The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-03
Continued From Saturday,

gage anyone to teach him yet. | can
do it. There is nothing l should like
SO much as teaching Carlos to read
and write-he is so clever"
1T may answer for a short time"
replied the rector; but, remember, my
dear lady, you must be firm with him.
Il Will will, indeed" she said, her
sirlish a radiant with eagerness.
After that conversation she deter
mined TO be firm with her idolized boy.
and 10 give him his first lesson in
reading. She went into her boudoir,
whittier she ordered the child to be
brought. He came in laughing,
triumphant, %clapping his hands, and
carrying with him a pretty white kit
ten.
Thank you, Mary" said Lady
carew. Leave Sir Carlos here
The ~baby-baronet lay on the soft,
thick rug. alternately caressing and
teasing the white kitten, while the
beautiful girl-mother stood Watching
them.
A certain sense of matronly impor-
lance came to her. She was about to
give him his first lesson. She brushed
aside the thick locks of golden hair:
1t would never do to have them falling
on the book, for Carlos would clutch
them Joyfully. She drew the coquet-
fish widow's-cap nearer her brow-the
weight of 1t reminded her of her re-
sponsibility. Then she took a silver
pencil-case. and, opening an illustrated
alphabet-book, looked up and said:
Carlos, come to me. 1 want you"
The future master of Firholme took
not the slightest heed, but continued
playing with the kitten, which he COM
PEELED to travel along the steel bar of
the fender; If it fell on either side 1t
was punished. Even Lady Carew her
self sat watching the scene with some
little anxiety. 1t was hardly to be
expected that the boy could answer
until the p~erilous journey was accom-
plished. When the kitten had been
rapturously taken up by its owner,
Lady Carew said, gently:
Carlos, come here to me. I want
you"
mot yet" he replied; wait. mamma,
until SNOWFALL goes"
If Lady Carew had been wise, she
would have shown her authority at
once by compelling him to obey her.
She lost a chance then that she never
afterward regained.
1T will let him wait" she thought,
until SNOWFALL is gone. The loss of a
few minutes will not matter"
She sat thinking of all that her hus-
band had said, while the child played
on happily enough. The fair and gen.
tie lady did not see that she was
actually, and at that very moment dis
obeying her husband by not compelling
the child to obey her.
A butterfly flew in at the open win
dow; down went the white kitten, and
the boy tried to catch the insect; and,
again, in the sweetest of voices, Lady
Carew said:
81 want you, Carlos-come here"
The butterfly lowered for a few no.
ments over a vase of roses; the boy
clapped his hands. and 1t flew off again,
paused for an instant over a tall
arum-lily, and then flew out through
the open window over a bed of fra
grant flowers. Out went the boy after
it, tramping the flowers under foot in
pursuit of his prey, regardless of Lady
Carew's remonstrances.
This would never do, she thought
this was the very thing Sir Antony had
warned her against. She must resist
from the first any attempt at disobe-
dience. Still she TODD for a moment
or two to watch the lovely appraised
face flushed rosy red; then, with a
more determined look, she rang the
bell.
Mary" she said, when the nurse
appeared, "go into the garden and
bring Sir Carlos to me. / want him."
In a few minutes the girl returned,
looking rather flushed and ruffied, her
attire indicating that she had had a
severe struggle.
IF you please, my lady, Sir Carlos
will not come"
Lady Carew's eyes opened wide with
establishment.
you must never bring a message
of that kind from Sir Carlos"
mo. my lady," replied the maid
dropping a courtesy; but what must
I do If he will not Gomez"
Garry him here said her mistress.
Il cannot; he is too strong
"Then," said Lady Carew, quietly,
"send John: tell him. if Sir Carlos re-
sists, to take him up in his arms and
bring him here"
Shortly afterward John, the giant
footman, carried the dauntless little
heir into mis- mothers presence.
John had suffered in the conflict. His
curls, which were the pride of his
heart, had been ill-treated, and some
of the buttons and tags a been o
from his coat. Mary followed, bearing
one of the boys slippers and his broad
black sash. The child himself, flushed
and breathless, resisted wen as he was
brought in.
Mamma" he cried, che would not
let me walk; and he frightened the
butterfly away! He shall not carry
me; l will walkl 1 will never come
when he is sent for mel"
"Place Sir Carlos on the ground" said
Lady Carew; and the footman was only
too pleased TO do so.
Flushed. rebellious, but very beautiful.
the boy flung himself at his mothers
feet.
HE shall not touch me again!" he
cried.
The man gave a sigh of relief, the
maid bent down to arrang the torn
ribbon: Lady Carew became the most
sweet and gentle of lecturers, when the
door opened suddenly and the rector
was announced, For a few moments
he stood in silent establishment survey
ing the scene. 1t changed as II by
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