The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-01-14
CHAPTER III.
Continued,

1T has all been delightful" she
d. ITO have you back through all
lr schoolboy time and at college,
SO nice that I know 1 have been,
you to make the most Of
for my sake. But, Edward, you
st not humor me any more. 1 feel
It it is wasting your time"
:" he said, when one has to-
p ones thread it is best to do
roughly. This will all be Of
;, every word of it."
see you mean to begin with
pect," she cried, Frightening
ot SO much as retrospect" he
With a twinge of conscience, "but
early ideas, though they are
absurd, are very suggestive.
/, not absurd" she cried. It
ded her to hear such a word ap-
to anything of his.
little Tom had come home for
holidays, which showed that it
four or five months in the
ng down. They had taken pos
N of Easton in the end of Au-
Tom came home very manly
grow up after his first half"
1ool. He was close upon eleven,
le had a very high opinion of
wn position and prospects. His
u was a large preparatory one,
things were done as much as
BILE on the model of Eton, which
the goal of all the little boys
ton. 1t was little disappoint-
.fter the first genuine moment Of
ure in coming home, and the
tic sense of being a very great
to little Janet, to find that aftel
anet was only little girl and
OF understand the half of what
Id her. He felt the want of
society very much on the Sec
day. and to think that there
not be fellow to speak to for
ole month damped the delightful
'ect of being his own master for
time, which had smiled so much
him. Janet, it is scarcely neces-
to say, gave a boundless faith to
brother, and listened to the tale
is achievements, and of what the
VS. did, with an interest unal-
by criticism. Her mouth and
eyes were full of a round o! of
Ter and admiration. She never
of hearing of the feats and the
oes and the heroic incidents of
oil. To dazzle her so completely
something; but a mind accus-
ed to the company of the nobler
BON made it apparent that he was
There's lot of houses about" he
Aren't there any fellows down
e., or there"-he pointed to dis
roofs and groups of chimneys
caring at intervals from among
leafess trees-"that one could
* to? It's awfully dull here after
wing so many at school,"
There are some children at the
te house with the blue roof" said
ct, "but they're not good enough,
Sc says; and I don't know nobody
play WHY'S" the little girl added
her wistfully-the made all her
"v's" still-"I only take
said Tom contemptu-
.sn't asking about chill
n fellows at school. II
good school they're good
ii soon find out. When a
heen out in the world, and
ol, you don't suppose he
nurse says"
nurse says a great, great
;s," said Janet. "She says.
little poking house, and
NC ,hould be in our own family
'e. What's family place? Do
know? 1t is something fayer is
led in," the little girl added after
with little thrill of SOL
lity. Tom burst into a laugh in
pleasure of his superior knowl-
e.
You are little ass, Jan! Of
rse know. The family place is a
nd one, with big tower and a flag
it when I'm at home-like the
en at Windsor! The worst is I'm
er at home; but 1 shall be when
big, and then shan't we have
es! I've told lot of fellows. I'll
e them up to my place in Scotland
the shooting, don't you know"
anet only gave him a look out Of
large light eyes. Girls don't
ot, she said. Il don't want to be
your shooting. Tom, do you re-
nber fayer? He's buried there"
Oh, humbug! he's buried in the
rchyard, where all the dead peo-
are buried. Of course l remember
. What's that got to do with it?
member having a ride on his big
k mare, such big tall beast, and
ody will ride him except me and
, you know. He was behind when
'de him, and she carried us both
Easy as a lamb. Old Duncan told
so-as easy as a lamb-because
knew who was her master!" the
cried, with the color mounting up
his cheeks
lie began to switch the chairs with
tile cane he had in his hand, and
Q them to "get on" and "gee up"
Janet's considerable disturbance,
she had already learned that 4
S boots were apt to be muddy, and
chairs covered with brocade and
red and gilded were not meant
% ridden or to gee-up.
Don't, Tom," she said; they're
er's pretty chairs"
Oh, bother," said the boy,
ere's mother? l want to tell her
of things, but I won't if she's so
ocular about things and stays Sc
!; away"
She's in the library with Beau"
Janet; they are always in the
ary. 1t is so pretty. Meyer likes
etter than the drawing room. But
r will soon come in for tea
Gov cr'oI Ton, H5o -yo-, bava