Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-22

that he was to be acknowledged as heir
of Bridgefcld Egremoht, and in the mean
time manage the estate with an income
| suitable to an eldest son.
Presently he came upstairs by himself.
| and beckoncd TO Nuttie, rather TO the
alarm Of his wife.
Ursula" he said. and took both her
hands, II cannot have you do this for
me-"
Cant you, Mark? You can't prevent
| il, you see. And don't you know 1t Is
the beginning Of all my happinessY'
| "But, indeed. l cannot feel 1t right. It
Is a strained sense of justice. Come and
| tell her so. Mamie"
| "Whatw said Annaplc. coming forward
| They both paused q moment; then Nut.
+, tie said:
Only that the estate ought to go In the
male line" f.
"Oh. Is that nll?" said Annapie, II was
afraid Mr.. Egremont had ft!'
"Ah! Don't you see what 1t means ?"
said Mark. They want 1t TO be MS IL
there were an cntail-to begin treating me
as an oldest son at once. 1t IL Ursula's
doing. putting herself out of the success
SION"
| uIWUyS nUteu UeiHH un Helrpsh, HulU
Nuttie. ut would be more dreadful than
ever now. Annaple. do be sensible! Don't
you see II II the only right thing to dot"
| BILLY! was the one word Annaplc said.
ayes, Billy and Jenny and all." said
Nuttic, "before you We all died of your
horrid place Oh! you haven't heard
that part of II. OF course Mark will have
to go down To Bridgciicld and look after
| al. n
| Eight hundred n year." murinurcd
Mark. "and the house at the Home
Farm"
"Oh, dcar!' gasped Annaplc, II wanted
you to he Lord Mayor. and now you'll
only he stupid old country squire. No,
| no, Nuttic. it's-it's-it's the sort Of thing
that one only laughs at because otherwise
one would have to do the other thingv'
And she gripped Nuttc tight around the
waist. aud laid her head on her shoulder.
shaking with a few little sobs, which
might he one thing or the other.
ut will save her youth. perhaps her
life" whispered Mark, lifting Nuttie's
hand to his lips for moment, and then
vanishing, while Annaple recovered
sir. Bnt little Jenny! Oh. Nuttie. I be.
|
nil along that one straw more might break
the camers back. We've been very hap
ny, but am glad II In over before Mark
got worn down before his time"
| THE next thing was for Mr.. Dutton and
Ursula to keep Mr.. Egrcmont up to the
point of making his long.deferred will
nor did they lind this 80 difficult as they
expected. for having once made up his
1 ,,..1 I, a.,
cluded, and he gave his instructions TO
Bulfinch the next day. Of course Mark
had to give full notice 10 his employers;
but the allowance was to begin at once,
NO that Annaple only went buck 10 the
warehouse TO pack up. since she was TO
occupy No. 3. while Mr.. Egremont and his
daughter were going under Mr.. buttons
escort to the baths In Dauphine. an en-.
tireiy new resort. free from the associa-
lions to be dreaded. for he could not yet
bear the sight Of little Willy-the rival
hoy of EgremOnt." But the will was
safely signed before he went. to the great
relief of Nuttie, who. according TO the
experience Of fiction. could hardly believe
his life safe till what she called justice
had been done.
Mr.. Egrcmont lived between three and
| TOUT yeuTp, UuOTe VOUteuteu Nuu
than he had ever been. though frequently
suffering. and sometimes giving way ia
temper and Impotence. But Mr.. Dutton
understood how to manage on these Occa'
sions. and without giving up his own ex.
tcnsive usefulness. could give him such
care, attention and amusement us beguiled
his discomforts. and made his daughters
task an easier one.
How far the sluggish enfecbled nature
was capable Of touch Of better things,
or whether his low spirits were repent
ance. no one could Judge. At any rate
sneers had ended, and when he was laid
beside his wife and boy at Bridgeheld,
Ursula stood by the grave with far
more tender and hopeful feeling than she
could have thought possible when he had
sent her away from her old home. She
looked up ut her husband and said, us
not her work dOne?"
(rhe end.)