Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-08

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what your mother writes" Miss Grant
ger said shortly; "she may have ex-
plantations to give you, and shall GER
tainly require such explanations later,
but have determined to cut myself
adrift from Mrs. Baynhurst for good
and ALL" She paused an instant, and
then, coloring vividly, she said, Il
will borrow five pounds, Mr.. Haver-
ford, it will be quite enough. and I
shall be very glad to stay at this place
you speak of till get some kind of
work"
Il advise you to take the twenty
pounds said Haverford a little drily,
( you may want to buy things. Yon
can always repay me at some future
date This is the address of the lady
who will be very glad to give you
house room for little while. She is
a woman who does a great deal Of
work for me, and, as she is in con
tact with all kinds and conditions of
people, she may be able to find you
employment"
There was another pause, and then
he addressed her rather abruptly.
HAS my mother never told you
anything about yourself at all?"
She shook her head
And you have no recollection be-
yond the school where you lived?"
Again she shook her head, and then
hurriedly she said:
Sometimes vague memory comes
to me. If shut my eyes | can mag
Inc myself being carried in some ones
arms, hearing voice singing to me,
and the sound of the sea in the near
distance. 1t is none of it very clear
but l have always imagined that
must have been on board a ship at
some time when l was tiny child,
because l recollect seeing the dark
sky with stars in it, and then some
ropes and tall straight piece of
wood like tree, that | know now
must have been a mast. l am rather
fond of that old memory Katherine
Granger said. She spoke dreamily,
as If to herself
i He looked at her sharply, and he
pitied her.
She must have had very unlovely
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Mrs. Brenton came back at that
moment, and Haverford told her what
he had arranged.
well, dare say that will be all
right, but cannot part with Miss
Granger till tomorrow, or perhaps
day Or so later said Mrs Brenton,
In her brisk, pleasant manner GAS
a matter of fact. have some ideas OF
my own which l should like to discuss
with her. You won't mind staying
with me a little while longer, will
your she said, turning with smile
to Katherine The girl did not answer,
she bit her lip sharply
The tears that would never come
for harshness or even for sorrow rush
ed to her eyes now. She turned away
and stood looking out of the window,
while Mrs. Brenton chatted on lightly
to Mr. Haverford and in a few min
utes he took his leave.
Nov l must write some letters"
Agnes Brenton said briskly. my
dear, do ring that bell, and we will
have that table cleared, and after that
we must go out, 1t is a shame to lose
this bright morning. Just make your
self cosy by the fire. and look at
these papers. Camilla sent them
She buys every newspaper going. and
when she reads them is mystery"
Katherine took the papers, but they
lay on her lap untouched.
Instead of reading she sat looking
at the roofs of the houses opposite.
They were powdered with the white
of a hoar's frost, and the red sun
shone from behind and made the frost
network of jewels.
A slight mist hung in the air like :,
veil. The sense of unreality, the de-
lightful excitement that had held the
girl as in spell throughout the night,
had sway with her again now; moth
ing was very tangible or distinct. Ru-
pert Haverford had brought her splr-
1t to earth and hard facts for a few
moments, but as he had left the house
the range of resentful feeling he had
reused had gone with him. She even
passed away from the vexation of hay
ing to be temporarily obliged to him
. AS she rested back in the comfortable
chair, looking at the glory of the
winter sky, she felt that she and hap
piness had really met for the first
time.
"There!" exclaimed Mrs Brenton
my letter to Dick is written. very
loilS lIlic aSo SpoiiSu lily HuSUdHu,
she said, looking back over her shout
der; whenever we were apart prom
: Used to write to him every day. and
now he holds me to this bargain
really do owe him letter this morn
: ing, however. for l came away in such
Pa hurry with her Mrs. Lancing In
sisted on bringing me up to town
: and | had scarcely time to explain
things, or arrange my household af
? fairs. Happily, Dick is an old hand
2 at housekeeping ~ She broke
off, and turned again in her chair
: From the staircase beyond there
I came all at once the sound of an i'm
/. portant approach; there was a great
Y stamping of feet, accompanied by OBJ