The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-04-09
CHAPTER Ix-Contlnued.

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CHAPTER lx-continued.
II have been told" thus Deborah
easily proceeded, that for a small
house yours contains the most won
derful assortment Of interesting OBJ.
jects. Where did you ever get them?"
my father was a collector, on a
very small scale of course, and my
mother had a passion for boarding
which prevented anything from going
out Of this house after 1t had once
come into it."
MY husband" began Mrs. SEQ
vile, thoughtfully.
Miss Weeks stared In CONSERVATION
at Mrs. Scoville. who fastened to say:
you wonder that / can mention my
husband. Perhaps you will o be SO
surprised when / tell you that in my
eyes he is a martyr. and quite guiltless
Of the crime for which he was pun
tshed."
You think that?" There was real
surprise in the manner of the ques.
toner. Mrs. Scoville's brow cleared.
She was pleased at this proof that her
affairs had not yet reached the point
OF general gossip.
Miss Weeks. l am a mother. have
q young and lovely daughter. Can l
look in her innocent eyes and believe
her father to have so forgotten his re-
sponsibilities as to overshadow her
life with crime? No. / will not believe
it. Circumstances were in favor Of his
conviction, but he never lifted the
stick which struck down Algernon
Etheridge."
Miss Weeks. who had sat quite still
during the u%tterance Of these remarks.
1adgeted about at their close. with
what appeared to the speaker. a sud
den and quite welcome relief.
"Oh!" she murmured; and said nc
more. 1t was not a topic she found
easy of discussion.
The sadness which now spread ovel
the very interesting countenance Of
her visitor. offered her an excuse fol
the introduction Of a far more mo
mentous topic; one she had burned tt
introduce, but had not known how.
Mrs. Scoville, l hear that Judg'
Ostrander has got your daughter a pi
ano. That is really a wonderful thin
for him to do. Not that he is SO clos
with his money, but that he has a.
ways been so set against all gayet
and companionship. l suppose you d.
not know the shock it would be to hir
when you asked Bella to let you int
the gates"
NO! didn't know. But it is a
right now. The Judge seems to we
come the change. Miss Weeks. di
you know Algernon Etheridge we
enough to tell me If he was as goo
and irreproachable a man as they a
say"
HE was a good man, but he had
dreadfully obstinate streak In his al
position and very set eas. ! nav
heard that he and the Judge used
argue over a point for hours. And
was most always wrong. For
stance, he was wrong about Oliver"
OLIVER"
Judge Ostrander's son, you kno'
Mr.. Etheridge wanted MIN 10 stu'
for a professorship; but the boy W
determined to go into journalism. al
O see what a success he has ma
of It. As a professor he would pre-
ably have been a failure
was this difference OF opinion
the calling he should pursue the eau
of divers leaving home In the W
he did," continued Deborah. console
of walking on very thin ice.
But Miss Weeks rather welcom
than resented this curiosity. inde'
she was never tired Of enlarsins up
the Ostranders.
IT have neve thought so. The JUG
would not quarrel with Oliver on
small . point As that. My idea
though l never talk Of 1t much u
they had q great quarrel Q
Etheridge. Oliver neve liked the
student; I've watched them n !
seeu, He hated his coming TO
house 80 much; he hated the way
father singled him out n oelel'
20 him and made him the confident
ali his troubles. When they went
sheir walks, Oliver always hung ba