The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-05-20

least l tDlnk tuut wa" o.
70 bring ND a daughter. I've been won
DORM. since I've been here II an aunt
conld bring niece up the same way.
And she looked quizzically at Mrs.
Chichester.
Jarvis came in with letter on a
salver.
"WelI?" asked the old lady.
"For Miss Chichester, madam. Anu
no handed Ethel the letter. by hand.
MISS"
Ethel took the letter quite uncon
sciously and opened it
"Who is 1t from?" asked Mrs, chi
chester.
"Mr. Brent" replied Ethel indiffer
emily.
"BrentT' cried Alaric. What on
earth does he write to you forT
He wants me to do something Tor
him." And she tore the letter up into
the smallest pieces and placed them IN
a receptacle on the desk.
"Come, Alaric." And Mrs. Chiches
ter left the room after admonishing
Peg that an hour would be sufficient to
sit up.
Let us be honest with each other.
Ethel" said Peg when the two girls
were left alone. Peg went light over
to her and looked ut her compassion
ately.
"What do you mean?" said Ethel,
with q sudden contraction OF hei
breath.
"You like Mr.. Brent. don't YET"
So the moment had come. The little
, spy had been watching her Well. she
would fight this common little Irish
nobody to the bitter end. All 'he an
ger in her nature surged uppermost as
Ethel answered Peg. but she kept heI
voice under control.
Certainly like Mr.. Brent. He Is u
very old friend of the familyr'
Hes got wifer'
HE hasr'
AN baby"
"Yes-and baby" Ethel was moi
going to betray herself. She would
just wait to see what course this crea
ture was going to take with her.
They were now seated together, Eth
ell holding her little white poodle. al
which Peg pointed cOntemptuonsly.
Peg went on:
| "Of course I've never seen the wife
or the baby because he never seem
to have them with him when Tic call.
here. But I've often heard Alaric ask
afther them"
"WellT' asked Ethel cOldly.
| us 1t usual for English husband.
with babies to kiss other women ;
handsT And Peg looked swiftly n,
her cousin.
Ethel checked an outburst and sa,C
quite calmly:
ut Is n very Old and very respect
ed custom"
"Ihe divil doubt II but it's old. IN
not 30 sure about the respect. WINS
Doesn't he kiss me nunt's hand a,
wellf"
Ethel conld not control herself mnci
longer. u was becoming unbeara bic
AZ she crossed the room she said with
as little hent as possible:
You don't understand"
wei, but I'm thryin' to-" persiated
reg. That's why watch w all the
time" '''s
Ethel turned, She was now at bav.
You watch meY
/ u
| aren't ye mo mOdel3"
ITS contemptibleP' cried Ethel,
sure i only saw the old an -
spected custom by accident-whe, =,
came In through there a mon,h ".a
an once since when ! came In sco,u
w academia few days aftherwo "a
! couldn't help seem II both firm.
An, as for bein' contemplate, I'm no
30 sure the custom doesn't desarv. ~,
the contempt" ~
E.hei was now thoroughly aroused
suppose II Is too much 10 eYnac,
.hht q child OF the common na"n,.
should understand the customs ~ =.
cent people" o'' VI 10
mebbe II U.s." replied PEG. I'm, +,
donf see why the common ~.
snou'o nave all the decency an. m.
aristocracy none" =" W.
't IL impossible TO Talk IN won
was FOOLISH 10 have stayed here vor
aont understand. You never ca,,, a
understand"- "e'e' could
'es INTERRUPTED: WHY, | never an =.
~ saei,ed before-not BIT OF colo, :, !"
yer cheeks I'll now-excen, ,w, .'' "
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