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I enjoy amusements, but I think people should not make them the sole object in life. But that seems to me to be just what so many do. I want to be of some use in the world, and I believe the best way to be happy is to help others." They were walking slowly along as Lois uttered these words.
"How exciting! What do you suppose it is?" Lois demanded, as she followed Polly upstairs. "It's a shame about Bobbie's foot. Vacation begins next week. Isn't it thrilling! I do hope he has sense enough to bring home some one nice but I suppose it will be his roommate, Jim Thorpe, as usual, and I don't like him much." They had reached their room by now.
They had carried her back to the rectory, Lois clinging to one limp hand, and crying hysterically. "Oh, she will die," she sobbed, "I know she will die; and it is my fault, it is my carelessness! You needn't say it isn't, father. I know it is! Oh, what shall I do!" But there was nothing to do; and Mrs.
"Is it because," he inquired with a merry glance at me, "my brother has only heard as yet the answer 'no' from Mayaro?" I bit my lip, reddened, and then laughed at the slyly taunting reference to my lack of all success in questioning him concerning the little maiden, Lois. At the same time, I realized on what a friendly footing I already stood with this Mohican.
When we had eaten, the Sagamore rose and moved noiselessly down the height of land to the trail level, where our path entered the ghostly gloom of the evergreens. I followed; Lois followed me, springing lightly from tussock to rotting log, from root to bunchy swale, swift, silent footed, dainty as a lithe and graceful panther crossing a morass dry-footed.
But Lord! What a ragged, half-starved army it was! Though we cared nothing for that, so glad were we to see our flag flying and the batteaux lying in the river. And the music of the artillery filled me with solemn thoughts, for I thought of Lois and of Lana; and of Boyd, where he lay in his solitary grave under the frosty stars.
"I thought you disliked him so much." Lady Mary sighed. She was a gentle, fluffy little creature, who had a new whim every few minutes. "I am so changeable," she declared. "I detested him yesterday. He wore such an ugly tie, and he would monopolize Lois. This afternoon I found him most interesting. I believe he knows all about the future, if one could only get him to tell us things." "Really!"
"We can never thank you for what you have done for us to-day," Lois remarked as she and Margaret walked with Jasper to the house. "You have saved our lives." "Don't thank me," Jasper replied. "It was a pleasure for me to do what I did." "But how did you know we were out there?" Margaret asked. "It was Tom who saw you first and pointed your boat out to me. He is the one you should thank."
Some day I shall write the first text-book that has ever been written of a new science. I shall evolve the first few rudimentary laws, and after that the thing will go easily. Every generation will add to them. But, Lois, because I am the first, because I have seen a little further into the world than others, you are not going to look at me as though I were a murderer!"
"If thou wouldst only be careful and tuck it up around thy knees," said Rachel in a fretted tone. "There is no sense in getting so draggled, and it makes overmuch washing." "Shall I take the towels out to hem?" asked Faith. "Yes. Thee should get them done this morning. Aunt Lois spoke of thy dilatoriness." Faith longed to ask about the newcomer. It was sinful indulgence for her to be lying abed.
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