Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-09
Capt BIake's Home Coming.

Its you that's cruel, Teddie
Blake!"
Cruel, Nellie dear-Nellie, you lit
tie demon! Why, | wouldn't touch a
hair of your head, barring the bit |
want to cut off to carry with me to
India, and you're teasing the life out
of me with your contrariness, and
making it much harder for me to go
than ever you dream of"
And what do you want to go for?
Leaving your home and your regi-
ment that you were so proud of, and
the people that know you, and the
girl'-here Miss Nellie breaks down
with little sob, and it is all Teddie
can do to remember his promise to
her father, and keep his two arms
from going around her.
"And the girl-what?" he says
huskily; for the life of him he can't
resist that much.
THAT was brought up with you and
has been sister to you all your life,"
chokes Nellie O'Mally.
<fI'll tell you what IL Is, Nellie" the
poor young soldier says, pulling him
self together, and speaking much
more severely than he really feels,
you must try to understand my po-
sition, and then Wen say no more
about it, If you please, once and for
all. My unele's dead (heaven rest his
soul!) and he's left the old place to
me, but it's up to the chimney pots in
dnh M I LET 30 . III. II. n.
fellow I'll never be able to clear il all
my life. Then, If don't exchange for
India, | can't keep my place in the
service at all; and besides, Nellie, with
the old regiment quartered at Thomas
town, IL would be mighty hard for me
to see another man fishing my salmon
and shooting my birds and sitting in
my chimney corner every day OF the
week, with his great ugly face looking
over the pew at you on Sundays,
couldn't do II, Nellie, not even to re-
malp near-near the friends I've
known ever since | was a baby. So
that's all about 1t. and you mustn't
make 1t harder for me than can bear
do you seer"
1t was a good thing that Aunt Ellen
called them in to supper at this mo-
ment Nellie had one of her teasing
fits on her. trying by this means to
hide her heart-break at Teddie's de-
parture, and her peryersity tried poor
young lake sorely. He had promised
her father, the rector that he would
not by word or act reveal his feelings
toward her. They had been children
together, almost brother and sister,
for nearly twenty years. since Teddy
first came to Moyliscallan, and this
state of things must be maintained.
Mr.. O'Malley decided, till Teddie's
fortunes should bear closer and more
satisfactory inspection. Perhaps
few years of Indian soldering, while
the old castle was let to rich English
tenant, might put the said fortunes
on tsSir feet: meanwhile, lingering
In the old rectory garden was a dan
gerous occupation, and Aunt Ellen did
wisely TO ring the supper bell out of
the window.
PRESENTLY the parting came. II was
Sunday evening, and the rectory kept
early hours. Supper was over, and the
5OMalleys were making their farewell
to Teddie, the almost son of the house.
for he had to get back to Thomastown
that night and start for England next
morning.
There's something | want to take
with me-" he announced stoutly be-
fore them all, "a lock of your hair.
Aunt Ellen, and another of Nellie's.
You know you two are the only wo-
mankind l have or ever have had. |
Give me each bit of a curl and I'll
have them put in locket together
and wear 1t OH my chain, and YOU
won't be sorry to think I've got II
when I'm away from you
He looked at the rector as he spoke |
IL was all open aud above board, and |
the old gentleman nodded and reached |
down pair of scissors from the man
tel shelf, which he handed to his sis |
ter. Aunt Ellen cut her little lock
as BELTS lady OF five-and-
forty, whose hair is still abundant and
ornamental, If not so bright as IL has
been. Nellie whisked her bunch of
surls over her shoulder and shipped OF
thick brown ringlet. Teddie twisted
hem together in his pocketbook and
aid with a feeble attempt at a joke:
They'll go with me everywhere and
ring enc back to Moyliscallan Don't
ct me find you've been, either of you,
liring with Strangways while I'm |
way, or putting him in my place"
~, hA lit -
lad always done on great occasions. !
J. New Year or on birthdays, ever Q
ce he was three years old. shook
as With the rector twice over. and I
" off to Thomastown, and $
Nv. oh dear, ii (
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