Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-08-27
CHAPTER vfi.-tContinuedJ

The dinner passed on pieeeantly. 90
ala the whole evening and the following
day, The colonel became charmed with
hie surroundings.
The days went by. Once or twice he
began q hesitating allusion to his depart
ufe, The second time, the squire, who
was lighting his pipe. turned suddenly up
on him with a red face, and between his
angry puffs said:
mo more O. that, lad, or you and I'll
quarrel. What! Tired Of us alreadyT
Colonel Drew stammered. OF course
his uncle must know how he liked the
place-the place which was more like
home than any other. After his poor
fathers death. the home soon after pre-.
sided over by stepfather had lmbittered
his life; India he had never liked. He
paused suddenly, fearing lest he should
have offended his uncle; but the squire
was regarding his nephew with half clos.
ed, twinklins eyes. He was Silent Tor
moment, then he stopped, knocked the
ashes from bis pipe. and give curious
chuckle.
"Ah, I bet you'n like the old place even
better BY and byv' he said. taking up bis
hat. snow I'm going to ride round 70 the
rectory on business You dance attend
ance on the women folk for one morning,
II won't do you harm, and II pleases them.
Mind me, Geoff-if you want peace 10 the
house, you must be In the womens good
books, especially when there's two OF
'sm. You can get round one; but two-
well, Q wise man doesn't attempt hv -.
'They will not like my staying on"
began the colonel unessily.
mot like III Well, oil ! can say 10
you've put my nose out Of Joint; I'm no
body now. 0ood.by."
II am ungrateful," said Colonel Ware
to himself. Then he went to hnd Mrs.
Drew.
Lillian was giving out the stores, - was
the old.fashioned custom maintained at
Hesthside Hail. The cook was rlline
them up on . big tray. When Colonel
Ware entered, he heard the clank OF the
oeys % Lillian shut the door Of the BIG
cupboard.
"Oh, it's you" she said with slight sur.
Drise. Then, womanlike, seeing that he
was annoyed, or the prey Of some eiuo.
tion, she at once assumed her armof OF
amiable commonplace, and asked II he 70
membered the room. "Surely you used 70
creep about the cupboards when mother
was meddlins with the sweetest ] did,
w. ."~s.s ~. .",.., .s..,.,,
a..-,.. . S..r h,o..S ~ 81, crr,"ss'
- -..t.ssS a.. ~ .h.Ti 80. Sc...a
az, A.. S,sn. h...I.m. 800, a. q:
49, ~, ~ q. ~ ...y... ~. 7 1orht
sh.s sh:,, ~ Hss,h.;Ss ain nave
decided to 20 at once"
.vVn, III" ."d.e, S....rn;r.t;on$; an.
..,a a. vo, ny. .sshS Tsi, M maj
!. ~" " ~" wv ' "
Il cannot understand your fa,ber-he IL
10 pscuiiSr. lie asked me to stey; but
4 ~ ~ .ncb : .,rsnes vsy ne aid"
con. don't think NJ vhst hs saidV said
Mrs. Drew kindly. II assure you both be
ma dear mother could NOT Ike You better
Il you NV, ~thsir~Own-son."
voice ssii II Wa one Of those momcnt.
vhen lillian Drew felt that she bad been
= ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Hut DE colonel heard the words IN q
Ai6erent vay. II va A II he had been
blind. and suddenly eew what the souire
ana nerhaps others had seen before him,
Both be- and LILLIAN were free. They were
cousipO certainly; but
He turned and looked firmly and pas.
siouateiy a. hie cousin. Her delicate pro.
Ale was yisible: Lillian was looking visit.
fully away into the mark. He laid bid
hand iishtiy on hers: abe turned. What
a sveet face Il wssi There were iipee
drawn hy mental main: but there vas sucI
serenity-it va IKE susins ~ An nm.
stained My.
II Vim do what you think best-so. q,
stay. ala 0eofYrey Ware. IN ia ordinsrs
voice ana assnmins his ordinary manns,
-"vhichever Viii BE- best for m mn"
II vill moi dictate anythins but What 4,
r,,ht."
"Natursl,v." said The colonel. ~ vil
obey vou. cousin. IN ali Int one no,nt-
LEI that he undcrstood: INIT that ~.
serve."
.nom.th,n, .bout The eststesy
"Yss"
ii,iisn s,ovned. and eonside,ed n, ,
momsnt Shs thousht he, ccrs;r IA
nr,-nti" h..tv ana Owen incomnreh s ~
~. ~ 1919 s.s,n".,.. g.
the rector, II she could get him alone; shs
believed that she was empowered to re-
fuse any transfer Of property to herself
In any case. there would Be some way ouI
OF such transaction.
do you accept my proposal-for me Il
play number two In a6aiss 70 b decided
excepting In one PARTICULAR said thu