Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-06

"Macalister said so. l only repeat
what he said, that you might know
81 see," replied her cousin kindly.
for he had not meant to vex And
this Falkirk Tryst-let me see when
does it come off,"
I'm October" said Jerry shortly.
What could the Falkirk Tryst or any
thing about it matter to Cecil, that he
should worry her about it just then?
She made FESTIVE movement to es-
cape, but in vain.
"Well, the Dutchman has carried
you gallantly tor many day." pursued
her tormentor, heavily conversational,
$50 you will have to be compassionate
ing to do with him? is he to be the
wood pony, or for the moor? Or will
you sell him."
Here Mrs. Campbell entered, and
made her way to Captain Bellenden's
side
'What is to become of him." pur-
sued Cecil.
('How tiresome! Now he will begin
talking TO grandmamma. and [ sha MT
have another word from him. What a
shame" muttered the child to herself,
little accustomed to be thwarted, even
in tride. ''How Cecil does prose!
How provoking and stupid he is!')
What is to become of him." de-
manded Cecil, for the third time.
But he never knew, for dinner was
announced at the moment, and Jerry
was storming lnwardly with batfled in
dignation and righteous wrath.
('There, now, I knew how it would
be. [ knew that if grandmamma was
standing away there with him when
dinner was announced, she would tell
him to take her in. though [ know she
to have had Cecil, of course. She
should have left Capt. Bellenden for
me, and then he would have come up
to me, and offered me his arm-oh, de-
ightful'o
She had never taken any body's arm
in her life. Truth to tell, she had been
casting about in her mind, ever since
she had seen Bellenden's portmanteau
safe in the hall, the chances of this
great event happening to her now.
Hitherto she had teen glad enough to
avoid the formal late dinner when her
grandmother had had guests at Inch
marew. She had either made her ap-
pearance with the dessert. Or had more
commonly chosen to run about till bed
time, and then have some supper
brought up to her old nursery, by these
means escaping 10th the company and
the evening frock. She had, however,
on the present occasion carefully init
mated her intention Of dining late in
future, and Mrs. Campbell, in com non
with the rest of the household, had
been too glad to see in the change the
dawn of advancing womanhOod to make
any sort of demur.
!, Ico r1>
ing anxiety had occupied the little
girls mini, and that was in reference
to her being handed to the dining room
by BeIlenden.
The more she had thought about it,
the more eager and anxious she had
become, as was Jerrys way whenever
any desire once took possession of her
little excitabl breast.
To take his arm To step grandly
along before everybody like a real
grown-up young lady-how enchant-
ing.
She did not stop to remember that it
had never struck her as enchanting,
but rather in a reverse light hitherto,
It would, at any rate, be simply heav
emily now.
And of course it was her right to
lead the way, and do honor to the
stranger guest in her own castle.
Granny had often told her that she
ought to prepare to take her place, as
mistress and head of all, ere long so
perhaps, indeed most certainly, granny
would think this good opportunity
for her to begin. 1t would also instruct
Capt. Bellenden in her position and her
ternoon all the more astonishing and
ridiculous to hisrecollection.
He might perform his part of the
ceremony with twinkle in his eye,
and Jerry would not have freed him
from sly Renaissance as he and she
marched through the long gallery to-
gether, but, carry it off as he might,
he could not fail to feel a little foolish,
and might be trusted to be as discreet
as herself before spectators.
All Ofthis had been carefully thought
cut during the putting on of the white
frock and rose-colored sash, and there
had been just enough uncertainty
about the desired program being car
ried out to make Cecll's detention
doubly irksome and ill-timed-s since
the fact of her icing beside him and
away from the other was, she could not
help fearing, sure to tell against her.
1t might. or it might not, have done
so. The probability is that Mrs. Camp
bell gave the subject no thought at ALL
and as matter of course, went in. as
she had always done before. with her
principal guest; but it was Cecil's doing
in Jerry's eyes; and, as the naughty
little girl had never yet learned to
control or conceal her feelings, q very
sulky and unresponsive companion the
poor fellow had. and one who would
have gladly given the arm she he'd a
good hard pinch, instead Of uelicateIy
touching it with the tips OF her fingers,
as she knew she had ought to do.
ITO BE CONTINUED.
Sarcasm.
Baron Haussman was a fell0w-pupil