Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-14

Geraldine IN her present company
| Inc Raymonds were obviously holding
her fast for the son and heir, and she
was for the time unattainable. Il
would have been but word, or at mos
brief half hour by her side and thar
probably with Cecil, OR some deputy o.
| Cecll's on the other SIDE It would be
but that if he went on the second day
and on the evening of the second day
Lne LADIES were to return to town. He
decided to stop in town, and present
himself in Mount street during that
evening.
The moment the decision had Leer
arrived at, it assumed form that made
up Tor all the past. Bah, the idea OF
telling love tale amidst the roar and
! Elot q that h9rrid place, beneath a
scorching Sun, and SURROUNDED By gap
ing crowds. True, The had meant to
wait, and had hoped for the best for
some opening, some chance invitation
which might lead to twilight spent
IN faradise, supposing Mrs St. George,
for Instance, had proved to be good
natured, hospitable woman, and he had
| gone back with the party to The Lawn?
But this hope had faded away during
the long, hot, fruitless search, and at
the close of the day he had felt him
self q fool eyer to haze entertained
it. The little balcony in Mount street,
among the blue pots of field daisies,
would do as we'll as, or better than the
banks of the Thames.
so 1t would, and so it might have
done, had the lover not been antici-
patad.
It was late for some people, early for
others-in brief, it was past 9 O'Clock
when the announcement of Sir Fred
erlck Bellenden's name made Geral-
dine start from the chair into which
she had thrown herself towea out the
remainder Of wretched day. She
had not dreamed of his, or of any one s
coming in at that hour; and her hair
had been Embossed, her hat, gloves,
and parasol thrown down anywhere,
and her handkerchief, wet through
and through, allowed 10 drop by her
side. as she leaned her flushed face
upon her hand, thinking over all that
had taken place.
Granny had retired for the night
still more worn out and exhausted; for
the family gathering had not been d
success, and both she and Geraldine
had issued from it as it were, in dis
grace.
Her two daughters had alike resent
fully held her at arms length. Maria
had sub ected her to questions and
comments, Charlotte to innuendoes.
She had seen them Interchange
glances now and again on the recep-
ton of her replies, and had by degrees
come to grasp the situation in all its
det.a.ils, and to penetrate into the secret
Of the displeasure which she had her.
self incurred. It had become plain that
she was now understood to be untavor-
able to the sisters views. It had be-
come equally obvious that those views
had met with some great and unex-
pected check
When the hour for departure had ar
rived, she and her charge had been
suffered to leave without any Of those
cheerful prognostications and pleasant
words and wishes usual on such o.
casiOns. There had been no little low
scarcely even a respectable show Of
wells; instead, there hal been an omi-
nous silence, lowering looks, and cold
kisses and Cecil had been nowhere to
be found.
That had informed her of the whole
truth, and Geraldine, when tasked, had
not even sought to deny it. Yes, it
was as granny had surmised Cecil,
foolish boy, had made himself ridicu-
lous and her very angry; he had been
very rude, he-
Rude" Granny might well olen
her eyes. She had never known Ce-
ell RAYMOND rude in his life What
should he be rude for now?
because I could not agree with
him, and because [ told him he was q,
spy and slanderer,' then had burst
forth Geraldine, with cheeks afame:
'that was why-oh, that was why"
she had repeated, her losom heaving
at the recollection.
but, my dear, my darling, do not
UNDERESTIMATE wonder the poor old
lady had been mvstifed-''I under
stand that Cecil, Ioor fellow, for whom
am very sorry'-(' poor, dear boy, [
wish he had held his tongue" in pa
renthesis .-''I understand that you
cannot care for him as he does for 70 L:
but why should you have been $3.50
hasty with him? Why should you not
quietly and kindly have refused tc
II did refuse to listen; but not until
he had spoken oh, not until had
heard him say such things -" and
upon this the poor child had wept and
sobbed afresh, and no more lad been
forthcoming.
ITO BE CONTINUED.
epclEC MAcpEADv,S OpAr,ON