The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-20
THE
ARCHITECT
BY EUNlCE BLAKE

Julia Edmonds after leaving the high
SCHOOL was eighteen years OF age and
obliged TO make her own living. See
| ing an advertisement In newspaper
for goyerness, she replied to II and
/ was invited to a conference. A lady,
| Miss Ashford. who said she was the
aunt OF the children TO be taught and
4 cared for, received the applicant, ask
/ ed a number OF questions and for ref
erences, and Julia was engaged.
| The lady was woman past forty,
| the sister Of the father OF the chill
dren. Their mother was dead, and
| their father at the time was abroad,
his little girls being left In charge OF
I their aunt The home was near sub
urban town and very attractive one.
I Spring came on. and one of the chill
dren needed change of air. Miss
Ashford decided to take them both
southwark to meet the coming sum
mer, leaving Julia where she was until
their return.
One warm morning the governess
went out into the grounds with book
and seated herself on a rustic bench
supported on either side by a tree.
| While reading she heard a step on the
walk leading from the gate and. look
ing up, saw a gentleman apparently
about thirty years old approaching.
L., ~ s liz ~
said
'You look very contented and very
restful"
Il am both" was the reply.
"Will / find Miss Ashford at the
house"
Miss Ashford is away. She took the
children to the country for change
OF air"
HIN" The gentleman looked about
him, then turned again to Julia.
tits unfortunate that Miss Ashford
is absent I've been sent by the own
or of this property to make plans for
additions TO the house. | fear / shall
have to intrude myself upon you for
awhile"
Julia made no reply TO this. She had
no authority either to prevent or per-
nit his doing what he mentioned He
went on to the house and entered it
without ringing the bell. When julia
went there herself the housekeeper
told her that the gentleman was an
architect and would remain while he
laid his plans He made himself at
home, but as 10 making plans Julia
could not see that he devoted much
time 10 the work. True, he did some
diagram drawing in pencil. but on this
he did not spend an hour day.
The rest OF the time he divided be-
tween the library and Julia. When
he tired OF books, there being no one
besides her to chat with. he seemed
disposed TO utilize her for company.
He interested her I'm what he said, and
she was OF an age TO appreciate tile
ideas Of an older man. The house
keeper and the servants were deferen-
tial 10 him. gave him everything be de
sired without question and obeyed all
his orders.
Every day Julia found the architect
every one in the house spoke OF him
as the architect-more and more en-
gaglng A day which he spent In the
city she was surprised TO find a very
long one TO her. When he returned
and they sat down together for dinner
she could not conceal her pleasure.
A week passed. at the end OF which
building materials were brought into
the place and dumped beside the
house. The next day workmen came.
and the architect spent some time with
the contractor over diagrams. Julia
asked the former with . beating heart
II he were going to superintend the
construction OF the additions. lie
said be was and they would require at
least month. The housekeeper In
formed her that Miss Ashford and the
children would remain away until the
work was finished
An attractive man Of thirty Eve shut
up IN the same house with a girl OF
eighteen e. not likely 70 have much
trouble In winning her. Before the
additions were finished the architect
had made havoc with poor little Julia's
heart. she did not think Of marriage.
All she desired was 90 live on Just rs
she was In the companionship Of this
delightful man.
But the architect was thinking very
much % marriage. lie was wldower
90 be told Julla-and very lonely
without a companion. lie asked her
how she would Ike % spend her life
where she was. % which she replied
that she would Ike n very much. 80
necially n he were 10 continue making
additions 10 the house lie saw through
this ingenious reply and. taking Der
IN his arms. told her that u she chose
she might remain there always and be
would remain also.
she aid not press him FOR an explana-
aon. which be did not seen resdT %
give. she was happy end coufented
and trusted him implicitly few
snvs later Miss Ashford returned with
the chudrtn and the latter jumped into
the architects arms covering BIN With
kisses and calling him papa
The next Day Be sxked them n they
could hsar ID unrt with their E0rern-
go 20 Which they rsuiied nat they
could not. wherrupou - taid them
nat she wss % remsln vafh then 81