Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13

to serve that warrant.
Simeon had not the satisfaction Of
knowing IL. but in one way the events of
Training Day" had wrought gricvously
for John and Hetty. The fight had rous-
cd up all the Mulvcil fire latent in her
mothers breast Had peace maintained
between the factions. 1t is altogether
probable that Mrs. Mulveil eventually
would have grumbingly, but without nc.
tive opposition, seen her daughter courtcd
and even married by a wcll-to-do Cam
eron. and. when matters had gone so
far. danced mt their wedding with right
good will. But such hopes were not TO
he thought of now. when the fcud blazcd
again and the Mulvcls had been whip.
ped.
"Thcm Camerons will be walking all
over us and wanting to hang their hats
on the horns of the moon, now she de-
clarcd. but a Cameron hat shall never
find nail in my house again. Three
times now. that John Cameron has been
here after you. Hctty. and IL he comes
thc fourth. I'll scad him. wonder you
can sit there and look me in the face nf-
ter what you have done. Surely he
must have bcwitched you. But twice he
has sat mp with you. the last time only
the Sunday night before the fight, after
you making monkey of the decent man
who is kin to the Mulvcils. And yet you
20 fighting for him; against your own
people. too. What would your father
say. II he could see you now, I'd like to
know"
III my father were alive. he would be
ashamed of me IL | wouldn't fight to pre-.
vent the cowardly murder Of helpless
man. whether friend or foe
Him. Well, ! don't say: no alto
gcthcr to that. When you saw u thing
like that about TO be done, of course l
wouldn't blame you for stopping 1t, IL you
could; but what business had you to be
there to see it? Why must you poke
yoIy nose into the mems fighting among
thenscivcs!'
'Io save John Cumerons life"
"Wcll-nll right; you saved Through
there's neither luck nor grace In n girl
fighting against her own people. But
you saved it. And now let that be the
end of your cologuing with him. Let
me hear 10 more Of your John Cameron.
lf he comes here again. as told you be.
fore. I'll scald him-and you may speak
to him just the once more to tell him
So"
Hctty knew her mother was in earnest,
and that 1t would be useless to attempt
argument with her. so said nothing in
reply: but IL Mrs. Mulveil imagined that
ncr ui,'uh pun "n emu 10 'nu. rove W,
,"r' sue WIS NEVER "'o'e "''s'"N'" j"
hcr me-
John Cameron OF course had to be In
formed Of Mrs. Mulvcirs uncompromising
hostility, but 1t did not seem to dcprcss
his spirits greatly.
THAT'S all right, he said, complaccnt-
~. III she takes any comfort In feeling
that way. ! have no objection. In fact,
] think II Is rather fortunate she comes
out so flnt.footcd about II, for now you
soc, llctty, there Is nothing for US but
to 20 right OIL ana get married. Your
idea OF waiting until spring VIII not do
ut all under these circumstances. You
see thatT
but uctty did not quite "scc that. ~
She hcsitatcd at u conclusive revolt
against and casting off of the accustomed
trnmmcls of maternal authority. Ii tool;
t'mc TO convince her that her mother was
not. and under no probable circumstances
cyrr would be, amonablc TO reason In the
matter of John Cameron. And until that
had bcen established beyond oucs,lon In
hcr mind. her meetings with John were
necessarily clandcstme, infrcoucnt and
rusn,isfac;ory, They saw euch other n,
church and smelling school, bur she did
not v.nturc to hermit him 10 nccomnnny
sp,nk 10 her,
rhnt they ever had opportunitics for
exchange of those wcighty triiles and Inn.
nortnnt nothinrs that lovers find II 81
naaessury 80 say and so sweet TO hear
was olmost wholly duc 4, Danny. Jobu
had given him that promised gun, and
the inns gratitude was MS unbranded n.
his ioy. Johns generosity had ouitc won
| his heart. and made his service In m,
| lovers behalf active. energetic and ,on.
tinuous. II was only necessary far INF.
sister TO saw 10 him. "Danny. I'm going
| over This nft.rnoon IN Amt E,lizn's N,
| 80 Mrs. plotts." mr. IN some other nciyh,
bor's and rho chances wor. ton IA nm,
that either In going mr. returninp sh.
would ENCOUNTER John Cameron. Rut IN,
| season was against oncn-uir courtshin
Cupid in great.cout. fur can and over,
shoes is little like himself ms lover, know
him, John, being decidedly urncricnl
young man. did not take kindly 10 diyorc
! ing love and comfort TO suit the wbin,
| of any old woman.
Don't get your back M at my saving
so. Uetty," he would argue, but il /.
dcrned nonsense for you and me to wade
around knee deep In the snow, getting
snutiiier every day, when we might just
| ms we'll he sitting costly by Our own fire..