The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-05-13
CHAPTER XVI.

I'D be happier with me father"
~ OMETHING may he saved from
the wreck reasoned Mrs
Al Chichester more hopefully.
Until get really started"
said Alaric with sense of climax.
Mrs. Chichester turned to her d;lugh
ter. "Ethel?'
whatever you decide. mamma"
Mrs. Chichester thought moment,
then decided "I'll do it." she said
determinedly. 1T will be hard, but
I'll do it." She went slowly and de
liberately to Mr. Hawkes.. who by this
time had disposed of all his documents
and was preparing to go. A look in
Mrs. Chichester's face stopped him.
He smiled at her
"Well?' he asked
For the sake of the memory of
my dead sister. | will do as Nathaniel
wished" said Mrs. Chichester. with
great dignity and self abnegation.
MIR. Hawkes. breathed a sigh of re-
lief.
"Good!" he said. I'm delighted. 1t
is splendid Now that you have decid.
ed SO happily there is one thing more
! must tell you. The young lady is not
to be told the conditions of the will
unless at the discretion Of the execu-
tors should some crisis arise, She will
be to all intents and purposes-your
guest. In that way we may he able
to arrive at more exact knowledge
of her character. Is that understood? p
The family signifed severally and
collectively that it was
"And now" beamed the lawyer. hap
py at the fortunate outcome Of sit
uation that n few moments before
seemed so strained. where is your
bellY'
Alaric indicated the bell.
MAY | ring?" asked the lawyer.
Certainly" replied Alaric.
Mr.. Hawkes. rang.
Alaric watched him curiously Want
sandwich or something's"
Hawkes. smiled benigniy ON the un-
fortunate family and rubbed his hands
together self satisfiedly.
young lady-the heiress."
Where is shew asked Mrs. Chiches-
ter.
She arrived from New York this
morning, and | brought her straight
here. had to call on a client. so
gave her your address and told her to
come here and wait"
At the word wait" an uneasy feel.
ing took possession of Ethel That was
the word used by that wretched little
creature who had so rudely intruded
upon her and Brent Could it be pos.
sible-
The footman entered at that mo
ment.
The lawyer questioned him.
rs there a young lady waiting for
Mr.. Hawkes?''
"A young lady. sir? No. SIR" an
swered Jarvis.
Mr.. Hawkes. was puzzled. What in
the world had become of her: He told
the cabmaE distinctly where to-go.
Jarvis opened the door to go ont
when thought suddenly occurred to
him. He turned back and spoke to the
lawyer:
There's a young person sitting in
the kitchen-came up and knocked at
the door and said she had to wait nm.
til gentleman called. Can't get moth.
ing out of her"
uayi-oc hr;tYb+opod. ~
'That must be Miss O'Connell." he
| said He turned to Mrs Chichester
und asked her If be might bring the
| young lady in there.
my niece in the Kitchen said Mrs
Chichester to the unfortunate footman
''Surely you should know the differ,
ence between my niece and a servant!
| 81 am truly sorry, madam" replied
Jarvis in distress, .'but there was moth.
ing to tell
Another such mistake and you can
leave my employment. Mrs. Chiches.
ter added severely.
Jarvis pleaded piteously:
Upon my word. madam, no one
could tell.''
THAT will do" thundered Mrs. Chi
chester Bring my niece here-a1
/ oncer'
The wretcheti Jarvis departed on his
GRAND Huttering to himself: "Wai
until they see her. Who in the Worle
could tell she was their relatiOn?'
Mrs. Chichester was very angry.
.Its monstrous" she exclaimed.
"Stoopid" agreed Alaric- 'Doocif
| stoopid'
/ Ethel said nothing. The one though
that was passing through her min'
| was, How much did that girl hea
Brent say. and how much did she Sc
Mr. Brent do?"
Hawkes. tried to smooth the misun
/ derstanding out.
/ Il am afraid it was all my fault" Z
explained Il told her not to talk-Jus
to say that she was to wait want
ed to have an opportunity to explai
matters before introducing her"
She should have been brongll
straight to me-. complained Mrs. Oh
i nhoStor sTha naor fhinpf. Then wit