Hepsey Burke

urke looked anxiously over her letters until she came

oman who had been so supremely good to him in the parish. He closed by informing her that they were to return the next day at five P. M., and if it were not asking too much, he

he letter and murmure

I think that I'll meet them at the depot, and take them there direct. They'll be much happier alone by themselv

meet them at the station when the train pulled in. As Maxwell presented his wife to Mrs. Burke, Hepsey took the girl's two han

Mrs. Maxwell. I'm afraid it'll ta

ry to disappoint y

while Mrs. Bett

disappointment. Your picture isn't half as sweet

ht you to pick out just the right

tedly to the young woman, who was still smi

d, "can't you give me a little credit

most famished by this time, if you stop thinkin' about Mr. Maxwell long enough to have an appetite. I suppose that we might have had a committee of the vestry down here to bid you welcome to Durford; and Nickey suggested the village band and some hot air balloons, and that the boys of the parish should pull the

rot, but when they came to the road which turned toward T

going, Mrs. Burke?

Betty would like to get a sight

turned into the yard, the wonderfu

marvelous," he exclaimed. "Why Mrs. Burke,

y friend. This is

. Who is responsible for all this, I'd

did the whole parish. Now walk rig

explored the house like a couple of very enthusiastic children. When they got into

s a regular tea-ball. We will have tea every afternoon at fou

please Hepsey mighti

ourselves lucky if we get a plain old-fashioned pot. Now you get fixed up," she directed, "while I get supper re

inen and a pretty set of white china with gold bands. Maxwel

ARRIED PEOPLE SHOULD START OUT BY THEMSELVES, AND THEN IF

o balls were placed before Maxwell, who fa

s he carved. "I hadn't the slightest suspicion that

se get furnished?" c

they get into a family row it won't scandalize the parish. The only new thing about the furnishings is paint and varnish. I drove aro

ft personally," Maxwell said. "Y

force, I acknowledged them in the politest way possible, so as to save

nt on the rectory to get it into shape," Max

grinned wit

ed, generous old Senior Warden of yours. Who else could

to be very completely

around you'll see lots o

ranges, walnuts and a mayonnaise dressing. Then there cam

ok. I am horribly afraid you'll have spoiled Donald, so that

around the premises somewhere; so don't be discouraged. There are lots of things you can do with a so

e to go, Maxwell took both Hepse

possibly say, for all you have done for us. I wis

es, "it's been lots of fun, and if you're satisfied I'm more than ple

f yours to do parish work, and if people interfere with

ddenly she stopped, an expre

r-party, and I put yellow flowers on the table,