The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-18

Fellow or ner own class. Sne ndo
an excellent place; and she comes
home disgraced, and the scorn Of the
village where the Fletchers have al
ways been respected I think her
mother did right to take her in and
help her through her trouble. But
don't let us make a special pet of her.
know of at least two young girls m
the village in as hard a plight as hers
one whose husband was tragically
KILLED, before they had been six
months married, and the other who
fifth, and is found to have cataract
on both eyes,
"Oh." cried Vernon, in an agony Of
sympathy.
IF you are, as guess. we'll off and
rather lonely, and if you would help
with the babies. But don't single out
the pitiful Fletcher twins for special
distinction. I assure you that there
are some very attractive wee things
besides them
Help with the babies!' The words
had a most seductive ring for Vernon.
ST Wilt I Wilt I should love to help
you. I think am going to like you.'
she said, land have no friend. If
you will teach me what to do for
these folks. / will be quite obedient,
and try not to be headlong! I feel
sure that my aunt will not object; she
was speaking to me Of the WishfieId
Mission at lunch to-day, very kindly"
Perhaps you would come to tea
with me tomorrow, and let us talk
things over" suggested Evelyn.
ST want to go to Yeominster to-
morrow, and buy things for the
twins
cit might be better to do that at
ter we have held our consultation"
''Why yes, perhaps-but I would
not like to disappoint-''
have left them. if may say 50, more
money than is quite prudent. The ex-
act amount will be all over the viii
lage tomorrow, and I shall be, told
right and left that ones daughter has
only to go wrong for all the ladies to
lavish money and sympathy upon her!
Believe me, the right bestowal of
aims is a difficult business"
There was something So winning in
the archness with which this was said,
that Vernon could not resent it,
st expect you have your beautiful
horse here" said Evelyn. st will fetch
my bicycle, and if may, I will show
you where I live"
Vernon was very willing, and when
she had retrieved the Sultana from
her shed, she rode off, following Ev-
elyn's bicycle, down a lane, past q
farm or two, until there appeared a
quaint, three-cornered green, with an
old inn, and few red cottages scat
tered round 1t. One of the cottages
had a garden full of exquisite flow
ers-peony bushes. clumps of DAFT
godils, wallfiowers of incredibly glow
ing red, and budding tulips and pur-
pie daphnes and pink RIDES. On one
side of the tiny house, along the ter
race walk, was a stable, in which
there was room for Sultana and the
| bicycle too, as Evelyn proceeded to
show Then she led her visitor into
what she CALLED her summer parlor.
| 1t was low and oak-beamed. with
| easement windows and the staircase
running up at one corner. 1t was
very comfortable, and furnished with
taste and simplicity, most of the
! things in it being old
II have an inner den, for the really
| cold weather, or for escape to do spe-
cial work." said Evelyn; but this IS
where / live
Alone
/ We'll, nominally alone" said Miss
Morrison, with a. quaint smile. but ]
used to live III London once, and ]
find that most of my friends like to
come down here for a rest do
happen to be by myself just now, bu,
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