The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1891-01-02
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child's.part took his friends by surprise,
and for the first few moments there was
ONE embarrassment; but the old gem
tleman only folded the little fellow
closely to him, and looked down. very
fondly at the winsome face.
"Clearly a cas- Of love at first sight,"
he said, sor else he mistakes me for
someone else. Who OF what is Unky
Bako?"
Ills pet name for Mr.. Barker, Mary's
lodger,' said Margaret, with a keen and
quiet glance at him; "and from what L
have heard of his appearance, the gen
eral points of resemblance would be
near enough to account for the mistake
on the child's part.n
Permit me to feel battered. 1 have
heard of him from Mr.. Hyde, and al
most feel inclined tomake his acquaiut-
ance. suppose fought to be grateful
to him for such a favorable introduce
ton to Arthur's boy.n
Looking up, he saw Margaret re-
garding him with a curious light of in
terrogation in her eyes. He answered
her with a smile, and, without a word
being spoken. they seemed to under
stand each other.
When Mr.. Hyde came in, half-an-
hour later, he found Master Arthur
playing on the floor with Uncle Michael's
watch-chain and seals, and a handful
of gold and silver which he had uncere-
moniously tished up out of the old gen
tleman's waistcoat pocket. The little
fellow had made friends with his grand
Ema, but did not care much for his Aunt
Victoria. P~assionatsly fond of him as
Miss Allenby could have been, she had
uncDnsciouslya manner that repealed
children. She did not like to have a
fold Of lace tumbled, or a tress of hair
set awry; and the boy, finding that he
was only expected to sit still and be
kissed, declined his share of the bar
gain, and struggled down. Infant as
he was, she resented it. Mrs. Allenby
could not satisfy the fierce hunger of
herlove for Arthur's boy; every time
she looked at him she longed to have
him all her own The bitterest thing
in her mind at present was that in an
hour or two he would have to leave her
and go back to that girl who was only
his mother. To be only his mother
counted very little with the lady Of Or
thorpe Square when her own son was
the father. No one could have fought
more resolutely for her maternal rights,
and no one would have been less willing
to give them to another.
II see he makes himself at home,"
Mr.. Hyde said, taking him from the
floor upside down, and swinging him as
high IS the chandelier. "What do
you think of him, Uncle Michael?"
HE is Arthur over again. George;
everything l would desire. Be careful
of him."
There is mo anger," laughed George.
HE would make his fortune as an
acrobat" and he took the baby round
the room astride onhis shoulders. Ibid
he make friends easily?"
That was. very cnrious,n said Mrs.
Allenby; she ran straight past Victoria
and me, and went straight to Mr.. AL
lenby. Anyone would have thought
they hadrmet before"
depend. upon it, Master Arthur is
wise in his generation" said George.
"1Ie has a weakness for elderly gentle
man who carry large gold watches and
plenty of soyereigns and silver fol
him to play with. Mr.. Barkerhas spoiled
J him for the society of ladies. He as.
sociates elderly gentleman with a cargo
of toys, and grey hair and eyeglasses
with unlimited sweetmeats, including
preserved ginger"
"Unky Bako," said the boy, patting
Michael's cheek.
"Well,o said George, grayely; "if
/ Uncle Michael had the govt very badly,
wore blue s%pectacles, and WAS generally
slovenly andbrnsque. he might pass at a
distance for Unky Bake, as you call
him; at present, young man, you are
not so complimentary as you intend to
be- Unky Bako certainly did not win
your love by the beauty of his personal
appearances"
But he must be a nice old gentle
mar" Margaret said, 'or Mary would
no be SO fondrbf him.
sIIe is just as / have described him,
Maggie, but l suspect he found his way
to her heart through the boy"
"Or being very rich and very DID,
said Mrs. Allenby, sit may be worth
her while to be fond of him. invalid old
4 gentlemen in the hands of designing
people have made strange wills before
this"
George laughed outright.
"Thattneyer occurred to me- he said,
"but perhaps you have hit it. After all,
why should she notebook out for the
main chance, and we have to remember
that the poor girl has no expectations;
sfis has not a relative in the world ex.
cept by marriage, and sxhatevergma a be
done for her boy, would scarcely be ex.
tended to her" y
sYour remark is very sensible" said
Mrs. Ailelbyss
ssIt& is very scruel,,Rs. said Margaret
warmly, s.and l am ashamedof George;
I how could any of us, or anyone be kind
ito the child, make. him rich il we had
the means. and neglect his mothergn
I'm aeyalsmattefs, my dear, ',obserycd
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