The sun., 1908-04-18
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Tns nr,elenment Of AndreY.

In Margaret westup's story Of "The
d-ester Mischief Harper a Brothsrs) We
h. We Audrey sewing In the lamplight, her
brown head ben. low over her work A
neat and pretty figure, and the act Of
industry would commend itself II II
we're not for circumstances. AZ We look
more closely at Audrey we may see that
the childish lips are firmly folded and
that two up and down and igid lines
have formed themselves in the contracted
brow. These evidences tell US that tho
work has been too long and strenuously
pursued. Moreover there are reasons TO
bcleve-reasons most plausible and dis
tIrhlny 10 child OF THAT hogie Is
lurking in the dark corner by the cup
board II Ia a wild night and not far
from 10 o'clock, n fairly unhallowed hour
when one ia only and is all alone
in room and ones mother is up
stairs aud tho wind Is causing things
TO rattle and oreak in the little old gray
house The story tells how the lamp
vent out; how Audrey sought her mother
in panic Of fear; how that stern character
called her a coward and commanded her
to go back and finish her hem; how the
good Amelia. the poor relation who lived
IN the house and helped with the work,
happily came in just then from some
outside errand and lighted the lamp for
Audrey; how she would have stayed for
company il the hard mother had not in
Ieriered and ordered her 10 bed; how not
withstanding she managed to arrange 10
make a reassuring rumpus in her room
overhead, and how In her room she did
make a most comforting noise, hopping
about and dropping the soap dish repeat
edly 30 that Audrey might hear and the
bogie he intimidated.
The story tells us Of Audrey at 10, at
which age she was cruelty sent to bed when
the visitor came. the beautiful visitor
Sith the gentle voice and the gold hair
Who lived at the Hall and who had asked
ipr 50 kindly II II was "a geography book
that she was studying. IL was at this age
100 that Audrey was commanded not TO
foget in church, and that as she was con-
st7ining herself not TO fdget she COM
mited the worse and the very great sin
Of aughing in church. She laughed be-
causs she had caught a merry glance from
the trave blue eye OF Martin Jocelyn, who
was one Of the inhabitants OF the Hall,
a broad shouldered youth a little older
than she was, the same who afterward
engaged her in conversation when he en-
conntered her lying on the grass and i'm
proving her mind with the potent assistance
q "Taylor's Primer
At 10 Audrey was slim and her eyes were
very beautiful. II was at this period that
aihr a visit TO the Hall she introduced
Nauin TO her mother. saying Mother.
this is Mr.. Jocelyn.' Ii was now too that
she dehed her mother and slipped out Of
the little old gray house at night in the rain
and gent to a hall and danced many times
with Martin Jocelyn and engaged herself
10 marry him. Martins father. a very
determined Briton. was inclined TO be
horuH, lie swore an oath on his dead
wifeI Bible which reads like years ago or
Ike play in Third avenue, He said Il
swear before God. hero on hen Bible, that
on the day you we'd a daughter Of John
flelhug's you ce2sC to he my son, and all
THIS property shall go 10 your cousin, Harry
Jocelyn.' Happily nothing so monstrous
and so lucky for Harry Jooelyn came 10
pass. We have said nothing Of a Ahipwreck
on the coast Of Ireland in which one infant
was drowned and enother infant was fur
nished with false identity. We have said
nothing Of the judgment of Solomon in the
case Of two mothers who disputed for the
child or Of its bearing upon this tale. II
8 not our habit to tell all that we know
,bout a story, but the rcador may be sure
hat justice and reason are not mere idle
ames in the world and that John Fieldings
6aracter was not allowed to blast Audrey's
hppiness