The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24

Resurrection.
1T seems that their fasting and
confession and their emotional SER
is the way the young people behave
themselves she said, with glee. MIR.
TTurpin remarked to Newell! There
has not often been a worse case in
up to be saints"
81 suppose he meant a worse case
OF this particular kind Of sin?" said
Aunt Emma.
mo doubt"
'And what makes this so heinous
an example of what is, ] regret to
say, not very unusual form of
wickedness hereabouts?"
Sophia fumbled. She laughed ner-
vously. Finally she said lamely-
''Well, you see, they all set up to be
so holy, there at the Mission. don't
they? But as Mr.. Turpin says, with
Roman Catholics. it doesn't matter
how wicked your life is. if you only
pay up. That is what the priests
want"
us Father Conroy a Roman Cath
olic?"
WELL" said Sophia, laughing at
fectedIy, mot avowedly. of course"
Then feeling that the atmosphere uf
the conversation was getting thundery
she added hastily. "Will dear Vernon
be in soon? Shall see her?''
emo. She is not coming in to tea
this afternoon" was the answer. alb
sently given, for Aunt Emma sudden
ly remembered that the girl was at
that moment at Wishfield, and this
opened a new, long train of thought.
Vernon had been specially occupied
with babies. She remembered her
speaking of twins. Suppose she
should hear this rumor! In the sick
pause which followed the unpleasant
| thought. the sound of carriage wheels
was heard without. and soon after
| the maid announced
Lady Bunbury and the Hon. Miss
| Noble
| Lady Bunbury was a weather. beat
en- person of no particular shape, who
! liked a country life and plenty of
| horses. Her over large family had
! undermined her health for some years
and she was but just beginning to
realize that she was no longer an in
valid and that she must make an eff
| fort to get her daughters established
| in life. Adelaide, who followed her
mother into the room, was awkward
addressed. and unattractive. Her
eyes were prominent, of pale, wa
terry gray her nose high. her chin
very receding: and her mouth did nor
close properly.
Her iadyship came in. full of her
own affairs, sat down and talked for
ten minutes without stopping of all
the things they were going to do. and
the friends who were coming to stay
at the Court.
| Invitations for two garden parties
and two dinner parties had gone out,
but meanwhile she was sure that the
young people would enjoy some in
| tercourse of friendly kind. Would
j Mrs. Bardsley's niece and nephew
come to tea and tennis tomorrow af-
| ternoon? Sir Miles Umfraville and
his sister were also coming. And
they wanted something else, more out
of the way than tennis. Adelaide
suggested a. picnic. What did Mrs.
Bardsley think of that?
Aunt Emma's mind was working
rapidly. She felt that there was but
one course open to her in the circum-
dict the horrible rumor concerning
Jem, should it lift its head. She must
show by her own conduct, that she
had no belief in it, that she trusted
her nephew completely. She must
throw him and Vernon into the coming
month of gayeties, as though no
breath of suspicion had ever reached
/, her.
Il yO0 NouAo SoHStItt, SotId SilS,
should like the picnic--or at least,
should like picnic, to be my affair.
If you have your list of engagements
with you, we might settle a date, and
then my young people and I can ar
range the details. There are many
lovely spots round here, and the
weather is so fine that we ought to
seize 1t while we have it. To-day is
Friday. Shall we say Tuesday next"
Miss Mobiles dull face lit up. She
said, in a. voice which sounded as
though she had something in her
mouth that she did like picnics. II
was arranged that Vernon and Jem. il
not otherwise engaged, should 60 to
tennis the following afternoon, and
settle the spot for the projected al
fresco entertainment. Lady Bunbury
rose. and took leave, well pleased at
having secured an invitation from
Carronlea; and offered Sophia a lift
back in the carriage.
To Mrs. Bardsley's delight, this was
accepted, and they all went out into
the hall together.
4 AS they reached the door, Jem
came up the drive. riding his bicycle