The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-10-21

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XV4 and that was the end Of his
first visit 20 my domain.
For fear that you. kind reader. may be
disappointed. make haste 10 assure
you that he was TO come again.
OF course there was more or less
turmoil and-l might say disaifection-
attending his departure lie rnised
Cain with my servants because they
did this and that when they shouldn't
have done either: he land the amiable
baronl took me 20 task for having ne
elected TO book compartments for them
In the Orient express; he insisted upon
having luncheon put an In a tea
basket and taken 20 the railway station
by Britton. aud he saw IA. personally
that three or four bottles OF my best
wine were neatly packed in with the
rest He said three or four, but Brit
ton Is firm In his belief that there was
nearer a dozen. Judging by the weight
well. thank the Lord said 1. as
the ferry put of with the party. leav-
ing the alone on the little landing The
rotten timbers seemed to echo the sen
timent. AZ the top OF the steep all the
Schmicks were saying II. too; In the
buffers pantry II was also being said;
a scoe of workmen were gruntlng IL.
and the windlass that drew me up the
hill was screaming II In Wild. discor-
dant glee. | repeated II once more
when Britton returned from town aud
assured me that they had not missed
the train.
Conrad. grinnlng from ear 10 ear.
wss waiting for the outside my bed
room door late In the day. He salnted
me with unnsnai cOrdiality.
"A note. mein herr" said he. and
handed me dainty little pearl grny
envelope
Il shan't be- home for dinner. Con-
rad" said |. INV eyes aglow. Tell
Hawkes.. will yonT'
The countess welcomed me with q
radiant smile We shook hands
We'll be- has gone" said |. drawing
n deep breath.
Thank the Lordr' said she And
then | knew that the symphony was
complete We all had sung H.
II must not he supposed for an In
slant that ! had been guilty OF ne
glecting my lovely charge during that
season OF travail and despair. No. IN.
deed. had visited her every day as
a matter of pFecaution She required
q certain amount OF watching.
| do not hesitate TO say at this time
that she seemed 10 he growing iovelier
every day. In hundred little ways
she was changing. not only In appear
ance, but In mnnnet
Now, 10 he perfectly frank about II.
j can't explain just whnt these little
changes were TINT II. not In w many
words-but they were quite ns pro-
nOunccd as they were subtle. | may
risk mentioning an improvement In
her method OF handling me. She was
not taking quite No much for granted
M she did AT first She WIS much
more humble and considernte. re-
marked. Instead OF bullying me into
things she now caJolcd me: instead OF
making demands upon my patience
and generosity she rather hesitntcd
about putting me 20 the least trouble.
She wasn't 30 arrogant nor 50 hard 10
manage. In a nutshell. | mny say
with some satisfaction. she was begin
ming TO show n surprising amount OF
respect for the and my opinions
Her devotion 60 Rosemary was won
derful 10 see. by the way. while 1
think OF II. the child was quite ador-
able. She was learning TO pronounce
my name and getting nearer and near
or 20 n every day AZ the time OF |
which ! now write she WIS calling me
with great enthusiasm by the name |
OF 'GOgo.' which reduced 10 aborig- !
inal American means Man. With the
Strong Arm Who Carries. Baby"
cit is very nice Of you to ask me up !
20 dine with you" said |.
isn't Il about time was doing |
something for you In return for all
that you have done for meY' she In |
quired gayiy. I'VE are having n par
ticulnrly nice dinner this evening. and
i thought you'd enjoy a change"
"a changer said /. with laugh. |
"As n We haven't been eating out OF
the same kettle for days."
II WINS not referring TO the food"
she said, and ! was very properly
squelched
"Neyerthelesa speaking Of food"