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This was a favorable time for getting the poplin off his mind, and with a premonitory ahem, he said: "Yes, it is very nice, no doubt; but," and here he turned to Helen, "after Mrs. Ryan's services were declined, my mother determined to have two dresses fitted to Sister Bell, who I think is just Katy's size and figure.
"You better than any one else knew what passed between Wilford and me concerning Morris, and you can " "Do you love Morris?" Helen asked, abruptly, without waiting for Katy to finish her sentence. For an instant the hands stopped in their work, and Katy's eyes filled with tears, which dropped into her lap as she replied: "More than I wish I did, seeing I must always tell him no.
At that moment Wilford Cameron would have given half his fortune to have kept his child for Katy's sake, but it was now too late; the carriage was at the door, and Marian, whom no one had seen but Helen, was waiting in the hall, her thick green veil dropped before her face, and a muffler about her mouth as if suffering from the toothache.
There was a quiver of her lip and a tone in her voice which touched Katy's heart, and she tried to comfort her, forgetting entirely whether what she said was proper or not, and impetuously letting out that even in houses like hers there was trouble.
Of course, being young and lively, she had her admirers, and some well-to-do in worldly affairs laid their lands and houses at Katy's feet; but, to the wonder of all, she would not even pick them up to look at them.
But Mr. Middleton had told his wife that he meant to give Elsie a check for Christmas, which being also her birthday, made a large one legitimate. Consequently, at this time Mrs. Middleton did not remonstrate. She only called herself heartless for not noticing poor Katy's need and so forestalling Elsie. After she had sufficiently exclaimed over it, she asked what the girl meant to get.
"Hm-m," the low rocker swayed gently to and fro, "Katy's been ter college, same as Alma, ye know." "Yes; an' an' that's what Jim was talkin' 'bout He was feelin' bad- powerful bad." "Bad!" the rocker stopped abruptly. "Why, Nathan!" "Yes; he " There was a pause, then the words came with the rush of desperation. "He said home wan't like home no more.
Please let me, just this once! I shall be so dreadfully ashamed not to." "Well," said Miss Izzie, moved by the wretchedness of Katy's face, "if you've asked her already, it's no use my saying no, I suppose. But recollect, Katy, this is not to happen again. I can't have you inviting girls, and then coming for my leave. Your father won't be at all pleased.
Early in the evening the candy was all made, and Katy's day's work was finished. Notwithstanding her repeated declaration that she was not tired, the bed "felt good" to her, and she slept all the more soundly for the hard work and the good deeds she had done. Katy's second day's sales, though not so large as those of the first day, were entirely satisfactory.
He could not see them sufficiently to distinguish one from the other, but even without the aid of her voice he would have known when Katy's hand was put in his, it was so small, so soft, and trembled so as he held it. Her cap had been worn for nothing, nor did she think of it in her sorrow at finding him so helpless.
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