The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-06

household was Haroids going to Cam bridge. His father had always intend- ed this, and Squire Norman had borne his wishes in mind. Harold joined Trinity, the college which had been his fathers. and took up his residence in due course.
 Before he went he succeeded. par tially. in convincing Stephen of the necessity of yielding obedience to her governess. At this time of her life Stephen was distinctly rebellious to constituted authority that she did not approve of To only four persons did she yield any obedience whatever; her father. whom in a motherly spirit she protected against pain; her uncle, who was so much of a chum, and who so seldom exercised authority that her yielding to his wishes did not seem like obedience at all: Aunt Latitia. of whom as superior member of her own sex she stood somewhat in awe and Harold. Her new governess. Miss Howard. was too weak to control her: this she knew, and availed herself of her knowledge. She knew the ex- trenne limit of her own power of re- sistance. without disagreeable Tn the shape of an appeal to her father; and with her usual exercise of common sense took care not to exceed it.
 Lame Ndtufe WHO KNOWS all secrets, and who can see why flowers grow and how babies turn into men and women. must now and again smile with that motherly smile of hers when she sees by what natural processes the mind arrives at truth: when 1t fondly imagines that it is hnding a new and abnormal way for itself. Stephen, be- ins reb ellious and proud. did not care that Miss Howard, whom in her heart she despised, should be the superior in certain branches of knowledge. She. therefore. set herself to work with such assiduity that before very long she became almost if not quite. the equal of her teacher. And here came the opportunity for Dame Natures double smile, the broad one which combines the enjoyment of the irony and the satisfaction at good work we'll done. For the imperious young lady found her natural logic at fault. She had despised Miss Howard from the standpoint of her own ignorance forttori would she .cSpisa her rom the height of her equality. sBe lad been looking forward to his joy able relief to her feelings as the re- ward of an earnest and well sustained effort But 1t did rot come. En the contrary, she began to respect more than she had done the. woman who she knew must have gone through sfmi- lar period of arduous Cndcavor; and respect was followed by understanding. ';", en the ,.~tI" generous nature of the girl asserted itself: her heart warmed towards the lonely, loveless woman who seemed to have so little whilst she had so much. To stephen the toleration which comes. first with equality and then in greater degree with superiority, was an enlarging and a strengthening influence She began to understand better the causes of things; and with V wonder came the handmaidens of Won der: Curiosity and Fear
 And here 1t was that the "essential difference" of the girls character be- gan to manifest itself intellectually. She had no use for fear. It was not without dismay as to consequences whilst she secretly gloried in the sue cess of her tuition, that Miss Howard realized the coming possibilities of her pupils character. Her daring con- cIugions frightened her; her searching questions and her unfiinching analysis of things set before her pupil. puzzled as much as they alarmed her.
 But all the time of this growing she never lost her grasp on those things to which she had already set her hands. Her range of friendships, naturally limited by her circumstances in life. was enlarged to the full; and if she had not many close friends there were at least of them all that was Tiumer- ically possible.
 (Continued Tomorrok.)