Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-24
CHAPTER VIII.

A.. none was standing near the rail-
~ srriage door, chatting gayly to the
wy Gentlemen who were with her, when
u tbe further end of the station she saw
a. a.. nrarrermaster coming toward them
18th his daughter.
VIZ. Mro and meet her, Gerald" she said to
husband, and waited impatiently un-
III thew should come up.
!" Tho weather was wild and stormy, and
1,aa had wrapped her gray alpaca dust
,nok closely round her, and drawn the
s"'d over her head, her lovely face look
Wv the loveier with battling against the
lind her eyes, frightened by excitement,
'h 'n like two stars; and Mrs. Dene,
,ancing furtively from one man to the
'bpr saw how fair they thought her.
She stepped forward and kissed her,
M so much in demonstration of her Of
..o,ion--for Mrs. Dene was not one to dis
Nov her feelings-as to show she consid-
s,od her a friend on an equal footing with
herself.
Then followed the introductions, and
lanes eyes rested upon Major Larro1
With something like awe, caused partly
bv the knowledge that he was bearing
nav an honorary title, and would one
Iov he peer of the realm-on which nat
pralv she from circumstances laid an
exaggerated stress-and partly from
romantic admiration of his dark Byronic
rouptenance, which might have been
soOd-looking had it not been so grim and
Gloomy. She only withdrew her gaze to
meet Valentine Graeme's laughing blue
ewes and to put her small gray-gloved
fingers into his outstretched hand.
"You have met before?' observed Cap
tain Dene, who had made them formally
known to each other.
I'VE are old friends" said the young
man. with easy boyish cordially. 'That
is to say. we are already sufficiently in
innate to have had a quarrel, and l am
afraid to tell Mrs. Dene on what SUBJ
ject
"Was l concerned?" asked the lady,
smiling.
ut was only a question of color" an
svered Jane Il told Mr.. .Graeme I
thought your drawing room so pretty, and
he said -out of pure kindness, you know"
she assured her listeners gravely-"that
he liked our blue-andwhite striped
chntzes better"
Better than mine of mignonette-
grepn% finished Mrs. Dene, in pretended
wrath.
III is my ignorance, perhaps" he plead
ed humbly. Every one is not born es-
thetc.'
For which the saints be praised!' ex-
no por 7
meeting her glance of hurt surprise, he
added quickly, with an air of elaborate
salantry, Il mean no reflection on the
mignonette- green curtains, than which
there is nothing l admire more. If every
one possessed the exquisite taste of Mrs.
Dene, there would be no need of pretty
afectation becoming a vulgar fashion"
I'VE had better get into the carriage"
said Captain Dene, CURLY.
1t annoyed him always to see Major
larron in converse with his wife, for he
could never for moment forget the in
suit she had suffered at his hands, and
he wondered suspiciously why she had
asked him to join their party. Was it
only on Jane Knox's account? He had
never been admitted to friendly inter
course since their marriage. He had
Clned once with them when he was one
OF twenty guests, and he had called twice
the usual exigencies of society, no more.
But Mrs. Dene noticed nothing, and
Jumped lightly into the carriage in obedi-
eace to her husbands suggestion, as Jane
aFned to meet her father, who was COM
lug toward them after seeing to her lug
gage
How do you do, Mrs. Dene? 1t is very
ana Of you to be troubled with my daugh-
Ter he said, with an awkward attempt
" ease Then addressing Jane: Here is
your ticket; take care of yourself, my
will take care of her, Mr.. Knox"
sald Mrs. Dene. graciously.
we will take care of her." supple
1elted Val Graeme, with a smile.
Good-by, Jenny"
Good-by, father
AND with hand pressure only they
s4S'eo. the quarter-master not being GER
@'a whether warmer farewell was COM
s"'iole with good manners, and unwilling
!. ~ yompromise his daughter-she, too, a
aus ashamed and self-conscious. But
'ae Tram left the station she yielded to
1s impulse that moved her, and leaning
S9' OF the window, kissed her hand to
~1-once, twice, thrice.
CHAPTER TX.
O9'onel Prinsep had never felt so dull
uufing the week succeeding his prom
Ne to Mrs. Dene.
An a moment of impatience he resolved
ahe ten days leave to get out of the
m I've lor while, and it was only what
-" 'sH' nave been expected that he should
r ,1N his steps toward Cawnpore, which
JUST now the center of attraction, and
1os "nich station several of his officers
4a q, already gone.
ma "e ualn arrived about seven O'Clock,
bn IN ne oroye at once to the hotel where
:,,, ,n,ehded to put up. AS he alighted
on ~ Ue Charlie some one came hastily
rprn a 'ne steps who, on closer inspection,
NV out to be the Hon Barry Larron.
,endo3 l!' Colonel, l did not know you in
Ssn| su coming here!' he CALCULATED, in
De- wa 0la l. 1t was an impulse moved
hail 'I IA; d very good impulse, too, SIR
comira adjutant, Valentine Graeme,
us StSiJ Ip 10 them with his long, swing
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