The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-05
and IN introduce you to my daughters
and Miss Forester"
CHAPTER KIN.

AT LITTLE ARLEsPoRp.
| Mr.. hall was pleasant English gen
tleman. now vergiDg upon sevent,
/ Years of age, who had ''nerer had
headache in his Re, as he was wont Il
boast but who lived very carefully, a,
enc who did not intend to have many
headaches. He certainly did not intend
To make his headache by the cares Of
the work of the world. He was very
well off-that is TO say. that with So
many thousands a year. he managed to
live upon half. This he had done fol-
very many years, because the estate
was entailed on a distant relative. and
because he had not chosen to leave his
children paupers. When the girls came
he Immediately resolved that he would
never 60 up TO London-and kept his
resolve. Not above once in three or
four years was it supposed to be neces-
sary that he showed his head to Lon
don hair-dresser. He was quite con-
tent to have practitioner out from
Arlesford and to pay him one shilling, in
GLIDING the journey. His tenants in
these bad times had always paid their
rents. but they had done SO because
their rents had not been raised since the
squire had come to the throne MIR.
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 hospitable. but he
never gave turtle from London, or fish
from Southampton. or strawberries or
peas on the first of April. He could
give dinner without champaign, and
thought forty shillings dozen price
enough for port or sherry, or even
claret.
He kept carriage for his four
daughters, and did not tell all the
world that the horses spent fair pro-
portion of their time at TIE plow. The
four daughters had two saddle
horses between them, and the father
had another for his own use. He did
! not hunt-and living in that part of
HAMPSHIRE, think he was right. He
did shoot n ter manner of our FORE
fathefs;-would 90 out, for instance.
with MIR Blake, and perhaps Mr.. Whit
tlestaff, and would bring home three
pheasants, four cartridges, a hare, and
any quantity of rabbits that the cook
might have ordered. He was man
determined on no account to live be-
You'd his means; and was not very
anxious to seem to be rich. He was a
man of no strong affections. or peculiar
" generous feelings Those who knew
him. and did not like him. said that he
was selfish. They who were partial to
him declared that he never owed shill-
ing that he could not pay, and that his
daughters were very happy in having
such a father. He 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 head
ache in his life when Your father
wasn't doing quite so 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 boy then. and l heard moth
ing Of my fathers business"
Il dare say not; but L can not help
telling you. He thought was unkind.
/ thought that he would go on from
one trouble to another-and he did. He
quarrelled with HE, and for years we
never spoke. Indeed / 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 introductions. He thought
that he could perceive at once that his
story. as it regarded Mary Lawrie. 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 quickness,
and could attribute none of it to an
other. 81 am very proud to have the
pleasure of making you acquainted
with these five young ladies' AS he
said this he had just paused in his mar
rative of Mr.. Whittlestatf's love, AMI
was certain that he had changed the
conversation with great eject. But
the young ladies were unable not to
look as young ladies would have looked
when hearing the story of an I'M
fortunate gentleman's lose. And Mr..
Blake would certainly hare been unable
to keep such a secret.
This is Miss Hall and this is Miss
Augusta Hail." said the father. People
do think that they are alike.
'-Oh, papa, what nonsense You
needn't tell Mr.. Gordon that
NO doubt he would find it out with
out telling" continued the father.
81 can't see it. for the life of me-"
said Mr.. Blake. He evidently thought
that ciyility demanded such an asser-
ton. Mr.. Gordon, looking at the two
young ladies, felt shat he would never
know them apart, though he might live
in the house for year.
..Evelina is the third" continued Mr..
Hall pointing out the one whom Blake
hal specially recommended to his
friends notice. ..Evelina is not quite so
like, but she's like. too"
Papa, what nonsense you do TALK
said Evelina.
..And this is Mary. Mary considers
herself to be quite the hope of the fam
lily; spem greyis. Ha, har'
'.What does spem gregis mean? I'm
sure don't know" said Mary. The
four young ladies were about thirty,
varying up from thirty to thirty-five.
They were fair haired. healthy
young women, with good common
sense, not beautiful though very like
their father.
'And i 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