Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-11-08
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You will not go far. dear childen

'Far? Not [. I have no need to 90
1ar. Iannot you hear them? Why,
eno iaiis nave Deen roaring ever since
| noon with the spate from the hills in
| Inc night; but 1t was no use ifs line till
| tney had gone down little: thew will
will" VIC pun
Those deep pools"'
III take care-I will indeed. dear"
touched by the sigh which. while it
oelokered the close Of the contest,
also appealed to the generosity of the
conqueror. ''You don't know how
careful [ am protested Jerry earnest
ly.
You are not going alone?:"
| "Eonald goes with me, of course"
| We'll, Donald is something con-
ceded her grandmother ruefully. She
could not say "some body" for she
could hardly recognize person in the
ragged, bare-footed, 12-year.o old brat.
who was Geraldine s self-constituted at
tendant out of doors; but she could al
| low that the presence of cat-like
creature, with eyes to dart, and long
| supple arms to catch, and high YELL
ing voice to shout, was at best better
| than absolute solitude. Donald is
something" she said, why is he not
| here"
! He is here. He has been waiting
for me down at the white bridge for
ages and ages. He must think [ am
never coming. Oh, Donald and I will
be all right, never you fear; and we
shall bring you in such basket of
| beautles-and see, the rain has stopped.
and there is the blue sky overhead
and look, look such a glorious stream
of light has broken out over the water.
| Oh, you will never stop in the house
yourself now; you must get out at once
this very minute. Send for Jane,
and bundle on your things: and I'm
off, m off, ana AVA, over the hills
| ana lar ava, tra-la, tra-la. tra-la, and
| bang went the huge oak door, as with
the Joyous whoop of d scnool-boy, and
the.pace OF whirlWind. away flew
! Miss Geraldine Campbell of inch
marew. the greatest heiress in the
{ length and breadth of Argyll.
Mrs. Campbell stood still for a mo-
ment ere she turned and re-entered
| the deserted drawing room.
She Is only fifteen" she murmured,
| in tone little resembling that in
/ which the great girl of fifteen" had
been exhorted to better ways. ''Only
fifteen and there are vet three full
: v
the world. But what if she goes on as
she is doing now? No, she will not,
she must not. No, we shall see a
change ere then. She will tone down.
soften. grow less wild and careless. Inn
! prove III shape. At present she is all
arms and legs, and though she carries
! it Off WELL still her figure is that of a
child-a fine, growing child. She will
! be tall presently. every few months
/ there is a difference. Her waist is too
large but waists are large at her age.
/ / wonder il 1 am partial, but it seems
! to me the child needs nothing that
time will not bestow upon her. Such
/ compile color. Fairness it.
self, without trace of freckle or sun
+ burn, though she runs in and out hat
! less half the time. But this moist
climate is certainly charming cos
metic: and Geraldine is right, little as
she thinks or cares a out it, when she
eschews the house. and the warm
rooms, and spends her life in the fresh
air. Sitting over fire would be the
/ wreck of her bloom: and as for her
| shape anG.gcarriage. not one of her
! cousins. with all their gymnasiums and
riding masters, can show such a
straight back and open chest, and
/ walk with such an elastic step as my
Geraldine. After her own fashion, my
/ child is grace itself: and If only she
would not overdo it. and would not
make herself such a guy-but, how
| ever, [ suppose she will meet nobody,
and the servants must be accustomed
! to her ways by this time-and she is Il
dear child,l land would obey me if [ seri-
| ously desired her 20 do anything, SO
why should [ thwart her in a t.ifle?
! After all, I need not mind what her
aunts say. My own daughters |
brought them up without any help
/ from themselves, so surely L may be
trusted with my grandchlld. Char
/ lotte was jealous. and always was; and
Maria would like to have had poor
! Diarmid's daughte" to bring up her
self And really, considering that |
was both able and wiling to undertake
/ to see me laid on the shelf quite SO
SOON
Ard the old lady drew herself up
and bridled, although she was alone,
and no one could have the benefit.
She was not really old, being only
/ little over 90, and was still handsome,
cheerful, humorous. overlooking with
energy ara with an acknowledged zest
for neighborly intercourse. pleasant
scenes, summer galas, and winter din
ner parties Above ALL however, did
she affect the London season on the
howery, showery Nav days, when the
luster is yet upon it; when the a aleas
and hyacints in the parks are still more
brilliant than the many-tinted throngs
around them: when the shop windows
are gayest and the roar of wheels IS
loudest, and even the dlnglest, dustlest
alleys in the background put out their
little tlower-pots and make q feint of
ENJOYING life. 1t was the thought OF all
this. and the prospect of some day re-
turning to take her Tart in it, which,
more than any matronly anxiety, occa-
sionIy found vest in remonstrances such
as those with which our chapter opens;
it was the determination that In due