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"You say there was no one at home up at Mrs. Gwyn's?" observed Kenneth, apprehensively. "That's queer. Where do you suppose they are?" "That's what I'm wonderin' about. Mrs. Gwyn never goes nowhere, 'cept out to the farm, an' I'm purty sure she didn't Say, do you hear somebody comin' up the road behind us?" He laid a hand on Kenneth's arm and they both stopped to listen.
It isn't too young, Patty, if you love me." "But I don't, Ken. I'm sorry, but I don't." "But you will. Oh, Patty, say you will try to!" "Kenneth, does love come by trying?" and Patty looked into Kenneth's face, with a wide-eyed, serious gaze. "I don't know why it shouldn't. Take time, dearest, to think about it, if you want to, but don't say no, irrevocably." "Is a woman's no ever irrevocable?"
So Louise and Beth waited in much nervous excitement for the final realization of their hopes or fears, and during the drive to the cemetery there was little conversation in the state carriage. Kenneth's sensitive nature was greatly affected by the death of the woman who had played so important a part in the brief story of his life, and the awe it inspired rendered him gloomy and silent.
Meantime Beth was pressing Kenneth's arm as she sat beside him and saying happily: "I'm so glad, Ken so glad! And to think we can save all that misery and despair by the payment of a hundred and fifty dollars! And now we must find the girl." "Yes," replied the boy, cheerfully, "we must find Lucy." A woman was sitting in a low room, engaged in knitting.
"That only means you won't tell," declared his cousin. "Own up, Kit, how long did the doctor say?" "Three or four weeks." "Oh!" Patty merely breathed the word, but it sounded like a wail of despair. Then she caught Kenneth's eye, and his glance of steadfast courage nerved her anew. "It's all right," she said, almost succeeding in keeping a quiver out of her voice. "We can have a real good time.
Suddenly she decided; and, without thought of her garments, she scrambled hastily over the fence. Just as her feet touched the ground, the front door of Kenneth's house flew open and a figure, briefly revealed by the light from within, rushed out into the yard and was swallowed up by the darkness. She whirled and started to climb back over into her own yard, giggling hysterically.
But he had not advocated Kenneth's cause in vain, for all that he little recked what his real argument had been, what influences he had evoked to urge her to make her peace with the lad. A melancholy listlessness of mind possessed her now. Crispin did not see, never would see, what was in her heart, and it might not be hers to show him.
It don't pay on an empty stomach. Shall we go?" Kenneth's heart beat fast as he listened for the reply. "Wall, I doan't much loik it," said one of the roughs, in a coarse Yorkshire dialect; "but I'm hard oop for tin, so I says Yes." "Agreed," said the other rough, who was evidently not a man of many words.
Then Grafton was shaking him by the shoulder and his senses returned. "Come on!" cried Grafton. "Let's get out of this while we can! We'll be burned alive in a minute!" There was panic in his voice and he tugged nervously at Kenneth's arm.
For Joe had made himself Kenneth's guide and mentor, had shown him all there was to be seen, had introduced him to a number of the fellows and pointed out others and had initiated him into many of the school manners and methods. This morning Kenneth had made his appearance in various class rooms and had met various teachers, among them Mr.
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