Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-11-15

that the effect produced upon anyone
thus taken at unawares might have
been-nay, must have been, antic1-
pated but on Geraldine this effect
was intensified from the fact that. in
spite of her hardihood and early train
ing, she was usually suscepti BILE to any,
thing of the kind, and in consequence
was strictly guarded from the chance
OF It's occurring.
1t could, therefore, be no inmate of
lnchmarew, who plainly with the in
tentlon OF causing surprise, had thus
crept up behind. and now almost
breathed in her ear.
On the surface. the interference was,
of course, pardonable. A civil inquiry
and offer to help, when it appeared
that two of party were DESTROYS of
communicating with each other, and
were unable to do so, could hardly be
cavllled at; and perhaps the per-
petrator of the Jest was not greatly to
blame, in that when the extraordinary
and grotes4ue figure he had addressed
whirled round upon him with a gesture
That sent her tshingrod flying over
the rocky promontory, and a cry that
rose above the raging of the waters,
he merely laughed aloud, ard that in
her very face. But he caught her by
the arm nevertheless, for her foot
slipped, and the place was not one to
slip in.
"What, you young shaver" he cried
as he did SO, what, [ made you jump.
did T. Ell, BY George it's a girl, :"
catching sight of her face and of a
wavy lock around her throat. Its a
girl, by all that's wonderful! And a
rare pretty girl, too. Well, my lassie,
come, come" as a burst of tears now
succeeded the first shock of alarm.
"Come, come, continued the stranger,
patting her on the shoulder, and still
laughing at the success of his trick,
mo need for all this din. I would not
have done it if had known you were
a girl; but after all, there's no harm
done. [ only meant to make you Jump.
And [ owed you one for being before
hand with me at this pool, the best
pool in the stream, or [ am mistaken.
What business have you two monkeys
to spoil the water for mech? Little
rascals like you can't catch the trout
yourselves, and you only make a mess
of other peoples sport Oh, I say
though" as at the moment his eve
fell upon the Drumming creel, some
what ostentatiously opened by Donald,
stood enough to perceive that some
his young lady's fishing was, moreover,
being disl araged
"Did you catch all those?" demanded
bn in, tc bich fold
their own tale.
Donald nodded
"And herein this pool?'
The brat nodded again
"Good heavens, what luck. And I'll
warrant you have had the best of
them, too, you young rascal And you,
too, you Jenny on Maggie, Or whatever
they call you, you can throw line as
well as he. l saw you from the bank.
And [ say, what nice rod, picking it
up, ''where did you get that rod? Wha
gied it We, lassie?" essaying the broad
Northern dialect in an Enthusiastically
Southeln accent, and eyeing the pretty
rod, OF a make superior to that which
he himself held. jealousy as he spoke.
There was no sort of response. Miss
Campbell of 1nchmarew, was for once
feeling herself fairly caught in her
own trap. Granny had told her,
what might be the result of her pres
ent disguise, and.that result had strict
ly come to pass.
The person making the mistake pre-
dicted by the wiser head was clearly q
gentleman, and Door Jerry, fearful and
sobbing, had all the instincts of lady.
1t was dreadful to her to be addressed
as she was now being mot that there
was anything rude or disagreeable
either in the strangers tone Or MAJ
me-. but it was sufficiently Jocose and
familiar to ar upon the ear of a high
born young maiden, accustomed to a
certain degree of Difference added to
courtesy: and although a cottage AISLE,
such as she was deemed to be, would
probably have found no fault either
with the jog of the elbow or chuck of
the chin which accompanied the last
inquiry, it is hard to say which of the
two actions the indignant little lady
most resented.
Perhaps the swift recollection that
she had brought both on herself was
worse to bear than all beside.
Hitherto she had not spoken, being
sufficiently occupied in steadying her
still tremulous limbs, and checking
the tears which, do what she would,
could not all at once be restrained, but
the insult conveyed in the changing of
plain English for broad Scotch was too
much, and enabled her, better than
anything else could have done, to re-
gain full command of her small self.
She now drew hastily away, drew
up to her full hight-alas the cruel
yellow oilskin hid the grace with
which sho did it.-and with quivering,
passionate lips, strove to assert her.
self, her rights and her dignity.
TO BE CONTINUED.