Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
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1T is really you:" cries he. with unaf-
fected delight, co.or.ns warmly.
1T IS you, too" replies she, redectively,
and as though it is a little unfair to
throw all the personalities AZ her.
so it is" says he. smiling gayly. you
wanted ME? | hope you had not to call
often?"
Very often" smiling. too and jumping
down of her pedestal. Il thought
should never make you hear. Do you
know the road TO Greycourt? don't"
Il do. Il is a tedious way. and com
picated. But if you will permit ME 70 20
with you and saow it TO you, Miss Dy-
sartF'
''Oh. no. No, indeed. II is giving you
quite too much trouble, and how do you
know my name?" asks she, with s shy
glance AZ him from under her long iashes
Il asked somebody in the village" coa.
fes~as he, honestly, and he told ME you
were Mr.. DySa-cs niece. You iyn'- mind
that, do y0u?"
No. I. too, heard Of you" she says.
but .hen didn't take for granted every
thing that was told me"
What did you hsac of me-"
That you were a youa. man down
from I.ulnOu town. an a. full o. tricks As
Z eggs fuk o mate. replies she, de.
mursly. evidently quoting somebody. and
wiki q glance 50 "ful. o tricks" on asr
owu account that he laughs IL spite D.
himself
Well" says he. I'm not from 'Lua.
non town certainly. and I hope I'm no;
greater wretch than my fellows. As 10
my tricks. I DON, believe I've one"
II uO- from LONDON, from where:''
Rather lose To you. Ny sister lives
Just over the border ot this county, q
matter of twenty miles o. 50; and spend
mos OF my time with her"
1T was c very good thing for my sister
and me- thar you came fishing" says G-i.
seldl; or suppose We should both be
now either dead % dying" Here she
looks round har Have We very much
further to -oT'
About q mile
~ wish i. was less" ue-yously. ~ an
afraid Vera will be frightened a. my long
absence. and-aud that my uncle vii! D,
angry"
Perhaps he won't hear Of it," says NJ
Peyton, hopefully. Grise.da shakee her
head
He looks just like a person who would
hear everything" she says.
I've heard a good deal about him Of
and OF. People will talk, you know, and
hes eccentric. isn't heE''
II you mean weak in mind you were
never further our in your life" says G-i.
selda. mourufuliy He is all mind. in
nv opinion There isn't z weak SpO; in
him By the by. have you ever been to
GreycourJ:
No. I've often thought I should like
u 20 on some Wednesday or other"
Some Wednesday. What Wednesday
And why wednesday? G-iSelda IS dis
tiuctly puzzled. ou; hardly likes TO ask q
question 0u CAe subjec-.
"I:s G quaint old house" she SAYS,
sand m -h. b. lovely. I think. Il the trees
were cu. away and >Jme sunlight lot into
IL. anJ-a i.--Ie furniture. Its empty.
positively empty.
surely you forget the gaHe-i=s:' says
he Is ID indeed possible Iha, you DO
not know that those pictures % your an,
c.~s-0-s a-e absolutely priceless: Pure
Le-ys AMI kue..e-s, Ga.nsUor0ughs and
Reynolds NEy. those galleries a. Grey
cou-l, I've ot.en heard my father say. are
about The finest IN England. Your uncle
J. good enough 90 open them to the pub
L. every lrsI Wednesday in the month
a. the very .rling charge Of half &
crown"
Why" c-ies Griseida. flushing so no,
culo- thaJ the tears Erow within her
eyes. oh. you can; mean that"
Well. why no-g says the young man,
boldly. preparing with q stout courage
10 defend d vile cause. 1T is 10 improve
the tastes ot the multitude that he does
l., OF course. And II h. chooses 20 repay
himself for the wear and tear OF MS car
pets, who shall say ne mas not common
sense on MS sde!''
AZ this moment the chimneys Of Grey
court shuns through the inrers.ices OF the
trees on her let, and, with The knowl
efi=e that she had gained her home
egnles. too. the sound Of running water