Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-07

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CHAPTER XII.
OUTSIDE A FISHMONGER'S WINDOW.
In London, if folks altogether are put,
~ oo nT may be dropt OF agizs may be cut,
All wants are at hand, and all wishes at WILL
A few days after this, as Bellenden
was strolling up Bond street at an early
hour-for he was an earlier man now
than he had been wont to be he saw
coming toward him Geraldine and Miss
Corunna on the same side of the pave
ment.
Who the latter might be he knew
not; but he took off his hat, and half
paused, as hoping that something more
than mere bow might be forthcoming
from the light figure nearest to him.
Nothing was. The ladies passed on;
and their appearance, Or rather Ger
aldine's, having awakened afresh a
train of thought becoming rapidly
familiar to his breast, he stood still for
a moment, absently gazing into IA
vorite shop window, without, on this
occasion, seeing what it contained.
The shop was Groves, we'll known to
all lovers dangling, and it was never
passed by Bellenden without a thor
ough survey of it's cool, fresh. shining,
tempting contents. His footsteps ceased
accordingly OF themselves, and he was
to all appearances completely en-
crossed, when, just as he was turning
to proceed, Miss Campbell came trip
ping back, and alone.
She had dropped her companion at
the Grosvenor Gallery, and was hurry
ing home in time to make ready for
her ride. Bellenden could hardly have
avoided the meeting had he wished to
do so, and, as it was, he looked her full
in the face. and the look was such as
could not be ignored. For there was
something sad. atfronted, almost pite-
Gus in it; and merciless and whole
hearted as the young girl felt, she
could not pass on without improperly.
1t was the first time she had ever seen
any man look at her like that.
On the Sunday Bellenden had been
cheerful and sociable. and she>had no
idea that he had not felt as brisk asbe
had looked; on the Monday she had not
seen him at all; except in the distance
The eager movement forward had not
indeed been lost upon her; and it had
been delightful so coolly to Illustrate it;
but she had not supposed she had been
able to cause anything beyond faint
twinge OF identification. How soul
satisfying it would be if it should now
prove that she had really the capacity
to do more!
81 was thinking of you just now"
said he, looking down upon her. He
could still look down upon her, tall as
she lad grown.
"Wel, yes, I passed d minute ago."
replied Geraldine, promptly. 81 sup
pose you are studying this tishmonger s
window? Every one does, think. l
can never pass it by myself if have a
moment to spare which [ have not to-
day." she was about to add, when he
interrupted her.
'Thev remind me- he said, ''of the
whiting bank at lnchmarew"
(which? The cod? Or the turbot?
Orthe lobsters:" cried Geraldine, mer-
rily. surely you forget. We had
done Of these at Inchmarew We have
only common things there; but, OF
course, you have forgotten--"
81 have forgotten nothing"
"No, really: Bat [ must run, or they
will think I have forgotten what
o'clock it is. [ am to ride with my
cousin, and only just took moment
to see my old governess Off on picture
hunt"
"Was that your old governess?" said
Rellenden, with still the same danger
ously retrospective tone; I'll should
have looked at her with much greater
interest had [ known
Whereat Geraldine all credit to
her-stared at him? Stared, as blank
ly and magnificently as though she had
been born and bred in Belgravia.
What on earth did he mean? the stare
demanded. What was he thinking OF!
The man must have gone crazy.
"Good-bye," she said the next mo-
nent. no further comment seeming to
be needed. Good bye" and away she
stepped as light as a feather, looking
prettier and friskier than ever In her
dainty summer robe, with her little
white sunshade bobbing overhead. AS
long as she was within sight, even
though her back was towards him, she
kept up the smile and trace OF the
stare-but once within doors, and
within her own room, the sSene
changed.
you would, you hypocrite?' blazed
forth the little vixen in sudden fury,
ssvou would? And you think to make
me now believe-you dare almost open
lv to insinuate that you have kept up
vour interest in in me through all
fhese years? These years during
which you have never vouchsafed one
of us word or thought? You would
like to begin it, all over again, would
Won noto You would getme alone, ana
WHISPER your soft pleasant things, ana
hrinr me gifts, and feline torememoer
Won by them, and draw me ON to oe SO
foolish and so hateful, that | cannot
th;nk of it now, now, without a crlnge,
within myself. No. sir not again.
Not a second time, Sir Frederlck BEL sci,
1anden. | think am match for you
now What is more, you shall have TO
own If. I'll not avoid him; oh. dear,
no : tn speak to him dance with him. I!
ride with him: almost all but 1ilrt
with -n him. I'll Just not firt with him,
because granny would not like 1t. But
= he ever tries again to be sentl-
mental. or to make illusions ana give
hints. as he did just now, let him 1.. De,
ware! He does not yet know lit'ie
larry os Inchmarew. : 49,,
me next thing was Jerry's tlrst oaii'
and . famous ball she had OF It,.
"a Of course she could have had almoss
o,.tnars she chose: for the lame OF