Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-14

the tenQereSC age, tnaL naQ HoI sue
cumbed to Betty's destinations.
At the children's ball every week
at the Casino the little "Anglaise"
was the acknowledged beauty. Just
before they left the sands Katherine
turned and looked at the sea; it was
] growing cold and grey now, the pale
moon gave it a touch of sadness.
Somewhere over where the sea and
the night sky met lay the land where
he was. If only her spirit could wing
itself through these thousands OF
miles and look upon him!
| He seemed lost. 1t was not only
distance that divided them.
| Since that June night in the Old
garden there had been silence be-
tween them--a silence that was
fraught with the most hurtful signitl-
canoe to Katherine.
She turned away and cuddled Baby
closer.
News from Camilla" said Mrs.
Brenton as the little cavalcade turn
ed into the hotel gardens. "She is in
Dieppe. We shall see her tomorrow
She writes in a great hurry, but
seems in the best of spirits. 1t Is use
less" added Mrs Brenton. with a
faint smile, Ito pretend that can
keep up defensive attitude with
Camilla. She writes for all the world
as If she had never given me an hours
uneasiness in all her, life!"
Katherine dressed for dinner an
hour later with a nervous feeling,
that was almost apprehension, weigh
4 ing her.
why has she come to Dieppe?"
Oh, civ ho
that he is there? l wish | could be
he never speaks of her now that he
makes me so horribly uneasy, so
anxious"
when they went for their usual stroll
after dinner Agnes Brenton introduce
ed Broxbourne's name.
1t was her husband who had urged
her to let the matter stand all this
time. She would not have spoken
now only that the girl was SO bright
and her spirit seemed so unflagging
she was in reality not at all happy
} From this it was very short step to
imagine that the man who was I'M
doubtedly lowering about Katherine
was the cause of this unhappiness
|
watching the moonlit sea; then Mrs
| Brenton said, with a sigh:
81 shall be sorry to go away from
here" and Katherine said:
$50 shall T. A moment later she
is going to be-"
Mrs. Brenton looked at her
, What do you mean, dear child?"
co; he CIVIL hot nrv
: thing before me Is uncertain. Un
: doubtedly the children's mother will
, make an attempt to have them will
/ her; but this cannot possibly be ;
lasting arrangement, because l know
> something about Cuthbert Baynhurst
$ and can hardly picture him living IL
, the same house. however large, will
children. And said Katherine, will
a little catch in her voice, assured.
: in that house there would be no plac,
l for me-
Mrs. Brenton was silent minute
4 and then she said:
I Camilla knows there is Away
. room at Yelverton for the children
S and | should be happy if could hop
e that you would be with them for
: long time to come But this is un
reasonable. So too is our desire t
keep you with us. Indeed, hav
been preparing myself to hear tina
you were thinking of having hom
of your own Then Agnes Brentol
slipped her arms round the girl
, shoulder. Il must know" she said
'Kathie, are you going to marry San
my?"
She was almost amazed by the err
phatic way in which the girl repud
: ated this.
But he wants to marry you? Tha
is patent to all the world. Is it s
hard for you to speak to me, Kathie?
Il know SO well what you have ha
in your mind all this time" the gil
answered, not very steadily. Il kno'
you think it most extraordinary tha
f | should encourage Sir Samuel, and
!. know that a lot of people would thin
it very wrong of me to seem to Ell
courage him. He has asked me fou
q times already if l will marry him, an
q If he asked me four hundred times
q should answer the same thing
n Then - said Mrs. BrentOn, an
i she stopped. and all at once she Dire
}. the girl round and looked at her a
d most sternly. Il think | begin to III
g uerstand There is somethin
you are hiding, Katnie. :.
= And taxed SO straightforward,
n Katherine found it impossible to pr
r. varicate further.
v There is something that | hay
a tried to deal with singlehanded. bl
d it is growing too difficult for me- ST
n said, and she spoke almost fearily. 8
h is not my secret, and | cannot shal
e it even with you
a What an ass | have been!' sal
~ Agnes Brenton suddenly. Then ST
e. bent forward and kissed Katherin
II Now she said, I'VE stand togethe
ID | don't ask you to tell me what tn
d trouble is. | only want you to answt
III two questions. Does it affect c
D. milan
H. Katherine said Yes
ii Does it affect others beside c
k milla?'
lie Again Katherine said Yes" Al
S. then the words broke from her inv,
If UNFAIRLY at might do lasting harm