Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-24

parents. who were in India. had put
him in a London bank and left him for
Miss Thornton to look after. She had
r~ejoiced in having him. for she IA Il
woman with well developed views con-
corning the training of youths II
their safe conduct through the muddy
waters of degenerate day. And it is not
every spinSter who has an opportunity
of experimenting. Old-maidish to the
finger tips, she tried TO be a kind of
breakwater To this youth, keeping from
him all the roubled and bitter waters
of the sea Of life that would otherwise
have beaten upon him. But after he
had been only a few minutes with her.
she felt that her power over him was
lessenins, and that there were corners
Of his life to which she did not pene-
trate. His recent habit of coming home
late for dinner worried her a good deal.
There was no excuse for it. Between
the closing of the bank and dinner time
four hours elapsed. What did he do
! with himself in this interval? h had
failed to find out. He maintained a
stubborn r~eticenCe. And so it was
that the lady braced herself to the
quest 10 which we have seen her.
Christopher was later han usual to-
night. When she heard him coming she
trembled all over.
Well, aunt" he said. you have the
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in the streets
| She knew 1t only too we'll. She said:
Chris, | know all"
Her one was almost comicaIly SOL
| amn.
re smiled.
Yes? And so Go /. Here's your
sovereign back again
Miss Thornton sank into a chair.
itaring at the shining coin he held out
| o her.
: Assuming, in his turn. a look of sol
emnity, Christopher continued:
i am sorry, aunt, that you did not
trust me more. You would have been
saved from being the victim Of a prac-
teal joke. The thing was just arranged
on the spot by the two waitress girls.
tell you l was pretty considerably
taken aback by the creatures impu-
dence; but I'm afraid that If I'd known
you were looking On l should have
laughed. The girls were frank enough
to tell me all about it afterward.
rowed them well. of course, made them
give back the sovereign. and foreswore
the place altogether"
Then you won't see her again-you
promise me-"
See her again? What do you men?
see her?'
What. Dc you think / go there to
see that mink of q waitress? Haven't
told you that the scene wao impro-
vised for your benefit and your bride g.
But what do you go there for?'
Why, for the kippers. of course
The kip"
The kip
Yes: the kippers, the bloaters and
! the haddocks."
Miss Thornton sat with open mouth
You know aunt. that / asked YOU
often, months ago, to let me have cured
fish. You told me that such things were
vulgar, plebeian, and all tina kind o.
thing, and woul not let me hayt
them. Well, that made me want then
all the more. / felt / could not drae
through the day without a bioater OF
a kipper with my afternoon tea; so
as you would not let me have them a
home, l went out for them. That's all
And, l say, anut, that shops the bes'
In London for fish teas and suppers
But I'm not going there again. Per.
haps you'll let me have my afternoon
kipper at home now"
We'll. yes. my boy, If you are so Sc
on it"
Thank you, aunt"
But Isthink you'd better have IT !,
the breakfast room. II wouldn't he 8,
noticeable when we have visitors"
. Il mean you WON'T go anywhere els,
to- And on these terms the pact wa.
: made.