Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-22
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CHAPTER Iv.-(ContinuedO

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go on. go on; I'm just boiling to hear
the sequel" said Mr.. Gee. nodding his
head like a mandarin.
Give me time, my dear sir. In a few
days back came a letter. saying that the
other was a hoax. and he had only sent
II to try me, and feel the family pulse
so TO speak: and as l had responded in
liberal spirit l would never have any
cause to regret my generosity"
81 wish TO goodness a relative would
play me the same trick. A sprat Of ten
pounds landing a salmon of forty thou.
sand is plenty good business as they
say out here. And. by the way, about
your cousin: did she tip him tooT grin
ming.
Not that I am aware of. She must
have been in short frocks at the time Of
this particular episode"
And have you never seen herr" inquis-
itively.
Not to remember distinctly. There
were two little girls at Aunt James whea
! went TO say good-by, years ago. l rec
ollect chasing one Of them round the gar
den. and kissing her tremendously; but
which H. was / don't know, and l suppose
it would be a delicate subject to inquire
into
Pretty picture. But IL she were as
ugly as the pig-faced lady herself, I'D
marry her and never think twice about
it," said Mr.. Gee resolutely. There's q
lot of spending in forty thousand pounds:
but | can't fancy an old stick-in-t -the-mud
like you chasing and kissing any girl,
young or DID," grinning. 'Tell me some
more about her. Where does she live
when she is at home? Has she any SIS
ter that would be likely to come in for
money? Come. don't be SO glum. man
alive"
Il would have to go into our family
history" said Miles. Il will read you a
letter and enlighten you. for | know very
little about her myself. There are lots
to choose from. See what it is to come
in for fortune! There's Mrs. Braba-
IONS frightfuly gushing and full of de-
light, congratulation, and consent. 1t
would be manners to wait till she was
askedI There's Aunt James, that looks
as if it were written with a pin, crammed
with advice. There's my sister Annie's-"
That's the one for my money" inter
rupted Mr.. Gee, loudly swapping his I'm
gers. Mrs. Curzon will tell us all about
it, so fire away" and his companion, hav-
ing picked out the letter in question, be-
gan to read the following effusiOn:
My Dear Miles-Of course you have
opened and read Mr.. Barker's letter, and
know the great news, that you are now a
rich and an engaged man! l wonder
how you are taking it? I'm sure your
face is a beautiful study this minute;
wish could see it. Do you know how il
happened? No, of course you don't; and
you shall hear without further delay
Three years ago, when Esme was return
ing from school, just as the train wal
starting from Victoria, an old gentleman
h, IN M
He was the queerest old fellow you ever
beheld, in a white beaver hat, a blue
cutaway coat and q checker tie, and car
ried an umbrella that would frighten you
The carriage door was flung open, but the
inmates showed no hattering desire fol
his society; very much the other way
squared themselves and scowled. Blu,
Esme, who is good-natured, made room
for him; in fact, did the honOrs Of the
compartment SO agreeably, and comport.
ed herself SO worthily, that when he de-
scended at a station he begged the favor
of her name and address, which she gave,
little dreaming that the yellow-faced old
fogy was the renowned Uncle George.
About six months later came an invita-.
ton, asking her to spend three days With
the old gentleman. 1t seems that she
made a very favorable impression on I'm.
Gle G., ana the conclusion that she wa
to be rewarded with your HANDY and that
it was a pity to divide the money in the
funds
Seriously, my dear Miles, she is q very
nice girl-pretty and lively, or would be
the latter only for her stepmother, who
keeps these poor girls strictly in the back
ground and is the embodiment of a dozen
wet blankets; consequently they are shy
at any rate, Esme is-and countrrf1ed
-tafnr r-fv -I0vx
much; and you have my full and free
consent. OF course, you will come home
at once. By the time this reaches you
six weeks of the six months will be gone
You will never be SO mad as to let the
money go to the college in Calcutta; II
yod do, shall consider that you are moi
responsible for your actions. Mind YOU
sell off your little effects without delay
and come home Immediately to your affec
tionate sister, ANNIE CURZON."
Sell off my little effects! think see
myself exclaimed her brother, folding
up her letter with deliberate contempt
with the spipe just coming in. and the
races on next MONTH!
But there are heaps of racing and
shooting at hcme," observed MIR. Gee.
NO sport to hold a candle to what We
have out here Thirty brace of snipe
within four miles at Ya Goo; or il you
like to go down the river to Liram, there
ure a couple of hundred actually expect
ing youl Besides all this, I'm going to
have shot for the gold cup with Des
tiny. and I've promised Patterson to ride
Typhoon in the hunt steeplechase, SO
don't stir for a month"; then"
I'll tell you what" Mr.. Gees favor
itc preamble. you are too old to be talk
ing such nonsense! A child would know
better than to be playing with his-hh
fate in this way! And. as to Typhoon-
\ bad tempered. puIng little brute, will
rs much mouth as a whale, he'll nearly
kill somebody yet"
CHAPTER v.
True to Mr. Gees doleful prophecy. Ty
phoon threw his rider in the races which
took place few days later, with the
result that Miles was laid up with thret
broken ribs. Captain Brabazon's acci
dent dc,ained him more than month II
Rangoon. 1t was the first of July before
the doctors gave him q reluctant perms
sion to take his passage in the nex'
steamer.
Miles arrived in England early In the
month of August, and spent some tim1
with his sister at Folkestone, staving on
the evil day, as he called 1t in his OWL
mind when he must present himself a