Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-04-17

SOuftltneS rOuguIy tOIu W bIuu hut OWu
business; hut she could not rclinquish the
struggle, and whenever she did succeed
In preventing the indulgence she felt a
ho,,cfulness that--in spite of himself and
Grcgorio-shc might yet save him.
CHAPTER XIII.
TO go abroad! Such had been the fairy
castle Of Nuttic's life. She had dreamed
Of Swiss mountains. Italian pictures,
1lheinland castles. q perpetual panorama
Of delight, and here she was In one of the
great hotels Of Paris. ms little likely to
SEQ the lions of that city as she had been
to see those Of London.
Tho party were hating for two days
there because the dentist. on whom Mr..
Egrcmont's fine show Of teeth depended,
practiccd there. His mouth was In no
condition for eating In public. and he
therefore ,lccrccd that his wife and daugh.
ter should dine ut the table d'hote, while
he was served alone by GrcgoriO. This
was great boon to Nuttic. and to her
mother II recalled bridal days long past Mt
Dicppc: hut what was their establishment
when. on entering the room. they bcheld
the familiar fncc of Mr.. Dutton! 1t was
possible for him to place himself between
them, and there II no describing the sense
Of rest and protection his presence impart.
cd to them. more especially TO Nuttic.
He had come over. as he did from time
to time. on business connected with the
materials he used. and he was bcguilcd
into telling them of his views of Mark,
| whom he had put In the way Of learning
the prcliminarics nccdful TO IN account.
ant. lie had deep distrust of tho bust.
ness capacities aud perseverance of young
gentlemen of family. especially with q
cOuntcss.aunt In the ncighbOrliOOd.
| Miss llcadwOrtl, he could not deny, had
nyctl. but far less than Mrs. Nugcnt In
the past year. and II really was great
comfort to Miss Mary to have the old Ia.
dies together. lie told. too. how the mis-.
sion, now lately over. Ind stirred the
Mickclthwayte folk into strong excite.
mcnt. aud how good works had been nm.
dcrtnkcn, evil habits renowned, rcconcil.
intions effected. religious services fire..
aucntcd. Would It lastY Nobody, he said.
had taken II up so xcnlOusly as Gerard
Godfrey, who seemed as II he would fam
throw everything up. and spend his whole
| life In some direct service Us n home mis-.
siOnary or something of the kind.
Nuttic thought that she knew what was
the impulse that had actuatcd him. and
felt pleasant citation and self-cOnsci0us.
| ness even while she rcpresscd sigh OF
pity for herself and for him. Altogethcr
the dip into the Micklethwaytc world was
| delightful.
These wcrc two completely happy hours
TO all the three. and when they said '..Good
by" Mr.. Button sped home to tell Miss
llcadwOrth that Mrs. EgrcmOnt looked
IOvclicr than ever, and wns-ycs, she was
more OF an angel. that her husband had
been very plcasavt. much better than no
expected, and. indeed. might come to any
thing good under such influence; and az
to little Nuttic--shc was developing fast.
and had a brave. constant heart alto
gcthcr ut Micklcthwayte. But that ser.
want who was acting IN courier was IN In.
sOlcnt scOundrel, who was evidently cheat.
ing them to the last degree.
All the prcliminarics Of sojourn at
Nice had been settled In correspondence,
and the Egremont family had nothing to
do. after arriving at the station, hut to
drive up to Villa Eugene. whose flower
wreathcd balconies were like a vision OF
beauty. Servants had been hired through
agencies known to Mr.. Egremont, and
Grcgorio looked very black at his mis-.
trcss keeping the rcins In her hand, aud
tried to make her feel herself inefficient.
| Oue UUy tucy uWu " cuUVUiluB uOukcys
ride, and. still unsatiatcd with beauty, Ur.
sula made her mother come out again to
wonder ut the trecs In the public gardens.
Rather tired. they were sitting on shad.
ed bench, when u voice close to them OK.
claimed: ut Is; yes, 1t must be; It's the
vOice-yes, and the face prettier than
ever. Little Alice-ah! you don't know
me. Time has been kinder to You than
to me-"
"Oh, know you now! beg your par
dom" cried Alice. recognizing In the thin
nutcracker parchment visage and shah.
billy dressed figure the remnant of the
brilliant aquiline cOuntenance and gay at.
tire of eighteen years ago. "Mrs. HOugh-
ton! ] am 40 glad to have met you, you
were so kind to mo. And here she is.''
"What! Ia this the child? Bless mo.
what proof how time goes! Young lady,
you'll excuse my not knowing You. You
were a very incOnvenient parsonage not
quito born when I last met your mother.
What u likeness! l could have known her
for Aiwyn Egremont's daughter any
where"
Eyes. they all say she is thorough
Egremont."
"Then 1t Is all right. saw Alwyn Eg-
remont, Esquire, and family among the
arrivals at Nice, hut ! hardly burst expect
that 1t was you. 1t seemed too good to
be true. though ! took care the knot
should be tied faster than my gentleman
suspected"
"Oh, please!' cried Alice. deprecatingly,
ut first not experimenting the force of tho
words, having never known the gulf fran
which Mrs. Houghton had saved her, and
that lady, seeing that the girl was listen
ing with NIL her ears. thought of little
pitchers and restrained her "reminiscences,
asking with real warm interest, "And how
was 1t? How did you meet him again!
"tIe came and found me out" said
Alice, with satisfaction In her voice. "Ahl
! wanted to ask for Capt HOughtOn."
"GOne. my dear! two years ago. Poor
fellow! 1t was low fever. but quite rs
much want of luck, always believe"
she said.
"Oh. l am sorry! He was SO kind to
mel! said Alice, squeezing her hand, and
looking up with sweet tender cOmmisera-
ton.
'"rhere, there. don't, you pretty crea-
turc!' said Mrs. HOughton. putting her
hand across her eyes. II declare, you've
almost made me cry-which I've not done
I-well, hardly, since parted with you at
Dieppe. thinking you sweet little flower
plucked and thrown away TO die, though
! had done my best to bind 1t to him.
What care took not to let Houghton dis
abuse him about Jersey marriages!'
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