Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
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here tonight: What shall We dor
"My view exactly responded Ingieoy.
| Mrs. Ingleby has asked me to join you at
dinner, but fear l shall have to forego that
"You VIII surely come in and see Fan?n said
Presently. Avoid alarming the ladies, In.
gleby. have assured your wife that there is
| nothing wrong, and you may be sure that am
| taking steps TO justify the assurance. shall
know in time whether we shall need your help,
Major lngleoy is right 1t would be madness
II nothing had happened: and, Christopher,
| Qont say word to the servants. | VII be
| with you very soon. Ingleby; meanwhile Say to
| MIS-. Ingleby that you have seen me-"
| It was impossible for either Ingleby or WITH
6urn to feel the ease each OF them simulate in
ms CONVEX sauon indoors. It was apparently
were IN excellent spirits, and Babs overlooked
with nun. Ingleby took it upon himself to
Quietly close the shutters Of the dining groom,
| when was on the ground-floor and overlooked
the lawn; and enJoining Christopher to see to
all the fast snings in the rear OF the house, re-
turned to the drawing. room.
| Frank" said Mrs. Ingleby, as he entered.
"hereis Mary dying to be reintroduced TO Fan.
ny 8 old sweetheart, Ralph WAGE"
PISS shs9 replied IT Ing Interrogatvey
| single saucy rejoinder ready.
| LET me tell you, Babs,' observed Wyth-
burn, that our cousin Ralph is handsomer
| ~ have always been given to understand that
Dick thought him gawky, conceited cOXcomb
When they met ten years since,o remarked
| Mary, with an amusing touch OF malice.
Babs :" interposed Fanny, reproachfully; IS /
! Wen, Fsr, you must have said something
| very like it, or how could have got it juto my
head? l was but baby when I saw cousin
Ralph, you know. / could not have heard it
| from you, Dick. You never seem to care to talk
about my cousin: now Fanny doeS.'
| This was double baIrelled shot, which pro.
| duced momentarily confusing effect on BOTH
Wythburn and his gentle wife. May YVES de-
cdedly d'stingy'shing herself IN this little war,
What did say. Babs, ;" observed Wythpurn,
| smiling, was not that cousin Ralph was Ill
| favored, but that he was young, concelted and
Internationally precoclous He was, let me see
| as old then as you are now, BabS, and
| obviously the likeness does not end there
that IS what you would say, Dick, If you dared.
Thank yOu you are very complimentary, an
| sure. Wait TN see my cousin Ralpn,-i'
MI. WAGE, interrupted servant, throwing
open a door, and ushelfng 10 the subject OF
Il have already had the pleasure Of seeing
| you, Mrs. lngleby,o said Ralph, in the manly
music OF whose voice Fanny found no traae
| Whate OF the tones OF ten years ago. Con-
| tlnutng, he e1Vanco ID to Fanny, and said warm
| ~, IL am very glad to see you, Fan. Why, it
seems an age since we met; and you-Weu you
| are net bit altered, except"
heal lily. THAT is what tell tel her her, wace. '''0
! Aud you would have been In the right, If
buL
| that was impossible. Why, this cannot be
| Babse'
1T is indeed, cousin Ralph" replied Mary,
! with an ar of al Iul artlessneSS.
/ - can hardly believe 1t. And here he
| glanced at Fanny. chow Ike" he said to
| himself, while his heart beat all the quicker as
he recognized in the rectant beauty OF the fair
J girl whose he1d be still held, and whose eyes
! dropped beneath the somewhat intense ex-
/ preston which dwelt In his eyes as it was not
| the habit for Babs eyes to droop before any
20 nyrop n+h tfnr1 fI,a
| Grantham he had loved so bltndly and passion
| ately years before Z" If l had met you Ia the
street, Babs-may call you Babs?'
| Yes, cousin Ralph" Her voice was unusu-
! ally low and sweet as she said this.
! Al should have started as though had seen
| aaghost You are so like Fanny But, Major,
| let me have word with you. VIII not detain
| you more than few minutes"
The two men withdrew to the recess Of one OF
| the deeply embayed windows OF the spacious
apartment and conversed In low earnest tones.
! AT the end Of their conference Major Wythburn
| wrote something hastily In pocketbl ok and
| gave the leaf to WAGE, who, O6 Sging to be ex-
cused for short time, left the room On his
| return the conversation was resumed, to Mays
| novel delight. His attention WAS mainly b..
| slowed on her. AS for Fanny she was not
| nearly as enchanted with Mafgs apparent sue
| child, and-Well, he had changed very mucn
during their long separation NOT 70 Wish to talk
| to her Just little bit about old times. "Ah,"
| said Fanny at last to herself With quantity IT.
| growing to be an old woman" Thereupon she
| and Mrs. Ingleby resumed the never-endlng dis.
CussiOn OF the great theme-ServantS
The booming notes OF a gong were vibrating
SonOrOuSly through the hOuce, announcing
| that q nLer was served, when a servant ap-
| peered at the door and said some one wished t.
see Mr.. Ingleby most particular" The face of
the man was agitated. and, noting it, expires.
sion, WAGE instantly broke off from his CONVEX
satton with Babs. The Major made a step for
ward, as II to accompany Ingieby; and the
ladies' tnyOluntarily assumed attitudes ex-
preSSive OF alarm.
Wace-Wythburn!' exclaimed Ipsleby,
man has to say"
They went at once, motioning the women to
remain. The mans story was biief, but por-
tentous Incensed by the masters treatment
of their delegate, the men who had stopped his
carriage at the lodge gates were then returning
reinforced by the Idle bands OF Moor Mill g "a
Fernyedge Works, to Whitetowers. They were
marching round by Elvet back lane In order to
avoid the more direct road from South Single
""Where were they when you left them?"
off," ~ "A''''''n D'eA' '''' 'nAH " lnii'
"And now," exclaimed Wace throwing up
they are here?"
Apr oachipg from the margin of the lawn
were large number OF men, mary OF whom
WAGE saw, to his great concern, Carried
weapons. He shut down the window
WAGE" said the Major somewhat warmly,
'you are to blame for my lingering here. Ny
men ought to have been present to give these
fellows the reception they deserve"
mo, Wythburn, no. TITS better as it is."
"What do you propose to do?" asked In
gleby.
Il will show you"
WAGE thereupon returned to the drawing
room, and said, Ladies', must beg of you not
! to be alarmed. l will deal with this misguided
mob"
AS Ralph crossed the room to one Of the win
dows Fanny gazed at him with increased won
| derment.
| This could not be the ungovernaple boy OF ten
years back. MaryS Impressions at that mo.
ment would have defied Interpretation. That
| Which dominated the rest was sentiment of
| enthusiastic admiration. TO her this newly
| found cousin Ralph was at that moment the
| most splendid fellow in the world-a hero out
| and out! The men were now assembled under
the window. Stepping out upon the balcony
| and standing forward In view of the malcon-
| tents, he exclaimed in a loud, resonant voice:
Men, need not ask If you know me?"
1--WE know you well enough" was the reply
mingled with cries of shear what he has 10
| say Its Ralph Wace," and $50 on, mas.
! ter"
Nov tell me what do you want?n
"Our rights, - " Justice, y" Sack the blacklep
Peck" "Send back the soldiers" were the ar.
| uculate cries which were hurled back in reply
| to his straightforward question.
| "Let some one speak for you; some one
| know"
| There was movement in the center of tho