Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-13
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| VI GuAO LII lis eyes again.
:, innings frightened afresh, however,
thereafter.
Capt. Bellenden performed feats-
| leats which, it is true, did not invari-
aoly come Off as they were intended
ana which none but an expert would
nave ventured upon at all: but he
shoWea how he could have done this
ana that, and Cecil vouched for the
1act That he had actually seen the COM
pllcatlon worked, SO that it was almost
as good as beholding for themselves.
Jerry's bedtime had long gone by;
put 1t was not in fond granddame s
| heaf5 TO put an enc to her darling's
pleasure. She so seldom either
wished or cared to sit up late, and it
was so evidently delight on this one
rare occasion, that, sit cannot harm
her for once and away" thought the
old lady
Alack. Granny did not take into con-
slderation that there are two kinds of
harm. AS to that to. which she al
luded. she was, perhaps, right; but
about the other, Jerry, pretty nesting,
why were you not sleeping soundly in
your little bed hours ago, dreaming of
brawling brook, and leaping trout, or
OF wild wet gallOps along the sea roa /.
rather than watching with ewes all
in Jingle, to everything this too de-
hghtful stranger did and said?
| He left the next day.
| 1t rained, as foretold, and he was
pressed to remain. but did not do so.
Personally he would gladly enough
have stayed in such good quarters. and
sent over the note to Klncraig which
| young Raymond urged him to write;
but he did not feel that the thing could
be done. That sort Of freedom with a
house to which he had only been re-
| celved under stress Of adverse circum-
stances he was not the man to take,
and with firmness which Mrs. Camp
bell in her heart applauded, and which
even Cecil felt to be correct and gen.
tlemanly, he adhered to his resolution.
| Would he then return? Would he
pay them real visit? Shoot their
| moor? And in particular have some
! sea-tishing on the bank below the
house, to the description of which he
had listened with so much apprecia-
ton? The fishing was going on ightly
! at present.
Granny spoke; but Jerry looked a
thousand urgencies, and her silence
was even more etfectual than the
others pleadings Bellenden really
hardly knew how to manage it, for his
time was already mapped out for the
autumn; but somehow he could not re-
sist. In his heart he thought he knew
whom he could throw over, and from
whence he could scrimp a few days.
His doubtful brow cleared, and he
gave the promise required. They were
really too kind, and the inducements
altogether were really too tempting:
he would certainly come, and would
write from Kincraig.
In a few days the letter came.
1t was all that Cecil, but perhaps not
quite all that Jerry had hoped for.
She, POOR child, had been feverishly
EXP ectant as every post came in and
many boat had she watched crossing
the Loeb, unknown to all beside. She
had tancled he might come at any
time, and the days had seemed long
and profitle:s, though hope had started
afresh with each returning morn.
In reality, Bellenden wrote quite
wonderfully soon for him. He had a
very pleasant recollection OF charm
Ing little adventure, and was quite
willing to follow it up and see more of
his new friends: but long days on the
moor are not conducive to letter-wrlt-
ing, ana he did not quite know what to
say or to fix.
At last, however, he could make a
definite proposal. and it was one which,
as we have said. Cecil found agreeable
enough He did not primarily offer
his own return to Inchmarew, but IN
the name of his host, he requested
Young Raymond's company at K'ncralg,
J. where there was bachelor party as
! sembled, and Just one room vacant.
! RAYMOND was asked to come and
fill it.
The post scrip, however, was of more
importance to one Coleful listener
If yol can come. and if Mrs. Camp
bell will permit me, I will do myself
the pleasure of accompanying you
back to Inchmarew on your return.
ana will spend two nights with YOU"
So it ran.
"Only two nights,' exclaimed poor
Jerry. in such heartrending accents
that both her auditors laughed.
He would be tiattered If he could
hear you, my little coz, cried Cecil
gaily. for he was in spirits to be gay.
.:It would not do to tell him. or his
head might be turned. But think |
had better go" he added, turning to
his grandmother II think it would
hardly be civil to refuse, and | should
have had to shoot some time or other
at Kincraig anyway
! And Archie Kincraig will have to
shoot here" reioined Mrs. Campbell.
we'll versed in moor etiquette. HAD
YOU not better bring him ba ok with you
also, Cecil"
.sOh, no." cried Jerry, interposing
with frown. ooh. no, granny. On,
! how can you say sou
.sWhy not" Granny looked, as she
felt, surprised, for as rule, the sad
Archie was rather a favorite with her
young grand-dau ghter than otherwise,
and was one Of the few whose welcome
at Inchmarew was ALWAYS assured.
"Oh, we don want him, Jerry, said
now, however. He will only be IN
the way Let him come at announcer
time later on, when there is-nobody
else. We don't want SO many at one
time, do we Cecil" :.
"He could not leave his own men If
we did" said Cecil. you see. Bel
lenden says there is party his own
ayas hrio htenino at the word, for at