Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-13

portion of the money he lent me-" she
determined at another moment. Il
must get myself few things to wear.
cannot go about with the children
quite so shabby as I was today. But
shall not require more than half the
money he lent me, and l shall paw
| the other off as quickly as can get
my salary"
When she remembered his mother
she laughed.
dent that he does not know her as
we'll as do"
1t was very late before Katherine's
eyes closed drowsily, and then she
had slept scarcely an hour when she
was awakened with start.
Little hands we're pulling her, and
a little voice was whispering out of
the darkness:
| "Kattawine! . = = Kattawine!
may come into Jour bed?"
Instantly the girl was awake.
She sat up and held out her arms.
Dennis had warned her:
"If Miss Baby wants to rouse you
and creep in with you, don't you let
her, MISS" she had said; you'll want
all the rest you can get, and children
shouldn't never be encouraged in such
goings on
But Katherine forgot to be sensible,
rules and regulations went down be-
fore the sweetness. the delight, OF
holding that warm little bundle in her
arms so closely
Baby kissed her many times, whis-
pered sleepily for few minutes, and
then lay quite still. one little loving
hand linked in Katherine's.
Mrs. Brenton went back to the
country the next day.
1t had been arranged that her hus-
band would follow her to town; but
instead of doing this, he managed to
contract a very bad cold, and as he
was not the strongest man in the
world. his wife took alarm, and de
parted in a hurry for Yelverton. not
withstanding all Camilla's entreaties
"But remember" Mrs. Brenton sait
; as she went you have promised e
come to me for Christmas; that is un
derstood Camilla, 1t will be delight
full to have the children, and we mus
have a Christmas tree and a joll!
time altogether
+. ~ am not sure that I shall have
anything to do with you in the future
l am so furious with you." replied
! Camilla; then she laughed. 81 don
, know why want you so much, be
! cause you are always scolding me
: aren't you? But l do want you, an
> think 1t is horrid Of you to go rush
ing back now, just because Dick ha
!. happened to sneeze twice. II he ha
y come up to town, we could have a
!; nursed him.
The governess saw the children
,. mother only internationally during tn
: next two or three days.
,, Camilla always seemed to be in
= tremendous hurry. Except for breal
fast, she did not have single mes
in the house.
Nevertheless the atmosphere wa
charged with a certain sort of e;
8 element The telephone bell was a
& ways ringing: so was the door bell.
a. Mrs. Lancing's friends seemed
ID employ an army of telegraph boy
and she herself would dash home
" cabs every now and then in viole1
hurry apparently. Though she mig
=, neglect or postpone other duties, st
7 never forgot flying visit to the nu
V. sery at bath time
!e . The Glamour Of the children, ho'
IN ever. and the nonsense, and the kiss
Ill precluded anything further than Il
Id interchange of smiles and a fe
Ill words between Mrs. Lancing and h
new governess.
10 1t was Dennis who reported tn
10 Miss Granger had settled down to h
ne work admirably; that she was deci
ed acquisition.
t." you've never had any one near
nice, ma'am,'' was Dennis's opinio
to given emphatically. "She doesn't 81
all herself airs, and isn't above doing
lis sorts of little things that nurse won
i'll never have dreamed of doing; and t
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