
parted by an irrevocable barrier, she
remained still acutely sensitive to the
spell exercised by that creature of
hayward moods and tenderest 1nf1u-
ences.
When Mrs. Cuthbert Baynhurst
reached London, she at once wired to
Yelverton, announcing her arrival and
desired that the children might be
taken to town the following day to
meet her
To Miss Granger she sent little
pleading note. in which she asked the
girl to bring the children herself.
"She has at least the grace not to
suggest coming here" said Mrs. Bren-
ton. with laugh that had the sound
Of tears in it.
Then she looked at Katherine.
"You will go?" she said in low
voice; and the girl said:
Eyes"
The Cuthbert Baynhursts we're in
stalled naturally in one Of the best
suites of one of the largest and most
sumptuous hotels.
It was so strange, so natural, and
yet so unreal to see Camilla again!
She looked marvelously well: that
fretted excited. nervous air had gone
entirely.
AS Betty phrased 1t:
"You look so pretty, mummy dar-
ling. just like new, young girl"
! The presence OF the children re-
lieved the situation to a great extent,
vet both katherine and Cuthbert
Baynhurst's wife felt the strain OF the
meeting sharply.
you're going to stay with me a
day or two?" said Camilla entreating-
ly ut will be sweet to have you
Then with a flesh of her old merri-
ment. Remember we are cousins
now"
Katherine shook her head.
81 am afraid 1 must go back this
evening: but the children will be all
right with Dennis"
And Camilla bit her lip.
"Of course. if YOU must go, you
must CO." Then she added restlessly
ct hope we shall not stay here more
than a few days ourselves. 1t was
horrible coming at all. And then I am
so afraid this illness will upset Cuth
bert. He is SO sensitive. have en-
J treated him not to stay longer than
: few minutes in his mothers room
: Il wish he need not go in at all. Can
Ger is such an awful thing.
Then she shuddered.
Katherine said nothing She had nc
reason to care one way or another
about Mrs Baynhurst. but it was i'm
possible for her to withhold her pity
in such an hour as this; because she
r knew. none better. the hopelessnes!
of the mothers passionate love fol
r her second child and because it hat
been a creed with Octavia Baynhurs
: to sheer at womanly weakness ant
l suffering; to DEW almost scornfull!
? the terrors of death.
And now death had come upon he
and what death!
( mere w DIS d Tragedy W Vic gin IL
the thought of that fine intellect. tina
2 strong nature. surrendering itself tt
2 the ravages of the most appallin,
: disease the human frame can know
l AS the children danced off to an
: other room to find Dennis. and the,
e were alone, Camilla turned ant
/ stretched out both her hands to tn
4 girl
yo@1, so 81,
g asked "you look at me so strangel
d your eyes hurt me. have Away
( chung to the hope that you woul
never change. that you would Away
|, love me-"
Katherine Granger paused
n moment. and then took the hands 70
a an instant.
S care you happy?" she asked in
q low voice.
o The look that flashed into the othe
g woman's face was revelation to hel
d 80 happy she said. col
r Katherine, it is all the beginning owe
It again, only better. truer. and, pleas
God. more lasting. Katherine. I low
e him. He is so Young, so beautiful. s
{. full of poetry. he makes life quite di
J. ferent, Oh love him. and I neve
n thought l should love any one agai
e after Ned
st Katherine turned away; her Lip
1t quivered
d ''Then we who care for you must b
d content" she said. There was bite
,r and vet a sad note in her voice
d Cuthbert Bavnhurst's wife stoo
Is and looked at her.
4. "Of course" she said q little hardl
;e "T know YOU think I did dreadfl
lie thing. and I will tell you one thin
Kathie that I wish from the botto1
ID of my heart that could have CON
ot by this happiness in a different wa
IN ] don't want to excuse myself for
10 have no excuse. but equally J don