Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12

sit in his own armchair and read a book lik.
that. am surprised at you She took me
up quite rudely.
why? Have you read it?"
LOT course L have not read it. replied.
Then she said pertly, what do you know
about it?'
LIT is common knowledge I answered
that it is not book for ladies'
She tossed her head with very high color
but I continued to stand there looking at her
and she got up and put the book back whence
she had taken it. It was in my mind to i'm
prove the occasion, but remembered in time
that she has no mother, and is our guest, SO
only said: You know, dear Hatty, Timothy
does not like his books touched
She laughed and said fippantly: No, they
don't look as If they were meant to be read i
1T could have shaken her, but I controlled
myself. After all, she is young and high
spirited, and I daresay it Is rather quiet for|
her in our little house. She flung out of the,
room and have not seen her since.
ct cannot make up my mind whether to tell
Timothy or not. feel sure that he is seriously
epris. He looks at her much when he thinks
nobody sees him, and he has been biting .his
fingers, and has not answered any question for
some days; indeed, he does not seem to hear
us when we speak to him. I should tell him at
once If only knew how he would take it; but
men are so funny and am not quite sure that
it might not inf1ame his feelings rather than
allay them.
"I feel more and more, however, that Hatty
would not prove the ideal mate for him. II
think I must just wait and see. dear
father used to say so often
May IS: Swithin sent his brougham this eve
ming for Hester and Hatty and they dined with
him to meet Mr. Chessman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Traquair. Timothy looked very blue; all the
evening he sat glum glum; and noticed
that when the girls came back in the highest
spirits he in such fuster that he gave
Hatty his own negus by mistake. When she was
going to bed she left her shawl the back of
her chair, and when Timothy took it up to
restore it to her, saw him put it to his nose.
II have a feeling that Mr. Chessman is provi-
Dental. I questioned Hester closely about him
and, from what she says, he and Hatty get
together like a house on fire. I do not suppose
from what Swithin told us that he Is so warm
a man dear Timothy, who has always been
of q saving disposition and is doing so very well
now with his primers, and am sure he cannot
be so safe man, but to do Hatty justice, I do
not think she is of mercenary turn of mind.
It is very agitating, and I can only pray that
all will turn out for the best q. :"
EGNTAY %: Timothy sent a message to me
this morning that he was going to
Brighton for some sea air and would not be
back for fortnight. You cannot imagine what
relief it was to me, for, after what happened
last night, was dreading having to do my duty.
I cannot but think he knows what / had to
tell him and that it is all over for the best He
took a cab and caught the early train without
saying goodbye indeed seeing any of u.s.
must put it all down as clearly as I can.
Yesterday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Traquair
called for Hatty to take her to dine and to their
box at the opera afterwards. We four had o
cosy little dinner at home just to ourselves the
first time since Hatty came. Cook had made
some mnce pies specially, and the pull-bread