Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1923, Page 72

Rsval Sustors and a fower, Behind the T’lfufl'e ’ By Archibald Marshall Illustrated by H. S. Barbour. N 4 hot summer afternoon, at | @bove RIL. cheerful. To finish up my Sir John Ratcilffe's house ! little disquisition—from middle age of Mepworth, perhaps one |ORWarg respectful admiration is your of the coolest places to be | cue: admiration forming the main in- found was under the shade of a wide, } gredients of the mixture in the ear- stone-pillared verunds, which ex- |lier stiges of maturity, the propor- tended along the back of the house|tion of respect gradually increasing and turned the corner for a few |as yards, ending at a door which gave| .“Oh, that's enough, thanks! It admittance to the west wing. The|strikes mé we've been talking pretty schoolroom devoted to the studies of | freely. I wounder what's round that Miss Norah Radcliffe was in this|corner.” wing, and, as her governess had gone Daubeny rose and went to the end up to London for the day, Norah| of the veranda. gatheregd together her books and rang | “Good heaven. for a footman to transport a table | claimed. and chair to this corner. Norah opened an arithmetic book and im- Philbeach!” he ex- “Here's a table and a chalr, writing." and somebody has been reading and mesed herself in figures. * % * BY an the main part of the terrace, fol- lowed by a young man “I thought hér ladyship was here, sir,” he said. “If you will take a seat a minute Il go and tell her lady- ship. “Very good, sir.” said the butler. “Or Miss Radcliffe, you know. She'd do." said the young man diffidently. The young man, whose name was Charles Daubeny, began to pace the ran; but he turned ain befo he had reached got up took back a the r Norah and peep at him. “Ob. it's rou, Dubbins. itz maid to herself, as she return: her seat. “Yes, I dare say Miss Rat- cliffc would do. and 1 know Cropper will have the sense to fetch her in- d of mother.” The butler returned in a few min- utes, followed by another Young man. T1l tell her ladyship vou are here. my lord, if you'll kindly take a seat,’ said the butler. “Hulloa, Philbeach!” said the first Foung man. “I thought you were in London.” o T am,” said come down for the day You sprung from?” “I've got a place near here—1 drove over.” “I thought your place was in Nor- folk.” the other. “Just Where have Only just come in, got two. i for this one.” “You're a luc as much as I place going. “What's that asked Daube “This? Oh, chocolates” answered the other. producing a large card- board box tied with a broad pink rib- bon. “Chocolates! beggar then. It's n do to keep one ¥ vou've got there?” Who for?” * % * ¥ HILBEACH looked at under drooped eyelids. “Look here, Charles, my boy." he #aid, slowly. “I believe we have both come here on the same errand.” “I don’t know what errand you have come on, but if you think you are go- ing to do vourself any good by glv- ing her chocolates, You must be a bigger fool than vou look, if that's possible.” “1 pass over the rudenmess of your language, Charles. I may remark that these chocolates are not for—for her. We will put them aside for the mo- ment. 1 will state the situation in plain language. We have both come here to propose to Evelyn Radcliffe.” “I never thought I had much of a chance,” Daubeny said mourntully. “Now vyou have come pirouetting along, of course I'm a goner.” “Well, 1 don’t think you have got much chance. But T will be perfectly fair to you, my dear Charles. We will toss up to decide who is to have first chance. It is now half-past 3. First chance lasts till teatime. If the win- ner—er—er—wins, there’s an end of the matter. If he doesn’t, the other has his chance after tea. Do ¥ouj agree to that?” Daubeny won the toss. He put his Bead in his hands and groaned. “I'm in for it now,” he said. she don’t care for me a bit." “How do you know.” asked Phil-| beach. “Well, she seemed to like me well enough at first. But after a bit some- thing went wrong. You put in your oar, I suppose, confound you!” “Then 1 suppose you went moping about in corners and staring at her,! eh? 1 know you did, because 1 saw you. And after you had made her conspicuous for a fortnight or so, you went and asked her what you had done to offend her.” “Well, I did say something, but—-" “Of course you did. My dear Charles, you don’t know how to treat| a woman. If you had played the game properly I shouldn't have had a look-in. As it is, I tell you quite frankly I think I have cut you out.” him from | | “And H d by the butler came out onto | corner. | jbetween you and them.” | voung man. | such kind people. in the world. I had Philbeach joined him with coal de- liberation. “That's Norah,” he said, looking at | the open’ exercise book. “Is the ink dry? Yes; it's all right. She must have hooked it when we turned up.” “By Jove!" exclaimed Daubeny, in great perturbation. “Supposing she had heard what we were saying.” y dear fellow,” said Philbeach, strolling back to his cushions, “wi en don't listen unless there's At the end of another ten minutes Miss Norah Radcliffe herself, looking as self-possessed and unconscious as| you please, came out onto.the ter-} race, her arm ‘round the walst of her elder sister. Evelyn Radcliffe looked pretty enough to turn the head of any “Wherever can mother be?" she said, greeting the two men. “I would have come down long ago if I had known yvou were all alone. Now, Norah, dear, you must go back to your lessons. You have wasted a good hour with me this afternoon.” Philbeach came forward with an én- gaging smile. “Ah, Miss Norah” he said, brought a little present for you. he held out the cardboard box. orah took the box. You are really very kind, Lord Philbeach,” she said. Philbeach, if you please.” | Lord Philbeach. 1 beg your par- don. Are you sure you don’t want them yourself?” “Quite sure, thank you. them on purpose for you.” i “Then T'll take them. Thank you very much. T didn’t think there were | vk And I brought and about satd “Now, Noralh,” ter, “don’t chatter any longer. back to the schodlroom.” ‘m not in the schoolroom,” said Norah. “I'm just around the corner. I shall be able to hear everything you sa And she departed to her books. * 3 x % JFOR the next few minutes a some- what difficul? conversation was sustained by the trio in the wicker chafrs. Philbeach bore the burden of it. 2 The situation was terminated by the | advent of Lady Radcliffe, brisk and: cordial. “Where is Norali?" she asked, after having greeted her visitors. argument : with mademoiseile that only yesterday. She interrupted her sis- Go; “Doing lessons, mother,” said Eve- “What ought I to have done, then?" “You may divide women into three classes, according to age, each of which must be treated differently. Up to sixteen—chocolate creams.” “Don’t they take them after that? “They don't take them seriously. “Then what's that great box for?” “These are for Sylvia—I think her name is Sylvia." *“Who's she “I belleve you have sometimea called in Lowndes Square on Sunday after- noon. You may have observed there, or more probably you have not, a leggy being in an improperly short frock, who took no part in the:con- versation and devoured large slices of seed cake. That was Sylvia.” “Oh, you mean Norah. I know Norah, all right. I took her to the Zoo once. { “Did you. Well, that wasn't a bad; mov “It wasn't a move at all. her because I like the kid.” | “Well, then—chocolate creams, up to sixteen. After that camaraderie.” “Cammer—what?" “Camaraderie. From sixteen to the aeparture of youth—say forty—you make friends with a girl. She'll do the falling in love. You treat her as @ comrade and a good fellow.” “What—slap her on the back—that sort of thing?" * * k% CCASIONS might arise in which you might even slap her on the back. The main thing is to show her that you like her company and yet don't care a hang whether you have it or not.” “Seems rather rot.” “It isn’t at all rot. What you have 2ot to do is to be permanently cheer- ful, Be as careless as possible, and, I took Iyn. 'Now, that is top bad of mademoi- selle,” exclaimed. Lady Raddliffe. | “Where is Norah—in the schoolroom “No, she is out here—just around the corner.” Norah looked up with patient sad- ness as Lady Radcliffe appeared. ‘My darling!” exclaimed her mother, you look tired oui. Put your books away now and go:and pla; “I haven't anybédy to play with, mother dear,” Norah said. “T'll play with ydu,” said Philbeach, who with the others had been spec- tator of this pathétlc scene. “What shall it be? Cricket, or croquet, or what?" i “Oh, that is kind ‘of you, Lord Phil- beach!” said Lady Radcliffe, “but you musn't bother yourgelf about Norah.” “No, please dog't:bother abput me, Lord Philbeach,” s£id Norah, “Oh, nonsense said Philbeach. “Come along now. What shall we play at?" L, 7, ‘4 8, oo . / ' 2 ,/. 1 Y iy pretty good pals lately, haven't we? “Have we?' sald Evelyn demurely. didn’t know it. We hardly spoke to one another for three weeks, and you were disagreeable for a time before that.” “Disagreeable? Oh, I don’t know! I only pretended to be disagreeable.” “Why?" “H'm. Well—it's rather amusin’ to pretend to be disagreeable sometimes, | when you're not really disagreeable.” “You didn’'t seem to find it very amusing. I never saw anvbody o about looking so mopy. 1 felt rather annoyed. “Why? “Because I like to see people cheer- ful” Daubeny brightened visibly “Do you?” he exclaimed. “Well, I'm one of the most cheerful fellows you ever saw. Jolly my coming to near here, isn't it?" he said. “It must be very pleasaht for vou, ! certalnly,” said Evelyn, “to come in for a beautiful place like Perryes.” “Do you like Perryes?” “Like it! Of course I do. used to think I should love to live there.” “Well, asked. know." Evelyn why don’t you?’ “You can if yvou like, you laughed nervously. “Thank you very much,” she said. | “But what would you do?" *“1? Oh, don't you know. I shouldn’t bother you much. The house is plenty big enough for two." “Oh, yes, it's rather too big. in fact. I am afraid I should feel rather lonely.” Daubeny felt he was getting on splendidly. * % ¥ ¥ €\ A7ELL. then, you could have your pals down, It you wanted to have any one down you'd say, ‘Look here, Mary or Jessie,’ or whatever her name ‘might be, Tve got a jolly old place down in Surrey. You must come and give us a look up. ‘There's only old Charles there—you remember Charles—he's all right.’ Then supposing 1 wanted to have any one down, I should say, ‘Look here, old chap, you just give us a look up down at Perryes. I've got a few pheasants and things about, and you'll find a wife hanging around somewhere. But she's all right—she don't bite, and—" “Mr. Daubeny!” interrupted Evelyn, sitting bolt upright in her chair. “You must be out of your: sense Daubeny sank to the very lowest depths. “I knew it wasn't any good,” he sald, dejectedly. “I said so. You won't marry me then, Miss Radcliffe.” “No, I won't,” said Evelyn. “Why mot?" Evelyn burst out laughing. “What a ridiculous question!” she sald. “You don't like me well enough, I suppose.” “I liked you pretty well when I first knew you, till you began to get mopy and owlish. But even that was better than behaving like a—well, I won't say what. I'm going to find Norah and Lord Philbeach.” She got up and left him. “Well, if you don't mind,” said Norah, “I should like a littte cricket practice. I've got robody to bowl to me except the pony boy, and the head gardener won’t let ‘him come except in the evening—grumpy old pig.” “Al] right! Comsé along, we'll go and play cricket.” “Now, that is kind of Lord Phil- beach,” sald Lady Radcliffe. “Go along then, Norah.” And she and Philbeach went off together. “Now, I must leave you two people to yourselves,” sald Lady Radcliffe. “I have to speak at the Primrose League fete tomorrow, and I haven't quite finished my speech.” And she disappeared into the house. Daubeny remembered Philbeach advice. - “Look ‘here, Miss Radcliffe,’ he said, jauntil, ou and I have been q “Confound that fellow Philbeach!" Daubeny ground out between his clenched teeth. “That's what comes of being cheerful.” Norah and Philbeach had made their Wway to the cricket-net and set up the wickets. B “I will go in first,” Norah said, ‘when everything was ready. “When you have got me out you can go in.” “Right you are,” said Philbeach gayly. His first dozen balls or 80 were well off the wicket. Norah played them in first-class style, and when- ever she had an opportunity hit th ball as far as her strength would per- mit. “I think you might let some of those straight ones off a bit,” Phil- beach said, after his third excursion into the country, 1 often | Daubeny | 1 should be in and out,| telling lies. “I haven't had a straight one yet,’ said Norah. “You can hit as hard as you like when you are in.” “I will, too,” said Philbeach to him- long | sel. By and by he did bowl a straight one. Norah returned it hard into his hands, but he dropped it. “Butter-fingers!” said Norah grave- 1y and audibly. Philbea¢h turned suddenly and bowled a fast, underhand ball which took Norah by surprise and upset her middle stump. neaks don’t count,” she said, re- turning the ball and putting up the wicket. “Oh, nonsense!" coming up. e “Well, then, if 1 wasn't ready. of course I'm not out,” said Norah. “Play the game properly, please. Philbeach bowled another fast ball which took her leg wicket. “How's that, then?’ he cried umphantly. Norah looked at him, inquiringly. “Don’t you know that you are not out unless you are bowled middle stump?* “Well, really, Miss Noral You “Mr. Daubeny told me so, and he i: one of the best cricketers in' England. 1 suppose you'll acknowledge that he knows something about it?" “I'm quite sure Daubeny never told ou anything so ridiculous.” “Very well, then, I suppose I am However, if You are so anxious to go in, you can if you like. I have been taught to give way to others, however unreasonable they may be.” “Oh, I don't want to go in. Only, look here! We'll have no more swip- ing. If you want to hit hard you must fetch the ball yourself.” “All right,” said Norah. * * % % HILBEACH went back and bowled a lob, which Norah returned gen- tly into his hands. She laid down the bat and Philbeach went in. Norah bowled a slow, short-pitched ball, which Philbeach hit far into the field. Then he sat down on the ground. So did Norah. “Come, run your turn no “You said just now that if any one swiped a ball they must fetch it them- selves,” said Norah. “I didn’t. I said you must.” said Philbeach, “You weren't ready for tri- long!” he sald. “It's “What do you want to make your- elf 5o beastly disagreeable for?” in- quired Philbeach ! e Tt retort ch. “I've | been pretty decént to you, haven't 17 {1 lugged down that of | ! chocolates on purpose for you." ' “You can have them back—all (*k-’ cept those I have and Tl pay | you for them when I get t| week's money. I owe this week's to! the pony boy for bowling to me. The pony boy can bowl He might let me | pay vou first If you great | Norah great box my ne are in a Philbeach rose. Well. of all the odious, disagree- able children he bezan. but| stopped. Dbecause at that moment | Evelyn appeared from behind a belt! of rhododendron at the back of the | net. H She took no notice of what she must have heard. “Tea is ready.” said. “Norah, you must go and ma yourseif tid. “I think I should like to wash my hands,” s=aid Philbeach fusion “Yes, do.” will show a room. Daubeny on the terrace. Philbeach beat a retreat sprang up from the gr: “Well,” she said ecagr happened?” Evelyn laughed?" “I wish you had heard him, Norah." {she said. “I didn't sit near enough | for him to slap me on the back, |vulI he tried his best to be cheerful and {all the rest of it. I think I like him best mopy. It seems to come more natural to him.” It doesn't really,” said Noran. He'si a nice, jolly old thing when he's lm'l1 to himself. He's worth six of thatj other conceited, posturing ape, any- way. Besides, you know, vou like him awfully, really.” “I don't, Norah. Not a bit.” “Yes, you do. You stole the scores of all the cricket matches in which he had played out of that lot I cut out. It spoilt my collection.” h, Norah, I—" ‘He’s an old dear. I saw him hit into the pavilion at Lord's, and I won't have him treated like that.” “Why you told me vourself to pay him out for talking about me as he 4id to Lord Philbeach.” “He didn't say anything. It was all that horrid old Pillbox. You can score off him as much as you like. she i | in some con- said Evelyn. you “Cropper I left Mr. Norah “what | “Do you think that's fair—I'm to field my own balls and yours, too?” “Well, I'm hanged if I'm going to fetch that one.” “I'm hanged if I am either.” There was a short pause. N “r ROOM,” SAID NORAH. AM NOT IN THE SCHOOL- “I'™M JUST AROUND THE CORNER. I SHALL BE ABLE TO HEAR EVERYTHING YOU SAY.” I've trotted him self.” fow did you “I think I'v 1y short frock, helpings of s for the leg: off after tea.” W round a t on with ke s 1 rm THEN Philbeach Daub, - blazing race, ¥ 1y sprang he said & to make me my chance. jolly good mind to—" “I perceive in yow. my dear® lose little my- hi paid for the improper- and perhaps the large | work that reached the ter- up. furious- ou put me up to all that folly | I've a ‘Charles, a rejected and not unnaturally disap- pointed on’ blame my which was perfectly sound.” “I'm off!" said Dauben: his heel. Philbeach went into the whence he appeared again ter with Lady Radeliffe. and Norah came on .to th from the garden at the “I thought tea was Lady Radeliffe. room, it it? T suppose. Daubeny suitor,” said however. But where Philbeach. advice, turning on house. shortly Evelyn terrace me time. ready." “Oh! in the morning Well, we had better go said is Mr. He asked me to make his apolo- " said Philbeach. - “The suddenly remembered ked his rector and his wife to call s at 5 o'clock, and on parish busine: hoped you would excuse him.’ “Dear me, how very said Lady Radeliffe. go in. Not vet, mother dear," “Then take them hair before you come down. ¢ you might in the table,” end of the terrace. “I wonder if he has gone yet,” I'll send said. , he couldn’t have. him a note.” She wroti something _to Friend." directed it to “C. Daubeny, your “Come, Norah, dear, have you cleared |away your lesson books? fact is. he hid provoking!" let us said Norah. indoors and go and wash your hands and brush your send Robert said Norah. Norah, left to herself, went to the ‘Come to the south ter- race at once, where you will hear of advantage—A She folded the note and Q. “Can you keep a secret?” she sald to the footman who had appeared. “Yes, miss,” said the footman. “Take this note to Mr. Daubeny in the stable yard—quick, before he They are just putting his horse “Yes, miss,” sald the footman. “And when you come back take thls table and chair in." “Yes, miss.” And the footman ran oft. Daubeny came on to the terrace with an eager look in his face. “What, Norah!" he exclaimed. | thought—" “Oh, did you?” said Norah. “You | don't suppose she would send for “No, dear, T don't want you to go.’ sald Evelyn; “you might get into mischiet.” “Yes, I might," admitted Noral “By and by, it was a funny thing M Daubeny going off so suddenly witli- out any reason.” “He had a very good reason,” snap ped Philbeach. “He had asked th rector and his wife to come and sc: him.” “That is what makes it funny sald Norah. “We know Mr. Truelove very well, and he hasn't got a wife “Well, I won't swear to the wife sald Philbeach. understood him. hurry." “I may have mis He was in such : she | you, do you, after the donkeyish wayl “Are you sure he didn't say hi {in which you have behaved?’ sister?” asked Noruh. | “On, she's told you already, has| “¥es. thats it. Of course. It wu she?” said Dzubeny. “Yes, I dare say | his sister” said Philbeach, much re- I did make a fool of myself. I|Heved. shouldn’t have done it it—" “That is funnier still,” “If what?" I Norah, “because Mr. Truelove ha “Oh, nothing!" only one sister, and she is in Aus “If Lord Philbeach hadn't put you)tralia.” {op to it, T suppose you were going to| Philbeach turned round on her | say.” “Look here,” he said, “can't you | *“Bh? What* and read that magazine somewher ! “Slap her on the back and all that |else? You seem determined to mal sort of thing, don't you know?” yourself unpleasant to me—wh: “What! You— don’t know. But there's no necessit | "I listened. Ye: | tor vou to aisturb vourself with n {corner all the time.” company if you don't like it ! “Do you think thats the way “T do like it said Norah. “Y. | treat a pal?” Daubeny said quietly. jhave been very kind me. Ye Norah took his arm and looked up |brought me those chocolate cream jinto his face I was going to give them back 1 “You're not cross with me, Dubbins, | you, but 1 don't think I can now. ! are you?" she said coaxingly “I aid | have eaten several more—rather t it You know I'm|many, in fact. You may have obsery ed—or more probably you didn't— that T took little part in t! conversation And T passe the seed cake.” Philbeach’s turned scarelet. Oh, that's it, is it? he said. {cast a hasty glance at Evelyn. ! he turned savagely on Norah. “You odious little eavesdropping cat.” he said, “vou ought to ashamed of yourself.” Norah went white, her ground. “I'm not a bit ashamed.” | but her voice trembled o little. “How i dared you talk about my sister as did to Mr. Daubeny? Fancy thinkinz you could cut out a man like that she continued. “Why, you couldn’t cut out the pony boy! And if m: frocks are improperly short,” she con- cluded. “mother bought them for me. ‘and when I'm older I shall have longer ones.” Philbeach turned to Evelyn Is it any use after this, Miss {1yn,” he asked, “or must 1 go away | You had better go away. I think said Evelyn, quietly. Then she broke out: “Oh, go away! Please go away Philbeach got up and went without a word. is pursued I was round that to to “I don't make friends with fellows who don’t act struight. “Well, 1 won't do it again, I prom- ise. Besides, you didn’t say anything !to be ashamed of. you know. It was all that other viper.” “Did you tell your sister?” “Of course, I did. You wouldn't want me to be deceitful. would you?” Daubeny disengaged his arm. You've done a lot of mischief,” he said. “You and Philbeach between you. You're just as bad as he Is." x5 %% | 1 { | i i i He Then i { | but she stood she said uP‘ANC\' comparing me to that ape!” 1 exclaimed Norah indignantly. “Well, I was going to make every- thing right for vou. Now, I shan't. I don’t suppose Evelyn will ever speak to you again after tkhe idiotic way you went on. And I shan't persuade her to.” Daubeny thought for a moment. “Well, I'll forgive vou he said grudgingly. “What were you going to say ™’ “That's all very well” “I shan't tell you now.’ Yes. you will. Come—out with it!" Norah looked as if she did not quite recognize her friend. | “Well. you know.” she sald confi- | & {¢¢(yH, Norah. dentially, “she does like you really.” | dainied Evelyn, ingreat dis- “Does_she sald Baubeny, molll- |y ogs girectly they were alone. “I fied. “How do you know?™ shall never be able to look either of “Well. you know that PhotogTabh | per io the face again. of you that came out in the Sketch| w.gp “ves, you will'* said Norah atter the Surrey match?” | “You'll look one of them in the face “Yes. pretty soon. Stop here a minute, Bvy “I bought the paper and lent it to|p " C0rtil vl 0 Sust want to g0 Evelyn. 1 wouldn't let hepskeep it.| ng gpeak to the pony boy.” She ran o she bought another one and cut | (oward the gardens. your photograph out of it Poor Evelyn, left to herself, seemed “Why was she so disagreeable to| ol O O me in town then?" “Oh. why did 1 let her?" she ex- SOh; Ty don'€ kno seid claimed. “And hell go straight and airily. “Its rather amusin' to pre-j e Charlie—Mr. Daubeny. It serves tend to be disagreeable sometimes." |, right for encouraging the horrid “I don't find it very amusin’” 8aid| gn. jackanapes. But 1 only did it to Daubeny. —oh. I don't know why I did " “Oh, don’t you? I thought you did."| mp, eng of her soliloquy was a burst “I wish 1 thought there was SOme |,¢ teqrs, in which Daubeny found her chance for me. Norah,” sald Daubeny. |, fow minutes after he came striding “I should be the happlest fellow Bo- |, the grass onto the terrace. in Norah, walking to and fro on th lawn, saw her sister spring up from her chair and allow herself to be en- veloped ina manly embrace, from which she showed no immediate in- { clination to disengage herself. “I think it's time I stopped it now, Norah said to hersglf after a brief interval, and presented herself on thic terrace to the now united pair. “Oh, Norah—you are a wicked child!” said Evelyn. “I'll never for- give you.” “That's so like human ntaure,” com- mented Norah. “I've done everything for them, and now they turn against me."” “I don't, old chap,” said Daubeny gayly. “I'm Jjolly grateful to you Here, shake hands. No, I'm hanged if 1 don't have a kiss. You'rs going tu be my sister some day, you know "Norah wiped her mouth reflectivel “Well,” she said, “you seem to hav« learnt at last how to treat a woman.” (Copyright, 1923.) The First Census. ENSUS-TAKING in 1790 was such complicated business as it said Norah. | * * ¥ could you?" how ex- 'm going to make things right for you, you know." sald Norah.| “Take vour cart—have You got & groom?” Well, drive down to the village and put it up at the Wheatsheaf. Then come back through the park | and wait in the temple by the lake, | down there. T'll finish off that old | reptile quite soon after tea. He won't forget me in a hurry. Then T1l make Evelyn stop here and I'll come and fetch you.” Daubeny considered the scheme. “What's the good of it, Norah?” he sald. “She won't havé me.” “Yes, she will if you ask her prop- erly. Now, will you do that?—be- cause T must really go in now, or theyll be sending out for me.” “Yes, I'll do it,” said Daubeny. He went off to the stables and Norah went indoors. By and by Evelyn. Norah and Phil- beach came out again and settled | | jhemselves once more in the wicker | chairs. Philbeach lit a cigarette. “I'm just going to fetch my maga- iztne:' Norah said presently. “I shall|pas since becotne. Nowadays an be back in a Jiffy." enormous number of questions is ask- | “What a rippitg garden this is!"| ;3 by the enumerator, so that prac- | saia Philbeach, as soon as she had|iica|ly every detail of the life of gone. “Con't We have a stroll|giyjzen which can be of use to the around?’ student of economics is recorded; but “Yes, certainly, it you like” said| ypen the second session of the First Evelyn; “but we must wait fOf|congress obeyed the constitutional Norah- mandate to “make an enumeration of “Oh, she wants to read!” said Phil-| g "0 00 L ST g ittle more beach., “Come on, let's start off be-|nar 'the bare counting. Jure ahe osfien; back “Free white males, sixteen years Just then,Norah appeared agafn. | o9 ypward, including heads of fam- “We are gofng to walk round the|jeq; free white males, under sixteen: garden,” sald Evelyn. free white females, including heads “Oh, bother!” sald Norah. “I'm Just|,e gamilies; all other free persons, in the middle of an Interesting story. | alaves: o reads the list prescribed. “Well, you stop and finish it, old} e counting was left to the United lady,” said Philbeach. “We will have | giatee marshals in the several dis- a look around and come back o yOU | yricts and no blanks were furnished I am not an old lady yet, Lord{ipem The marshals found their own Philbeach,” said Norah. “Amd it I| tofh T T Py ouna were I should expect you to treat me| oymes of the original schedules at With sOniration andirenpect Washington there are some sheets The shot missed. Evelyn gasped.|;p .. feet long and some not more But ELtbescls 16ugh st sod said: than four inches: these are puled by o0 e el hand, and with the names of the lists OU'LL have all the admiration|ga¢ the head of columns written by you want In a year or two, and | nana. you'll deserve it. Come along, Miss| When the British burned the Cap- Evelyn!" itol in the war of 1812 the schedules “T'm not in the least mollified.” sald | of several states were lost—those of Norah, “but I'll come with you.” Délewars, Gosrnts. Eentisky, Now Philbeach made & gesture of im-{ jersey, Tennessee and Virginia. The patience. rest are included in twenty-nine “Oh, let's stop here then!” he said.{ pound volumes. They sat down again. The total population at the time “You don't wish for my company,1|,¢ the first census was 3,929,214, and suppose,” said Norah. “But this house | the area of the country, which, of belongs to Sir John Radcliffe, and he | course, did not_include Florida or lets me live here as long as I keep | anything west of the Mississippi, was Quict. Still, if Evelyn wants me to] 327,844 square miles. and less than o : a third of it was settled. no