Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-27
CHAPTER III-(continued.)


Miss Lattimer looks Ill too"
eyes am afraid she sits too much
with mother and does not go out enough
Perhaps you will be able to brighten us
up little. / am sure we all have need
OF it." He signs and does not speak
agaas-
/ look at him and at the heavy frown
upon his brow, and wonder why every
one in this house seems so gloomy. Can
it be that the death of an old man of
over so has caused it, or are they all a
little madi l laugh at the thought, and
Mohun looks up quickly.
whats the matter?'''
Il am laughing at your gloomy face
/ say. you look as if you had the
weight of the world to carry on your
head. | hate long faces for no reason"
Il beg your pardon" he says penitent-
ly. Il know l am very dull companion.
We shall be better now we have you to
brighten up the house. May / call you
Annette?"
Eyes, you are my cousin, but dad al
ways called me Man,
Nan! What a dear little name!" he
says approyingly. May l call you that
too?"
mo, please not" | answer quickly.
"0nly those | love call me that"
He looks disappointed. but says moth
ing, and as l have finished breakfast l go
upstairs to put on my hat.
/ see no servants anywhere about, eth
er in my bedroom or on the stairs After
have been a short time in my room |
think l will go and inquire for Cousin
Elizabeth; she might like to see me be-
fore / go out. | make my way to the
end of the corridor and knock at the red
baize door
1t is opened almost Immediately by
Miss Lattimer. who seems frightened and
nervous when she sees me-
Can / see Mrs. Fitzgeorge?"
ooh no." she says hurriedly; "she is
not up yeti"
THAT does not matter; please ask her
if she would like to see me-"
81 know she will not"
please ask her. 1 say, feeling very in
dignant. She looks as if she would like
to shut the door in my face, but she does
not dare to. She only says, "Will you
please wait there while ask ?" and dis
appears.
do not think the door l knocked at is
that of my cousins bedroom; Judging
sAOtA NhN bAbAC SAAhlpSc udu VI IL WIEN
Miss Lattimer opened the door it looks
like . sitting room, and / can hear her
steps receding in the distance. / can
catch the murmur of voices, and present.
ly she returns with a triumphant ex-
preston on her face and says
Mrs. Fitzgeorge sends her love, but
would prefer to remain undisturbed."
l turn away and retrace my steps, and
at the end of the corridor come upon the
old housekeeper, Mrs. Hart
Trims the MISTRESS rooms up there"
be wantings'
Il only went to inquire for her and
see if / could do anything for her."
reply rather irritably is there any
harm in that?"
mo, no, darlint," she says quickly.
"but the poor misthress is mighty quare,
and doesn't like any one to see her in her
bedroom"
/ laugh as / run downstairs to join
Mchun in the garden. / cannot think
why she should object to seeing people in
her bedroom. If she were like some of
the society women | have met-false-
haired and enameled faced could quite
understand it. But Cousin Elizabeth
Mohun is standing on the steps as
come down, and / think he looks rather
nice in his velveteen shooting Jacket
and cloth cap. Two dogs are at his heels
and follow us as we go out into the
garden.
The first thing that strikes me as / see
the place by daylight is its utterly neg
ieeted appearance.
what pityI" l cry involuntarily.
why does not some one attend to the
garden2'
The gloomy look that seems natural
to his face returns as he says
"Old Driscoll has not much time to see
TO this part; he is mostly occupied in the
Kitchen garden and stables"
Have you only one man for this great
garden~ / ask incredulously.
"0nly one"
He says no more, and / do not like to
question him further in this early stage
OF our acquaintance, although / must
own l am filed with curiosity. If they
are as rich as l have always believed
them to be why is the place neglected in
this manner-unless Cousin Elizabeth is
a miserf But surely the place must be-
long to Mohun. / cannot understand it
in the least.
Come and see the horses, Annette"
Mohun says, interrupting my thoughts. |
do you rider"
am enthusiastic enough now, for |
nave passion for riding and thoroughly
ENJOY seeing the stables. There is moth |
ing neglected about them; they are neat
and orderly and kept in perfect condi. |
ton There are two glossy coated hunt |
ers and chestnut mare that Mohun says
he drives in the dogcart.
Doesn't Cousin Elizabeth ever drive |
out"
NO, cannot ever persuade her to do |
So Sometimes, but very seldom, she sits |
IN the garden, but she is always glad to |
get into the house again"
Does she never see yisitors?"
Never. She has not paid or received |
. cal since" he hesitated minute
since my father died. think one rea-
son why she win not 60 out is her fear |
OF meeting people and having to talk to |
them"