Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-16
"MR. SPENS. :"

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always brought you up to ex-
at [ would do something for
Inert. and l will-but / confess
Esappointed. AS my heir you
lave a right to aspire to almost
rriage but the daugh-
country rector, one Of seven
nobody in particular, no
IONS
the most beautiful creature
/ saw"
burse." said Sir Spenthorne Car
DIV. That goes without say
till you see her, Uncle Spen."
Beginning to be quite fired with
/. If she's all you say, my boy,
En- what she saw in you" The
man, with the iron gray hair
mustache, shading a well cut,
I've mouth, smiled as he looked
1t his nephew. "If I were a
| should prefer some one over
& six"
women don't worship thews and
4 said Rupert Carnac inpatient
y for you they don't, my boy.
Blu really think the beauty cares
/? You don't imagine that the
your being my heir has any
do with it?'
1t smiled a fatuous smile, which
Dis uncle long to shake him.
&think yourself very worldwise,
Spen, and all that, don't you
but you're on the wrong tack
be. | told them nothing about
aspects, and if Meriel has ac-
Sme l presume it's for myself. !"
1.-THE daughter of a country
seven brothers and sisters, etc.
However, 1 will see the girl for
4 And so that she should not be
n good behavior-rich uncle and
don't you know-I'll go down
ED and stay at the inn. There's
stream, and I'll be supposed to
facted by the fishing. Nobody
nd out who I really am and I
lilly make acquaintance with the
/ if you go to church he will
ny call"
penthOrne Carnac intimated that
s prepared to make even that
Re in the interests Of his nephew.
! the two men separated on the
pf the Naval and Military, the
ft old soldier could not help once
wondering what the deuce the
she was all Rupert said could
Fen in the little chap.
tainly. sir, you can have the
and the fishing is especially
Elst now"
Il, that just suits me. Can I
pine dinner?"
sir; certainly, sir. Er-what
did you say?'
his"
lnk you, SIR
Ehe landlady left the room Sir
lorne Carnac walked up to the
pd PANIED windows of the little
rl0r, and looked across the road
ere stood a small white house,
ode, he knew from his nephew's
ptlon, of the rector. Presently
the dusty road came a girl
q IN white, a tall and finely pro-
ped figure, clad in plain serge,
2 sailor hat. The way the girl
! her head impressed Sir Spen-
Jove. l suppose that's one of
LADDERS daughters" he said to
4 Il know they live some
hereabout. Now, if Rupert had
Il a girl like that"
girl was coming up the garden
and Sir Spenthorne caught sight
At brown eyes, chestnut hair, and
pieNion like a wild rose.
J, Miss Meriel, dear?"
] You let us have some eggs?"
y a few, Miss Meriel. We've got
leman come here for the fishing,
Il be wanting them for him. He's
gentleman"
Spenthorne smiled in his long
muStache at this description of
It, Who was that?" he asked
S. Bartlett after the departure
young lady.
ats Miss Meriel Ray, the daugh-
the rector"
great favorite in the village, /
Se?"
IS Meriel, sir-we call her the
II sunshine. bless her?'
good woman enlarged for some
IN Miss Meriers PROJECTIONS, and
'erhaps surprised at the extraor.
patience with which her guest
ID TO her long story.
'onder this charming young lady
OF married." said Sir Spenthorne.
I'll, now, SIR" said Mrs. Bartlett
there is a young man
De bit understood, to be sure
II. Ray would be glad to see one