Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18


to the library and plunged into the thrill.
Ing pnucs Of Hansard. He was interested
In factory bill that was to come on next
session. lie had begun to read after ten
o'clock. and he read on I'LL after twelve,
by which time the house party had finish.
cd their gaines and retired for the night.
Mr.. NcstOrius yawning tremendously d.
rcctly he escaped from that npprcciative
circle VI which he had been the life. Deep
In the report Of case OF trndc-union
tyranny, which had gone almost ns Tar
Ms murder and quite as far ms arson.
1.nsllniar wns unconscious Of tho opening
Of n door ncur him, and only looked up
from his book when he felt n sudden
Frightening Of the light In front Of him.
II was his mothers slave, standing there
In her black gown with candle In her
hand.
II came 10 look for book for her lady.
ship. lid not know you were here, my
lord" she faltered, startled to find any
one In u room she had expected to find
empty.
"Can I help you? What book IL ity'
"Sir Thomas Mallory. The Mortc OAR.
thur"
"Why, that Is the very book" began
Lashmar, and then stopped abruptly with
a smile. looking ut the pale. grnvc face
In front OF him, which gave no answering
smile. 1t ives the very book she had bccn
reading seven years ago, perched on the
ladder yUndcr at the other end Of the
room. Involuntary he glanced toward
the spot, shroudcd In deepest shadow.
'"rhcrc Ii another copy" she said; Il
know where to find H."
She went 10 shelf little way of and
selected n small octave.
lie had been looking mt her deliberately
while she found her book and moved
quietly toward the door, looking at her
with the thought Of what Mr.. Nestorius
had said about her In his mind.
One thing wns certain. The ugly child
If ugly she had ever been-had grown
into a very interesting woman. lie did
not know whether TO call her beautiful.
The small features were dclicately mold.
cd. but they hnd not the statuesquc bcn,i.
~ Of Lady Carminow's outline. The lit.
tie nose inclined TO the retrousc. the lips
were too thin for lovelincss-lips Of Mi.
ncrva rather than Of venus--lips Of Eibyl
The complexion was a pale olive, that
marble. y'he hair was blue.black, lus.
trOus, heavy. The eyes were the most
glorious orbs that l.ashmar ever rcmen,.
bored 10 have looked upon; eyes full Of
thought aud full Of pride; eyes Of queen,
and OF a queen who would rule her king.
dom.
lie looked at her gown, tho black mer.
ino gown. with its plain. straight skirt
] and dcini.tiain; just such gown 40 cv.
cry house:naid at l.ashmar wore Of an
afternoon. His mother had not been
ovcr-indulscnt to her dead stcp.sOn's pro.
tege.
lie opened the door for her.
"Do you know that II Ii just past twelve
o'clockY' he said. II suppose your duties
nrc over for to.nightY
mo; I shall be reading for some hours,
perhaps. Her lndyship IL such u bud
sleeper"
"ilnthcr hard upon your
mot ut all. I am fond Of reading, and
I am nj ways interested In the books her
lndyship chooses"
She was gone. and he stood rivetct
where The had left him.
80 this II the tawny-visagcd brat with
the goblin eyes that my poor brother
brought into the cnstle In his arms thu,
midsummer night nearly fifteen years
agO." he snid to himself. "Poor old Lash
How proud he would have been Of his
bantlinH II he had lived to see her M xht
Ia tonight. A Rirl who warns an ex
prime minister 10 enthusiasm; q girl who
for distinguished looks aud pride Of mier
could hold her own In any cotcric In Lon
don, Paris or Vienna. And she has grown
mp to this under my mothers stringent
rule"
And thcn going hack to Hansard, ant
finding II impossible to revive his interes
In trade unionism and Mary Ann, he sale
to himself
''6he looks ~ II she had a temper
just the same kind Of temper that mad,
her AOut Claricc seven years ago In till
very room. She looks 40 II shc hat
nerves. Why doesn't my mother let hc
20 out Into the world? 1t u like claiming
an eagle 10 keep her here"
| CHAPTER XIII.
Lashmar heard voiccs--a musical bari
tOnc-a subdued cOntraltO-On the ter
race, under his window, at eight O'clocl
next morning, and looking out saw Mr.