Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-16

AFTER the third venture MrU. Melville
came reluctantly out and resumed her
seat.
"welr"
"well, I told him."
yes. we heard you. But what did he
doY"
HE didn't do anything-much. He
Just didn't answer"
Ibid lie turn his back on your
"Well-yes."
I'm short, he didn't pay any attention
to your
II suppose he didn't"
Melville took q biscuit, and passed
! the plate on to Richie. "What the dick.
ems Ii one going to do about itT' be ask.
ed Of the opposite wall.
"1f we were only nearer some town
or the railroad. we might get some one
else. But II we let Sing 60. 1t may be
months before we can get anybody else.
wouldn't mind cooking for you aid
Mr.. Richie 40 much, though It's pretty
hard work, but actually can't get up
a dinner for the inspector.ge general and
his staff,' and serve the dinner, too"
A pan went clashIng and Gathering
along the kitchen floor. Mrs. Melville
sighed, Melville grew nercer, and Ritch.
ie devoted himself to the mackerel. The
shattering Of o china dish broke the
stiffness. That's SIX" breathed Mrs.
Melville.
This time Melville bit his under lip
40 he put his napkin on thetable beside
his plate and pushed away his chair.
''Oh, Austin. you'd better not Co."
ventured his wife. mildly.
He made no answer, but strobe to the
door and passed through. Richie re-
sumed the salt scraping, and Mrs. Mel.
Vile grasped both arms Of her chair and
held her breath.
At first there was only the rolling Of
Melville's deep voice. then the sound Of
sudden scuffie. Mrs. Melville gave o
smothered scream and started up. "Sit
down." commanded Richie. pushing
back his own chair, but keeping his
seat. Mrs. Melville sat down. There
was onlya momentary scraping Of boots
and Chinese slippers In the kitchen,
then series of thumps down the back
steps and tho scratching Of gravel, also
q low, broken murmur from the yard.
II guess" remarked Richie, calmly,
"that I'll 20 and see who's underneath"
Mrs. Melville did not attempt to move
again, but she watched the second lieu.
tenant anxiously. He strolled to the
window and stood there. one hand In
his trousers pocket, the other stroking
the mustachios.
"well?" ventured the young woman.
finally.
: Richie turned around and came bacll
|, to his chair. II guess Melville's doing
about what he said he would-breakinG
Sings head"
! Weak cries like those Of a little child
came up from the backyard.
rs that Sing" asked the lady Of the
house.
ut doesn't sound much like Melville
At the end Of couple Of minutes Mel
vile went past the window and In al
!. the side door. and little later he came
' into the dining.roOm BY the front en-
trance and resumed bis seat. The shufls
. Of Sings slippers could be heard In the
= kitchen. Tho adjutant, despite bill
: smoothed hair and newly brushed coat
looked % rufiied AZ to temper that hi
y wife wisely refralned from speech
= Richie was holder. HAS the polio,
party got to come around and pick W
the pieces?"
mo; I guess hos whole"
y "Is he little more reasonable?"
" UOh hos AOtun IN In NH Nn-W
4" Tell W about It. Austin" begget
Mrs. Melville.
l. II Just told him he'd got to stop hi
u - nonsense aud behave himself. o
course I didn't want to say anything
O. ugly to make him madden. He mutter
cd that he'd 80, or something like that
70 and he fiung the dlsh.t0wel In my face
I was little riled at that. but don
}" think I'd have done anything excep
n kick him out. II I hadn'. remembers
10 the dinner. knew he had to be pounde'
0. into staying. 30 I pounded. That
N ALL"
" Mrs. Melville dew into the sitting
i. room few hours later.
9, "Austin, he's vamOosed!"
Il Melville stood up. put down his news
h paper. and knocked the ashes from hi
Q. cigar. "I'il get him back" he said.
"How?"
ID "send q detachment out for him an
q bring him back"
30 Mrs. Melville watched and waite
10 for half an hour, and at the end Of thu
"a time heard the shuflie Of feet and th
le tramplng Of boots on the perch. Sin
"a glided into the room. followed BY hl
4. master. There was guard ut the doc
"Here he is. Try the force Of gent
A. persuasion, Matty."
10 Mrs. Melville was q coaxing littl
%. body; she could have. moved any on
but q Chinaman. Sing remained obd'
II. rate. mo-" no grunted; "me no CON
wi back"
ng "Just to get dinner, Sing; you can 9
yo afterward."
N. mo-"
nd She looked appealingly at her hu
band.
or '.rhen you won't come back and g.
:" dinner tonight. sing?" asked Melville
NO"
q "Guard. take this man and put hi
III to chopping wood In the sum-" 1t WI
m rather stretch of official and milital
cd authority. but even the commando
officer, who was to dine with the &c