Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-09-28

to measure: his accent. to Caroline
ear. fiswless.
Caroline. staring up at the uiool
which Illuminated her room : th,
smaIiest and most drafty in the hous,
wondered how long II would be be
fore SO exquisite q dream came TO al
end.
She said nothing to Emily anG
Janet. her immediate superiors In tn,
household. Emily was a featherhead
ed gossip. with no sense of the dignity
and fitness OF things. and Janet hat
once had an affair with second foot
man which ended in q breach-of
promise action and left her per
manently embittered. And there wai
no one else In the house to WHOM
she could unbosom herself.
The arrival of Sunday found Caro-
lines mind In q whirl OF confusion
and dread. and exultstion which be-
trayed itself In the smashing of three
dishes and gravy-bOat and the SINCE
ins beyond repair OF her best apron.
bah leedle donkey!" cried A.
Tardet, shaking an exasperated fore.
finger. you haf the-the moonshine
msilness!"
"N-n-no. sir!" gasped Caroline.
"Zhen you are in LOFT"
And Caroline's cheeks instantly
fialaed an Affirmative crimson which
set the kitchen In a roar.
But she forgot every humiliation at
the sight Of Mr.. Wygram. spruce with
a flower in his buttonhole. immacu
late gloves. and q silver-mounted cane
swinging on the sleeve of his weltcut
coat, awaiting her at the arch.
"P-p-pleased to s-see YER" muir
INJURED Caroline, az he bent over her
hand. and for the rest Of that golden
afternoon moved In realms of ro nan
tic splendor. which she did not entire
ly leave behind her until. long after
dusk had fallen. the holiday ended,
and she was back again in the big
grim house under the black atined
supervision OF Mrs. Blain.
At their parting. Wygram-tie ras.
cinating. gallant Mr.. Wygram-kissed
her once, twice. and thrice. full upon
the lips. and the simple heart OF Caro-.
line went out to him a. 1t never could
again, no matter who the wooer
A big tear OF pure happiness brim-
med w as she turned away. He felt
1t fall with a warm splash on his
hand.
The lons-planned, fancy-dress ball
which was to supply gossip for two
continents was TO take place at the
end Of the month.
People not evenly remotely con
nected with His Grace of Kingston
found matter for pride in the des.
eription of the great ballroom, In the
list OF guests who were to be present,
in the fabulous cost OF the decora-
tons. and felt that while such things
existed the glory and honor of social
ENGLAND could suffer no eclipse.
The daily papers had a vast amount
to say on the subject, and did their
best to interview anybody and every.
body OF his grace. But no one
thought of interviewing Caroline, al
though, in common with the other
servants. she shared in some refiec-
tion of the event.
Mr.. Wygram knew-who didn't
about the preparations. He discussed
them with her in detail during an
they spent together 10 Kew
Gardens.
There's q r'yal 'ighness COMM
said Caroline. They says 'e's a re.
lation o. the docks"
Which reminds me-" said wy.
gram, that there's one thing which l
think you ought to know. T." He
came to an abrupt halt
Beg parding-" said Caroline.
Have you heard the story of Lord
he asx"i in a low tone.
Not 'arf!" said Caroline. During
her very hrst week In the house she
had Deen told - this one black sheep
in an otherwise blameless family. the
ne'eI-do-weel wlo had been shipped
Oft to somewhe:s in the BUSH, and had
there kept q store, married . quite
impossible person whose only virtue
was that she was not an Aborigine;
and little later. to the unfeigned
relief Of his noble relatives. had con.
tracted q fever and died.
-" said Wygram, his eyes intent
upon Caroline's, "am his SON.
Ooh. er!" gasped Caroline, and
dropped her bright new sunshade up:
on the gravel with q crash.
Within the last week" he contin-
ued, Il have obtained unoficial recog?
milton. The ball Is to witness my
public return. to the bosom OF my
fathers family"
There was . long pause. He be-
came aware that. CsrolinS's face was
growing paler and paier.
WITCH means" she said, that you
w.wont be able to keep comp'ny wiz
me no more, an that we can't never
git married"
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