The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-07-07
SUSPECTED! !
The Fate of the Gamekeeper.
BARRETT SYLVESTER.
-AUrHOR OP-
p IAfAL NIsfAXE," "FETTERED, YRr FREE" a4s.
Fu11b IRRoR," STRICKEN DUMB" "C1oups
AND SUNSHINE, ''FALsE PRIDE" ETC.
CHAPTER I.

AND SUNSHINE, ,"'FALsE PRIDE" "xrc.
CHAPTER
Easy old fellow Don't knock me down. I"
"Blount! Why, what brings You here at
dis time of Year,
ITO look you up. of course. What elso
could induce me to revisit this old goal ?
Why didn't you come down to Lancing in
October?"
II was reading, the other replies, glancing
6 ths bundle of books under his arm.
1T was too bad of you, Hereward. NV
] mother and the girls were quite hurt at your
assertion. It is the first time you've spent
1iehaelmas away from tls since you entered
! College"
'They are very kind" Hereward answers
turning his head away.
wont you run down now for few days?
Do, like agood-fellow. I've got oil sorts OF
nlnagss for you"
'ThankA no. must work like o black
r. the next two months"
":But if you so on like this you will end by
hooking yourself up"
mo fear Of that. The only hope for me Is
20 work hnrd-now."
There is slight, but, to his friend, very
peroepdble pauso between the last two words
But he takes no immediate notice.
'Youhave turned into regular bookworm !:
md l remember when you used to hate the
dght Of cap and gown"
perhaps do still But tell me, what are
you doing?"
I'VE have come into barracks, tired to
death OF autumn man1uvres. Do you in
tend to ofer me cup Of teal"
Il was going to offer you bottle of Bass
'But would rather have tea. The girls at
home have spoilt me with their tea -tlrinkinss.
Let us make cup as we used to mike it
vhan you and I were chums together here,
last year."
"All right. You shall do Just as you like,
~ you always did in our housekeeping.
You've grown awfully stout, Blount! Idont
think you will ever get up to the purely Attic
regions where reside.
'Iu Try, at all events" Blount answers,
laughing goo1-humouredly, and they cross
the quadrangle together.
DecerEbcr sunshine lies all about them, on
the long lime avenues where the rocks cav
lazily among the bare topmost twiSs, on the
ga1y cloisters on the many blinking win
dovx An intensely blue sky throws out the
-delicate grays of sun-lit towers and pinnacles
with ethereal distinctness, every grinning
gasgoyie, every flying buttrcs, every fretted
spire with its lace-like traccry, looking moro
6ke the work of the fairy frost than immu-
table stone.
Hsrewards free rooms are reached BY many
. winding stair. Blount is fain to take breath
On the fifth landing.
This is killing!" he exclai1ns, leaning
hnn3unk fka wall for snnr,ort
NO danger Of your not taking sufficient
e1gcises at all events. But We hadn't half
bad times here long ago, HerewarL It re-
mdn8 me 90 of those old dayx. Do you re-
mGmber how we used to cheat the old dons:
Ana Do you remember the day we give the
eRb - mp here, and how Nettie rowed you
about your untidiness?"
sYe4 remember it oil" Hercward on
susra
1As1 he leads the way into large low room,
with sunshine coming in through dull red
cweains . carpet considerably the worse for
Weat, and very small allowance Of furniture
ecoepe in o. far a. the multitudinous pipes Of
ev@J Gse and pattern which adorn the old
11ahiooed chimney piece may come under
that category. A chair, with a railway rug
thrown over the beck, stands in the sunniest
q three little windowA together with table
p1ed with boolA
mo 6re ON the fifth Of December!" Blount
exelaims. 'Why, my dear fellow. you must
hsve esquimaux blood in your veins. How
ean you Stand the cold!"
Il do not stand roll myself in that rug
and light my pipe. and sit in the sunshine
whsn there any" Hereward replies, putting
. 3usee 70 tho wood ready laid under the
coal in the CRATE. II don't know how my
p1An viii succeed when real hard weather
oomse; but 70 far I have found it very
touZ;
q ams to-day With . proposal Blount
oAeesvsA setting on . very black kettle to
bad .6ue viii not tell you what it is till
~ haye had tea Ihope and trust you wont
b % piC-headed a. 70 refuse !; but you are,
Nd a1vAys were horrid fellow to deal with.
Tou never wiA take thing in proper
plxlA ] an sure you always led me the life
4 dag With your Quixotic ideas"
Heesward Is divesGing himself of cap and
8oWn and only laughs Blount, stout a. he
r. h7ovn busieA himself In the preparation
= - . actively a. Il he were boy, Here
1asd watching him but giving him no as-
a1eaacA except few amused directions now
nd then.
'4u& tsll me- Herevard Why didn't Jon
nme down 10 LAncing?" l
{ .Heeward Is standing in the window, and |
1zns suddenly to look down into the SUM-
y quadrangle; but be does not answer.
IL was too bad Of you. missed you aw-
ullh Otherwise Of course it was great fun.
3at ! hope the future holds plenty of jolly
|ays foe % both. old boy. just as jolly - |
70 have spent together"
'Never for me-"
20 come, now, Hereward, you are hippcd
did mot think you were fellow to give up
eeaue . oizl bad thrown vou over. Il
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