The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-25

Oh Tellti ana hurried Oh 70 IL nos pltdDIS
mansion set behind tall arborvitae
hedge
At the door OF the white-washed
kitchen wing Malcolm found fat
black woman hulling strawberries.
Good mawnin', sab, she 8aid pleas,
antly.
Good morning, nanny" returned
Malcolm, cycling the strawberries hun.
grily Amy of the family at holne?"
Nanny shook her head, "Des amt
nobody but Miss Cherry and she's
nourishin' a haidache-I'se mighty
feared she amt gwine ter eat any Of
dis yere lunch Pm gettin' ready
q wonder-I wonder II she would
let me stay to lunch. Ny car is stuck
In the mud back here and | don't
know how many miles it Is to the
next hotel"
"Fo' de Ian sakest OBJ course Miss
Cherry will let yo' eat They amt
nobody ever been turned away hon
CRY fun Green Gates If 20 likes
cream chicken an batter bread an
strawberries an cream | reckon yo'
kin make out meal
Il rather guess l cant" laughed
Malcolm as he removed hts linen
buster and cap. while Nanny BUSTED
indoors and sent several black ser
wants scurrying to and fro.
"Marse Petries gone to Richmond
ard ole Miss has gone Wild him. ex
planned Nanny as she led Malcolm to
large eoel bedroom on the first
floor "Jes' max yo'self comf'tble sab
an III send we'd when lunch am
ready
Nanny came herself 70 announce
that lunch was ready and she found
refreshed guest who greeted her
with strange eagerness. In his
hand he held a framed photograph ~
lovely girl which he had snatched
from the mantelpiece.
who is this?" he asked sharply,
Mammy's good natured countenance
settled into stern lines OF disapproval
Was this handsome stranger going to
disappoint her after ALI She had told
Miss Cherry that they were entertain
ing a gentleman downstairs and Nam
my prided herself on recognizing one
at sight.
"Sah?" Mammy's tongue was sug-
gestive OF reproot.
Malcolm understood From an in
ner pocket of his coat he produced a
letter case and from it he extracted
silver case which opened and dis
played a duplicate of the face he had
inquired about.
please tell me if Miss Parker is
here he said imBatiently, for the
photographs were those Of Elinor
"Fo' de lam" Nanny snote her
fat hands together and looked help
lessly from the pictures to the young
man. IT'S Miss Cherry herselfis
Miss Cherry? Why do you call her
thato" demanded Malcolm breathless-
~.
Cause Marse and Miss does--she's
dey niece fun de Norf and when
she's here we done all call her Miss
Cherry cause we always did when she
was knee high to a toad"
Then Miss Einor Parker is really
upstairs?"
Yes. sab" Nanny looked at him
curiously
Malcolm thought rapidly. II Elinor
had not been afraid Of herself-afraid
to meet him again--she would not
have run away and hidden herself
among these southern relations Of
whom she had seldom spoken
Now was the time to assert himself
and if possible regain his happiness
and keep 1t. Elnor needed TO be
guided by firm hand-her father had
often said so.
Malcolm stiffened his shoulders and
replaced the picture. in their aecus-
toned places please tell Miss Cher
ry that Mr.. Spencer is here, and win
be glad If she will join him at lunch"
"Yas, sab. Nanny moved slowly
away rolling nquisitiye eyes at the
Young man who followed her across
the hall
Malcolm thrust crisp banknote in
to her hand and whispered in her ear:
I'm going to marry Miss Cherry"
Glory" shouted Nanny. u hope
she'll quit DAT plnln d!Ounu NOW
reckoned dey was beau IN de back |
ground"
II hope I'm the one" unused Nal
colin as he waited for her return.
Nanny did not come back then
But someone else did. someone who
came with light, flying footsteps.
straight through the hall and into his
waiting arms.
It was a half hour later before Nam |
NV intruded to announce that the bat |
ter bread was getting cold.
To her satisfaction a diamond rug
cleaned on the third finger of Miss
Cherry's left hand