The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-01-21

and certainties. It was after one OF
those clans, which had displayed
every outward appearance OF being at
work for several days, and Lady
Cars most despotic Of thousand ex-
periences had risen again, that in the
evening, in a very sweet summer
twilight, they sat together and
watched the stars coming out over
! the tops of the waving trees. Janet,
now grown almost to the full height,
! had been wandering about, fitting
among the flowers, in her white frock,
not unlike lat distance) one of the
great white lilies which stood about
In all the borders. 1t was early in
July, the time when the flowers are
at their sweetest. The air was full
Of their delicate fragrance. yet not
100 full, for there was little warm
breeze which blew it over the whole
country, away to the heather and
gorse ON the Haslemere side, and
brought back faint echoes of wilder
,cents-the breath Of the earth and
If the moors. Janet had been roam
ing about, never without a glance
through the branches at the two fig
Tres on the lawn. She was like one
If the lilies at distance, tall for
.ourteen, though not tall for full
! grown woman; and thin, too, in the
/ angularity of her eve, though Of a
square solid construction which con-
:radicted all previous symbols. She
1ad always an eye upon them wher-
aver she went. Nothing had changed
| ler spectator attitude, not even the
| development of many tender and loyal
feelings altogether unknown to the
outer world. So far as appeared out
side, Janet was still the same steady
! champion of her brother that she
| lad been from her baby days, and
lot much more. The pair who were
seated on the lawn were, as always.
conscious of the girls presence, which
was a certain restraint upon their
| freedom. There was not between
hem all the same ease that generally
exists in family. Though she was
lpite out of hearing, they did not
even talk with perfect freedom.
When she had gone to bed, called by
the all-authoritative nurse, of whom
even his mistress was little afraid,
Beaufort drew a long breath. He
had sort of habitual tenderness for
Janet as child who had grown up
under his eyes, and was one of the
accessories of daily life. But yet he
was never at his ease when she was
gone. How dark it is getting?" he
said; ..the light comes from the lilies.
not from the day; and Janet's white
frock, now she has gone, has taken
a little away"
My poor little Janet!" said Lady
Car 81 wish could think she would
be one of those who gave light
Like the mother. 1t is pity they
are so little like you, Carry. Both
the same type, and that so much in
ferior. But children are very per-
verse in their resemblances, as much
as in other things
"Nobody can say Janet is per-
verse; said Lady Car, with that par
tial feeling which. though not enthu-
siastic itself, can bear no remarks
upon the children who are its vigor;
and then she went back to a more
interesting subject. Edward, in
that chapter you have just begun"
'sMy dearest, let us throw all the
chapters to the winds. In this calm
and sweetness, what do we want with
those wretched little pictures? The
world, as far as we can see it, seems
all at peace"
s'But there is trouble in it, Edward,
all the same-trouble to be set
right"
'tNot much so far as we can see.
There is nothing very wrong in our
little town; every poor person. as
you ladies call them, has half dozen
soft philanthropists after him to set
him right, and we don't see the town.
Look at all those dim lines of country,
Garry. What breadth of them, and
no harm anywhere, the earth almost
as soft as the sky! Don't let us
think of anything, but only how
sweet it all is. am glad that shrub
berry was cut away. like to see over
half the world-which is what we are
doing-as far as eye can carry; it
comes to much the same. May light
my cigarette?"
Edward she cried, at is all
lutte true. There is not much harm
Just here; but think how much there
Is in the world. how helpless the poor
people are. how little-how little
they can do. And what does it mat
ter that we all try a little in the
way of charity? Right principles are
the only things that can set us all
right. have heard you say hun.
ired times in the old days
you have heard me say great
| deal of nonsense in the old days"
WAS it all nonsense. them" cried
Lady Car-"all that was said and
thought there? There seemed SC
many splendid things we could do;
set up standard of higher justice.