The Washington herald., 1908-01-19

really want to feel much better before
rush into my new responsibilities. have
a sort of idea the DeYonshre air viii do
me no end of good
The children rejoiced openly when they
found they were not going away from
( Yelvertan.
Rupert Haverford came down frequently
to see them all His manner with Kath-
crime always amused her lie seemed to
regard IL as "a duty that he should put
her through a sort OF ss-eXamination
Il wish you would understand, she
said 20 him, half imp3tiently, once, that
! really and truly want to be with the
/ children. What should / do with myself
/ if / went away from them?''
I "You might travel. You might study
/ Your income is not a very large one. but
still it would give you the opportunity
/ of coming in contact with lot Of things
about which you know nothing now
| Katherine laughed at this
| "Well. that is true. ] am woefully ig
n0rant," She said 1T is rather imper-
tinent Of me 90 call myself {. governess,
but I am studying all the time. MIR.
/ Brenton is educating me. ! shall be quite
/ learned in a little while"
| Il only feel that it is my duty to put
before you certain possibilities, Haver-
/ ford said
| And Miss Granger answered:
| i am very much obliged 10 YOU. but
prefer the certainty that have to all the
| possibilities in the world
/ Then there had been rather brisk pas
I sage at arms between them on the sub
/ ject of the girls money.
Il wish you would not pretend things
( to me- Katherine had said. when they
1 had first discussed the matter. 4 can't
help feeling that this is all your doing
/ that you consider It your duty 10 make
some provision for me; IN fact" with a
/ touch Of defiance. Il don't believe my
mother had anything to leave me-" After
/ a little pause she said And I assure
/ you don't care in the least to take
money from other people even from you,
except, Of course. when I earn it."
She was astonished to see how cross he
/ looked.
Evidently" he said, "you have not
read those old letters and papers I gave
/ you"
/ And then Katherine was obliged to con-
! fess she had not done so.
Il advise you" Haverford had remark
ed, ito acquaint yourself with your moth
Z - 4
vented nothing"
But Miss Granger could be obstinate
| at times.
wen" was all she had remarked in
answer to this. there may have been
something; but I am convinced. Mr. Hav-
erfOrd. you are giving me more than /
ought to have
10 this. a lttue sufiy. he said.
IF you are not satisfied with what has
! been arranged. You can instruct a lawyer
10 go into the matter. I will give you the
address Of a very good man"
And Katherine had frowned, and then
smiled
you know perfectly well I am not
grumbling at YOU The idea is Tidicu-
/ lOus."
Are you not?" he had queried. with
smile well. # sounded uncommonly
/ Ike g."
On the whole. however. they were on
the best OF terms, though they never
/ progressed to intimacy
April was well advanced when the chill
dren's mother arrived unexpectedly at
Yelyerfon
She had travelled up from Devonshire
without pausing for rest iu town, and
declared that sbs was perfectly well. but
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pearauce-shocked, too, and panied by
the change iu her manner.
That quiet, apathetic l3uguor was gone.
Camilla was all jerks and nerves. She
seemed strung up To the highest pitch
of excitement She talked iucessautly
and smoked nearly all the time This
was q new habit
II appeared she had not come TO stay
at YeIveTton- She was due az Lea Abbey.
L want TO leave Dennis here" she
said 90 Mrs. Brenton. she is seedy.
poor soul, and I told her she had better
take a holiday I can manage without
her for day OF two"
They strolled out-of-d0ors 10 Join the
children Katherine was dreaming.
II was SO delicious ont in the garden.
sitting looking NJ the country that
stretched away iu the distance. veiIed
I'M that tender, veivety bloom which is
the first embrace Of spring; so delicious
10 hear the irresistible and varied notes
Of the thrush from the b0ughs Of the
old apple tree chanting to the buzz OF
the bees humming in and out of the
adjacent curr3ut bushes
The children were playing about her.
Baby was picking flowers, every now
and then she would overbaIauCe herself
and tOpple over. and then would sit sol
emHly contemplating the earth with a re-
signed expression till Betty came and
pulled her up. Her treasures were al
ways brought and laid on Katherine's
lap.
The girl closed her eyes for a mo-
ment, and when she opened them il
seemed as If fresh bunch Of snowy
pear blossoms on the wall beside her had
been whispered into life Beyond in the
paddock little lambs were bleating.
Betty had made a great discovery that
morning The robins eggs in the nest
hidden so cunningly GUST at the entrance
into the fruit gardens) had vanished. and
in their place some little feathered NOR
sels, with wide-open besks and elitteriDg
eyes, were treasured in the warm. dark
depths Life was fun Of indescribable
delights.
The coming Of Camilla was like the
falling of curtain, The time for dreams
was ended: the quiet garden seemed TO
culver with another kind of life.
She spent the few hours she was az
felverton with the children. They car
ried her eveTyWhere-thrOugh the rough
meadows. over the marshes to the woods
that were Carpeted with primroses. with
here and there patch Of wild violets.
and anon a streak Of budding bluebelIs.
A great weight seemed to have gathered
about katherine's Graniger's heart. For
the first time she Jagged as she walked.
and quite forgot to look for piovers'
eggs Once. as they paused to listen 10
a lark piping out its soul in the clear
SKY, and then watched it drop to earth.
Camilla pinChed the arm she held
Naughty Kathie" she said: you are
ry11 70
The girls eyes filled with tears
I am not a bit glad TO see YOU looking
as YOU look now" she answered.
How do I loolI?'
III and miserable"
Camilla laughed