The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
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friends is sure it is form of obsesson, which she says the child not yet strong enough to combat And another friend of mine suggested oseopathy she thinks it his spine Another has advised me having
 Scientist esd % m a1ne an5ss of st knd Oh dear Auntie, am 50 discouraged! Agatha wlnked her'tears. ,, must be way out" She had the Wentworth spirit which difficulty reused like trumpet.
 Sitting in AgsthMas M. chamssr twelve s.d days rn Isr soations for Agatha. her fevity to Wentworth Well with a shamefaeed sort of grin; "but he's dandy
 little chap except for that and will make good all right if he Aunt H HesT ste if you to you for any charity you'll name"
 Graft isn't necessary to make do my best Went. help remembering certain far-away old friend of hers who had onged all her meagre days to see Europe vet always had given away her carefully hoarded pas sage money to needer creature Poor, ridiculous soft-hearted. unse6sh Patience Holworthy, what jocose inspiration it would be to send her birthday gift of that check!
 "But shall not. remind him., as.ervated Went worth's aunt with decision. To-day she was adding ruefuly, "Tm not likely to have the chance"
 visit. She did not see Cecil the night of her arrival She went up to her room, for the hour was ate She said that the house was "a faultless Colonial with all the uxuries and many of the comforts of life. and that Agatha had 'beautifu! taste and exposed told of the "wonderfur Miss Cargu ("who looks rather young. rather tired and distinctly sukI dare say she regards old-fashioned, heretcaf, un Froebelian interloper-whch I aml"); and she ended by saying: I suppose ought to have gone in to- look at my little grandnephew but Miss Cargl some adjoining hers, and it would be better not to waken him. So shall not see him until tomorrow. am prepared for anything"
 There as it happened, Miss Wentworth was mis- taken She had not prepared for the versatile daring of the heir of the House of Barnes and she did see
 nuss of t%eve out of ths 1 doze do of red traveller, by the sharp sound of the striking of a match Miss Wentworth had not been lonesome habits of burglars Instantly she sat Up in bed There utter silence Thens again the scratch of match and suddenly light shot from under the the white Sd Swiss from it, she had snatched the watering from the low boy by her side and hurled the contents the widening glow, before she thought what it might be- Out the light went, and shape scrambled forth from the white folds around the bed, very small shape in white, the shape Gas the electric light summoned by motion of the hand dsclosed) of little lad with medaevay barbered head of silver-yellow hair and pale face He stood up very straight and slim, and Miss Wentworth perceived amid all the disorder of her spirits and the astonishmen of the moment that he charmingiy pretty.
 T set a6re he queried. in small sweet voice.
 "You did," replied Miss Wentworth, "and you had very good chance not only of burning me- which, probably would not have bothered you but yourself as well which might have been very dissgreeable in-
 T didn't mean to set it a6re''
 q dare say. But you did. The trouble is these playful little diversions of yours are more dangerous
 The little boy looked thoughtful; he also looked shrewd deduction made by the spectator against her will; she did not desire a battle of wits
 What is you going to do wiv me? came the next question. 1
 Miss Wentworth considered grsvely before she said: T going to ask you to promise to stay in bed and leave matches alone the rest of this night"
 Isn't you going to spank me wiv big stick?"
 "What is you going to do if don't prommus?" >
 T haven't decided yet But is easy to promise to be good the rest of this night"
 Cecil considered then suddenly he smiled a radiant Wentworth's side: He slipped his moTssl of hand
 Miss Wentworth, in spite of herself, felt fattered.
 Possibly that was why she was his intercessor with s ss a4s of Elsa and the
 The lady of compelling personality" listened grim y to Elsas frank declaration that what was needed was scientiously loose grasp and in utter silence.
 "Now, why" rneditated Miss Wentworth, she sank
 T e must he sst undr e bed oroh peace and luncheon with Cecil himself (who showed siesta interrupted by the sound of scurryng feet the swish of flying skirts and exclamatons not loud, electric flash it came to Miss Wentworth that this was Miss Carglps daily hour of release, and Elsa was in charge of Cecil She had three traverse she reproaches interrupted rather accompanied by certain fiat explosions of sound suggesting dull fire cracker
 May it be confessed that Miss Wentworth deferred all her principles for few seconds and her ears drank Elsas invectives with satisfaction helden zveglde! You bad bad childs trowing matches into you' mud der's basket full of papers tole you do it. Put you hans Fire hurt you mooch vorser! How you can be so wicked? Mex time I let the big policemans talk you to chai Yahw
 Not whmper appealed to the listener; the victim was absolutely dumb. Nor when after "a decorous noise of approach Miss Wentworth stroled upon the scene did Cecil complain of his chastiser; he stood an embroidered bath-towe, with a pensve composure was Elsa who complained voluby that the upstairs telephone rang, and while she was answering it, the waste-basket was set are and she found Cecil putting out the fire with wet towel.
 q didn't let it burn" he explained with timid snile 'T put it svight out!
 Miss Wentworth masked disnay under that wise silence which the elders learn. She said in cold neutral voice. "I shall not punish you nov Cecil; shall have to think Elsa put Mister Cecil to bed"
 Miss Wentworth returned to her room and ex-