Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-31

''unSODhiStlcatcd," his cousin.
No; Mrs. Campbell would not, In
deed, have him appear, nor have him
be uncharitable, not to say un-Chrls-
tian; and certainly, to harbor any sort
of grudge against a friend, even though
that friend had brought it upon him
self, savored, she could not but own, OF
an un-Christian temper: wherefore, II
it had been on that account that he
had met Sir Frederick Bellenden half
way, she could but commend her
grandson, and endeavor to follow his
example Bellenden should be re-
ceived in Mount street. And the dear
old creature actually felt ashamed OF
her own feelings, and told herself that
old heads might sometimes take q les
son from young ones.
With Geraldine Cecils wisdom had
equally told. TO be sure, she would
not wish to seem 'unsOphlstlcated"
for the world To be sure, she had
mistaken her cousin and mis- Judged
him. He was not Watching, he was
warning her. He meant to convey D
timely hint.
Well, she would take his hint, but
she must take it in her own way
not his. He was quite right to init
mate that she would do ell not to let
any sense Of injury or wrong appear;
but when it came to the practical part
of the proceeding she Thought she
could do better than he. He might
know for himself. 1t might be right
enough for him to accept Bellcnden's
overtureS, and be reciprocal and re-
sponsive: but he had not once and
the hot flush rose to her brow, and her
teeth were set within her rosy LIPS ut
the thought which followed.
"Do bring him." cried she the next
minute. "Do, granny, let Cecil bring
Sir Frederick Bcllendon here. | want
to see him again. And, granny, if !
am not ut home when he comes on
Sunday, you will entertain him, will
you not? Say you will, there's u
dear"
"If you are not at home? Who're
were you thinking of going, my l0ve?"
inquired granny in some surprise.
''To the chidron's service ut Berke-
Icy Chapel. You know it is SO near
that can easily 90 alone, if Miss Cor
anna does not care to go with me.
But you will not go, dear; SO granny
will be ut home, Cecil, if you bring
Capt. Bcliendcn- there now, / must
remember, and SO must granny, that
he is Capt. Bellcndon' no longer.
cannot think how it IS that we both
forget, unless with n lingo Of the old
bitterness unless it may be that we
have neither seen nor heard anything
of him since he became Sir Fred
.ericll.'"
''Oh, shall you be out?" said Cecil,
looking rather blank.
81 am so fond OF q chlldrcn's service.
And your sisters took me to Berkeley
Chapel the first Sunday we were here,
and | liked it so much
But the service will be over by 5
o'clock, my dear" her grandmother
reminded her; Il believe it is over by
4. And you must come in to tea, SO
chat il Cecil comes them
ooh, | never meant to come before, "
said he.
Il may te back. perhaps" observed
Geraldine carolessly. II only meant
80 say that granny would be here for
certain 1t would not signify, you
know, if l went along to Grosvenor
Square to tea"
"ro Grosyenor Square? To u.s."
said Cecil. "But-but do they OK
poet you? OF course they would be de-
lighted; but, you see, my mother al
ways goes to her own room to rest, and
somewher or other. My mother does
not have people in ut o'clock on Sun
days Us they do at most houses. so,
though | know that of course they
would always have you, still, you see,
III nobody were in. you might have
your walk for nothing"
SHOULD |? 1t is too lot to take
walks for nothing, certainly" retorted
Geraldine, with tormenting smile.
"Iou will be in ut 5, them said he.
perseVeringlv.
mo, sir, l did not say that. And /
never bind myself by engagomen hts, in
case | feel desire to break them, If
l make an engagement | keep it / am
not like some people, the allusion
wa not SO veiled but that he caught it
"wheroTore prudence suggesteth
making none" And he felt that she
did not mean him to entrap her.
Tie was, in consequence, somewhat
surprised when the day ana the hour
arrived.
ON thinking the matter over Coral
dine had neither attended the service
at Berkeley Chapel nor gone to tea IN
Grosvenor Square. Instead, she had
arrayed herself IN dress of the soft
est fabric and palest tint, pinned Il rare
bunch of lilies in her bosom, and
seated herself by the balcony window
OF the little shady drawing-room.
Five o'clock had scarcely struck ere
the door bell rang, and the next mo-
ment the two gentlemen were being
ushered in. One quick throb her
pulses could not but give, a faint shade
OF emotion could not but be felt but
outwardly the fair girl who stood up to
receive them was all gentle smiles and
sweet composure, and the hand that
was laid for moment in that of Bel
ienden was cool and quiet as his own.
This was he, and the meeting was
over.
The thought so engrossed Geraldine
during the first few minutes which
succeeded that, althoug she conversed
audiblv and sensibly with her cousin
and knew and comprehended what he
was talking about, she had to exert
every effoft to do so, and was aware
that she burst not let not her attention
wander for an instant.
A glance had sufficed to show tina
Bellenden was as much altered as her
self.