Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-01
BY ]. Hartley Manners
copyriaht. 1913, ~ Dodd. Mead = Company


lorn looking little intruder and said:
The servants quarters are at the
back of the house.
Are they9" asked Peg without NOV
ing and not in any way taking the
statement to refer to her.
And 1 may save you the trouble of
waiting by telling you we are quite
provided with servants. We do not
need any further assistance.
Peg just looked at iGthel and then
bent down over Michael. Etlel's last
shot had struck home. Poor Peg was
cut through to her soul. How she
longed at that moment to be back
home with her father in New York
Before she could say anything Ethel
continued:
IF you insist on Whiting. kindly do
so there"
Peg took Michael upsinsh her arms, col
iected once more her packages and
walked to the windows. Again she
heard the cold, hard tones of Ethei's
voice speaking TO her:
Follow the path to your right until
you come to a door. Knock and ask
permission to wait there, and for your
future guidance go to the back door
fof a house ana ring. Don't walk UNI
announced into a private ROOM
Peg tried to explain:
aYe see, ma,am, 4 didn't know. All
the gentleman said was, Go there an
wait
That will do
sim sorry 4 disturbed We" And
she glanced at the embarrassed Brent.
.eThat will dol. said Ethel finally.
Poer Peg nodded and wandered of.
through the windows sore at heart.
She went down the path until she
reached the door Ethel mentioned.
She knocked at 1T. While she is wait
ing for admission we will return to the
fortunes of the rudely disturbed lov-
ers ~.
Ethel turned indignantly to Brent
as the little figure wentsof down the
path.
"Outrageonsi' sGhetcried.
Poor little wretch Brent walked
to the windows and looked after her.
shes quite pretty"
Ethel looked understandingly at him.
lis she?
I'm 4 shabby sort Of way. Didn't
you think sosYs'
Ethel glared ooldlyE at him.
- never notice the lower orders.
You apparently do
"Oh, yes-nften. They'resvery inter
esting-at times" he strained to get
q last glimpse OF the intruder.
eDo you know, shes the ~strangest
little apparition'-
She's only a few yards away f you
care to follow herl'
Heratone brought Brent up SHARPLY.
Me turned away from the window and
found Ethel, arms folded, eyes fash
ing, waiting for him. Something In
lher ii alarmed ihim. He had
gone toe: far.
why. Ethel. be said as he came
toward her.
Suppose my mother had walked In
heEe-er A4aric-instead of that crea-
ture? Never do such agthing again"
q was carried away he FASTENED to
explain.
Kindly exercise a little more re-
straint- You had better go now There
was a finality OF disnnissaldn her aone
as she passed him and crossed to the
greatssfaircase. He followed her:
May call temorrows"
mo- she answered decidedly; .,snot
tomorrow.
THE following day, then. hesurged.
Perhaps.
Remember. IsbEild on You.
She looked searchingly at hfna.3
~ suppose we are worthy OF each
other
Through the open windows am the
souad of voices.
she said ~imparatively. And she
passed on up the stairs. Brent went
rapidly to the door. Before either he
could open It or Ethel 20 out of sight
Alarie hnrst In through ia ewindows.
sHello. Brenti' he cried cheerfuily.
-Distnrbin, ye? And he caught Ethel
as she Fas about to disappear, or you.
Efhel??r"
Ethel tuxned and seated herself with
her little white lap dog clasped In her
hands, then answered cooIiy:
You've not disturbed me.
I'm Just going said Brent.
We'll, wait b moment And AIaric
turned ID the window and beck0ned to
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