Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-30

IOyuZ WHlkeu AWAY from the OH house,
slowly and thoughtfully, In the whiten-
ing dawn.
CHAPTER VII.
The inquest was over: the anticipated
verdict of accidental death" had been
returned; and for the first time withiv
Ave-and-thirty years, the old brick grnw
Of the st. Georges was opened; while, Ia
true Irish fashion, the people crowded
into the Kilver churchyard to see the hus-
band-callei off SO suddenly In his grim
old age--laid beside the young wife who
had begun to die upon her wedding day.
The inevitable ceremony was over, and
only compassion for the orphan girl had
prevented Its being very hollow and
Indifferent one. but sympathy for her
while she stood beside her grandfather's
grave had given warmth and feeling to
the dreary proceedings; and now oil those
who, an hour before. had stood with her
at the open grave. had met In the chill
and gloomy sitting room ut Traveerc,
rather amused In their own minds, most
Of them, TO think what farce 1t was to
wait for will where there was only
penury to inherit.
Celia Pennington sat beside Morn on
the hearth, where the cats and dogs lay
just as of old, and DIR. Armstrong stood
beside her, with one hand on the back Of
her chair. She wore an old-fashiOned
black calico dress, which she had kept In
her box for years, because she had
thought 1t so very ugly. But what other
mourning was In her power, when she
had not even one shilling In the worldY
Celia was dressed Drettily. ms usual In u
thin' pure'c0l0red dress, which stood her
instead OF mourning ana when she had
decorated numerically with Jaunty BOWS
OF oiacK riDDon.
AT the table near Nora sat Will Foster,
employing the interval OF leisure In
studying "Bradshaw' which was open
before MIN. lie had arrived from eng
lana only on the previous night, having
been Obliged to escort his sister home
on the day nrter Coi. 81. georges death,
put determined to return Tor the FUNERAL.
sun, II was not ior ms own return that
ne was stuuyihg the times VI traihs and
steamers now' LOT nc knew ne had 10
Neave ny the mai that hight' ana traVei
without pause 10 reach heatoh III time
Tor ms SUNDAY morning service. oppo-
sue the glr's' aiso NJ the hpie' sat tne
oid lawyer anu MI. remington, each I'D
MS grave ana soihper black; ana lnrther
on MARX io!hx' nait sittihg ana mar
Ieahihg asa'nst tue hign, narrow WINDOW
seal seemed 10 nave iittie 10 10 WIN
eithef what was occurring OF whnt wonid
eVehtuai'y occur Al hrst, whem nc hau
come from the churchy"ru TO IraVeere,
Dr. armstrong nad suaVeiy inquired u
u" ma any business TO transact there'
putting the question so adroitiy thnt he
ieit Mt. foyhz wouiu DC rorced into
eI"'Noeat,"e III MS CONFUSION anu leaving
the premises at once. nut MT to!hh
hhu uohe hoth'hH o, tue kiha.
nave ".ehueu So'' o. reorees
iuhera. as i"ml,y connection, ne saul
"nu ny 'n"t r'snt Wn.t ""t'l pos'e
cohs'"ers ", BUSINESS "u''crs over, ahu
is reaay ID 'ca'e tue mousse niniseir' ior
hlehd 10 dri'e MN PACK 10 rlhtona.
Would NOT servant 10 as Wen! IN
CURED ~ ARMSTRONG, superciliousiy'
Possibly replied MARI win the ut
most composure; nut neither YOU nor l.
Dr. Armstrong; nave our own servants
here IN Miss IT. Georges huse.'
30 the argument h"d ended ana Nuei
armstrong was conscious or looking
little bahled' though he schooled his face
aeterihinea,y'
nave Tor long time. observed the
attorney III GEAR nusiness-iiKe tone.
haa III my possession the VIII OF the
late Coi. 81. George. with letter OF
trust. As all the properly or which he
died possessed must DE contained IN the
IRON chest which was III MS own cham
per- propose gentlemen That we ad'
Jour'i there hfs'' that we may avoid dis
appointment ana mortihcatioh' II posi-
Die.
II was soon over the digging out or the
ches'' the search IN II ana the weak tar
rying hope-a'i soon over The safe was
FOUND empty save Tor Few musty pa
pers or no v"ine; yet 1t was patent to
the slowes' capacity mere tnnt the lock
had never peeh tempered with' nor the
sem proheh'
ana now Nora had 10 near her grand,
i"'ner WI, anu 10 know the whiie .ha'
u was hollow m1ekery' ana tnae az ne
so",a "ea r ,h TO ner WAS the o'a ruined
mouse anu Tue Useless ANIMALS but THIS