Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-07-25

er a proud and hurt air, Il am sure am
at liberty to 60, for anything my people
at home seem to care about me. They
don't appear to be much concerned as to
whether l 60 or stay"
"No letters this morning.
"Oh, 1t isn't this morning-or many a
morning back. don't believe I've heard
from home since left London, and I've
written regularly to my sister Emily ev
cry Sunday, sometimes oftener."
Don't you think they assume that you
have withdrawn altogether into the wilds,
and that 1t is no use trying to find you?
Or isn't it just as likely that there has
been some mistake about forwarding your
letters, and that you will find them all in
Q bundle when you get back to town.
We shall soon be making q bee-line for
London now"
''Those people have come down." she
says, discreetly glancing over to the win
dows Of the hotel; I'VE must 60 In"
1t was now for the first time that a
foreshadowing Of the breaking up of our
party began to weigh upon the spirits Of
one or two Of these good folk-particu-
larly upon Col. Cameron, who became re-
markably glum and silent when We were
to reach the Thames.
In the afternoon it began to get clear.
The clouds gradually lifted; and there
were CLEANS of yellow among the soft
purples and grays. The still waters of
the winding Avon mirrored every feature
Of the bank; and further off the skies
were reflected. too-a simmer Of silver
here and there, q breadth Of liquid lilac
darkening almost to black under the
trees; while over the CLASSY surface dart
ed innumerable swifts and martens, busy
In the still, warm, moist air. BY this
time, Of course, waterproofs had been
thrown aside; and as we came to a con-
venieht landing place the boat was stop
ped as we got ashore-all but Jack Dun
combe; who was eager to get at his books.
Now II was Sir Even Cameron who
assisted Miss Peggy to step along the
gang board: and when she had reached
the bank these two naturally went to-
gether-at first walking pretty smartly
80 as to get ahead of the horse. Queen
Tita was in no such hurry
'What is taking that girl back to Amer
ica?" he asks, presently, looking away
along the towpath toward those two.
"Who can tellf She doesn't seem to
know herself"
But perhaps she Is right" this small
person continues. rather wistfully "Yes;
even if it is only some vague kind Of feel
ing And if she was once over there, and
were to come back' theh we couioh pe
held responsible 1or anything ina, nhsn'
happen. VI course, L nope she VIII eome
back. IL Is very curious "ha' uoiu
tnat giri gets over one Lhsianu wouiuh
l. l-ll IL %
be haIt England TO me II aian hno"
that, sooner or inter- couiu iuoh iof
ward TO seeing my feggy again.
your feggy!
Yes, indeed she continued poioiy
"Oh, any one could see now all you men
have been hghung Ior her goou eraces,
Tor . word or smiie OF iooA' ou' s"'
o,s .o,,, ~ M. oil III. tim. ,,o vo,
,bi,t ~ -. - ,,-h., r,.r ar,, ~,
poor poaUr, Sha S..rad mos, rnusr.
.,,,,, - - Ia al 80 ','., ON
board again, for we were now drawing
near 70 Bath. Not only ti.2t, but she ap-
peared to be at once absent minded and
apprehensive; subsiding into a deep rev.
erie from time to time, and yet anxiOusly
responding to any remark addressed te
her. SO that her thoughtfulness might no
no nation, Sb. had M s,r,h.r ,,,ns ond
questions about Jact Dnncomha.. hundle
~ hanus Shn tnaI somn taa " s;,anaa
~, I.s, =, thamsaIyos. snr ,a r,.r-, nov.
getting TO the end of the dsv's voyage .
The approacb of the beautiful Oneen of
the West nv the valley of the Avon IL
disappointing In the extreme: indeed. the
slums here are about as bad as those Of
the Totterdown suburb of Bristol. 1t wa,
sbundsntlv manifest that here was n
abiding place for rs. again. and for IA
last time ON this trim we should have ts
sleep ashore: and SO. when few things
had been nut into the yarious hand bags.
we set off. a small procession. through tn.
streets of Bath. nuttins nm at a hotel
where. notwithstanding our susnicious
want of luggage We were made fairly