The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-05
and III introduce You TO my daughters
and Miss Forester"
CHAPTER XIII.

wears of age, who had ..nclcr- had !.
headache IN his ] ic,' a be wa. wont tn
boast but who !iyCi very carefully. a
n who did not mend Ia have many
headaches. He certainly did not intend
Ia MAKE his headache b. the cares OF
the work Of the world. He wa very
well off-that i 10 say. that with -
many thousands a year. he managed 10
live upon half. This he had don. for
very many years, because the estate
was entailed on a distant rc.at We. and
because nc had not chosen to leave his
children paGpers. When the girls came
he Immediately resolved that he would
never go mp TO Lond n-and Kept his
resolve. Not above once in three or
four years was it supposed TO be ncces-
sary that he showed his head to 4 Lon
! don hair-dresser. He was quite con-
tent to have a practitioner out from
Arlesford and 10 pa hin shillino. "
Guiding the journey. His tenants in
these bad times had always paid their
their rents had not fcen raised since the
squire had come To the throne. Mr..
Hall knew well that if he was anxious
TO save himself from headaches in that
line. he had better let his lands on easy
terms. He was very hOspitablc. but he
never gave turtle from London. or fish
from Southampton, or Strawberries or
peas on the first Of April. He could
give u dinner without champaign, and
thought forty shillings a dozen price
enough for port or sherry. or even
claret.
He kept a carriage for his -four
daughters, and did not tell all the
world that the horses spent a fair pro-
portion of their time at tie pillow. The
four daughters had two saddle
horses between them, and the father
had another for his W use. He did
not hunt-and living in that part of
HAMPSHIRE, | think he was right. lie
did shoot ater 4 manner Of our fore
fa.hefs;-would 90 out, for instance.
with Mr. Blake. and perhaps Mr.. Whit
t~lestaff, and would bring home three
pheaSantS, four partriu@eS, a hare, AMI
any quantity of rabbits that the cook
might have ordered. lie was Il man
determined on no account TO lie be-
yond his means: and waS not very
anxious To seem 10 he rich. He WAS a
man Of no strong affections, or peculiar
" generous feelings 1ho.c who knew
him. and did not like him. said that he
was selfish. They who were partial 10
him declared that ne never owed a shill-
ing that he could not pay. and that his
daughters were very happy in having
such a father. IL was "A good looking
man, with well formed features. hut
one whom You had TO see Often before
YOU could remember him. And as |
have said before, he never had a head
ache in his life" When your father
wasn't doing quite Sc well with the
bank as his friends wished, he asked
me TO do something for him. Well L
didn't see my way"
Il was a boy then. and heard moth
ING Of my fathers business
81 dare say not: but | can not help
telling you. He thought ! was unkind.
| thought that he would 90 on from
one trouble To another-and he did. He
quarrelled with me, and for years we
never spoke. Indeed l never saw him
again. But for the sake of old friend
ship | am very glad to meet you" This
he said as he was walking across the
hall to the drawing-room.
There Gordon met the young ladies
with the clergyman, and had To undergo
the necessary introduc;ions. He thought
that he could perceive ut once that his
story. rs il regarded Mary Lawr.e, had
been told to all of them. Gordon WAS
quick. and could learn from the man
nerS of his companions what had been
said about him, and could perceive that
they were aware of something of his
story Blake had no such quickncss.
and could attribute none of it To an
other. IL am very proud TO have the
pleasure of making YOU acquainted
with these five young ladies' As he
sand this he had Just paused in his mar
rative of Mr.. Whittlcstaif's love. AM
was certain that he had changed the
conversation with great elect. But
the Young ladies We're unable not to
look rs Young ladies would nave looked
when hearing the story of an I'M
fortunate g~entleman's lo.e. And Mr..
Blake would certainly haze been unable
TO keep such n secret.
This is Miss Hall and this is Miss
Augusta Hail." said the father. People
40 tninh tfldl taeN are allhe-
Ion. papa, what nonsense You
needn't tell Mr.. Gordon that
mo doubt he would find it on with
out telling" continued the father.
Il can't see il. for the life of me-
said Mr.. Blake. He evidently thought
that civility demanded such an asser-
ton. Mir. Gordon. looking 1T the two
young ladies, felt shat he woald never
know them apart. though he might live
in the horse for y year
.'Evelina is the third" continued Mr..
Hall poi&ing out the one whom Blake
hal specially recommended to his
friends notice. '.Eyelina is not quite SO
like. but she's like. too"
Papa. what nonsense you do talk"
said Evelina.
land this is Mary. Mary considers
herself to be quite the hope of the fam
ily; spem gre is. Ha, han.
.'N hat does spem gregis mean? I'm
sure / don't know" said Mary. The
four Young ladies were about thirty,
VARYING up from thirty TO thirtv-five.
They were fair haired. healthy
young women. with good common
sense, not beautiful, though very like
their father.
"And 1 must introduce you to Miss
Forrester-Kattie Forester" said Mr..
Blake. who was beginning to think that
his own young lady was being left out
in the cold.
..YeS. indeed" said Mr.. Hall. las
l had begun with my own. l was obliged
to go on I o the end. Miss FORESTER =
Mr.. Gordon. Miss Forester is a Young
lady whose promotion has been fixed in
the world"
..NIr. Hall. how can you do me so
much injury as to say that? You take
away from me the chance of changing
my mind"
..Noc Sail tho cldnSt M;aS Eal.