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sepulchral groans and CHASTITY chok.
ings by the minute. Only Blossom, In
her box where Miss Cynthia had put
her. was quiet and pale with terror
Her wide. frightened eyes added the
finishing touch to Miss Cynthia's
plight. and she sat down on the floor
by her box and buried her head In the
mites small pink apron.
Then suddenly In the storm there
came q calm. deep and breatbless
Miss Cynthia looked up and. behold
relief stood on the threshold, In one
hand Mr. Alan held a tin bucket full
Of the brown. sticky mama and In the
other q lug Of milk. both dr'-r'ne
from their immersion In the well She
q. sat a. motionless as the babies: and
n her mouth did not stretch open. no
wiz Of her own prevented t.
The mixing OF the potation was the
matter Of a few seconds. and the feed.
ing began without delay as the grav
raven perrhed on the stool and lahled
out dripping spoonfuls. Miss Cynthia
was almost surprised that he failed
to offer her some In her turn but she
rst on the foor and watched him with
deenest gratitude
~ couldn't hnd the dinner" she
said In a sma'I voice. DO you think
thev will BE- M" As she spoke she
'oob~d m at him with wide trustful
eve. that reminded him in EXPRESSION
~ all the other hve pairs fixed upon
his.
mo. indeed. the little rascals! I
have heard them DO worse than that
when Miss Selma Lue hapnened TO he
behind time with the auicklrnch" His
h'e comforting voice revived her 20
that she rose to her feet
"Miss Selma Lue has gone up to the
Lock with the Dohbses. and stayed to
take care OF them for her. Your din.
ner 10 on the table" Her meekness
was fast vanishing and her eyes
droooed In way they ID that meant
mischief.
have troubled about me" Bother the
girl-his ears were getting hot again
and he was sure she was laughing At
him. though why. he could not see.
1T really was no trouble" she an.
swered. again sobered by her respon-
sibi'ities. Let me finish feeding the
babies while you eat your dinner"
Her voice was positively solicitous.
Aren't you going to have some
WITH me'" he asked politely.
II don't think am hungry now"
she answered. intent on getting the
spoon between Ciemmie's uncertain
lips. II hope II will be all right.
! never cooked that sort OF dinner be-
fore. but I followed Miss Selma Lue's
directions. 80 II must be the way you
like t." Miss Cynthia was q lovely
thing At all times. but In that timid.
trustful mood. and In such becomingly
disheveled condition. as she bent over
her charges she was-ravishing.
Mr.. Kent grasped wildly at his van
ishins composure and murmured
idioticaliy. III you cooked II ! am sure
there won't be enough. no matter how
much you prepared" He mentally
kicked himself. Where were the
things that ought to have sprung to
his brain to match the girl' lie went
into the kitchen and sat down. The
very prospect Of the dinner prepared
by those white hands was going TO
his head: he felt safer with the table
between them. He sat. however. where
he could feast his eyes and the inner
man at the same time.
-sss ~s.n ~ ~ sa.~n.,h~A ks~
dinner In . mood Of distraction. for II
was with dificulty that he restrained
IN exclamation at the first mouthful
Of eggs. But across the bobbins heads
Of the oatmeai-and.milk diners, Miss
Cynthia raised trustful. proud eyes
TO his.
rs II good." she asked with ~
wiiderins solicitude.
"Ooodf Watch mel" and there with
those eyes fastened on him In shining
delight. be swallowed all Of the six
incinerated eggs and devoursi In
gulps . painful Of half.raw. stons-coid.
nauseating potatoes.
Halfway through the dose he
paused. Should he leave any for her
70 aeonise over. or ahould ne assume
. reputation for abnormality Of appe-
titsf Better anything than that she
should ever hnd ont the truth. and In
. rush he finished the Job. II. by that
time. she had not been standing Al.
rectly across the table he would have
scraped the dishes. but her nearness
confused him and he let her set aside
. teaspoonful Of potatoes and = chip
Of egg.
She was beaming with satisfaction
and at his hastily framed apologize,
for having cleared the table. she an.
swered cheerily:
Don't say . word about leaving me
any. am too hot to eat for hours.
Those biessed babies arc asleep al.
ready. Could they have tainted from