Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-28
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How many Of you are there with them7
What about yourselfT'
"Oh, I have always lived at home,"
she answered. "And Violet is at home,
too-but she Is q widow now. She lives
with us, along with her two little girls.
And my brother Tom Is dead-and
Femie," she added, after q moment, In q
lower voice.
what! little Temie?" he exclaimed,
regretfully.
Yes, she died when she was fifteen.
It was terrible grief to us. DO you
recollect what dear little child she was? 2
DO yoiu remember that first evening you
spent with usT' jeanne asked. suddenly,
"and how you carried her about the gar
den on your shoulders2"
Eyes. remember" he said. with n
food Of memories indeed rising as he
spoke. II remember; have never for.
gotten her"
They are nearly all Of them married
and scattered abroad except these" she
said, after a moments silence. "Dick
and Harry are farming In Canada, and
Victor Is a soldier In South Africa, and
Felix Is a clergyman. and has living In
the north: and Lillian and Edith are
married here In London; and Maude Is
married at York. 1t Is with Lillian that
l am staying now. She has five chill
,lren. There are n great many children
among us altogether. Just think" and
she lnughcd-"1 have cighecn nephcws
and nieccs now"
"And you have never married." he ex-
claimed, abruptly.
my sisters married very quickly, and
mamma had great deal on her hands.
There has always been work for me ut
home" she said.
She looked ut her watch and said, II
nm afraid must be going home. Lillian
was to have come here with me, but she
was prevented by a cold"
1T Is disappointment to me to hear
that you are going so soon," he said AZ.
ter a little silence; but even to have
seen you this once has been q great
pleasure. and hope. II not now, yet some
other time Do you know" he said,
making great effort to shake of his
like some day to run down to Brentwood
AGAIN.
SHOULD your" she answered. as II half
doubtfully.
1T would give me such pleasure to
shake hands with your father once more.
wish you would tell him 30. Tell him
that, long a. 7 have been away, I hope
to see him again yet"
III You ever find time to come, am
sure he will be very glad" jeanne said.
But Godfrey thought she spoke rather
cOldly.
"You would not find the place much al.
tered" she went on, with little hurry In
her tone. '"The inn has changed hands;
your old landlord died year or two ago;
and there are a few new people In the
village, but that Is all. You remember
my aunt?'
Mrs. Arthur Beresfordw exclaimed
| Godfrey. "Indecd I ought to have re-.
membcred her. for she was very kind to
me. ! am ashamed Of not having asked
after her sooner"
"Oh, but she IL dead" said jeanne.
us she dcad?" cried Godfrey. Dear
me! she didn't look like woman to die.
And those pretty daughters-at least one
| Of them was very pretty"
"You mean Clara? Yes, she IL very
pretty. She married long ago. Three OF
them are married, and Fanny, the young.
est one, lives here In town with Hugh"
"Ah. then has Hugh never got wife p
and Godfrey, with this question, giving
a quick glnnce at his companion, saw. OF
thought he saw. her color rise.
mo, he has no wife," she said. But
he and Fanny IRE very happy together
Fanny Is nice girl-or rather woman.
should say" she corrected herself quick.
~, with a laugh. But she IL younge,
than I am"
Eyes, three or four years younger,
suppose" he said. II remember her very
well. She was about fifteen when was
at Brentwood, and she was very shy.
You were nineteen that year. you know"
YES" she merely said.
He had kept her hand for q few mo.
ments In his. Standing face to face with
her. and looking into the eyes that had
once been NO dear to him, he was feeling
keenly that he had wasted this short
hour. ii seemed TO him that. IL he could
stay with her now. he could talk differ.
entity to her. But the doors Of the car.
riages were being rapidly closed. and she
was withdrawing her hand. And then
he took of his hat and remained uncov.
cred till the train had swept away.