The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-04-07

n" sentimental revoistioa hsA asl>
an empire room ~ Mrs H.siy's sschi
English qusr'@Tn' llesO she ~ lived
= Tranquil ~Hinteece for ever fort,
yeasn. falling heir - The v.ea and
duties Of the place xhss sA~ ~. .
very young WOMAN ~ the arst Mouse
keepers aeceas~
Tenp~s' had sssOciasioos oven With
III" ~siipspers blazing rosss and
knobs "f h"stinx siTsamsrs. which bid
child = imsxinatiOa had ustSal aaA 70
lied Ia nnd there were no esAs nd
real combinations. and all the 0over,
snd ribbons fell iRt0 e0afuslon IN his
misd' The msntci clock with tn
quaint chin"ss nGures. bsoueht u
Mrs. nsniy by . sailor brother. had
made the little Tempent dream Of
ships snd th0s" distant ports that Dos
se.sed the maddening fa.cisstiop O,
the fsr-awsy aud the unknown. lie
had Intended Joining the nautical
mans ship Some day. Just a. he had
Intended dolax a. soms psriod every
thing that amused him or stimulated
his Nv" fancy. In the big armchair
with Its printrover~A hack and arms
Mrs Heniy had held him and stothed
his Griefs. Ills own little chair stood
ny the fireplace ~ II had for more
than thirty years lie had been =
sailor In II. II had been q boat, a
chariot. . ship Of dreams. To the
quaint room with It's Individual odors
tTempest had always thought Of woods
and ~Orsteds. and hre and fo~s and
teao he had coms storruily with his
miseriss ~ boy.loce. which he had
conhded on Mrs. Hsnly's breast; here,
stormiiy. later. with the miseries of
mans love. he had not connded. But
never had he gone away without some
sOlace from the hOn,ely little room.
To-day he came In and shut the door.
Mrs. Hcnly rat knitting In her big
chair
She's DID," he thought for the rrst
She's aged very much Of late, hut
she'll stand by mo ttll-the end. ="
Then aloud: sit stilI, Henly: don't
yet up" and Tempest took the cor.
ner Of the table and sat himself down
on II. staring at her.
He was past 20 years old, but
only she would have known II. There
was n" gray In the thick. dark hair
that grew close as thatch around his
beautiful head, BODILY and mentally
ne was M vibrant. M magnetic, 70
strong. that youth seemed inherent 10
him. and he would never be old. To
her. indeed, he had never grown up
HsH naturally uncontrolled nature
made him often like n naughty child.
and when he was his more lovabls
self she called him to her heart my
dear. dear boy" A. she said, she had
wept tears already 40 bitter that shs
would not claim a nearer tie II It
could have added salt to their brine.
Her master said shortly:
"Henly. she must o."
Mrs. Henly knitted . line Ia order
to collect herself. then put her work
down ON the table and looked At her
master over her glasses. ("Hs speaks
II her as II she were the housemsid. !"
she thouGhtJ N., ~
I'm heart sorry. MIR. Basil"
Why" he demanded. rudsly,
"why."
She's = sweet and gentle lady, con.
Ing ~ she does. clingtng to the dose
AZ might say: here - she Is. day u
and out. no one could or does thiak
harm Of her"
He exclaimed furiously:
Harm! how DO you dare, Hsety.
TO mean"
Il mean" said the houssksspss.
steadily. that for . young lady slsae
herewith no mother or friend svs~
even the Ford would talk: but sAs
bears II In her face what she is-
good and true"
YES" he Interrupted more rsasoa.
ably. "she does. and good she shall
remain. That's why she must 10.
She must leave Cravenford: NO goo1
will come to her for staying on"
But" interrupted the devoted vem.
An. ito you. Mr.. Basil!"
Temprst was forced to smile.
You would sacrince anything to
that. think Yop have kept silent
and patient. never considering her no
Tar. or her reputation. bscauss you
thought II Waa GOOD for me-"
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