The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-06-06
CHAPTER Il

The nOKt morning WaS dno and still, ouO Of
those lovely autumn days Of which Ne got
four or Eve IN thO course Of . season. After
breakfast Harold Quaritch strolled down his
garden, stood himself against Q gate to the
right Of Dead Manh Mount, and looked IL
the scene. An about him, their foliage yel
lowing 10 IL fall, were the giant oaln
which were the pride Of the country EidO, aud
% quiet was the air that not leaf upon
them stirred The only sounds that reached
his ears were the tappingS Of tho nut hatcheS
as they sought their food In the rough Gran.
MES Of the bark and the occasional falling Of
q rich ripe acorn from its lofty place on 70
tho frosted grass beneath. Thosunshins 6hono
bright, but with chastened heat, the SOUR
rels scrambled up the oaks, and high In the
blue air, the rocks pursued their path II
was q beautiful morning. for summer tsnsVeF
more sweet than on It's deathbed. and yet Il
nlled him with solemn tloughta How many
Autumns had those old trees seen and how
many would they still see long after his eyes
had lost their sight And II they were old,
how old was the Dead Mans Mount there to
his left. Old, indeedi for DO had discovered
Il was mentioned In DoomEday Book, and BY
that name And what was TIA boundary
hill, natural formation, or, as it, name i'm.
piled, funeral baTIowl Re had half mind
70 dig one day and 6nd out, that Is II he
could get anybody to dig for him, for the
people about Honham were 90 firmly con
Vinccd that Dead Mans Mount was haunted,
Q reputation which &c had owned from time
immemoriAl, that nothing would have per
shaded them 70 touch II.
lie contemplated the great mound care
fully without coming to any conclusion, and
then looked at his watch Il Was . quarter
to 10, time for him to start for the castle
for biz days shooting, % be got hiS gun and
cartridges, and In due eourSS arrived at
the castle, 10 fnd GsorgO and gOVSral myr
midons, In the shape Of beatsrS and boys,
already Standing IN the yard 49,.
"Pleass, colonel, the squire hops you'll 60
In and have glass Of OOmething bsfonO yuu
starr, aid George; 20 accordingly hOWent
not to shave Q glass Of somsthing," but oil
the chance Of seeing Ida. In the vsStibulC
BE- found the old gentleman basily engaged
In writing an enormous lettsr.
"Halloo, COLONEL" be hAllooOd, without
getting up, glad 10 ~ you. Excuse me tot
few moments, viii youl ! want 70 gSt this
OF my mind Here, ldai ldal fdAT" h,
shouted, "herS's Col QuAritoh.H
Good gracious, father aid that young
lady, arriving IN = hurry, ''yUu ar6 bringing
the house down" and then she turned round
and crested Harold It Was The arst tim
that they bad INST since the evSntfni OSaning
described chapter or two back, % the oeca
sion might BE- consideSOd lttlS awkward.
at any rate be felt g "a
How do you do, Col oaaFitohsS de Said
7UitS simply, giving him her hGnA Their
was nothing IN the Words. and 20 - feli
that hO Was very welcome Dor WHEN . Wo
man really loves man there b about her ail
atthospherS Of softnoAs and tSndsr meaning
which cannot b mistaken. 6omstimss it |,
only psrceptiblO 10 the favored individual
himself, but more generally % 10 b diScsrDed
by any peFtUn Of ordinary 1hrOwdneSA
very short course q observation On gsnersl
society viii convince the reader Of tho jus
tIcS Of this observation, and when once BE-
gets % know the signs Of he weather be viii
probably light upon more affair Of thC
heart than were ever meant for bic invest
gntiOn. ...t.
This sOttnsss, or atmospheric influence, or
subdusd glow Of affection radisting from q
light within, was elsarly onoagh visible Ia
Ida that morning, and certainly % made our
friend The colonel unlpoAkAbly happy &c
seoIk
"Hrs yOu fond Of GhOOtiuEr sho ask'd.
presently.
aye, very, md haVO bosn eli my uGa"
"ArO you Q good shotr sho asked again.
"a cAllthat . rude question" be answered,
smiling.
"Yes, u is, but I want 70 know"
"well," said harold, II supposO that I an
pretty fair, that is at rough Shootihg, have
never had much practice Ct driven birds and
that kind Of sport"
II am glad Of that"
"why, Il does not much matter. Que goa
out shooting for the sport Of the thing"
"Yes, know, but NJ. BdWurd Cossey,
aud she shrunk Vtsibly - she uttered tn
nams, .'is coming, and b b . very good shol
and very concealed about L. want you 4
beat him n you can-will you tryr'
"WoIl," aid Harold, ~ don't % eli ikI
shooting against man. ltisnot Sportsman
like, you know and, bssidss. 10 Mr.. COaeJ
u crack shot, dare say that shall b no
who're; but will shoot = we'll e can"
DO you know, it d very fehinins. 6us
would give anythlng 70 ne you beat hlmF
and she nodded and laughed, WhsrOupoI
Harold Quaritch vowed In his heart thae Il d
IN him lay be would not disappoInt bsr.
Al that moment Edward CoNsyb fnst trOt
ting borss drew up ct the door With pro
digious crunching Of gravel. and EdWart
himself entered, booking very handsome ane
very pale He was AdsnirHbly drosSsd, thai
> ~ ny, his shooting clothes were beauta
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