home a very little while, when she became convinced that her most important duty was to go to see that young girl at Cobhurst. It seemed ve

verything connected with Cobhurst: that point was a young man, and the hous

Cobhurst with him; they should start early enough to give him time to stop and call on Ralph Haverley, which he most certainly ought to do, and then he could go on and attend to his business, leaving her at Cobhurst. Even if

sister, was well pleased with this arrangement, and about three o'clock in the

ould see through the hall and the o

ed when I came here before,-everything wide open, a

g the bell: he rang it

koned hi

en I came before. They don't live in the house, at

hurrying along with a tin pitcher in his hand. Herbert advan

ep along pretty sharp to git that hay in before it rains. No, Miss, I dunno where the young lady is. She was down in the hay-field this mornin', rakin', but I 'spects she is doin' some sort of housework

asked Herbert, sta

tter, "that you may as well go on, for I don't suppose it would do to disturb Mr.

ll of a rich man on his death-bed; it must be done promptly, if it

of the Dudleys. I should ever so much rather sit here, by myself, until you come back. But of course I shall see her before long. Isn'

ittle while," she said to herself, "then I will go to Phoebe's house, and ask her where she is. If she does not know, I do not in the least mind walking o

rything wait until he came to speak to her. As she stood, she looked about her; on a table by the wall lay a straw hat trimmed with flowers, and a

or they look almost new. I wonder when he will break

od a double-barrelled fowling-piece. This sight made her eyes sparkle; he must like to hunt and shoot. That pleased her very much. Herbert never cared for those things, but she thought a young man should

hile to go over to it. Perhaps it might be as well to stroll toward the hay-field. She knew where the great meadow was, because she had looked

urteen, with large, astonished blue eyes, and light brown hair hanging in a long plait down her back, while her form was attired in a plum-colored silk gown, very much worn, torn in some places, with several great stains in the front of the skirt, and a long and tattere

, and advanced toward her. In a moment she had recovered her self-possession sufficiently to introduce h

trying to get dough off my hands. I have been making bread, and I had no idea it was so troublesome to get your hands clean afterwards; but I expect

with you to feed the calf; I shal

e," and she moved toward an old-fashioned sofa which stood against the wall; as she

I do, but you see the calf is not much more than a week old, and its mother has entirely deserted it, and kicks and horns at it if it comes near her. It got to be so weak it could scarcely stand up, and I have adopted it, a

"It is made in such a queer way,-no

arret,-except things that are good for some particular purpose,-and this old gown was the best I c

make your own bread?

e do

work. I went to Thorbury and engaged a woman to come here; but, as that was th

s Bannister. "She ought to be ashamed of hers

ard somewhere; and as soon as Phoebe heard that, she made up her mind to take a house and board him; and she did it before anybody else could get the chance. Mike, her husband, who works for us, talked to her and we talked to her, but it wasn't of an

e for you to do all

My brother Ralph helps, too, when there is anything he can do, which is not often; but just now they are so busy with their hay that it is harder upon me than it was before. We have had soda

do it. I have come to make you a good long call, you must know;" and then she ex

trim for the reception of visitors. It seemed strange to her, but she was positively sure that she would not have felt so much at ease with this handsomely dressed young lady, if she herself had been attired in her best clothes; but now they had met without its being possible for either Miss Bannister or herself to make any comparisons of attire. The old, draggled silk gown did not count one way or the other. It was simply a c