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in the depths of her mind put diff
ferent meaning to words from that
which Tom adopted. 1t was possible
that his point of view might be right
for him-about giving ones word
to a master or to Beau; but her mind
returned to the question that con.
cerned herself, with keener senti.
ment.
Il don't know about that" she
said. but you needn't surely have
said it was mel"
why. I did ito please you!'
cried Tom. II thought you'd rather
They can't do anything to you. And
you never promised. And they can
do deal to me-" said the boy, re.
fiectively. They can stop all my fur
or nearly. They've got all my
money, and whatever 1 say, it does
matter. People will take Beau's word
sooner than mine. But they can do
nothing to you-a girl at home.
Mother would never put you on bread
and water, or shut you up in your
room, or that sort of thing. You'll
have jaw, and that will be all.
Now. they would never let me of
with a jaw. l thought you'd be the
first to say l should put it upon you,
Jan"
- Once more Janet was silenced. She
felt vaguely that to take it upon her.
self, and to bear the blame thrown
upon her by another, were two diff
ferent things, but at the same time
she felt the imputation of not having
put herself in the breach at once to
defend her brother. She had done
so to her own consciousness, falter.
inely putting forth Charlie Black
more's fib. But Tom did not know
that. and he thought her ungenerous,
wanting to vindicate herself, not
ready to screen him; so that she was
siienced on all sides of the question,
and could not make any stand. But
in her heart. Janet still felt the
startling pang with which she heard
him make his excuse No doubt there
had been already similar crises in
the nursery age. This made her less
anxious for his company during the
rest of his stay before he went back
to school; though Janet was stanch
to his side, and refused to breathe a
word to his disadvanta ge-even dur
ing the serious law" which she re-
csived. Even Lady Cars Jaw" was
very mild. She put her arm round
the passively resisting girl, and talked
10 her of what was a womans duty.
"A sister is such thing for
boyt" she said. Often, while he
will not listen to anybody with au-
thority, he will listen to his sister:
if, instead of going with him on wild
expeditions, she tries to persuade him
the other way-rather to so with
her"
Janet listened with a great sense
OF wrong in her heart. but she re-
strained everything that would harm
Tom. All that she said was:
We went out merely for ride,
mother. We did not mean-to go
-
II am willing to believe that.
Janet" said Lady Car. And there
the incident ended, but not the effects
of it. Nothing more followed. indeed,
Till Tom had gone, but the next day
after that. Janet, going to her cousin s
at Dalmylian, where she was allowed
to ride alone upon the old pony, sud-
denly came upon Charlie Blackmore
walking along7the road She recog-
nized him with. a leap of her heart
oif: would he stop and talk? Oh,
what would he say 10 Yer and she to
a thrill s'sass well. Ill., THAT THAT
Janet saw him start. as if he had
suddenly seen her, and stand still
until she came up. He meant to
keep up the acquaintance it was
CLEAR. ..,: 80.
Miss Torrance, l scarcely hoped
would have had this chance. 1t
seemed owre good to be true"
''Oh, yes. it is me- said Janet,
embarrassed
You need not tell me that; saw
1t was you as far off as cen could
carry" said Charlie, forgetting his
dramatic start. Il hope you are quite
well; but l, medina ask, for you're
blooming like any rose
Janet felt herself grow red in re-
ply to- his compliment She knew
that she was usually pale, and did not
bloom like the rose, but it was kind
Of him to say so. She had a con-
sciousness that in books girls had
generally things like this said to
them. and she was not i'll pleased.
Il hope" said Charlie. "all passed
off well, Miss Janet, yon night"
'Oh, yes" said Janet, quite we'll.
Mr.. Tom never came back to bid
us good-by:: and deed it was better
not, for there always rabble Of
loose fellows about a stable yard,
and he was just as Sell away. Young
lads at his ags. Pc better to keep
out of mischief-as long as they
can"
Tom has gone back to school, )"
said Janet demurefy.
"Dod." cried Charlie, its droll
thing to hear of lad going to school
that's man-grown like Mr.. Tom. [
had the care of ali the beasts on my
hands at his age; but he'll be going
in for Parliament and that kind o
thing, and much learning no doubt. .
"Oh, no." said Janet; he says it s
too mucn SOP. lie would like to be
with the horses best"
And you are fond of horses, too,
Miss Janet?" said Blackmore with
an ingratiating tone. We've got a
bonnie wee beast yonder that would
just do for you. If Mr.. Tom were
the master himsei' I would ask him
to send it over to let you try it. It's
a bonnie little thing just fit for your
riding. But I daur not take such a
liberty" said Charlie, while the