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

The girls were both In high spirits. and
Specializing Oh the ghosts they might up
pear TO my one who CHANGED to look out
Of window. Annaple walked ut the
horses head. calling him poor old Robin
Hood. aud cnressing him, while Gerard
and Nu,,ic kept together.
Once there was u general start. and tn"
whole five came together ut tho sight OF
specifically black apparition. with u huge
tufted head ON high. hearing down over
n low hedge upon them. Nobody scream.
cd except Nuttie. but everybody started.
though the next moment 1t was plain that
they were only chimney swcePcrs on their
way.
"Ilctribution for our desire to act
gllostsw said Annaple, when the sable
forms had hcen warned OF the broken
bridge. Poor May, you IRE awfully tired!
Shouldn't you like lit In their cart!'
cor could put you up on Robin Hood"
said Mark.
"Thunk you. ! don't think l could stick
Oh. IL il much further:"
"Only up the hill and across tho park"
said Annaple. still checriiy.
''Take my arm. old woman" said Mark.
and then there was u pause. before An
maple said in IN odd voice. "YOu may tell
her. Mark"
"Oh, Annaple! Mark! II II SOP" cried
May joyously, hut under her breath. aud
with n glance to see how near the other
couple were.
EYES," said Annaple, between crying
and laughing. Poor Janet, she'll think
we have taken frightfully mean advnn-
tage of her, but am sure never dream
ed of such u thing"
~ can't but admire your motives" said
May. exceedingly rejOiced all the time,
and ready to have embraced them both
II il had not been for the spectators be-
hind, I'm fact, 1t was opposition you both
wanted. wonder how long you would
have gone on not finding 1t ont ii all had
been smooth
'The worst of It is" said Annaple,
''that I'm afraid it is very bad thing for
Mark"
"Not Il bit of it," retorted he. ut is the
only thing that could have put life into
my work, or made me care TO find any!
And find il ! will now! Must We let the
whole world In to know before ! have
found IT, Annaple?"
II could not but tell my mother" said
Annaple. ut would come out In spite OF
me. even if ! wished to keep 1t back"
"But you will tell papa ut Oncey' said
MAY. ~ VIII hurt Nun III You 40 not.
"You are right, May; knew 1t when
Annaplc spoke of her mother, hut there
~ no need that 1t should go further"
Tho intelligence had lightened the way
II good deal, and they were ut the lodge
gates by this time. Gerard began rather
ruefully to take leave; but Annaple. In
largc-hearted happiness and gratitude,
begged him to come and rest at the house.
and wait for daylight, aud this he was
only too glad to do.
Nuttie was in a certain way realizing
for the first time what her mothers 10y
atty had checked her In expressing, even
IL the tumult of novelties had given her
full time to dwell on 1t.
Everybody outside Is kind" she said to
Gerard; "they are nice In way, and
good, but oh! they are centuries behind In
church matters and feeling, just like the
old rector"
Rest In the chairs which stood round
the big hearth and smOldering wood fire
was so extremely comfortable, as they all
dropped down, that nobody moved or
spoke, or knew how long 1t was before
there was a voice on the stairs-"Eh?