Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13
BE I to take my orders from your
gTumpily asked Gubbins, as he concluded

| BE I to take my orders from your
grumpily asked Gubbins, as he concluded
| his task.
You be-" ungrammatically growled the
captain; land when give an order and it
isn't obeyed, somebody suffers. II you pre-
sumo to annoy Miss Priscilla again, III
He vaulted back again into his own
grounds leaving Gubbins palsied with ter
| ror. Thus it came to pass that in q short
| time Miss Priscilla's part of the garden
exactly resembfed the captains.
The dragons mouths and dahlias,
chrysanthemums and cornfiowers were all
| ranged i'm precisely the same order, tied
with similar little green-painted sticks and
any Wanton originality on their part in the
way of blossom sternly depressed. In fact,
| IT was remark of the wears about this
similarity between the gardens which set
the captain thinking very seriously, in
deed.
Il don't see why" the vicar declared
you should not knock down that absurd
partition. and turn it into one homo
geneous whole"
me word homogeneous frightened the
captain. He also understood that the vicar
thought people were beginning to talk
about his attentions to Miss Priscilla. With
customary impetuosity, the captain went
blue with anger and abruptly turned away
with muttered anathema OH people who
would not mind their own business
Miss Priscilla (she looked very placid and
peacefu) was taking tea on the lawn under
weeping willow, which defied even the
captain training to convert it into the
exact semblance of an open umbrella
During the last month 1t had uncon-
sc1ousiy been agreed between them that
the taking tea in the open air together did
NOT involve any improperly on their part
and that d chaperone was unnecessary
The captain. indeed with the courtesy Of
an old campaigner, had pressed Miss Pris-
ciiia 10 take tea with him in his garden
out Tor several reasons Miss Priscilla felt
this to be inexpedient. In the first place
she ala not approve of the captains method
OF making tea: there was a military alb
fuptness about the flavor which failed to
recommend 1t to her taste: ana in the sec
oho' IL scarcely seemed right to be seen in
tne captains garden without the presence
OF the Wears wife to lend an air of staid
rIoprlety 10 the proceedings. But the
vicar wire was not available every after
noon ana SO. as matter Of course, at
CLOCK the captain would vault over the
IRON rail- and drink six or seven Guns of tea
III lne merely aggressive manner which
enjoying himself
oh inns particular OCCASION the caD,air
alarmed Miss Priscilla by taking four CUPS
VI yea only, and then coughing violently,
as IL ABOUT TO break a blood vessel He
was on the eve of declaration of mar
rage, but, old campaigner though he was.
li rvously refrained from making IT, He
rut Gown his tea cup. busted crumb from
ed impressively
assure you. mdam," he said. .after
nurrying about fron: place to place all INV
ne, this village seems haven of peace"
Gas a matter OF fact. ever since putting
ms FOOT into IT, the captain had set eyery-
thing and everybody by the ears)
Miss Priscilla felt battered
hcre we have done our lest to make
it pleasant for YOU
Beneith the gaze of her limpii blue ewes
the captain grew still more confused
MADAM, he said, II thought l had
sctde'i down here to end my DAYS but
fear fear it Is mistake ard that must 60"
ihen ne strove to look pathetic but, as
ne was strong as a bull, only partially
succeeded.
Miss Priscilla's heart sank within her at
the thought of the captains departure
She mad slept more peacefully ever since
the knowledge that his strong arm would
be raised in her defense at a moments no
tice Now If he went away again she
would be left to endure all the terrors of
loneliness. The mere sight CT his agrees
sive presence in the garden the sound of
MS loud laughter. thrilled her with delight
NO one had ever taken sucn an interest in
her doings as this ferocious captain: no
one had ever fought SO iiarcely in her de-