Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-27
CHAPTER I.

lately brought into notice. Ihe hrm OF
Grccnleaf 4 Dutton manufactured UNI.
brellns in large quantities. from the stout
wcnthcr-pr family roof down to the
tlainticst fringcd toy of n pnrnsol. There
were Guild Hall and handsome Corn
Market.
1t was the afternoon Of n summer day
which had been very hot. The choir prnc-
tice was just over. and the boys came OUT
trooping and chatterine; very small ones
they were: for as soon MS they began 10
sing tolcrably they were sure to try to get
into the choir of the old church. whlcn
had n foundation that fed, clothed ,amgh,
and finally npprcnticcd them. benihu
came the nucleus of the choir-a sNi''
fair.hnired youth Of twenty; u neat. pre-
cisc. wcil.trimmcj man, closely shavcn.
with stooping shoulders. ut least httcei
ycnrs older, n gentle, somewhat dropping
Indy In black, not yet middlc-agcd ana
very pretty; n small, eager. Uniformed,
black.cyed girl. who could hardly keep
hack her words for the outside Of the
church door; Il tall, sclf-posscsscd. hand.
some woman. with u fine classical east OF
features: and lastly. a brown.faccd. wiry.
Lnrd. workinx clergyman, with an air vi
great energy.
the question 80 eager 10 break forth.
"Not 10 the Crystal Palace. Nuttic. The
funds won't bear II. Mr.. Dutton says
we must spend as little rs possible on loco
motion, The choice seems to he between
South Beach and Monks Horton
II thought Monks Horton was forbid
den ground"
$50 II was with the last regime. said
the vicar; 'but now the new people are
come, l expect great things from them.
l hepr they are very friendly.
II expect nothing from chem, said
Nuttic, 70 scntcntiously that oil her near
ers laughed and asked cher exquisite rca-
son." rs Mr.. Dutton put 1t.
Lady Kirkaldy and II whole lot OF them
came into the School Of Art
"I\nd didn't appreciate Head OF Anti
nous, by Miss Ursula Egrcmont. was
the cry that inter G,ptcd her: but she went
ON with dignity unruticd: Anything 50
foolish and inanc ns their whole talk and
nil their observations I never heard. !
don't like this style one of them said.
such ugly, useless things! l never see
anything pretty and neatly finished such
M We used 10 do" The girl gave 1t In
tone of mimicry Of the nOnchalnnt voice.
adding, with fresh imitation. "and nnoth.
or did not approve Of drawing FROM the
life-'mOdcls might be such strange pco'
plp.'"
Come In, my dear. you are talking very
fast" interposed Mrs. Egremont. with
some pain In the soft, sweet voice. which,
IL It had been a little stronger, would have
been the best In the choir.
These houses In st. Ambroscs Road
were sem. detached. The pair which the
party had reached had their entrances ut
the angles. with a narrow gravel pain
leading by u tiny grass plot to cnch. 1lh'.
which was covered with n rich pail OF
purple clcmatis, was the home Of Mrs. EG.
remont. her aunt, and Nuttie; the other.
adorned with Gloirc dc Dion rose In sec.
ond bloom. was the abode OF Mary Nu-
gent, with her mother. tho widow OF II
naval captain. Further on, with ndJoin.
inu vnr,,ens, was another couple Of houses.
In one of which lived Mr.. Button; In the
other lodged tho youth, Gerard Godfrey.
together with the partner of the principal
medical man. Tho opposite neighbOrs
we're n master of tho Modern School and
n scholar. Indeed, the saying OF the vicar.
the Rev. Francis Spycrs. was. ana ~.
Anbrosc's Road was proud of II, that II
was n professional place. Every one had
something to do either with schools or
umbrellas. Mr.. Button was a partner In
tho umbrella factory, aud lived. as the
Younger folks said, ~ the old bachelor ut
The Road. Miss Nugent. or Miss Mary. as
every ono still called her, a. her elder
sisters marriage was recent. was assist
mt teacher mt the School Of Art, and gave
private drawing lessons, so as to supple
inent the pension on which hcr mother
lived. They also received girls rs board.
crs attending the High School.
So did Miss HcadwOrth. who had all her
life been one Of those people who seem
condemned to toll to make up for the
errors or disasters OF others. First she
helped to educate brother. and soon he
had died, to leave an orphan daughter IL
l,c bred up ut her cost. The girl had mar,
ricd from her first situation; hut had
almost Immediately lost her husband nj
sea, aud on this her aunt had settled al
Micklethwayte TO make u home for he,
and her child. ut first taking pupils. bu,
when the High School was set up, chang
ing these 10 b2:rders; while Mrs. Eyre
mont went as daily governcss to the chill
drcn Of family of somewhat higher pre-
tensions. Little Ursula, or Nuttic, rs she
was called, according to the local cOntrac
traction. was like the child of nll the par
~. and. after climbing up through thu
High School to the last form. hoped. after
passing the Cambridge examination, to be-
come u teacher there In another year.
1t was IN hour later when Mary Nh
gent came out into her garden behind tn,
house to see u pair Of little black fee
under u holland skirt resting on laure
branch, and, going u few steps more. sht
heheld big shady hat. and pair OF littl,
hands busy with u pencil and blanl
book; az Ursula sat on tho low wall be
tween the gnrdenx. shaded by the labur
mum which facilitated the ascent on he
own side.
"Oh, Miss Mary! Delicious! Come NJ
here! You don't know how charming thi
H."
She moved aside 80 as to leave the as
cent.-by IN inverted flower pot aud
laurel brancll-open to her friend.
"Am ! to guess the subject Of you
sketching?" said Miss Nugent. rs tn
hook was laid on her lap. ut looks lik
a modern--no. a INSTRUMENTATION o
Marcus Curtius about to leap into tn
capital opening for young man..
"NOw don't! Guess In earnest
"a compliment to your name. tn
Roy of EgremOnt poor fellow, Just ab0u
to bound across the chasni."
"Exactlyi I always feel sure that M
father must have done something hS
this"
"You know he sailed away In n zach
before was born, aud poor mother neve
saw him again; but know what hal
pened. There was ship on fire like til