The daily sentinel., 1913-07-21
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tcopyrishtsd i9iI BY Harper q BrO.)


"One of my friends'-Agatha who had not observed
any lack of sympathy, opened her heart-one OF my
she says the child is yet strong enough to combat
And another friend of mine suggested osteopathy; she
thinks 1t is his SPINE. Another has advised me having
Christian Scientist give him absent treatment but
Wentworth is opposed to anything OF that kind.
Oh, dear Aunte, am so discouraged Agatha winked
Nonsense my dearP said Miss Wentworth; there
must be way out" She had the Wentworth spirit.
which difficulty reused like trumpet.
Sitting in Agathas chamber twelve days after
Agatha's departure, Miss Wentworth smiled grimly
she recalled her easy acceptance OF her task her eon
solaons for Agatha her levity TO Wentworth We'll.
he's too many for me- confess the father had said,
with shamefaeed sort of grin; but he's dandy
little chap except for that and will make good all right
ii he promises say, Aunt Hester, if you wire
that he has given his word I'll send thousand straight
to you for any charity you'll name
Graft isn't necessary TO make do my best, Went
worth" his aunt had returned. However. she could
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 boarded pas
sage money some needier creature Poor, ridiculous,
soft-hearted unselhsh Patience Holworthy, what
jocose inspiration it would be to send her birthday
gift of that checkl
: But | shall not remind him." asservated Went
worth's aunt with decision. To-day she adding.
ruefully I'm not likely to have the chance"
Not for the first time she reviewed the events of her
She went up to her room, for the hour late,
and wrote letter to her next friend in Cambridge.
She said that the house "a faultess Colonial.
with all the luxures and many OF the comforts OF life
and that Agatha had beautiful taste and exposed
plumbing all the house She told OF Cecil; she
told of the wonderful" Miss Cargill C"who looks
rather young rather tired and distinctly suky-I dare
say she regards me fashioned. heretical I'M
Froebeliau interoper-whch l aml") and she ended
by saying: Il suppose | ought to have gone in to
look my little grand-nephew but Miss Cargil
what haughtly assured that he slept in the
adjoining hers, and it would be better not to waken
him. So / shall not see him until tomorrow. l 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
hin before morning being awakened at precisely FIVE
traveller, by the sharp sound of the striking of
match Miss Wentworth had not been lonesome
householder for fifteen years without knowing the
habits of burglars. Instantly she sat up in bed There
utter silence Then, again the scratch OF a match
and suddenly light shot from under the white Swiss
valance of Miss Wentworth's bed She had sprung
from IT, she had snatehed the Watering from the low
boy by her side and hurled the contents at 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, disclosed) of little lad with
medaevaly barbered head of slver-yellow hair and
Miss Wentworth perceived amid all the disorder of her
spirits and the astonshment of the moment that he
charmingy pretty.
81 set it afre?" he queried in a 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
dsed s %s winch might have been very aasFeea0l' 'i-
Il didn't mean to set it afrc."
playful little diversions OF yours dangerous
than you realize"
shrewd; deduction made by the spectator against her
will she did not desire battle of wits.
What is you going to do wiv me?' came the next
question. !tssNl
Miss Wentworth considered gravely before she said
81 am going to ask you to promise to stay bed and
leave matches alone the rest of this night
"Nos NSSoSs you gong TO spank me WV big ''iS~'
What is you going to do if don't pron,.ssss"
II haven't decided But 10 10
be good the rest of this night"
Cecil considercd; then suddenly he smiled radiant
and ingratiang smile, he moved swiftly to Miss
Wentworths side He slipped his morsel of hand
into hers. Il pronmus," said he. 81 like YOU"
Miss Wentworth, in spite of herself felt hattercd.
Possibly that why she his nterccssor with
the righteous and violent indignation of Elsa and the
colder disapproval of Miss Cargl.
The lady of Compelling personality" listened grim
ly to Esa's frank declaration that what needed
simply switch; but she took Cecil away with con-
seientously loose grasp and in utter silence
Now why" medtated Miss Wentworth, as she sank
into slumber, 'shy must he get under the bed'"
An ominous light thrown upon the problem
the next afternoon, after really delightful morning of
peace and luncheon with Cecil himself (who showed
sesta interrupted by the sound of scurrying feet
the swish of flying skirts and cxclamations not loud.
but furious in Swedish With rapid viyidness OF the
Miss Cargills daily hour of release, and Elsa
charge of Cecil She had three to traverse; she
midway in the second, as subdued torrent of
rcproaches interrupted, or rather accompanied by
certain fiat explosions of sound suggesting dull re
May it be confessed that Miss Wentworth deferred
all her principles for few seconds and her drank
Esa's nvectiyes with satisfaction. heiden 5rcyiici
You bad, bad childs! trowng matches into you mud
ders basket f,, of pspersl toe you do it. Put out
you hans Fire hurt you mooch vorser How you
can be vickeds Mex time let the big pocemans
tax you to chai YAH"
Not whmper appealed to the listener; the victim
absolutely dumb Nor when. after deeorous
noise Of approach, Miss Wentworth solled upon the
scene did Cecil complain of his chastser: he stood
contemplating the wreck OF dainty waste basket and
We CsirR
1t was Elsa who complained volhbly, that the upstairs
telephone rang and while she answering it, the