The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-09-20
Continued.

''Her clothes are most extraorui-
nary, Mrs. Hay said eagerly; and
Miss Gee nodded
It is the uniform of some home,
4 feel sure, she said with authority
l"Of course I cannot say what kind Of
q home, although /"
Lise laughed outright.
NONSENSE she said. You talk
as If she'd come out of a reformatory
ITS only the child's physical culture
dress that she's wearing out because
its so comfortable"
Meanwhile Tormentilla was taking
steps. Audrey's unhappy pale face
haunted her That two lovers should
Fbe separated by such trifies as a dis
approving parent, exasperated her.
She felt chat she would have made
short work of her father if he had
raised objections to her choice. Au-
ldrey had no courage, but sI'll give
her courage" she told herself. It'll
buck her up When I've put the
thing to her in clear light she'll I'M
,derstand what she's doing. she
doesn't even seem to realize how
much she has at stake With SO much
her whole life's happiness, In fact,
hanging in the balance, she must be
taught to see made to realize. If I
could only give her more grit!'
And she longed, she burned, to
meet the beloved object, to point out
to Michael Kenworthy his clear duty;
to show him what he was in such
deadly danger of losing. But al
though she knew him by sight, he
had never yet been introduced to
her.
She had been invited to join the
browning Society, but had politely
declined. She was afraid she wasn't
clever enough, she said, and Lise,
who was going merely to kill time.
laughed and told her that she envied
fher sincerity. Audrey thinks this
man intellectual because he has start
ed a society to expound Browning"
she said. Il think it is SO insulting
to a poet to expound him, don't
your
Tormentilla agreed, and all that
afternoon she wandered about the
park and the sun was not too hot
She trespassed once more in the
plantation, and had an interesting
interview with a pretty little house
maid who was leaning over the hedge,
crying her eyes out, because some one
who had faithfully promised to be
there hadn't come.
The new parsons been at him, I"
Minnie said sadly He's been
threatening to speak to Mr.. Groves
If he wastes his time here instead of
looking after the young pheasants
over the other side of the park. And
Mr. Groves would turn him off as like
as not il he knew"
He would, would her" Tormen-
tiila said softly. ''Mr. Bromsgrove
had better keep to his Browning, I
think. Where is Mr.. Groves?"
He's talking to Mrs. Gramper
now. He'll be going home to his tea
presently. "
Look here, Minnie. you're not to
cry any more. Don't take any notice
of that man. He can't turn William
off. You shall meet your sweetheart
as often as you like-only- if I
were you, I'd choose another place.
why not the orchard? The cherry
orchard. It's a perfect sing
place for a girl to meet Set
heart in! 1t is really
Her earnest voice brought look
of amazed delight to Minnie's dark
eyes.
! You don't think it's wrong, then,
miss? You'll not tell of me?''
Tell" said Tormentifla sharply,
tossing her plait back. II don't
tell
wish you may die?"
Wish may die?" TormentiIIa re-
peated in surprised inquiry.
* Wish you may die if you tell. 1
mean Minnie explained tits what
we always say about secrets. "
"Oh, see. / wish may die If /
tell, then" Tormentilla didn't smile.
Minnie" she pursued gravely, .'you
don't seem to understand. Love Is
a beautiful thing, a sacred thing. If
you have a lover, and he is true to
you, you are the happiest girl in the
world. Don't listen to anybody else.
Stick to him and marry him when
he asks you, and never, never give
him up"
Minnie's eyes grew radiant, but
they quickly clouded again.
II doubt father ull sauce If lose
my place. said she gloomiiy.
Never mind what your father
says" Tormentilla pursued eagerly.
TITS your happiness. not his, that's
in the balance. And you shan't lose
your place. William shall not lose
his either. And now run and tell
Mr.. Groves that Miss Green is wait
ing to speak to him in Cherry Lane.
Like her cheek, too, said that
gentleman to himself, when he got
his message. Them as wants to see
me as bad as that must wait till they
get the chance"
Mr.. Groves was a most gentleman
Iy man in his shooting parties, but he
occasionally unbent when his family
were not at home. .Lettin' rabbits
out OF the traps as If she owned the
whole estate. when mans back i
turned an all. Likely
Tormentilla waited half an hour in
Cherry Lane. and picked a bunch
of wild roses to give to Greenie. At