Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-16
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SlOu Oh COURSES aL tudt uour. anu sIIiS
adhered to the old-fashioned, homelN
name in word as well as in deed.
Now by half-past o'clock Jerry
ought to be safe and sound tucked uL
within her little bed: her hour for
leaving the ,drawing-room was 9. and
she was allowed half an hour for un-
Gressing-and never but on that one
occasion OF the billiard match had the
evening summons been allowed to pass
unheeded. Some hing in her grand.
mothers look had sent the little girl
quietly Off the night before. Jerry,
we have said, was a child of quick rer-
CeptionS. and without word having
been said, she understood perfectly
that granny was not entirely pleased
about something or other. and that it
would be wiser not to risk any ad
vances Just then. Her conscience was
just shaky enough to give rise to an
unwonted timidity with both granny
and Cecil. and she was inclined to he
conciliatory and deferential, and every,
thing that she could wish, in the hope
of be ng kept in favor.
But oh. this supper. She haG heard
the order given. and the hour oamed,
and ever since what tortures OF anxiety
had been hers. To say anything about
| the matter beforehand would be most
| points her grandmother could make
stand even against herself, ana
, Jerry's bedtime had been one of those
| points on which the old lady had, with
! the single exceptions above narrated,
! been in eXible. Jerry had weakly. as
| she now considered, given in about it
at the first the truth being that she
had not cared about the matter, since
| evenings alone with granny had not
| been amusing enough to excite an
effort. and neither had Cecil's friends.
| when they had been present. done
much towards public environment.
! They had usually remained in the din
| ing-room, or gone off to the smoking
room. even if they had returned tol-
erably early from the moor and on
| OF her days she had not seen them at
| all. Then granny's visitors hal been
wont to sit sOlemnly round, and yawn,
| or play the piano, and talk in whispers.
| There had been no games. no fun. no
anything. Even granny herself who
was a bit too old for these, had owned
she got on better with young folk.
than with her own contemporaries.
IL was not then 10 be supposed that
thev could be OF any sort OF value to
the IA or lJ-year-old little girl, and she
l'had never experienced either hopes or
| fears connected with them.
Captain Belien en- was. oh. how diff
ferent. He had talked to her, told her
| stor. .es. asked her all about herself and
her likings ana dislikings. and con-
| tded about himself and his likings and
disiikings. She had got to know a
great deal about him. and felt as if he
! had taken pains 10 know about her
! They had had long ramble during
| the previous afternoon, and she had
L, /,
her stables, and kennels, her home
farm and dairy, and several OF her fav-
orite haunts. He had seen ed to care
! to see them all, and to hear about
| them all. He had seemed to like every
thing about Inchmarew, and presently
he had produced little sketch which
/ We had taken of the castle turret from
point high up on the kincraig moor.
and which he had thought 1t would
rlease its little mistress TO possess.
Her surprise and gratitude had
touched him, and, in present ne il: he
ha allowed himself to say another OF
those pretty savings which he would
only have ventured on with such
;hild.
Here, we may Just remark. for the
| enlightenment of our readers. that Bel
lenden was not flirting man. and,
curiouslv enough, had never been in
love In his life. Perhaps the world
| aad opened its arms too wide to him
1t does sometimes.
But here was pleasant little play
thing. with whom he might be as
pleasant as he chose in return, and he
had had no fears, and meant no harm.
He had. moreover. found Jerry's COM
panior ship SO preferable to that OF the
kincraig party. none of whom were OF
| 1. n har annld
talk his talk, that he had been ready
20 make still more OF her than he
might have done otherwise. and had,
in conse uence, wrought Infinitely
more damage.
She was now full of him, cared only
ior his notice, burned only to be in his
preSen e.
Well, she had secured the breakfast
lime anyway and more. had secured II
for herself. Granny absent, BelIendeu
I would have no one to claim his atten
tion but herself for he did not greatly
favor Cecil when others were by be
sides which, Cecil would he sure to be
pretty fully occupied with the bus ness
in hand, the calls on him made Dy one
and another. the hustle OF preparation
and the start. She knew how it would
lie with him. For once and again ere
now she had got up to this early shoot
, ing break asst, on the hot August days
! when il was a novelty. and had let hei
loose to run about Tor while before
the sun was too h gh-and she mean
to make the most of those occasion:
. now, should a remark be passed on hel
appearing
None was-of an adverse nature.
Eellenden indeed looked surprised
bit it was mere genuine astonishmen
. quite untinged with reproach.
. ~ on are goo girl" he exclaimed
tho lark Ike this, BY JOve, YOU Ough
,, , to be 90 a ng with us. How you woult
en- Oy it wish we had thought o
: that be ore but perhaps it IS not to-
, late now. What do you say? VIII yol
come"
"Oh-h- Il ." Jerry drew in a breath
a.iG Gould say no more.
.. IN take care of you if your cousil
sees no ob ection, proceeded he. -
dare say there is Il II pony so1 e
where that could be press III into you
s,r-ice. and if you grew ti"ei by ih'
alilGIe of the Gay, goa could be sen
nGme with keeper. What Go yo'
think?'
Think. Whv, OF course I could have
pony. and of course could go, II onl'
, e-ranrr and Cecil will let me" alnaos
sobbed { eraldine, tremb ing with ex
; citement and anxiety. "Oh, If thel
/ I onlv will. But am afraid they never
! never will. Granny has perfe :
! horror of shooting ladies, as she CALI
them.''
'.But one day on the moor eoule
/ hardly turn you INTO shooting lac, :,
or else / don think L should ask for Il
, myself," ouoth Bellenden. IL think
your grandmanma might allow it JUS
Tor once" and. as apart from his desire
to.please her. he experienced feel
. ing that her company would he ar
agreeable addition TO that of the youna
OXonian, he spoke with an earnestness
,rb ;ob Shnyye he meant to be taken al