Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-13
THE FORBIDDEN ROAD
By MARIA ALBANES!
Copyright by AIbancsi. All Rights Reserved.
By MARIA ALBANES!
Copyright 1907 by Maria AIbsnesi.

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Granger wants work. Why on earth
should she not come to me?"
81 don't like things done in a great
hurry said Mrs. Brenton. And then
she added again. ut may annoy Mr..
Haverford."
"And what do care if 1t does?"
exclaimed Camilla. She was nervous
and 1t did her good to speak sharply.
Anyhow. l can't very we'll draw back
now. 1 have practically engaged the
| girl, and l settled that we would dis
cuss terms and other things this aft
ernoon like her. Agnes. She is a
lady and think she is just the very
person we want for Betty
| AS the flowers were brought in and
placed, Mrs. ,Lancing ordered tea.
Tell cook to send up all sorts OF
things" she said. II am ravenous.
How much do you think l ought to
give her. Agnes?" was her next ques-
ton. Fifty pounds a year,"
"My dear child!' said Mrs. Bren-
ton, and then she sighed. when will
you learn the value Of money!
"Well, look here said Camilla. sit
ting down on the stool and putting
pleading note in her voice, will you
arrange all this for me? I don't want
to let this girl slip through my nm
gers"
She looked over her shoulder at
this juncture; the door was half open
and they caught the sound of the chill
dren returning.
well, have you been good. little
people?" she called aloud, and she
lrie 1y ND IN
II hope you are not tired Miss Gran
iger? Oh, my dear. What are you do
ing? You must not carry that big,
big, little lump!'
Baby had climbed UP into Rather
ines arms, and had her arms about
the girls neck. her head was cuddled
f, on Katherines shoulder.
~ is so awfully tired nanny she
said plaintively Then Betty chimed
in:
II telled her heap of times she
was not to ask poor Katherine Gran
iger to carry her, but" with a shrug
8 of her shoulders you know what
Baby is. The most onstinant creature
g In the world"
|. But Baby only smiled and kissed
e Katherine.
0 Even when her mother tired to en-
u tice her away, she chung to the CIR
affectionately. So Camilla went to the
p nursery. also scolding tenderly as she
went.
}. She wanted to take Miss Granger
g down to have tea with her, but the
r children opposed this so strenuousl!
l that she had to give way.
It She did not leave them till she saw
e. them seated at a table luxuriating II
e all sorts of delicacles.
to Don't let them worry YOU Camil
n la said to katherine. "Dennis VIII
n take them off your hands"
is However, it seemed that Miss Gran
or iger had no intention of calling Der
mis- to the rescue, so Mrs. Lancin
W went down stairs. and wore very tr
al umphant expression as she entere
the drawing room.
Ill believe it or not, just as you like
e. but it is fact that that girl is abst
$: lutely happy with the children sh
1e declared. You ought to be please
1" Agnes You pretended you were sorr
Id for her Can't you imagine the sort c
lv existence that she has had in Mr.
nv Baynhursts house. Well here.
d. least she will be treated like huma
lg being" Then abruptly Camilla eros
ed the room and sat down at her wri
"a ing table 81 am going to write to M
~ Haverford, she said "and then
hope you will be satisfied, you des
gu old f1dgety trump
CO The note written, she had it di
oo patched by a cab, and requested thu
ST. an answer might be sent back.
IN 81 don't see what earthly objectic
ct he can have Camilla said, "but if
ne has any we'll, now let him spea
w. or forever hold his peace
H. The cab came back in very lit
while. bringing the information TIL
er Mr.. Haverford had been called to tt
ic- north unexpectedly. Further, it a
he peared that the butler had added tn
Mr.. Haverford intended going to Par
to when he came back from the north
IT. Mrs. Brenton smiled as she sipp'
her tea.
:, "That means he intends to see b
w. mother, and so thoroughly into tn
~ Granger business. There are no NJ
~ measures with him."
No Camilla moved petulantly.
~ ooh we all know by this time tn
es you think him a paragon of perfe
,ee ton He is just your pet idea
~ what a man should be = solid, ste
a gy, prOsalC. a creature dS nav anu
level and as enduring. and as un
teresting as Roman road
on "Well,'' said Mrs Brenton, picki
DER IN ber ,,nittino again "there is
asst apod de.i to he said In favor of
smooth road, whether it is Roman
otherwise.
lib Camilla ate cake, then some sar
cry wiches, and then another piece
ave cake.
ISIS THE only thing worth having
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