Show ai 1 I ji I 1 I 1 A 3 Ke 31 91 A 4 tit it 4 4 s A 41 4 A g 0 T I 1 I 1 tap aie 0 lr I 1 forsaking all others i or mr AMELIA i t I 1 k I 1 1 4 r CHAPTER V the th first meeting between betseen mother ud and sod olt was an affectionate one harvey liari hari I 1 kissed the trail frail little woman and after a few earnest auras wu rila ot of greeting drew a stool erool to her reclining chair and mat at whore whore she could look at him without effort gindes wim was gi stifled by hla his solicitude I 1 you are tin gin I 1 11 I 1 am better dear she asked running tier her slender land hand through his big thick dirk hair you bave missed me vry Tery much indeed I 1 wanted to see you lour long ago but pheba would not permit it I 1 she sha obeyed my wish said gladys the reproach in hla his tone I 1 never mind that tell me ot of yur yourself self what have bave you loon doing all this time she listened smilingly while to ha gave etier ar an account or of everything he thought boull interest Inter cut her she treaded th the mention of helen a name though realizing it 11 was inevitable wilton he paused abe voluntarily in traducer traduced trad it nell is I 1 remarkably well I 1 answered I 1 harvey harrey hla his face light lighting ling up and so BO ts Is the boy we are thinking of put ung tine him into trousers you ton 11 see thorn them soon oon madam in ft a few ew flays days when I 1 am strong or r she die answered hastily I 1 must inus t not go too fast I 1 I 1 no harvey lie he seemed lightly PlIght ly uncomfortable 4 noll nell has haa made moms borne changes in the during your illness I 1 hope ou on will approve of them I 1 gladys looked at him with stint a hint of trouble in her bar face but said bald nothing when phobe gays gave her tho the keys key I 1 harvey resumed with the manner 0 f one who has haa an unpleasant duty ditty to 0 er form I 1 title she of course coil roe considered her belf elf tho the custodian of 0 yo ir prop arty and acted for what she tho ight your interest 11 he ha took one of gladys hands bands and began playing with her rings in is ft fashion he be had who when ill as 08 a boy he confessed some childish child loh fault and though lie was waa speaking in almost helen a tone and using her very the familiar aroll lar altion made tier her feel very tender toward him she has baa sent away the groom and several ot of the maids and reduced the expenses ex of the servants per er table nearly one halt half you will infill be surprised whom when you see how emall mall the bills are I 1 still gladys did not speak but mere or ir looked at him attentively I 1 noll nell wished me to tell you this and beg that you will not interfere with tier ber arrangements arrange mente now that they are made she has carefully considered conol dered them mind and Is convince I 1 and I 1 in with her ber there madam that the ling has acted for or the best beat in all things she r ally has bu wonderful ju judgment dament and you may safely trust her with the management of the house still harping oni my daughter quoted gladys with a foanio smile she felt elt she ghe mut must remain silent no longcr pines ince silence meant yet she he might be displeased I 1 have no dout helen had baa done her bar best beat und and I 1 am grateful to her for relieving pin lie during my illness but now that I 1 am nearly well dear my old housekeeper will of at course resume her position I 1 harvey dropped the hand with which be had beu been toying so and suddenly donly that the he movement seemed like it a repulse 1 I hope you dout dont mean that nell cju jwill be greatly disappointed and hurt ints it f you push her aside sho she takes giau ine pride in the management and really it teems seems fitting she should have hare it I 1 in annette among the tha servants who were sent away asked gladys I 1 have not seen keen her since my illness yom ye she was the tha first to go jou ou bad no need for her bar while chobo was with you I 1 but my dear ive I 1 ve bad a maid all my life I 1 can t do without one and I 1 like annette she has been with me for years year I 1 gladys looked like a grieved chit chill I 1 she was too weak to assert herself hera elf and felt stran tr angely ply helpless phebe who hail had just re entered the room gave her a significant look you mitsn t talk too much was alias gladys you ve been with your mother long enough mr harvey I 1 hope you haven t troubled her with I 1 only with what wait waa necessary lie ho returned rising with an n air of relief for or he bad not enjoyed hla ili Is office lie bent over gladys and kissed her do all you can an to please me wont you madam he coaxingly bald after all little thugs sa do not count she smiled wearily yes harvey but I 1 can an make no promises promise until I 1 think n I 1 certainly must have annette back I 1 11 I 1 a day of two at furthest well ill speak to nell about it he responded reluctantly I 1 no doial doaby she be will be willing to concede ilo a few minor points and blind to the sud slid den gash flash in gladys ees he left tile tho room lie he had hardly gone eone when she tu till ned git to the housekeeper J 4 phebe what has baa that woman hoon i doing I 1 X t now miss gladys it will only worry you to talk about things wl r it will fret me more not to know I 1 than to know I 1 well the tha truth Is III mis s harvey has haa made a complete upset downstairs she ties has sent away nearly all of the old 1 servants engaged raw country girls garla at small mall wages in their plaicey plaices and tor for nuree and parlor matil maid she hires two r ot of her misters q her own sisters bladys compre I 1 headed in a Li moment the awkward cum corn t is rising A aiom am sull mitti an arran arrangement ge and looked liar her dismay I 1 has she ha put them in laps caps and aprons la so nol answered phebe laughing laughl ns they beloni belong to the family and seem seam V to enjoy living here they re all over f the place and you d think they owned it they bother saunders derm to death stealing hla flowers them blakes are I 1 very possessive people I 1 r and harver Harvey does he be approve hed had I 1 approve of anything that pleam big bl wit the way e I 1 r I 1 awl I 1 4 1 i t 1 I h S iw ry y ity y y y f y goes on over oter him la is j it sickening and the girls too make an ail awful fuss its blather harvey here bore and mother harvey there from rom morn till night they treat him oa an the head of the family and he her a boyish enough to be ba tickled to death by thir flattering ways gladys sighed I 1 ra afraid it will be iery ory haid lor for me to right battels rhebe I 1 don t feel eel equal to the task not now because you re not your DPI bell you 11 get back your courage in good time you roust for or your author ity will be gone ful 01 goo gool I 1 it if you sul but mit to mrs harvey a lent meddling aid you 11 have to fight for houi rights it won t bo be us as hard ili you think all tho the benant nio ale italy to come collie balk baik I 1 told them you w woul in t lit li t them go and advanced enu agh money to pay their board NN ail a that gladys no I 1 tod led app approval appio loval annette Is 1 staying slaying m with ith 8 kit lr a cousins consina it ird by an ail I 1 call bo be bi ought over at any hour to so ou son BOB mattei a ale aio no not t as tit bil I 1 its as they seem now drink your wine file and milk nilla and forfeit it all it this levoi leei cruba cross a bridge till ou come collie to it dearlo upon which bit of homely wisdom gladys rested rented content for or tile the time I 1 hebo belle site alio sill I 1 a it ty y or two I 1 iter I 1 I 1 am strong now to I 1 e rial mat loss less I 1 grow tiled of chho UK BO thilo 11 ice ilias ahl I 1 lit in going to lion 11 tile hall to my lailor ai lor quite it a joumei g the lie laughingly ended not this athla kiy afternoon atto noon bho alto an kad I 1 lea ell why not I 1 am alit almost na as well na an I 1 waa nitta before my illy hipona flint 1811 t it MISS gladis but J you ba see well the room ahn I 1 ala bialy I 1 lor fur you I 1 liebo hebo blotted out not nady what to do you mean then ng its a sudden lon it lolled ael tier her mind blie alto naked linked charily sharl ly burely helen haa not tot 0 1 with my illy own ill avate pill pabloi lot 7 sho she a tone just that fill an I 1 it to her alabet a im as a sol boit t of lay day nursery and sew sewing ing room lan I 1 mrs mm harvey gilld she aho was aitio nic you would not object to an ail at ai rang awit that itt kept lit tile the baly baby so BO near oil 1 annl I it I 1 ills aa you ha I 1 no maid her bistu s would bo be at h bu in I 1 to do any bit of mending aou how dai daiel ed pilot bho ei II glidys 1 idys with flashing byca an I 1 coina lips ling the fut alture be it c I 1 only your disk and book cases an I 1 card tables which ale aie in tho the the piano was waa lift for or the girls to practice on ilioiu lessons weis interrupted when allen mi mis a blancy mar arild cl chaitt JAI TI 11 evl va gladys was wag pale with biath lo 10 meu men tier lier excitement coill d it have illy 0 wholly to its cause but women to whom their in ili dimate me ale always alays it i of 0 themselves wilt will 1111 ILI I 1 tin I 1 her stuns BI ansa lion she coul I 1 have loi hol ne lie a pol pd burial attack as easily ng as title upon her lares baies and I 1 hebo had never before known her to bo be so BO tingly and wag stattler led by the pass passionate ionato d nion stratton she donian iLd that italy haidey ey should he be sent bent to tier bior tho the manuto lie lelur le turned ned front from PRO 1101 woul I 1 bile bo be persuaded to wait ault till she wad aa couler cooler lin lie ho cattle tit at tho the imperative impel arlve suni Bu minona niong gho bile nut him with and I 1 atlen unsparingly toi ful tier lier intel inte irel foi ente he listened lit at alist hla his at the unwonted inhibition of anger equaled I 1 bebo a tepia bli own ire rose I 1 told you once beffi 0 I 1 woul boull I 1 not allow ion or any one to disie of my wl altu to lie ho at I 1 illy bald helen has haa lit bian cn altvate I 1 by the kind est eat of motives in eel tiling bile bho tills hns done and I 1 uphold tier hor lit in hii I 1 so even when tier her kindness extin tin la Is to robbing me of my private ou oil make too ol of whitt la is doubtless doubt leaa a more mere tit r inko ment IOU ou coul COUI I 1 not nol alia LI 0 galloi A title ion oil ill I 1 hut but I 1 tan oin now an ali I 1 I 1 NN will lit spoke briskly tint annl with inith 1 d I de be kind eno to tell ou oin bif tint it la Is to bo be vacated at once como collie niad nil ion nit aio uni unreasonable reasonable ronson ahlo I 1 sail alit I 1 it 11 anty cy bely it will ill a ily illy or two to lo miko the change and of the comfort ible I 1 tint ani lly ily know what other room can call bo be tumid found toi fol tilt atin in ate aia it n in tile tho 1101 pait pat I 1 ot of the lyoubi I 1 none Nonoi xit tho the st bets I 1 can call not oct it iby y them NN liy hy not mi HI IKO it a bluy tit y aio ili 0 fit I 1 my servants dim in lid ILAI cililo 11 k IS the color rushed to 11 dinty a face IOU ou are not ALIt also 01 QI OI would leei bay thit lint nil tin so BO I 1 I 1 anaa ass it ivr 0 or I 1 lie ho I 1 4 I 1 ili I 1 ei alliy tho ig i lie he was nine ath b th ill 11 in 1111 I 1 aubi aligi 11 iu in ii alil idaia till 1111 HAIR 1190 input ti it lilt all it if OU glie gle tier lier time thue I 1 I 1 ae ill a fi f i tit til in tier her 11 j I 1 in ig ment she bho la Is tile tho woman I 1 know an I 1 the I 1 pet link I 1 gla kiaha 1 a m with ith feminine pin unity vo the haift tho the bt bubl bt by tar far ho anaw aia ered 1 he C I 1 it tiled died bioni fi om her fice f ice giai ing it whito white an ail I 1 IN in I 1 you ou are rule sli all I 1 sho alto bald mole sadly badly than bit bittell teil no only truth truthful fil I 1 am sorry it I 1 have often 1 lid 1 I 3 ion ott but ou oil tot fobie le mo me to defend ni ma alto i ito it ills ili illy eat mat w wish 1811 mother that you inno ln enatt tiia LIS tin nalla its she Is fur far better fiLd to matin manage gt our domestic IIII estic lir rills than OU are the childish tempi r 1 1011 oil li it tie io just juat piones that it 11 la Is time you should transfix trans fir our bul blidena dells to As aadu alit bin I 1 UIKO inge you to ilo do this ad I 1 ani am H it lie e ou will pot dot oppose u arlow ar louly ly it ou on inglet on an having baling our room I 1 do insist upon it then ou amit tile matter with helan and bee ni tint hat Is to be done about the girls carla NN omen always find a way out of 0 these little harvey spoke Is it the affair was of slight importance but lie he did not anicat nit at glads gladis stealy ly look evading it by producing a cibir jou ou dont don t mind my lighting up before 1 I gg I 1 harvey bo be warned said gald gladys glady eriq orta laly ialy I 1 it iou aou leave me ma to deal with helen you may it I 1 ask aalt you to arrange tills this mattar quietly tut but immediately it if you r two rose to do so BO you must accept th consequences I 1 ara am not afraid ot of any you may force upon me madam ou are a lady you will not make my wife the center or of a family brawl I 1 said hrvey W with ith dignity dupil III hersul liers nj rest rent assured rny my present wishes will be ba cat out by one if 1 not by her As aa tor for the lest lent your golle itule for me ma in ili in declining de lining ears la is touching gladys could ile bu stia when 11 bho he but its an I 1 am alit not in my illy dotage I 1 pieer t to 0 be my own in mil i 11 gor ger lot let us app to the 1 lount 1 ui ou ott think lican call have my illy parlor teady tills thin adt I 1 certainly shull nut not ask ash her to undertake an aching hing r unica thele 1 no huny bully deiy well III pit the mutter matter into other and more lent hands I 1 site sha mitru k a lidl bell on oil tho the table wl I 1 lie ile speaking bud and bhele Bpi aril with ith lous not ashan iLd 0 t ad n nit it hl ale a lilt lial I 1 kept licht vi athin hearing die tance tomlinson ao t with kith my illy soil BOH to mrs At hiton and ask ahk tier her for or the tha house household hol I 1 1 leya heys you harvey are ara to it ilia 18 9 it nl I 1 ingime ll atily tot 01 anntte to like ike your pit pi xa x a helt heit and didea till all tho the seri Rc rants ants in tho tha house to put my illy cirlor in ili olt older ter cm cin 0 o I 1 have it ready for or me ma tills eien 1167 olt oh aes acs easily conie collie mr liar har ve acy y jt it la is hat I 1 to folget 01 get the habits of a life time hid h id always bien l an I 1 afield afi aid of pin bo on oil tin laio oui ilon i had 1 I thit that he lie aci led ini na aboy n boy title blie anti daei list I 1 tile the task to the th ot ctorn e rn h ho 0 11 1 cv who performed it 1 no BO allan illy that lint for or an all ito ho ir after ifton vard ard tile unit and aon sobbed bobbed in eal each 1 I ot h t r s a rut a ith niah that wa wm to the of 0 custica in ili the town of 0 both now when epcke bilth 1 q I ilet auth 1 I ity fuming with mith linger find and beyond e it apier to him td I 1 i r an ail I 1 lit in silence they I 1 lid the kom i I 1 ahey hey came down the path I 1 trading leading i nut alit lilt lid win low a handsome lianda pair in the glow of 0 their an ail I 1 0 coith O till I 1 fiill out I 1 lie ho tier her buy boy look up lip tot 01 the nith r fale iipp as ah lie hat hal fallo allol I 1 to do in the of oil I 1 it diya tys cladye asked her lonait litant that ghe bile had gilld to steel all at once going out to hini him with a loni that was almost agony all ah iab fit lie not pass pasa without one fic faceting eting glance find and she ehe would with a anilla thit thil ni ifft bring him to tier her and all tt ct be well A lit T to 0 bo be continued il |