Part 32 (1/2)
”We will have Lena with us--that is, she will be supposed to be with us Then--but you must wait and see It is rather odd, but it is better than being indoors” Helka rang her bell and Lena appeared
”We are ready,” she said sies, but really was but a short tiht,” she said, ”the door is opened, and the dogs are gone”
It was the first time Cora had been out in the hall, and she looked around in wonderment It was dark and dirty, so different frohts of stairs
”You girls do not do too ,” complained the queen, as she lifted her skirts ”I should think you would have had Christine brush down these steps”
”I told her to, but Mother Hull sent her for berries,” explained Lena
They passed along, and finally reached the outer door The fresh air blew upon theood to be in the open air?”
”Hush!+” whispered Helka ”It is best that you make no remarks I will tell you why later”
Mother Hull was crouched at the steps She looked up first at Helka, then at Cora My, what eyes! No wonder Helka said they ht kill one in a drearound! Cora's feet fairly tingled
Helka tripped along lightly ahead of her Two ordinary-looking rounds The place seeht be old and sohtest evidence of it being an abode of criypsies
”This way, Cora,” said Helka ”There is a splendid path through the woods this way I love to gather the tinted leaves there”
As they turned the men also turned and
”Our guard,” whispered Helka ”They will not speak to us, but they never take their eyes off us I don't s
They never call theer”
”What sort of dogs are they?” asked Cora eagerly
”I don't know; not thoroughbreds, I can tell you that I could ular traht have s, but she had the sarels
A roadas not too distant to be seen If only soht hear her voice! But if she should shout! They s
”Oh, see those gentian,” exclaientian They are as blue and as sweet and----”
”Why, Helka! You leaveto say for my fair-eyed friends
They have eyes, every one of the of a wonderful blue blosso up a spray of myrtle in bloom, ”and here are the brown eyes of Bess,” at which remark the eyes of Cora Kimball could hardly look at the late, brown daisy, because of a ly
”Oh, I know so that the s were close by ”Jack is dark I really could not tell the color of his eyes!”
”And he is your brother!”
”The very reason,” said Cora with soh ”Now I know that Walter has eyes like his hair, and his hair is not like anything else”
”But Ed's?” and at this Helka smiled prettily ”I had an idea that Ed's eyes were sort of composite A bit of love, that would be blue,”