The Irish standard., 1892-12-31
q Yon expect to return 70 EngIandp''
asked COr1rtland 81 9sfs5s ss


asked CORTLAND
..Oh, mol But shall go out Of the
company's service and try my own
hand. There's good bit OF land about
three miles from here that's in the mar
ket, and think could make some
thing out of it. A fellow ought to set
tie down and be his own master" he
answered, tentatively, "eh?'
"But how will Miss Bows be able to
spare you?" asked CORTLAND, uneasily
conscious that he was assuming an in
difference.
'Oh, I'm not much use to her, don't
you know-at least not lore. But I
might if had my own land and if we
were neighbors. I told you SHE runs the
place. no matter who's here. or whose
money is invested
II presume you are speaking now OF
young Miss Dows?" said CORTLAND,
dryly.
s'AIiss Sally-of course-always,' 81
said Champney, simply ''She runs the
shop"
'sWere there not some French invest
ors~-relations. of Miss Bows? Does
anybody represent tAenas" asked Court
land, poin tedly.
Yet he was not quite prepared for the
naive change in his companions face.
mo. There was sort Of French cousin
who used to be good deal to the fore.
don't you know-but I rather fancy he
didn't come here to look after the prop
e,1y," returned Champney with a quick
laugh Il think the aunt must have
written to his friends, for they called
him Off. and don't think Miss Sally
broke her heart about him. She's not
that sort Of girl-eh? She could have
her picl of the state if she went in for
that sort of thing, emp"
Although this was exactly what Court
land was thinking it pleased him to
answer in distract sort OF fashion:
"Certainly should think So" and to
relapse into an apparently business alb
straction.
81 think I won't go ill., continued
Champney as they neared the house
again. II suppose youth have some
thing more to say to Miss Bows. If
there's anything else you want Of nee
come to the Office But she'll know
And-er-er--if you're-er--er staying
long in this part Of the country ride
over and look me up-don't you know,
and have smoke and julep; ! have a
boy who knows how to mix them and
I've some old brandy sent me from the
other side. Good-by."
hi, lr;, hoy
in his simple business condolences, but
apparently equally earnest in both he
shook Courtland's hand and walked
away CORTLAND turned towards the
house. He had seen the farm and its
improvements; he had found some Of
his own ideas practically discounted;
clearly there was nothing left for him
to do but to thank his hostess and take
his leave But he felt far more uneasy
than when he had arrived; and there was
singular sense of incompleteness in his
visit that he could not entirely account
for. His conversation with Champney
had complicated-he knew not why
his previous theories of Miss BOWS, and
although he was half conscious that
this had nothing to do with the busi-
ness that brought him there. he tried to
think that it had If Miss Sally was
really "a a--distracting element to
contiguous masculinity, it was some
thing to be considered in matter OF
business of which she would take a
managerial part. 1t was true that
Champney had said that she was mot
that sort of a GIRL but this was the
testimony Of one who was clearly under
her influence He entered the house
through the open French window. The
parlor was deserted He walked