TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1901.
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which she had just been choosing and daresing.
How utterly foolish!' she said to by her solitary place at breakfast that She pulled herself together hurriedly, Jaim-Jack, she called him, to Truda's herself, aril forthwith she went up to morning with amazement. Could it be howev. The atmosphero of Christosa, amazement-could he ever förgive her LONDON :--F. ALAR, 11 & 12, Clements
Miss Fairfax whom they all know so well and disliked so much who was ask ing her to come and spend the day & cortain aive and shyness came over Truda. Shaste her breakfast very grave ly, and then took counsel with cook anil Elizabeth downstairs. Finding that
Day must not be made gloomy for the child by gloomy thoughts, she said to It would have been difficult to Miss herself. Fairfax to realise that Truda hal been to her only two days earlier that de testable child. The very act of doing a kindness bad warned "Miss Fairfax's heart to her, to begin with, and the shy
And that John had answeral "hor with But her chair was pushel back now, | dress to go out and do some shopping.
On coming back from the shopping
kisses. And that then Miss Fairfax hal cried as Trada never before know and she, hidden by the window curtain
that grown up people did ery' cried from any observer coming up to the she paused at the top of her own steps door, was leaning back in it with one and glanced at Garden Court, She arm laid along the back making a rest frequently fourd a subject for a note in
until Trada, half frightened, had crept for her head. It was a pretty head, tudo glances. But to-day her attention
away into the dusk of the distant win- and her hair was plentiful and wavy, was attracted by a solitary face at one
dow and stood there looking out at the
She was summoned thence by Miss and though its owner was forty-one ils of the dining roote windows, a smial! they took it for granted she would go,
Minster were for a long time. soft brown was not faded. Theodora white face. fics Fairfax's eyes were sl had slowy put on her best things Fairfax had been a very pretty girl, and very good, and she saw that hot long and had set off to the next house with uncertainty as to her reception ex- Fairfax's voice-quito a tiny voice,
Ian aunsually meek demeanour and mopressed in her guest's favo on her ar-Truds called it to herself.
Trudn,' it said, come to me--to us. the eoruplexion which had been one of ago it ba been a tearful face too.
She hand rival had touched Miss Fairfax with a IL FO was. Trude Renton's. Miss Fairfax stood mentarily, increasing
Fairfax's armus dew Trada very close- as well as a brother? Will you have me dear little Trada, will you have a sister
for a sister??.
her great chems, was still delicate and
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mined swish of her skirts, she went Fairfax, and hyd sat opposite to her at put forth all her posers to charm it down her own steps again and up those dinner in the orderly dining-room in a away. And in succeeding she had gone
comparative silence born of the same a long way towards loving the child.
(I am so glad,' she said warmly. It belonging to Carden Court.
awe, but now it was beginning to wear off. Truda eould not have told why. I will be delightful for you, Truds, to live take care of him. A mudways needs She did not know that something about with your brother. And you'll have to Miss Fairfax herself dispelled it."
woman to make tas house nice for hia, and that sort of thing, you know. And---
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Miss Fairfax turned and went as abruptly as she had come. But the words tng in her ears.
All the evening she was difficult to please.
Miss Fairfax was sitting opposite on the other side of the fire. Between the two was a small table containing what, Trada described is the most Christ- massy goodies you ever saw-in French There were presents too. Misu boxes.' Fairfax had given her a book, and a string of delicate Venetian beads. Both were well within reach of Truda's lund. She could not be parted from her presents Miss Fairfax smiled at Truda's emphatic words.
Doesn't it, Troda "' she said; I am glad.
moment they were very soft.
Miss Fairfax and lived alone for eight years, and for the last five of those
Why has Miss Truda not gone with yours she had her really alone in the world. She was the youngest of her the othem? she demanded of Miss family, and they were all gone--leaving Brown's house-smaid when the door of her, curiously enough, without one Garden Court was opened to her. The sing relation. All the pile of Christmaid was used to Miss Fairfax's ways mas cards were to go to fries and and answered her with the same 20printances, And as the finished the directness and no surprise. last she had thrown down her per She was expecting her brother, while a crowd of remembrances term ma'am, to feich her, and he hasn't come to fill the arderly dining-room They've got scarlatina where she has in which she sat Other Christmas her home, and Miss Brower's gone sud Eves rose before her; she forgot denly to a sister as she has ill, and so her present surroundings, and she was Miss Track's alone for her Christmas back again in the old picarage, where quite alone, maʼnin." she had spent her girlhood. It was roomy and ful for Christings of laugh ing, huuppy girls and boys. Miss Fairs fax's lips relaxed into a little tender! mile is the sound of that long silent Jaughter went ringing through her brain. She heard herself called eo by nor favourite brother. She saw her father, happy because everyone around him was happy, working hard at half-a dozen things at oure-church decora tions, parish charities, choir practices, Her mother, delicate, quiet, but always doing something for one of them, rose before ber. Her sister was there too her memory picture. And her elder brother but with him came another Miss Fairfax awhile was sitting before her drawing-room fire staring picture. Her brother's friend, house an leave from Iklin and spending Christ-hard into the coals, mas in the old Vicarage with them for the first time the picture of his face was clearer than any of the others. His words-spoken that Christmas Eve were clearer than any other sound to her brain the words in which he had asked her to be his wife; the way happy-woking words thas hat followed them. And then the quick angry words of her own in which jealousy, had found brother but the telegram? hearted childish love. The world seen
an outlet-words.in which she had told him to go, she would not share bis heart. She heard his pleading humble protest utterly disregarded. And his good-bye when be found his protest was disregarded. The pleading, humble words were so very clear to Miss Fair- fax's brain now that they made her start up saddenly. Her own dining room rose up before her again, its walls rociraled her mentally as well as terially, and be laughed, 2 hard little Jaugh.
Fractious, I call it, the parlourmaid confided to an audience of Miss Fairfax's own maid and the cook. Nothing os the table wasn't right tonight."
Cross is a word that suits better, responded the cook, and her with all she can want in the world.
Cepting company,' said the elderly waid. She bad known Miss Fairiss longer than the others, and knew her better ton. *`
Quite alone," she said to herself That detestable ciald and I. Both alone for Christmas Day. And-and the child isn't so used to it as I ba
She rose suddenly, and went to her writing table.
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At that moment the Minster bell broke into her words.
It's time to go to the eavel-singing,
Miss Fairfax exclaimed as she heard it. Would you like to come, Truda, or would you rather stay here? You simll do which you like.".
But Trudn did not answer. She did not seem to have herd Miss Fairfax's question. She was leaning forward in the large chair listening eagerly.
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Truda looked at the smiling face op. posite. Miss Fairfax dan't like what we thought she was, a lit,' she thought herself wonderingly. She isn't old not a bit. I must tell all the girl.*
No truly, it isn't,' she said aloud with It's quite dif an answering smile. fecent. It isn't lonely, you see, with door was opened an instant later by the application. A cord test it from the
you to talk to. And we can talk about Johu---and oh, it is quite different!*
Tell me about your brother. You are very fond of him
Fond of John? Ob, I truly am fom of him. You go, I've got no one else, And he is so nice and dear. I don't want anyone else when I've got him, No one could be so nice as John is."
Miss Fairfax, she said. I'm sure I heard something--some one come-
Tradi scrambled out of the chair downstairs-talking. I sure I did." without waiting for any response, and she was standing literally trembling with eagerness when the drawing room maid,
...
A gentleman to see Miss Truda,' sie announced,
Truda! my little Truda!" said a man's voice, and before the maid had shut the door again, Truda had fung herself into the arms of a tall man, and the dark curly head and a grizzled-ore were very close together for a minute himself with a mes
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Truda's brown eyes fairly glowed as or two Then the stranger disengaged to the Latest Hours for receiving)
she spoke, and iss Fairfax was con- seious of a certain envy envy of the I do most heartily apologise,' he be child because she had someime to love gan, and he proved towards Aliss Fair- so devotedly, and envy of the unknown fax. must explain man bamuse he possessed that whole-
Then suddenly he stopped shart in Mis Fairfax was standing very stil, the colour going and coming faat in her: words and movement.
face.
...
Then he said, in a low startled
They both forgot Truda, But Truda Foice. Why, Theod with a touch of delicate instinct, refused
ed rather empty and cold to Miss Fair- No. And the telegram only said- fax ut that inzout. Detained. Please keep Frudu. Idon't. And you pet, went on Trada, Tm know what detained means except can't going to live with him. He hasn't any. come only it doesn't seem quite so bady to live with him but me And difficult to wait to-day as it did yester- he's going to choose a house. I'm to go on being at Garden Court till I'm day
As alin spoke Truds gave her hest older, of course I'm twelve now--and to give the girls muy detaile of the her for them. She never told them that little shake of emphasis, and leaned then when I'm rather older I can al next few moments, much as they pressed back in the corner of a large armclisir.ways be at home with John, R
There was a sort of happy triumph in Miss Famiax stretched out both hands The armchair was in Miss Fairfax's drawing-room, and the time was four the fresh voice, and Miss Fairfax felt to John at it's words, with a little cry, old and sad. She would never be at and that John took her into his arms. o'clock on Christmas afternoon.
Truda had read the note she found home with anyone in this world now. Nor that diss Fairtex had said, could
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