Elsie's New Relations

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is more delightful than ever, but the summer visitors to the neighboring cottages and hotels have fled, and the beach is almost deserted, as Edward and his child-wife wander slowly along it, hand in hand, their attention divided between the s

, in an ecstasy of delight. "Edward

elves on the next to the lowest. We will then be quite ne

ed her comfortably and himself by

a," she remarked. "I shall be s

t eager to get to Ion and begin life in earnest. Isn't it time, seeing I

t sometimes very much ashamed of me?" she asked, her che

re," he said, drawing her closer to his side, and touching his lip

sisters," she sighed. "I'm finding it out more and more every

a very great deal younger than mamma, a

r and very heavy sigh, "I wish papa hadn't been quite so indulgent, or that I

ch I can't," he returned laughingly, "but there is a possibility of studying at home,

it in his eyes when I've made a foolish remark that he didn't appr

ht of," Edward said, with a look

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not afrai

ith a merry laugh and a sa

ly person who has a

!" with a little c

ed to obey,

form that doesn't really mean anything.

ng form, Zoe?" he asked, with sudden gravity and a look of

yes and blushing deeply. "But really, Edward, you don'

nselfishly desirous each to please the other-that there is little or no clashing of

, "I know one thing-that there is nothing in this world I care

dearest," he said, caressing her. "I hope you a

the dearest, kindest mother in the world; to me as m

and I are not to live alone?"

he is to keep house at Ion and all o

probably become their home after that, as mamma will buy it, if Mr. Leland-Lester's uncle, who owns the place-carries out his i

bright hues had faded from th

with crowds of people. Nobody to be seen now but ourselves," glancing up and down

glance. "It is late for the child to be out so far from home; a fu

is her father going to her. But let us go h

ng," returned Edward, rising and giving

, and as he accosted her with, "It is late for you to be here alone, my child, you should

do not wish your father to see," he said, bend

y turned over a few pages. "A dime n

getic fling the captain suddenly sent it far out into the sea. "Max made me promise

sonous stuff as that with my knowledge and co

, her face expressing extreme vexation and disappointmen

gathered a quantity of beautiful, sweet-tasted berries that I knew to be poisonous, and were about

to eat them, but that book couldn

slight pause, rather as if thinking aloud than talking to Lulu, "and unfortunately I cannot take the oversight of it constantly in the future. But remember, Lulu," he added fir

ontent and anger. "Papa," she said,

will try to like wha

be if you would only

"You need guidance and control even more than most children of your

no relation to me!" she cried, vicious

d with a sigh. "Max and Gracie together do not give m

as well as grown people?" she

my superior officers, and the officers and men under me must obey me. So must my children. God gave you to me and requires me to train you up in H

ised to give it back. What shal

o come to m

ap

he asked, as she p

. You never told him not to buy

n from me. So I shall not punish him. But I am pleased that you should

d, "And we all love you, and you l

t her and drawing her closer to his side, as s

ly, hiding her face on his shoulder. "You said just

quick temper and wilfulness. I fear that if not conquered they will cause great unhappiness to yourself as well a

but, oh, I wish you were going to stay with us! It'

e said, rising and taking her hand. "C

lu said, with an affectionate look up into her fa

" he asked, smili

papa. You know I haven

is one of the deprivations to which a

hand to her lips, "I'd rather have you for

ed her with a smile full of p