The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-22

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and presently they came in sight
of it.
Cara gazel at the great house,
and said grayely;
what beautiful place"
THAT is where live said Eve
lyn brightly. Would YOU like to
see 1t? Yes, you shall. ! should
love to show it to YOU. You must
come and see me often
Cara looked family troubled, and.
glanced from the house to Evelyn
doubtfully.
don't know" she said hest
iatingly. q don't think my father
would like me TO GO"
"Oh. but why not?' pleaded Eve
lyn. Il will not keep you long. We
will just go round the garden and
into my room. | want to show II
to you
She spoke word to the pony
they reached the lodge, the lodge
keepers wife opened the gates. drop
ping a courtsey as she did so to the
Young mistress, and the pony tore
ND the drive and stopped at the
entrance to the Hall; groom
sprang forward, a footman hurried
down the stone steps, the butler
stood in the doorway. One would
have thought that Cara would have
been embarrassed and made nervous
Inv the state and formalty of the
service, but she did not appear 10
be at all affected by it. Her grey
eyes wandered along the magnltl-
cent front of the house with grave
interest: it was evident that she
was impressed by it; but she was
nuite unself-conscious, quite at her
ease.
Let us 90 round the garden first,
Evelyn said. "It is not looking a
its best, because many of the flow
ers are not quite out. nave q
little garden of my own, where | sit
and read or work, when | want to
be quite alone and quiet. Here
it is. Isn't it pretty
They passed under an arched op
ening in tall, thick yew heige
into an old-fashioned ladies garden
with miniature lawn, having a
sun-dial in its centre and some beds
of old-time flowers.
81 like this" said Cara, as she
looked around 1T must be nice "a
sit here alone and read and think .
she added, but without any envy in
her tone.
Il call this my door" said Eve
,yn. as she opened an old oak one
because scarcely any one but my
self uses it, and it leads up TO my
room. We will go there first"
They went up a narrow staircase
Of stone-the one by which EvelyI
had descended on the night she hac
stolen out to meet Ronald-crosset
the corridor and entered Evelyn
rooms She was eager, girlishll
eager. to show her new friend the
pictures the books, the innumer
able nick nacks of which she her
self had grown fond; and Cara look
. ed at everything, doubtless with al
, inward won.!er, but with an outward
calm.
I'VE will spend many an hou
lere Cara" said Evelyn, and haY'
, many talk Are you fond o
music But what a question to asl
an Italian
, She went to the piano and besa'
to play carelessy; and Cara stool
, near. looking down at her. Pres
. ent'v Evelyn looked over her should
, or and saw that a subtle chang
had come over the other girls face
b ii had grown pale, the lips wer
apart. the eyes We're wide open
her bosom was heaving; she wa
evidently greatly moved; and whe
o. Evelyn. rather startled by the etlec
the music hal produced, stoppe
suddenly. Cara stretched out he
B.. hand and said, in her deep cor
trano voice. deeper even than usual
no. Go on"
7 But Evelyn rose from the plan
and linked her arm in Cara's.
4 Not now" she said with a laugl
q can see now how ] can lur
% YOU. Cara. l will play to you, sin
10 you, next time you come. ever