The Landswoman October 1919 | Page 21

() tobtl . I 919 I! tu 1111111 touck. .. THE LANDSWOMAN .\1 u ll"lltll thing lt comtll elo'l\ I} af~r bJ"un got htlr hPad t11rn1'd O\'~r alllllook"d familiar HJICI• IJf'nt O\~r h~'r 1 at.!~;::' ou know O·UIIIl 1 lt i !"r.arlottl," • ~ 1 rlrilntd anti turned &\fay. \iny\ll' [ oughn't to lt·lW told you," &:arlotti ~g.J.n, lout one f j,,. nurecs r.nuw UJI ju11t thon and lookPd at her JJQtJrnt. 0 1 ,, rhn.t'a cnou~h for to-day; ahc la tired," fhl' ~1ld, and 1«-d 1 '" .. .;:c •rlottl away without a not h('r won!. t't l'lll:l wl11hrd with u.lllwr soul that her frirnd had ne' er coo 1\". th: 1 t 11 ho might hnVI' lloat<'d on lndflftnitl'ly in the sort of grey !lV' of 11 Jow-rl'turnlng t·on!!clouane~. Now since Sca.rlott1 had 1 1 JYlkCn 1\11 the old thoughtJI ami t~roblellll! were lOO&I'd and tuggJnj at ht•r W..e furl! 1. Thn ~ne In the court room itood out ag1dn protographcd on h\"r brain. " JlO\V fong have 1 ~D bcrt'?" llhC aeked a DU!'Ie. .. .Be qukt : you t\r<' not to talk." The uneventfUl days slipped away until t ht' doctor propht'Sitd hl'r relcn~~e at tht" wct"k-end. Rhe hMrd hlrn h~tle sly, and heedo:d not at all 'ihl' Md no plans, no de tro tQ grasp life tlrmly again Anti make of lt aorn\"thlng to her taste. When Scarlotti carne and heard the ne~. Oecllta marvelled at her pleasute and hstened to hl'r plans for the In valid with aurprl;c . She and s.uly Waters had it &11 arran~d that Cccllia. wa.a to atop with them until she wa., .;troog again, unle"'l 11hc t>l'l'ferred to go baek to hr.r .. arJStocra~," as ::ic.\flotti called her friends at Hillcreat. .. I .. h:\11 not go back to them ; they have forgotten me by thli t1me, I hope ." It was her flrat m('nt1on of the pa-,t, and Searlottl changP.d tbe subJect r,\ther abruptly. .. 1 don't know why you have been so good tA> me, S<'Mlottl," Cecilia began but th(" other woman &lenoed her at once. The day ~fore ()>c11ia waa to leave the hospital Scarlottl c~me ln at the usual time, followed by a visitor. He would hav~ g'one on pru~t the white ghost before him, had not Scarlotti stooped and spoken to lt .r Cecllla," he 11atd, " my poor CccilJa ! " She coloured 11otly and put out her hand • .. It's Oravcy," sho r.miled. "Where dld you find him, Scarlottl ? " ., " He's been worrying the liCe out. of me for a week, !11\e replied, and left them. Saxton looked about him in horror " Cccllla, to think of you here I " " It Isn't so bad : I've been almost ba.fPY here. It is •o ea"y to lie here and let the days drift by me. " llow could you treat ua all so 1 We ha,·e been nearly distracted about you. Richard and the Judge and I have spent every minute looking for you." "The Judge T" " Yes, he came to help m<', I was so upeet " "Ob I" " It It hadn't b«'n for ::lliss Searlotti we never \V HJ.'\ Binchlnbrooke Rally l rld .. y ntght Oln..._ l1t wa tftll r mlr::t '1'14'r,. w , llfJtllln;.( ei>~J to do hut to III'!C tlmt rmr r:ur.J>Ionf w. re qutte •m;r~ ~n·l tidy. rea<:ly for our ltally on :::-atordav, .\ugu.t 30th •' deem~d oU~erwlt.t-, th tun di!ddPd he J.Ad 1>4'tn liulky too :ona • awl after pL.ylug po~p.oo Lelllnd undry c.loudi for lOll 1tt 1 " whllo, ahone tn alii~ l(lorr w ~r u on our wav ru~~ w~ ~e gomg? \\ hy ! fancy &akinlf, wben· tor a fort· o looking f•>nnr,-t t1> lfOinp; as ~u ,., I hnd•lnbrf)rl~, .~etn the h0100 of Lord aud Lady ~nd~cll • Fir ~ \\-'C hAlt v•lr photograr,h~ taken <'&USJnR murh lao~ht.Pr M th,. Iron nul tlillny or our I 1 Nlt ~.on refu!td 10 ~ar the W('llcht of tho bt>nnte Jluuta Iancl c.lrl . rhen wr. ~ot ri'-My to &tr: our ldnd how 'I~ J.anfll,ar'la rnJ. fho (,arl f.mdea Ut"m 11•'\e a dt~pl3y, tfu! oldt"r ones gllinll thl· ~[ON! code, a drsll, and a. Or t-:.ld &ectdent C."l.,... E•gltt we" gJrlli'AI, k00\111 as tb,. Browrocc, gAW a dcbghtlul d.anCI', known a.. tltft Hro"'met' own dance, :md thi v.u do~ remarkably wl"'l for urh t1ay nu~s. Another group th•·n Mlf thP Co~tl r.md~' song. whlch w1.1 ven p~tty and also well don,. • :som,. of the wflrds at11l nn~~; throullh my bram, as 'twould l;~ ~ood th1n~ tf all took the '~rv to ll('art : " Keep Ute windo'Wi Qf your 11oul 'WInjurer, and h<-> reatlv wa.~ m~t fullny, httle LaJy Faltb, Lady Sandwtch'a 'd.au~hter eaw.mg murh laughter Ly nntlug to • · drst, to be r.ufl' U" w& not cheat 1 n~t \L~ ~ee~ to say. no ddect. were found, and~ are still wonder- lOg ho~~r 1 t was done • Ihomu, a doll, ea~ next, but he wa. most rude, as be o:•nldn"' leave tht Btowwes alonl',&nd wu qwte hurt bea.we tlle La.sas hati not bro~ht any eggs with them. When Thollla• had br-en put t() ~d, and w~ could atill oar laughter, :\11 Kimruond thankt·d Lad" Sandwich moet he.art1lr on behalf of tbe Hunts g•rl$ tor her klndne&; 10 g1~ing us ro-tho awootest woman on thla l'arth " ,. E. ::>uffolk Hax Go.n,•· Mendiol( her No I I don t want to boou. be kit~ed Hcrcfordabire Fl.a.cacller• for tbe L.A A S. Comforta FuQd ,