Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
CHAPTER III.


l wake the next morning and find the
sun shining brightly into my window
and the birds singing joyously outside.
/ feel refreshed and invigorated and al
together different from last night. and as
/ dress | determine to make the best of
my stay here Poor old Cousin Elizabeth!
l am afraid l misjudged her last night.
ought to sympathize more with her
since | have lost dad and know what
| trouble is.
| / think of his words now and deter
mine to put aside my own trouble and
| try to bring some brightness back again
| into her poor old life.
! / see how hateful and selfish it is to
dwell upon ones grief too much. Cousin
Elizabeth is strong case in point
! feel eager and anxious now to get down.
stairs and explore the house and grounds.
| 1t was so dark last night when / arrived
that hardly saw anything.
! / put on one of my white dresses, with
black ribbons round the waist. l shall
not wear black any more; indeed ] pos
sess only one black gown that was very
badly and hurriedly made for me at Ten
erife Dad always made me wear white /;
even in winter he insisted on white serge
or other thick material
l run down the old oak staircase and
pause irresolutely for moment at the
bottom. I suppose breakfast viii be in
the room my cousin was sitting in last
night, so l go towards it and open the
door.
The table is laid for breakfast. and at
first l think the room is empty, but then
| see the figure of girl standing with
her back towards me at the sideboard
preparing breakfast tray.
She turns round hurriedly as / enter
and looks at me for moment without
speaking. She is a girl apparently about
two or three-and- twenty, with one Of the
whitest faces have ever SEEN Her hair
is light, and parted in the middle, and
combed unbecomingly down each side
Her eyes are blue and the lids look rath.
err red For the rest her features are
ordinary and her figure thin-almost an
gular, should call it-and her badly,
made brown dress accentuates any de.
fects.
/ suppose this must be Miss Lattimer
whom my cousin mentioned last night
but before l have time to speak to hel
Mohuu comes into the room. He intro
duces her, after he has shaken hand:
with me, but she only inclines her head
slightly in response to his words, ane
goes on nervously with her preparations
How is mother this morning?" h,
asks, looking at Miss Lattimer.
"She's not very WE'LL" she answers
"she is going to have breakfast in bed
Nothing more than usual, is it?''
fancy he speaks rather anxiously.
"Oh no, she is tired and slept badly
that is ALI"
II win come and see her directly afte
breakfast"
She takes the tray and goes out OF th,
room, and | am laft alone with Mohun
There are coffee and tea on the table ant
two little silver dishes at the other end
Mohun asks me to pour out and ther
seats himself opposite.
you look better this morning." h
says smilingly as he comes over for hi
cup. IF you are rested / am going t
take you to see the grounds and some o
our Irish scenery after breakfast"
81 shall be delighted" l say. 81 saw
nothing last night in the dusk. Are thu
grounds larger"
only fairly so. There are couple o.
walled-in kitchen gardens-but we only
use one now-and the gardens and lawn!
in front and the park around the house
We are not large land owners, and WI
heve no tenants except in the cottage,
that belong to the estate. Most of the
land round is owned by Mr.: ColquhooT
or Sir Joseph Ryves"
cousin Elizabeth looks very ILL.," say
presently rs she delicate?"
His face clouds as he answers
"She is always like that now; she i.
not exactly i'll or delicate, but she take:
no interest in anything. She just sits
with hcrNbands before her, neither work
ing nor reading; some days she is better
some days worse"
How long is it since your father
died" / asked, with feeling of intense
sympathy for any one who has beer
through sorrow similar to that of mine.
"About two years. Poor old father
was over 80 and had not been strong fol-
a long time"
"She must have been very fond Of
him"
ITO Be Continued.)
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