Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-05

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and the stairs seemed long. and her
limbs were strangely tired this day.
There was. too a curious ache when
her heart beat.
The bath-time was over, and two
little people were tucked up in bed,
when Mrs. Brenton beckoned Rather
inc out of the room.
Il hope you won't mind if we leave
you this evening, but there is that con.
cert and entertainment in the village.
You said you did not care to 60 to It,
but l think we must go. We have al
ways supported the vicar, and he
would never forgive us if we did not
turn up. Will you change your mind
and Gomez
The girl shook her head.
"As matter of fact have a good
deal of work to do for MI Brenton.
l have not translated my last lesson.
The children are so pleased to have
Dennis that she Is going to sit with
them"
"You will dine at the same hour?"
said Mrs Brenton, and with smile
she passed on
1t was significant fact that she
said nothing about Camilla
Katherine went into her sitting
room, brought out pen and foolscap,
dictionaries and Latin grammar; but
when she sat down to work her usual
pleasure and eagerness had flown.
She could hear Dennis whispering
in the next room and one or the other
child putting pertinent remark in a
very unsleepy voice, but she knew
them we'll now. BY the time she had
changed her dress and had gone down
stairs, both little voices would be
hushed in sleep.
Camilla's few words to her Just as
they parted haunted her, but instead
of that glow of satisfaction which
would surely have come had they
| been spoken under other circumstan.
ces. they brought renewal Of heart:
ache.
After while she put away her
books and writing.
"Assuredly," she said to herself
! love goes hand in hand with sorrow
| When I had no one to love nothing
to care for, nobody to make me anx
ious, never had tears in my eyes as
/ have them now. If only tears would
do some good. But how can l hell
her? what can I do, I have the .sor
of feeling that I ought to do some
thing. but what-what?"
She was still standing by the win
| dow, looking at the beautiful even
ing sky, when a maid came into thu
room softly
"Tf you please, MISS" she said
would you come down stairs and SCI
Mr.. Haverford. He says he would lik
to speak to you"
Katherine whipped around from tn
window.
"Mr. Haverford? He was not ez
pected, and both Mr.. and Mrs. Brer
ton are OUT
"Yess, miss; told him SO; but h
, said he wanted to see you. He hash
got any luggage; don't think h
means to stay. He came in his motor
, miss"
Miss Granger paused only an il
slant. Her brows had met with
| frown-a sign that she was move
and nervous.
, please say l will be down directl.
, She went toward her bedroom wit
| the intention Of changing her dres
anu tlCll DIG SICShCI liCl oCll
Stealing into the children's room
: she whispered to Dennis that she wa
going down stairs. The maid nodde
) her head; the children were quit
quiet. and Dennis herself looked hal
asleep.
] AS she went slowly down the broa
e staircase Katherine saw him. He wa
standing in front of the fire in tn
: hall warming his hands
! Both Mr.. and Mrs Brenton are OF
: "a rare occurrence" she said "bl
v 1t is village festival
She gave him her hand, and as b
e took 1t she colored very family.
2 Eyes so l hear. I am rather gla
! to see you alone" His tone was ters
> AS Miss Granger moved forward
7 the fire he said, 81 have come dow
e to ask for news of Camilla Can yc
: give me any,"
It The girl looked at him for an +
s slant.
e "She was here today" she said.
"Here? What time?"
"She came in the morning. I unde
e stand she had travelled straigl
: through from Devonshire, only chan
r. ing stations in town.
:; He caught his breath in a way TIL
. was very like a sigh, and sat dow
n half shutting his eyes.
# "Then she wished to avoid me-
n said. where has she gomez"
|, When Katherine told him, he ju
e nodded his head and said:
! eyes y He paused momer
e and then he said, 81 am very trouble
u about her" Indeed. his voice sound
~ very heavy with trouble.
The girl waited for him to go on.
e "She seems to be slipping out of n
o hands" said Haverford; "try as
o will cannot satisfy her. or keep pa
= with her. assure you these last fe
q weeks have been like creature
re wires. I have not known from one m
d ment to the next what she wished r
1T to do. Perhaps am too exacting.
ID don't know. I only know that I a
: wretched. that cannot sleep f
70 thinking about her; thinking, not
~ a selfish fashion g = I give you +
word it is not that, but troubli
1t about her. y " He sat forward a.
la stared into the fire. s"Tha loot tir