Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-21
CHAPTER I.


library chair. and the Earl Of Mountcnr. |
RON in sitting opposite I, him. The Gen.
cral in n man In the prime Of life. but his
hair ID gray. Hc ha, dcicntcly nodded
features, ani !. sympathetic expression.
but an undecided look about the mouth |
which proves that he rules less easily than
Ito Is ruled. At the present moment he
iDoks puHxled--aluos. alarmed.
lord MouEtcarrOn IL y very different |
type of mnn from hi. friend. lie Is thor
oug,ly material. hut there Is nothing oh.
jcctionnblc in his appearance, which most
people would pronounce 10 I've very agree |
able. lic H. young. not more than thirty. |
e., possesses good features. dark. glossy |
hair. bold eye. and n sclf.conidcnt air
which carries nll before II. and bespcaks
IN assurance OF victory. And set General
Fuller looks ut him asEancc. and with
evident suspicion.
''Do / make myself perfectly Under
s.oodY' asks the Earl presently. "Havc
left anything unsaid!"
II think not, Lord Mountcarron. Your
offer appears to me as straightforward ns
It is honorable, and -hattcring ~
my dnuyhtet and myself. Yet my daugh-
ter IL very young"
pardon me, Miss Tulcr has completed
hcr nineteenth year. nni was ninc.nnd-
go ,',, "I so.
'r ..,, sm''ao, . n nscs ,, .. ,,,,o n o,c,
other"
AS much. I fancy. as most men and
women do before they marry" replies
Lord MouDtcarron. with n smile. II had
the honor tO be in,roiucsdto Miss Fuller
last season. and we have met constantly
since. aud. l think I may say, with the
fuli appr9'a. o, he' h'o,"e,. ,,,.
'cncrai ru''cr shrus1 NE s"o"
hr Hhowo una, NY WIZ w'u" ~, app,v,s "
q, ,'.,i Wo,n,c,rror bc saws. II have
ont ono OBJECT W view. NV u'usm,s. III
p'h"ss; 90 no. "t"e,v . ~ ..' s.",, ;s :,
IN such matter as mart'a ., S,sm u
were possNn. Wy 80, "' ,,.;.,,.. "nd
ri"d hcco"lng 10 hrr ow" w,s"cs' "nu
"'adyS shaii 10 "s .a"c. 80 , a' a'L
not spoken 70 me o" 'ns snp'ee. wv, unu
until fho nus done 80 eau s"s "o'"'"S
drhhhc. ,,,
III 1t W TO resi- WIZ M,ss WIT ''. "m
quite snt'shcd' replies i'o'u ~, "ou
RON. ris'ns; put trust 20" WIZ Nv. NY
III" IN suspense 'ohge' wa" ".ts. ..,,,,
no na1'er WIZ s" -,
gladys repeats tne o'"',n ....,,,.
Moun'carron d'sappea's Hc "v ,,
feels quite nervous rs h' rings t"c "C."''
hell ana desires tue seF'"", !" nsN M'ss
Fuller to come ana "p"as 10 MN Ior ~"
moments. IL u ND, 'o"s oe.o'v w.,
Fuller appears. she KNOWS pe,'ec.'! WI
why rho W wnE'"". Hn' anu ncr "o,"''
have watched Lord Monh'cnrrohs pnue.
ton drive up to the hoor "',u " ', """S
again, ana wonuer'' VIZ '"c n"'"'. wv.
did not ring before Mhch Tue sara"n'
appears %fh tue "e"''"'s "'''"s''
Miss Gladys Gays;
81 hope the dear "'i u'' ~ "o' so"S "
preach ut me about i Tor u" "our' 'or >
PROMISED MISS C'eVe''h" sue s"o"." ...
ducc her brother TO ~" ~ inc Hns''!"
this afternoon and Mr, tnl'cr nn.s'
"lf 'hoy want you 10 nv Tue gay W 1nrr'
Gladys, don matte " ''''r .""" ""'',
OF your srol' our summer TIP ""'
then The girl runs do"n''airs w'ho"t ,"'
slightest embarrassment anu pops ncr
smiling face into the library door' Her
wI!'l'ro" Taco mas ~ H'"o cohsc'ousncs'
IN II, ANA her manner - h'''c conIus'o','
that her father believes au,e i'"Los'r
bile sho can guess wha' ieS p'iorr nor.
"Cnn you guess ""' a's oee" VIII" "'''
GlndysF he ASKS a..
There's no need u sncss' we saw
him go. LorH M"u"''a'r"''
and you know wa. ne CAME 10 see
mc!
why oi course "'"' "e Sp'"' !" "'