Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10

say he'll cool down. If YOU hear
anything against me, you won't be
lievc it, will you2
80 Tom, hew can you ask y
Then there is 40 harm done, an
( Swered Tom, bravely and CALAMITY.
4 And after accommodating from the
window, the two left the rooms.
To return to Mr.. Bulstead, senior
1t was great trouble to him. Look
ing back upon that half-ton of whit
( ing. he wondered how that could have
made him angry with the lad If he
/ would only have kept to that. he
could have forgiven him ship-load
of whiting Rut this was a different
matter, and the more the old gentle
man thought of it, the worss it APP.
peared to him. Still he was a fair
man; he had no real intention of cut
ting off the young proaigate, as he
termed him in his thoughts, with a
shilling He would make him some
sufficient but small allowance. but
near his house or near Maggie he
would not have him
He made this last determination
known to Maggie merely adding that
her cousin had behaved so i'll that he
/ had forbidden the house The an
nouncemout was received with a
woman's strongest remonstrauces -
silent tears. Altogether things were
rather gloomy that June at F'ltzroy
Square
One morning Mr. Bulstead made
up his mind to see his lawyer about
Tom. IN get it over, he said to
himself, with a sigh, as he sought for
/ his umbrella in the stand. It tool.
HIM some time to find It,
Bless the um5rellal' he cried at
length, fumblng among the heap.
rs thas it, Mol Nor this. "Whs
what's this2 Well, | am dashedw
/ Only. the word which he used was a
stronger one, and cue which seldom,
even in moments of irritability, es-
capped him. But now, al the sight of
a sunshade in the umbrella stand, he
solemnly repeated it twice: well |
am oashedl'
Then he stood in the hall for some
minutes whistling softly TO himself
( This done, he went rather slowly
and thoughtfully up to the drawing
room, and stood on thu hearthrug.
Were you at Oxford when | was
there on the 2Sth of last month";
Eyes, answered Maggie, horribly
frightened and yet relieved at getting
the matter off her mind. She had
not confessed simply because she was
afraid of increasing her uncles anger
against Tom. Eyes, l was, uncle.
You said you were going TO put Tom
TO the test, and was afraid he might
be doing something to displease you
! went to warn him.
"And you were in his rooms while
was there's"
yes. 1t was foolish for me; you
/ followed me so closely, and | was
afraid to face you Tom put me in
the Scouts Hole, as he called it.
'Soyou deceived nae between youg"
said he harshly.
mo, Sir; did. Tom knew nothing
Of my coming. He was afraid for
me, not for himself"
did he tell you what was angry
about2n
After you were gone"
"Of courseW snapped Mr.. Bulstead,
pokiDg the fire vigorously.
II think said Maggie timidly, for
now it was Toms favor that was at
stake, 'he said it was about bills. he
had nothing to do with any journey
to Oxford"
And a nice, ladylile thing you
consider it, I suppose, gadding about
to young mems rooms. Very we'll,
Since you seem inclined to mix your
self up with his affairs. you will write
to hun at once and tell him to come
up to town tomorrow and call here.
When you are both together I'll tell
you what think Of it. A pretty pair
of fools!"
And Mr.. Bulstead fumed his way
out Of the room with much outward
heat and an angry expression Of
countenance. But the butler, who
watched his exit with awe, and opined
that there had been stormy weather
upstairs, was amazed to hear him NUT
ter with au audible chuckle as he
reached the darkest angle of the stair
case. Good lad Good lad y
Tom, OF course, came up as fast as
The Great Western would BRING him !;
and when they were both together
Mr.. Bulstead told the culprlts what
he thought of it. No happier THO sat
down to dinner that day in LoRdon
than the party presided over by our
friends butler. Somewhere in the old
gentleman's nature was large lump
Of the chivalrous, and, for the sake of
Toms gallanuy, Maggie's deception
was forgiven. In 40 long time he did
visit his lawyer but it was upon busi-
ness more pleasant both to himself
and to that professional gentleman.
For a really paying piece Of work, "
the latte has often been heard to say
in confidence, give me a marriage
settlement"