Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-22
NIUABLE ARRANGEMENT,

Il don't want him at all, /" said Mrs.
Dulian.
Tben Why not tell him SOP" re-
oil her husband from behind the
nread Times. "Surely you needn't
i mon ceremony with Ted"
But I must get some one to talk to
i Tom. I can't have him on my
/ hands all day. Let me see.
4 Affieck's at home-I think Til
5her over. She knows nearly as
h about the Mongols as he does.
II write to her at once. She must
/ on Monday afternoon. Ted pro-
les to arrive by the 7:15."
She house party assembled for the
bberIeieh cricket week-consisting
ID famous Cambridge Double Blue
forman Harding and his eleven; the
dens invited to admire the prowess
bese heroes: Miss Affieck, and the
EJulians themselves-was gathered
ether in the long library when Prof.
$vne entered it at s o'clock on Mon
evening. His entry, very quietly
e, was followed by general SEN
on of disappointment. The youth
company hungrily awaiting his ap-
rance to adjourn to its dinner, had
ected to find in him more typical
kimen of the professional genus; it
looked for a long-haired scholar of
who should have stopped and
In spectacles and an ill-fitting coat.
Alleyne who appeared to be
hut five and thirty and was by no
ms ill-looking) had singularly up
BIT figure; his clothes were perfectly
cut; he used no glasses and actu-
boosted a mustache. Maud At
k, who had been promising herself
b draughts at the fountains of his
Milton, reflected sadly that his
found knowledge of all things
1hgolian had probably been much
Zggerated by report.
Miss Atfleck, wise in her generation,
the Mongols severely alone-and
for that evening only. She re-
he'd from mentioning them for two
ble days, during which she made
self so unobtrusively agreeable that
Professor began to forget she had
b studied at Girton, and to wonder
\ his cousin Laura could have de-
6bed her hair as "odd." But on the
: ID morning she commenced the
ject, in a fashion that showed she
mt business. No sooner had the
1t Harding and his team ATTENDED
Mrs. St. Julian and her bevy of
started for the cricket ground
b breakfast than she descended up
he Professor, who was peacefully
pking under the great cedar tree
the lawn, with her arms full of
ers, and her fine eyes alight with
emess.
Mr.. Alleyne-you are so kind
sure you won't refuse to help
his appeal was uttered with a
*nulous confidence, which some
a would have found extremely en-
slng. Not so the Professor. He
ew too well all that such an appeal
tended Reluctantly he made room
henewcomer On the bench beside
and looked ruefully at his pipe;
wanted to ask you-oh, please
on smoking! [ like it. Your
2sln tells me you are writing a great
PIX on the people of Northern
he Professor could have groaned
ud. Perfdious Laura! What!
pa this last secret delivered into the
pas OF the enemy. Perhaps, he
2uSht, this very pushing young
man would presently demand to
MS unfinished manuscripts.
Because" the pushing young
han continued, IT am writing
pethlnS on that subject, too. Oh,
a great book, of course. Quite
a'I one. And I thought, perhaps
would kindly help me with the
'1hS at the proper names. You
l Know nothing of the dialects. :"
mere was nothing for it but to
e"e to this exceedingly cool propo-
AlIeyne took the sheets and be-
10 run his eye over them, indicat-
oil error here and there. Sud-
NY at the bottom of a page, he
DIPPED short.
That is a novel idea
Which? Where?"
mere, on page ninety-one. You
sest that the Ostyaks-''
ne approach of a servant with a
LOT Miss Attieck caused the Pro-
o5 sentence to remain unfinished.
wv, "hen she had glanced over
sSl"p OF paper addressed her,
1eo an impatient sigh.
laura wants me to join her; sup
L must go. There is nothing 1
4Ti'e SomUch as a cricket match.
leave these with you ? or shall
by pay leave them-by all means. !"
3;ai I''esSor's tone had grown quite
rath: : II seemed this girl did know
|er al OF the Monaghan problem