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

uOSS- CdfU, 50 GuSn knew III was all
right. Until I really saw you, you
know, [ hardly hoped mean I really
did not think you could mean I did
not know whether you had been in
time or not. +"
81 was only just in time''
"Were you really? Should yon have
been too late in another minute?"
Yes, think 500
"Only fancy!' said Jerry, with large
eyes. "And-and- supposing you had
been, you would never have Gomez"
"No, indeed"
Only fancy! What would you have
done"
stopped where was"
'Only fancy! And never come up at
ALP"
"No. never" sad Bellenden, as
solemnly as she. Then there was q
pause, on her part of satisfaction and
relief, on his OF wonder what was to
come next. He was CONSPICUOUS of be-
ing both tlattered and amused by Jerry.
Ibid you tell Cecil about me?" was
her next. And he fancied that even
there, IN that vast saloon, with space
on every side. her voice sank.
Il told him that we had met"
did you say-how?'
"No, Jerry, did not say-how."
"NOr nor where?'
o-nOr-nOr where"
"You are laughing at me. but you do
not know Cecil. If he had heard all
about-about it, you know-to-day. you
know mean your startling me, and
And your crying
"Ani your mistaking me-"
"And your snubbing me-"
"And-an all"
"And- and ALL" assented Bellenden
-'our making up the quarrel, and be-
coming the best of friends, and fishing
together, and walking home together,
and cOnspiring together to make this
very Cecil do the thing we both wished
If he had known of all this, now tell
me what would Cecil have said to it?"
81 don't know: but',and there was a
flash from pair Of Enthusiastically in
telligent CRIBS III know this, [ would
rather not tell him. "
Bellenden nodded, "We won't tell
him."
"But [ told granny, of course
ooh, of course. But how is it,"
continued the speaker, chow is it that
Master Cecil commands such an amount
of respect from his little cousin? Let
me into the secret, Jerry, won't YOU"
"Oh, | don't know. don t know that
there is anything. Granny makes a
fuss about Cecil. And he is very nice,
YOU know. And his sisters think such
a great, big. immense deal OF him.
They think there never was such
Cecil before. He is their only brother.
Perhaps that's it. Sisters always DO
think that of brothers, don't Lhey?',
II wish had sister to think that
of me-"
Have you not one-not just little
one?' She was quite disappointed.
mot even little one. Not even q
Jerry
"Wel, l have none either, and no
brothers, nor anybody. However. L
don mind, )" recovering. 81 don t care
much about girls anyway, and II could
not have Logs, Id as soon only nave
granny
you do not care much for your Ray
mond cousins, then:
"Oh. YES. But they always Go give
themselves such airs to me: and they
talk French, and gable about their
oovernesses and music mistresses, and
All that nonsense. They are we'll
enough. But they can't ride, eagerly.
s0Thev think they can; and there Is
sncb a fuss about their horses and their
saddles and their riding habits but
once thew are on, they go jogging up
and down, not o bit close to the horse;
and Ethel is in such fright if her pony
does but shy ever so little, that she is
in misery half the time; and they thlnk
they have done wonders If they canter
for half mile at a time. | don't care
for such riding as that.'' Jerry wound
nm with superlative scorn.
.sYou like forty minutes on the grass
without a check'-eh?'
1T like lust as much as ever l can
that's what | like. And to go
500 like the wind. lam never urea
Ethel has to rest when she comes IN,
to lie down on blackboard, ana not 20
out two days running.
And what do they say to your style
of performance"
rroom saws he wonld like to come and
Re m, groom here. And shall nave
him too-some day. He says he would
1;La to take me to ride in the Row In
r ondon. and we'd show 'em how to DO
= THAT was what Jim said, rather
Conscious of running on too fast L
e1n only re peating what he said, you
hn Eroo which it will appear that Jerry
as an artless little woman after all.
18th a very native and transparent
vanity, easily satisfied.
a1apt. Bellenden," she began again
presently. ..o;. ..