The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
CHAPTER Xxx.

ton-tbst is 10 say. they had gone for a
brief while 70 stav with their mother.
but tba visit had NOT been success. and
,,o7,til, tersaIf nronosed tbat sba sbo,,Id
,.,l-, .,,,,, r,.. rs,a,,s,,t tr la+ tba littla
e.. go - - ,.,,.7.,
'N 80 '''7
Nils. hi'ii'o'i
hou see we maven Sot mousse YET
she said; nothing would induce Cuth-
bert 10 live in the house his mother left
him. We must get that off our hands
before We eettla ourselves i'm arotber.
.5,,5 +to,, tt,i,,- -t,,u ca +o tba
- -. - -
i"'is'0 '"'9 WINTER nc mas se' ei"' l'0'
TRAITS lhat ne wants 10 paint theIe'
once, with a laugh, she had said;
Il have two minds 20 ask Rupert to
lend us thar big house of his. II is
simrIv ridIcn1,ls tbat If sbould be shut
mn fo,. months ~ ,,r,a yvber, we are
-
II was therefore, as much on the emil
drens account as anything that HaVer-
ford went to Yelverton.
Nevertheless he found himself travel
ing down IN Mrs Rrenton's comfortable
1o,,.A ,,.it1, b., .s,s, ,f .oyarnass tI,at wa g
i-.L p's"S''o
Inc reason Tor ms VISIT TO the STATES
had not been wrongly reported chance
had brought to his knowledge the facL
that there were some connections of Mat
thew WooIgar settled in America-hum-
bic. struggling people to whom money
would be a godsend
lie spent at least a couple of months
before he came across d trace Of these
peoplc and then to his disappoiutmenr
found that the family had dwindled 20
two old people. who were quite unfit 10
take the VOYAGE to England. and for
whom little was possible except placing
them in comforta bla circumstances
So he said TO Agnes Branton when ba
told her of all this.
You see. / can't get rid Of my money H
1T seems 10 me" said Mrs Rrentor.
"v8u have made "A very good attempr
at ir" Then with % lifrla colon. in bar
face she added Il 90 hack ~ INV Oh
tbaor, ,r.o,,f Won, v-grr ~, ss, - III
married T sbouId ike van ~ tsI,s -
nror0irau+ nart i'm tba life of the I.,,. ~,
Il. mad, mo- re,,oyI- f,r q, 1i+.1- nil,
tben me- sid.
..yas 7 sfall marry 7 bo,s e,o,, D.,
~ bsrself 7Trg Isr.,,+,-, ,l.,s-s.-.7 ,
,,raat ,1fs,,,,,-f,,+7,,l,,+
-An Ar5erira,, ,,.Cr,,,,,, s,,, s.t4 ,o
berseIf ~ di4 i,or, h. ,,-[,-1, -.
soneh7d,- ovar here =
Tba u-s1con,. tl.o ril,7,.s,, ,-.,,.. hin, mo-,
, rovaI one. bIt E-atIari7, t5rsI,, t,c,,l
his hand and evr-reseaI mo. 7Is,sI,-.. ~
eeeinr hin, agefn r. sser,oj l,[-,..,-.-
tbat be bg5 eoT,,a+r,i,7e, =, So -, ~.
IT want IN taI1-' "a ,.,,, .bo,,t +L. 'o1,il-
dren % DE said ..XCul ,,o,, COM. ONT into
tbs gardan 7v
II f5onght e-ervtbino was settled for
tbe time beiner. tha ofTi saf5 rfsiD, v,irI,
evident reluctance
There are various things sbopld like
TO discuss with vou."
she stole littlr Glance at hin, ms they
walked into the vvaII-rerner7berad ratb
,yher. now the rose bushes zgero blr~en
Of bloom and tbe Ground was c3rnetad
with faded leaves
He was looking wonderfully we'll with
that brouzed lool, in his skin which made
his teeth So white and his ewes so aa-
lfphtfu She noticed that he seemed al
together brigIyar and his FIRST enaacb
touched on this
do Won know thar NV trim 70 Amariea
has done me "a lot Of good? It has shaken
me up-hust1ed me oUt of nv old groove
The Americans are wonderful nation.
There are no rich idle men there. tbev
have given me enough hints to keen me
employed for the rest of nv existence"
He looked M hes with half smile
Il ann glad " said Katherine
Are YOU? Well. say it a little morf as
# YOU meant it,"
Against herself she laughed.
Then he stretched out his hand.
you don't bear me any grudge9"
She did not fake his hand and with a
o1fcI, frovn he Ter If dron In his side
.'WcH Won know Won have not written
me a single line since have beeu away. o.
Sba looked 7t him with omen owes at
this
..Dia vor evnect mo n vvriteq~
..0r ,or,rsa > he eai5 viii "a smile .T+
,ro1ld bava been f6e proper Thing for n
wlrd to 90. And that brings me to the
c,,esffo., 7 r,,t tg Won, inst rovy Ar. zo,,
sr.U angry with me because / tried to en-
force INV authority when last / saw vou?',
NO" She said II ann not angry"
'Then look more pleasant"
Again She had 10 laugh. but il was a
very traasitorv laugh.
IL Thought YOU wanted to talk about
the children"
You are one of the children" he an
sWered
As She made an impatient movement he
changed his tone
Il want to talk to YOU about myself.
I'm not exactly child. but / find I want
some ore t0 give me lust a little of ine
attention that YOU give Betty and Baby"
She grew very hot. and found il rather
difficult - breathe.
81 am not satisfied with YOU only as
ward, Haverford said. and there was
an indescrihable note of tenderness in
his voice because there are such diff
culties ia the way of seeing you. I want
you for something closer. better, more
helpful Katherine viii YOU be my wife 20