The commonwealth., 1897-12-24

- DENTLEY GRANGE WAS a pret,,
ID place A alt times If the yrnr, bl
l'Yo'I'st ofutl whu Itefcaprr- were "a.
WORK ia The haUrsl fields and ilr .,rIlp,,
Light Of the October sun turned tn,
woodland paths TO enchanted uislrs. \
lCng, bow structure Of WurmIy-tiutcd
red brick, with muliourd Windows. vel
tci-Fuouth sweeps ~ lawn and box bor.
drI% whlI, stood up like walls Of solid
emerald on each side Of the path, It had
suyor of ihc autJque about 1t,
which one seldom sees in an American
hpHsc,
And old bra0de Bentley. walking up
md down IN the mellow sunshine, be.
tween the walls of black green box, with
his eyes beut on the ground, and his
hands claspcd behind his bnck CORE.
fronded well with the Grange.
suddenly a cheerful footstcp rang ON
In" stone terrace steps the sound Of a
clear Iiu3c-ltkr whistle rose above the
c'rI, ot the distant moving machine,
and Harry Wade the old mans nephew
stood like nn incarnation Of youth and
sunshine before him,
"lnrir,' he cried, mcrriIy. you've got
the preitIest place in the world here"
Mr.. BENTLEY took ont bis big, old fash
toned silver watch.
Two u'ciock," said he, "and the bank
don't close until four, iIumphl 1t ap.
rcars 10 me, young man, that you don't
stick very close to business hours,"
Like e IiIupct, Uncle" said Harry, |
"and just for to-day, win Caryl has
come 10 net us substitute for | really |
wanted TO see you, uncle"
"ilumph!' again commented Mr..
Bentley. You're very fond Of me.-iust
Of latc!"
I'm always fond of you. Uncle
l'rondc,' said Harry, graycIy, "but I've
something to tell you"
Some scrNpc you've got into" said
Mi. BENTLEY.
Nothing Of the sort, sr,"
want TO borrow money pcrhaps,"
pou my word, not"
You've fallen in love with some girl
then"
you ore right This time, uncle" sn,d
'''rF' Laughing ana rolorlng; and, of
course, have come directly 10 you to
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