The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-03-26
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doubt" he consOled her.
s"That we were under the same roof
with you for four weeks and never
dreamed Of it-of who you WERE she
amended her remark. How did you
manage ity'
ut wasn't very difficult" he answer
ed, not intending an aspersion on their
Intelligence.
"I never dreamed of suspecting any
thing. How could l." she said. look
ing dazed. when you used bad Eng
fish and washed at the pump. though
| I remember you always had separate
towel, but you ate with your knife?"
Zone can rise superior to a mere
prejudice like fork, Miss Ellery. In
good cause"
"'Miss Ellery" Why don't you call
her George? She calls you, Pete"
madly suggested Daisy.
Georgiana, flushing, glanced haughti-
" at Daisy "a good cause?' she
quickly repeated. That's just the
point. What was the cause? Why
did you deceive us?'
Its up to you, Peter, to explain sat
isfactorily your gay deception" said
Daisy. "If you aren't the limit! OF
all the foxy tricks l ever heard Of.
Didn't | always say there was some
thing foxy about you? | did. Well.
talk it out with George, and I'll receive
your apologies later-alOne in the con
servatory. Come, Mr.. Gateshead, we'll
leave them alone in this sacred mo-
ment Of their coming to an understand
ing. Let's console each other"
She drew him away, scarcely needed
by Georgiana, though Kinross' glance
followed them for an instant.
He laughed as his eyes returned to
Georgiana's fixed gaze. shes a jolly
little fellow, isn't she? / mean Daisy"
he explained as Georgiana looked
blank. "Shall we sit down and talk
1t out?"
Daisy had taken Gateshead to the
bay window, so Georgiana led the way
across the room to the davenport.
AS they sat down together Kinross
realized at once that her self forget
fulness had passed and that she was
again intensely conscious of herself
from the graceful poise of her head
and the sweep Of her skirts on the
floor to every tone Of her voice and
curve of her lips.
"Now that she knows who am" he
thought, shell recall the fact that
Eunice told her loved her. What
the DEVILS to pay"
why" she inquired, did you con-
ceal your identity? If you chose to
hire yourself out as farmland for
the summer you need not have been
ashamed of it, would only have
honored you for it. Your laboring in
conjunction with nature-I can quite
understand how it satisfied a want in
your soul. How little you understood
me when you thought 1 would look
down upon you for it!'
Kinross mentally sighed. She was
being superior again. and patting him
on the head for hiring out to old
Morningstar and consorting with ma
ture!
1T was so original of you" she
smiled, "quite idyllic, really! A farm
hand who read the "Vedanta Philoso-
ply" Of Swami Vivekananda, who
took half day off when he pleased
was treated by his employers like a
privileged boarder, smoked fine cigars
and had occasional relapses into good
Englishv'
She was certainly carrying it off
very easily, all things considered
more easily than he was, in fact. He
was relieved at her Interpretation of
his escapade, for he would have found
It rather difficult explaining his dis
guise IL she had not done it for him.
"But how did We both happen to get
to the Morningstar farm?' she sud
denly asked. "You could not have
known that l was going there, for
did not know it myself until the very
day went
. "Your supposing that would have
pursued you thither, If had known, is
certainly compliment to my TASTE"
he bowed.
She looked at him with a slight sus-
picion in her eyes, and faint color
came into her cheeks. But her native
egotism blinded her to irony directed
against herself.
1T was a strange coincidence, wasn't
it?" she said; ''but hardly fair" she
added archly, that you should have
been taking me inf you will pardon
the slang-for four weeks without my
knowing it,"
ION the whole, you behaved very
we'll, Miss Ellery."
She looked so complacently sure of it
that he could not help adding, 1T re-
mains now for us to discover whether
or not we are on the same line of
march, whether we are at one and
can clasp hands,"
She was not in the least discom-
posed by the allusion. The bright col
or in her face was manifestly a glow
of delight.
"You must necessarily be far in adj
vance of me-" she answered. "You
know me as do not as yet know you,
but give me time, and will catch up
with you, and It is my belief that we
shall find each other and meet very
vitality"
To be continued next week.