Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-25
CHAPTER X (Continued.l

10 ask me, Dut l am AFRAID 10 listen.
"Afraid?" his brows met; afraid of
what"
ooh, you don't know me-" said Ca
milla, with broken sound in her
voice; you think me pretty, you like
me. Perhaps fascinate you, but you
don't know me. am not 60
ing to refuse to be your wife" she
said, she spoke with her teeth half
closed; "but l don't want any false
pretences, l don't want you to mag
inc things about me that do not ex
list. l am full of faults, am not bit
good. You don't know" she opened
her eyes for a minute, and looked at
him, you don't know how un-good
am, and you y you are so good.
You will want to make me like your
self"
yet we were really and truly" she
said to herself cat any rate, 1t was
a hundred times better than last
Christmas. Shall I ever forget that
dull long miserable, foggy day! 1t
seemed as if it would never end. My
food sent up as usual to my room,
and not soul to say a kind word.
Well, it is little bit different now"
The wind swept across the open
places. 1t was so strong and cold
that it made her gasp for breath ev-
cry now and then, but it stung the
color into her cheeks, and made her
dark eyes light up into extraordinary
beauty
''If only this could go on for ever"
she said to herself; but somehow
feel SO afraid it can't last. She is so
sweet, SO affectionate"-the she
was Camilla when we are together,
but even now l believe she has for
gotten my existence
Indeed, though a daily report of the
chtldrens doings was sent to London,
Mrs. Lancing had not even scrubbed
a word to the girl in reply. She wrote
to Mrs. Brenton, she telegraphed, she
telephoned, and she sent all manner
of things to her children but she
showed no signs of remembrance to
Katherine.
"And'-then the girl mused-'I am
all very we'll now but Betty will want
a real governess in little while. 1t
will be very hard TO leave them.
almost think that was better off
when I had no chance Of growing
very attached to any one It cannot
hurt to part when one does not know
how sweet it is to care and to be
cared for
Cheerless and yet grey as the coun-
try was in its wiritry aspect, it had
always a charm and a beauty for
Katherine Granger.
Halfway to the town she marked Il
bush standing high above the hedge,
on which clustered some brilliant red
berries.
"Those are just what Betty wants, y
she said to herself But she deferred
picking them till her return.
The afternoon light was beginning
to fade as she left the town; she was
laden with parcels; her arms were
quite full.
She had just passed into the long
road that led to Yelverton when
cab overlook her. 1t was an open fly,
and man sat in it alone, with some
luggage piled in front of him.
Miss Granger just glanced round
and then to her surprise she recog-
nized Rupert Haverford, who quickly
stopped the cab, as he in his turn
recognized her.
care you walking?" he asked. But
1t is getting quite dark, you will lose
your way!"
She laughed.
"Oh, impossible. 1t is straight
road, one could not go astray."
Give me some Of those things"
said Haverford, and he began to un-
load her arms. ''This looks like
Christmas. Then he said, You will
let me give you lift?"
Katherine hesitated moment, and
then said, Thank you. But I must
stop little way down" she said, "be-
cause | want to get some berries for
Betty. l will tell you when we get
to the place"
AS he sat beside her in the cab
Rupert Haverford put a question to
her rather eagerly
Do you know what train Mrs. Ian
cling came by?"
Mrs. Lancing? She had not arriv-
cd when | left" Katherine answered.
Il think she was expected just be-
fore dinner At least; heard Mrs.
Brenton arranging that the carriage
should go to meet the quick train
down from London. | believe she ex-
pected that you would come to
gether."
1T was arranged we were to come
together said Haverford. But that
was all he said; he began immediate
~ to talk about katherine herself.
mo doubt you will have been ex.
pecting to hear from me, Miss Grant
ger?"
The girl said NO" in a quiet way.
He looked at her.
Surely yes. You must have ex-
pected to hear from me?''
WELL" said Katherine. frankly, 81
thought it possible that you might
forget to write, or that you were so
annoyed with me you might not care
to bother about me any more"
q was ret annoyed with YOU" said
Haverford quickly
ooh! weren't you? I thought YOU
were."
They drove on for little while in
silence, and then Katherine bent for.
ward
.Oh, will you ask the man to stop,
please? | must really have those
berries
Haverford got out with her.
They are much too high for you
to reach was his observation.
They are rather high" Katherine