Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-10
Copyright, 1881, by Robert Bonner's Sons.
CHAPTER VIII.


CHAPTER VIII.
<<Sims, have you been over yonder ever
since 1 left you?''
t-Yes, sir"
Haven't been upstairs once"
How could I, sir without signaling
you first at this door?'
t"The back door, leading into the gar
den. is Open"
IL didn't know it, sir, and l shouldn't
have sneaked into the house that way, II
i had known it"
His master felt sure that the jockey
was lying, and, under other circum-
stances, would doubtless have taken him
Nv the throat and administered severe
fhrashing.
"All right, SIMS said he, drawing a
long breath of pretended relief. Il see
I was mistaken"
And then Sims, drawing a long breath
of real relief-for he had been spy upon
his master longer than was suspected
darted into the dark passage and dlsap-
.peared.
$50, my fine young fellow" muttered
Weems, bending his head to catch the re-
treating footsteps, you've been pry1ng,
have you? I've mistrusted your Whln-
ing, psalm-singing ways for long time;
but let us wait and see whose hide Will
be curried the wrong way in the long
run"
Weems was about to lock the street
door again when a registering call came
to him from a short distance up the
street, and his nephew approached him,
t1ot little the worse for liquor.
Here l am on hand, Uncle Zach, ex-
claimed Eastwood, hiccoughing gleefully.
E'You told me to drop around this even
ing, you know" =.
But I didn't want to see you drunk,
though I might have expected as much!
.growled Weems. "Haye you been gam
bling, too|
.'Only a matter of five pounds or So"
maundered the hopeful nephew. Il Y
US besides for twelve pounds, which, OF
course. you'll see me clear Of
f'T'lg see you in hotter place than
even Cape Town first" exclaimed Uncle
Zach You incorrigible prohigate, what
sort of care have you been bestowing ON
Miss Muir for the past six months, that L
find you in this condition six hours after
my return?'
Just take your hand from my gullet,
and I'll tell you," grumbled the nephew
'"rhere! now take me up to your room,
so tn1I can lie OH DlA, anu Al lain
to you like a Christian"
Weems growled between his clenched
seeth and led the way upstairs. Dash
wood unceremoniously rolled over on the
marrow bed.
well, how have you got along with
,the young lady?" asked Weems.
-'Capitally. and she's little brick-a
regular thistle-fower, without thorn!'
To StloHIIV.
elf she wasn't booked for the Hymeneal
Stakes along with Sir Luke, l think L q
go in for a winner myself
You're talking like FOOL" said
Weems, with a coarse laugh. "She's
too fne-b bred to ever think of you"
'Aha. don't you believe it"
e.But | know it, inasmuch as l can
Judge of woman, as of horse" said
Weems, half angrily. But you look
sharp to one thing, Milt; and that is,
don't let her mind run on the caprice of
accompanying Dunmore and the Scotch
man in the Scarborough"
Never fear, old mani She wouldn't
miss accompanying me for the world, and
she Knows that I'm going with you in the
Caledonia"
Hug your own conceit, so long as you
keep her from altering her determine
tion," said Weems, earnestly. There are
q thousand and one reasons why she
shouldn't go in the Scarborough-and,
greatest of all, with Dunmorev
who is the chap, anyway, uncle!
why, he's Dunmore, of course!'
Cannon. He's some one else in dis
guise, or you wouldn't have gone to the
expense and trouble to uuearth him that
you have"
You're wild in your betting, Milt But,
at all events, it can be no concern of
yours
But why have you been so anxious to
have him sail in the Scarborough with
only the old Highlander for company
THE Highlander is an accident care
nothing for him. said Weems, slowly.
And you needn't concern yourself about
Dunmore, as l told you before" And
then he went on talking on other topics
Until he was interrupted by heavy
snore from the occupant of the bed.
1.-The young reprobate" commented
Weems. under his breath. Though my
own sister mothered him, I'd be willing
enough that he, also, should take passage
on the doomed ship, were it not that he
anust accompany Miss Muir and me for
FORMS sake
Weems was awakened at an early hour
zn the morning by his nephew stumbling
about the room, in the effort to find his
boots.
"AIilt,t' said Weems, run out now.
will breakfast with you at the Admirals
Head in the course of an hour"
When Eastwood was gone Weems
hastily dressed himself; after which he
unceremouiously entered the adjoining
room. to find his jockey yet abed.
Sims started up in species of terror
sat the noise of his masters abrupt en-
trance, for he had often been roughly
handled for less fault than oversleeping
himself; but he was destined to receive a
surprise as agreeable as that which had
come to the nephew.
Its barely o'clock, so that you
needn't hurry. my lad" said Weems,