The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-16

man. with face,-yes, beautiful, Ger
tainly. for there were the regula
features, the dark eyes, with thei
straight brows, the heavy, dark hair
parted over the fair, smooth fore
head. but so quiet, so cold, so al
most hauty, that my heart stood still
with an underlined alarm.
She came in and sat down in on,
of the chairs without taking the
least notice ofm e. Mr.. Hammond
spoke
This is Janet Rainsford, my it'll,
friend that told you of, Esther.
hope you will be as good friends a:
we have been, She will show yor
every beautiful phase around the
country, and make you acquainted
with the people, too.
Miss Hammond looked at me with
steadiness of gaze under which
mv eyes sank, ..: =
Il shall not trouble the young
person much, since | shall only walk
when you can go with me; and as
for the people, 1t is not necessary
for me to know them, / suppose"
Gerge Hammnd bit his lip. -.
Janet has taken great pains Ia
put everything in order for US here
| should hardly know the room, II
Is so improved since left It this
Forming" .:..
She is very kind, said his sis
ter Ianguidly; but, George, how
horribly this furniture is arranged,
the sofa across the window, the
centre-table in the corner" ~..
20, you will have plenty Of time
to arrange 1t, Esther Come, let me
show you your own room; you will
want to rest while your Dutch girl
what's her name? Catrine?-gets
us something to eat b" -. .. ..
Miss Hammond followed her broth
er to her room, while, mortified and
angry with her, with myself. es-
capped from the house, jumped into
my skiff, and hardly stopped to
breathe till had reached my own
little garnet. | flIng myself on my
bed, and burst into bitter tears of
resentment and despair So, after
ill my pains. after ~"
hrrroyo warren Te"' enueavors to
' Ismall myself, after all l had done,
was not worth the notice of real
lady. | supposed was an uncouth,
awkward girl, disagreeable enough to
her she would not want to see me
near her. All | had done was mis-
cradle: II would have been better to
let things alone. | never would go
near her again,-that was CERTAIN
she should not be troubled by me-
and my tears fell hot and fast upon
my pillow. Then came my old sui
/ lenness Why was she any better
| than !? Her brother thought me
worth talking T.; could she not find
me worthy of at least kind look!
Perhaps she knew more than | did
IOf books: but what of that? She
had not half the useful knowledge
| wherewith to make her way here II
! the woods And what right had She
| to bring her naughty looks ant
proud ways here among our people
My sullenness gave way before m!
bitter disappointment and my offend
co pride was only child of SIX
teen. sensitive and distrustful 0
myself, and her cold looks and cold
er words had keenly wounded me,
A week passed, IN which | gavt
llyself most earnestly to the house
hold tasks, going through them will
dugged pertinacity and accomplishing
an amount of work which made m!
step mother declare that Janet wa
coming back to her senses after all
1t was Oily my effort to forget IN!
dhsar II, ninrnent.
On the Saturday evening when "a
tired out with my CXertions, Mr.. Ham
Dmond came up the path. How m,
heart leaped at seeing him! How
good he was to come! His siste
had not taught him to desPiSe me
t'ut when he asked me to come owe
the next day, and see what he ha
done to his house and garden, tn
demon OF sullen pride took posses
sion of me again. | would not &C
had too much to do; my mothe
would want me to get the dinner
Il short, could not go. He Dor
III good-naturedly, though l think b
understood it, and leaving with N
La package of books which he Ia
, promised me, said he must 60, d
E esther would be waiting tea for hin
, Many another endeavor did Georg
e Hammond make to bring bis siste
; .g myself together, but the iirs
o Impression had been too strong lc
b ms. and Miss Hammond made no 81
s 'ralt to remove it. ! do not beliey
n Ia ever crossed hor mind 70 try I
de- so. Little was It TO her whetht