The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-01-28
! ADV Carr
TFHE SEQUEL or a LIFE.
BY MRS. OLlP1ANT.


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
scents-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 a distance, tall for
,ourteen, though not tall for a FULL
grown woman; and thin, too, in the
angularity of her eye, though OF
square solid construction which con-
:radicted all previous symbols. She
1ad always an eye upon them wher-
ever she went. Nothing had changed
1er 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
had been from her baby days, and
not much more The pair who were
seated on the lawn were, as always.
conscious Of the girls presence, which
was certain restraint upon their
freedom. There was not between
hem all the same ease that generally
exists in a family. Though she was
lutte 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 a sort of habitual tenderness for
Janet as a 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 1 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"
Is
verse;" said Lady Car, with that par
tial feeling which, though not enthu-
siastic itself, can bear no remarks
upon the children who are it's vigor;
and then she went back to a more
subject. Edward, in
that chapter you have just begun"
MY 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
But there is trouble in it, Edward,
all the same-trouble to be set
right
mot 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 philanthropfsts 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. I 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, ''it 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. I have heard you say hun
dred times in the old days
d you have heard me say a 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 a standard of higher justice,
show a better way both to the poor
and the rich, and-other things. ]
love the landscape and the sweet
evening, Edward, oh, so much! and
to sit and look at them with you, and
to feel all the peace around us, and
the quiet, and that there is no reason
why we should not be happy; but
better than that | should love to see
you lift up that standard and show
the better way, you who can do it.
YOU who understand all the prob.
lems. That is what l wish: that is
what I have always wished-aboYe
all, above ALL" she said clasping her
hands. The affections of her sensi-
tive nature had come upon Carry.
She could not contain herself any
longer. Il would rather even not
have been happy and seen you great
and doing great work" she said.
He stretched out his hand and took
hers, which he held and caressed
softly. They have been happy, little
enthusiast" he said.
Don't say that, Edward" she
said, quietly; that was all very we'll
in the old days, which you say were
nonsense. ] was only a girl then,
but now I am middle-aged and not to
be put off in that way. 1 am not a
little enthusiast, I'm an anxious wo-
man. You should not put me Off
with phrases of the past
You are always a girl, Garry, IL
you should live to be thousand,
he said, with faint laugh. IF you
we're middIe-aged, as you say, you
would be content with results as we
have them. Here we are, we two to-
gether, with all the happiness we
once so eagerly looked forward tos