Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-04-10

Tying her appreciation Of her sister.in.
law. aud introducing the newcomers 10
the ncighbOrhoOd. So the invitations
were sent forth for an carly duy of the
coming week.
When the day arrived the moth,~ aud
daughter crossed the gardens. Nuttic
chattcring all the way about the tennis
tactics she had picked M from Blanche,
while her mother answered her somewhat
mechanically. wondering. as her eye fell
on the square squat gray church tower.
whnt had become OF the earnest devotion
10 church work and intellectual pursuits
that used to characterize the girl.
as Nuttic was sitting on the grass In
earnest contemplation Of Blnnclic's play,
n hand was Familiarity laid on her shout.
der. and voice said. II haven't seen that
horrid girl yeti"
After M many introductions. Nuttic had
little Idea whom she knew, or whom she
did not know. She looked M and saw n
small person In light blue. with the deli.
cate features. transparent skin and blue
eyes that accompany yellow hair, with an
Understandable glitter of mirth and joyous.
ness about the whole creature, ms II she
were part and parcel of the sunbeam In
which she stood.
what horrid grip" said Nuttic.
Inc intcrIOpcr, the newly discovered
savage. come to upsct--nh."-wit n little
.hrick--"it isn't May! I beg your par.
DON"
I'm Mays cousin" said Nuttie. EUR.
sula Egrcnont."
oh. no.! and Herewith the fact burst
on both girls at once. They stood still n
moment In disinny. then the stranger
went into lit of laughter. ooh, I beg
your pardon! l can't help II! It's so
funny"
Nuttic was almost infected, though
somewhat hurt.
"Who said was horrd:" she nskcd.
"NobOdy! Nobody but mc-Annnp,c
Itnihven-and thcy'll NIL tell you, NAV
ami all. that I'm putting my foot In II.
And l never meant that you were horrid
-you yourself--you know-only---"
"Only nobody wanted us here" sniJ
Nuttie: but we could not help It."
"of course not. 1t was shocking, Just
my way. Please forgive mc! and shc
looked most pleading. Nuttic held out her
hand with something about "No one couid
mind; and Herewith Annnpic cried, ooh.
II you don't mind. We can have our laugh
out! and the ripping laughter did act
Nmttlc OF at once. The peal was not
over when May herself was upon them.
demanding what wns the Joke.
"Oh. there she Is! The real May! WHY"
said Annnplc. kissing her, "on,y think
where I've been and gone and though,
this was you. and inquired about--whnt
was 1t tho awful monstcr--thc chimcra
dirc--ihat Mark had routed Up"
mo: You didn't say that" said Nuttje.
"N"vcr mini wh,, s,,a D,.
II, Il only wish, my,cty .nri ovor.an. '',"..
M forge, II Now /, IA s,.",,, y, ~. ;o". .'s'
by n good. wholesome rircliny H., ,,.h.,
business hny. you two :" hn ~, ;, via
icntly nliLey iom nrc M hal y. ' ,.
Lcslics!' '"' WV"
case In white sntjn who lcrt h.r Loci. 'o
M both" snId Wnv "'' '''"" u"
"You'll huyc 10 wcor bodycs +" s,u A.,
nnpIc. "You know Tho I"s,,:. , s."n. An
Troublesome tbnt onc Ind IN a. s,,;'',,',', ~
to tho Fast Indies md tho o,h.r =" , ~,
West" ~ Wv
At ,hu, moment, RIoncb,.s s,,, ,,
ont yiciorious Nutti. L,sn."J"I ,,,,. LIZ
urcna To congratulate nnd ho ,"c,., ~.
form mart of the next sct' An,"n n ,,s !"
ioinc,i In the same sct. "''' "'''
The Ruthyens had worry lin, ,,,,, T..
their veins. hut M there wor" MINI 10 49,, ="
present generation. they nSss"sS"l i,,,i.
beyond their long pedirrec: even Tho ha"I
Of the fnmi,v Lord jlonn,.,,,., '.,"' "
forced TO live M n soldlnr icovi," I,;s
castle 10 grouse shooters. Uis sov"m
brothers Ind farc,l mostly In d,s,nn, I.rJs
M they could. and his mother hni f""nJ
a home. together with hcr younv"S, chill
at Iescomlc. wbcrc her Oldest ,v.s ,h.'
wife of Sir John Dclmnr indy I."nn;S
glen was an invalid. confined 10 tlc h""s"
and Lady Dclmar Ind dnurht"r. S"s,
trcadiny on tho hccls of Anm"h.lI, sn
christened. but ALWAYS cnlieI A"",n,"
after the old scottish ouecns. hcr amccs.
tors. She Ind been NAV Evrcmont,s ch,.r
friend over since her imnortntion NJ -
years old.
AnnonIc's liuhtncss md dextor,,v ran.
dered her the best of tho Indy tennis nln~.
crs, and the unpracticcd Ursula found
herself defeated In Tho match In sn,to az =
partner whose plny was suncrior IN
Marks, and with whom she shyly walked
off 10 cat ices.
II scc." said Annnp,c, cit IA n country
town edition of MAY shan't thunder
between them again"
"She will polish" said Mark. "but she
IL not equal TO her mother"
"Whom have nor scon yct. All ,h.ro,s
Mr.. Egreniont! Why, he looks oult. ron.
swell, he may be-"
"But, Mark. not TO hurt your feelings,
hc must have behaved ntrociously."