The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23

Miss Knollys ever knew that I had not
risen from any table so i'll satisfied in
years.
Il will leave you to my brother for
few minutes" said she, hastily trip
ping from the ROOM "I pray that YOU
will not think of going to your room
till we have had an opportunity of ar
ranging it.
instantly made up my mind I would
go there, and that, too, before the ar
ranging process was over. But l must
see what could make of William first
L thought that he was not a very
promising subject as I turned back to
him and followed his huge but ungain-
ly figure toward the front of the house.
Il thought you might like to see the
grounds" he growled, evidently not
enjoying the role assigned him. "They
are so attractive" he sneered Chill
dren hereabout call them the Jungle
who's to blame for that?" 1 asked,
with only partial humoring of his i'll
nature. You have a sturdy pair of
arms Of your own, and a little trimming
here and a little trimming there would
have given quite different appearance
to this underground. A gentleman usu-
ally takes pride in his place.
Yes, when it's all his. This belongs
to my sisters as much as to me-
What's the use of my bothering myself
about it?'
The man was so selfish he did not
even seem to realize the extent of the
exhibition he made of it. Indeed he
seemed to take pride in what he prob
ably called his independence. I began
to feel the most intense aversion for
him, and only with the greatest diff
Guilty could prolong this conversation
unmoved.
Il should Think said I, that it
would be pleasure for you to give
that much assistance to your sisters.
They do not seem to be sparing in their
attempts to please you"
He snapped his fingers, and I was
afraid dog or two would come leaping
around the corner Of the house But it
was only his way of expressing dis
dain.
"Oh, the girls are we'll enough he
grumbled, but they will stick to the
place. Lucetta might have married a
half dozen times, and one time [
though she was going to, but she turn
ed straight around and sent him off,
and that made me mad beyond every
thing. Why should she hang herself
on to me like burr when there are
other folks willing to take on the bur-
den?"
1t was the most palpable display of
egotism [ had ever seen and one of the
IHOSI revolving. was so QlSguSted by
it that [ spoke up without any too
much caution.
Perhaps she thinks she can be use
full to YOU" L said. 81 have known
sisters to give up their own happiness
on no better grounds
"Useful?" he sneered. IT'S a useful
ness a man like me can dispense with.
Do you know what I would like?"
We were standing in one of the tan
sled pathways with our faces turned
toward the house. AS he spoke he
looked up and made a rude sort of
gesture toward the blank eXpanse of
empty and frequently curtainless
windows.
Z would like that great house all to
myself, to make one, huge bachelors
hall of. I would like to feel that
could tramp from one end of it to the
other without awakening an echo did
not choose to hear there. I would not
find it too big. I would not find it too
lonesome. I and my dogs would no
how to fill it, wouldn't we, Saracen
Oh, I forgot; Saracen is locked up"
The way he mumbled the last SEN
tence showed displeasure, but gave