The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-03-04
CHAPTER XII.

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CHAPTER XII.
Thank you, Mabel dear for what YOU
have said to Anna" said Alison. grateful
ly, as they left the grounds Of AIapIewood
oh, Of course, | gave Eva piece OF
my mind. She is always 50 reasonable
| and sweet -tempered that I never have any
difficulty Anna may come to The Holms
as often as she likes" Then, with a
perceptible effort to seem at her ease. she
continued hurriedly Eva is going to
bring her cousin to afternoon tea to-mor-
row. | hope it will be fine and then we
can set the table under the lime trees
our drawing room is such an ugly room.
Do you mean Captain Harper Is com
ing?' returned Alison. "Oh, Mabel. how
could you ask hin? l am SUR. papa will
not be pleased, | do not like him at all
his manners are so artificial and dis
agreeable"
1t is pity you did not stop at River
ston," she returned, in an injured voice,
for none Of our Chesterfield folk. with
the exception Of that stupid Anna, seem
good enough for you. l think Captain
Harper charming and I am sure papa
viii be pleased with him unless you set
him against the poor fellow And here
| Missie looked decidedly cross
You may be sure that I shall say moth
ing to papa, replied Alison, with 50 much
dignity that Missile was silenced- But
she was terribly annoyed all the same, and
took Roger into her confidence, exaeting
from him promise that he would be pres
ent at all risks.
Perhaps I am wrong" she remarked.
candidly; Il am always so ready with my
likes and disIikes. But I can not bear
| Captain Harper. and it is odous to me
to pour out his tea for him.
Alison's anxiety was soon set at rest
The party from MapIewood including
Anna. had not long been gathered under
the lime trees before Mr.. Merle made his
appearance, greatly to her delight and
Missiles discontinue Alison never found
out if Roger had betrayed her trust and
given his father warning of the expected
guest But there was no mistaking the
GOODNESS of his manner to Captain Har-
per. That unlucky individual was clearly
not at his ease, and certainly no induce
ment was held out to him to repeat his
visit.
As soon as the unwelcome visitor had
departed Mr. Merle expressed himself as
much dispIeased to find Captain Harper
there; indeed. his severity quite over
whelmed Missile, ana she retired in floods
of tears.
Papa is never angry with me-" she
sobbed this must be your fault, Alison
You have come home to stir up strife and
turn papa against me-
Don't be absurd, Mabel returned Ali
son, little Grossly: you have brought it
all on yourself. Papa seems angry with
me- too, and yet you know | am not at
all in fault If you do wrong you must
bear to be scolded. Papa says he is
quite shocked at our forwarduess. You
see, he blames me, too He says no one
but himself or Roger ought to invite gen
tlemen to the house, and Miss Leigh says
the same He told me after you left the
room that he would take care that Cap
tain Harper should not repeat his visit.
as he was not the sort of man whose ae-
quaintance he could approve for his
daughters
Missile dissolved into fresh tears on
hearing this. Il am sure it is not papa's
real opinion" she persisted in saying.
Roger had put him up TO it to spite her
and Eva What would Eva say if she
were forbidden to bring her cousin to
The Holnls? She wished Alison would
90 back to Aunt Diana, and not stop
here to make her so wretched She did
not see the use Of having a sister who
hated and thwarted her
"Oh. yous silly child p exclaimed Ali
son, kissing the wet, in-tempered little
face that still looked so pretty. What
storm in teacup I don't
bit. l am very fond of you,
viii quarrel with me about ev
but it takes two to quarrel pro
1 do not mean to take up the
please you y And here she
a playful shake, that so aston
sic that she speedily grew NOR
for her temper had never be-
aside before.
Roger had been looking YER
and careworn for some days. q
was afraid, from her fathers
and silence with his son, that t
gone wrong again at the mill,
as usual. the blame had been
Roger. She was waiting for an
nifty to speak to him, for his eng
had taken him out several mig
one evening she met him as SD
turning from the town.
lie was walking along rattle
with his eyes fixed on the gr
did not see Alison until she
by mare: and then he looked