The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-10

With her was young woman as
nurse, or perhaps, as the child was
ten or twelve, she was governess.
But instead of avoiding them at the
station. as he was inclined, he lifted
the little girl into the waiting bus and
then took place beside them. The
whole thing was a great joke, but
some Of the component parts were
likely to be very earnest.
Burke, the manager, accepted him as
matter of course, in a practical bust
nesslike way. but even he for the first
day or two seemed a little surprised at
the facility with which Phil dropped
into the owners chair.
Perhaps, after all there had been
some intimation of country rearing.
For the first week Phil was conscious
of a strong desire to avoid the child,
who had now advanced to the famil-
iarity of Oracle" but this very CON
seriousness made him seek her out Of
tener than he otherwise would. 1t was
joke, but he was perSonating his
father, who was her fnther's friend.
BY that time the nurse. or governess,
was unconsciouSly occupying a good
deal Of his interest lie began to seek
out Oracle, to entertain her. as he sup
posed, but it was her companion he
looked at, with whom he talked
Miss Marian as Oracle called her,
was remarkable young woman
beautiful, entertaining, accomplished,
f.l1It1r9l hat
ahay thought a young woman should
be and carrying all the accomplish
ments with an ease that was notice
able even in the big hotel full of
people
The guests themselves seemed to
realize it, for they treated her as one
of them, and many even sought her
company
Had it been any other nurse or gov
erness Philip would have noticed and
wondered. But with Marian it seemed
a matter Of course He would have
wondered had it been otherwise.
And 50 it happened that Miss Marian
became uppermost in the amateur no.
tel keepers mind. He thought about
her 50 much that had he not had an
admirable manager in Burke the hotel
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