The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

81, help to work the cattle and
boss the Mexican hands and hunt wild
pigs and play pole. CIV and then va va
have . little music when Mrs. Glynn
has time to assist us y. Some Of US play
the banjo and Others listen. W. have
been here three: years now and like IT:
we'll hope & and his voice took Al
shade more Of interest, 4 that you will
like it. as. well. z " E Il.
& I'm sure shall, " was the cordial
reply. II You are drawing a pleasant
picture for me-. After my life in Maine
/ know that / shall not find the rancho
dull. ( Tell me now about the, children,
my charges" ..%,. =. .s .s.. AZ .:@$. y
!. Allyn smiled broadly: Speaking Of
the children" he replied you will not
find it dull. Nobody finds it dull where
they are. You are apt, am afraid, to.
find it too hilarious. Two CT them are
young cubs filled with primal human
nature and no one: has, ever tried to
lick it out of them. Their mother is
not active nor strong and Glynn, while
perfectly willing to cane them within
an inch Of their lives, seldom has the
time. They are the Hon. Algernon
Reginald Henry Glynn, briefly known
as 'Toddy,' because there is never a
partly emptied glass on the aide-board
or in the smoking room that he does
not find his way to. The thirst of that
youngster is abnormal and appalling.
He is aged eleven. His hair is rsd,
though his mother calls it auburn
his face is, freckled; his nose up
turned; his mouth wide; his ears large.
When he is not in the kitchen tor
menting the maids, or being thrown by
a broncho, or being chased by Mex
! lean whose spurs he has stolen, he is
in the neighborhood of the side-board,
waiting for some one of us to come in
and take peg and leave the glass"
Allyn looked at the girl to see if she
had grown pale. She was smiling
softly. II like 'Toddy'" she muir
INJURED. go on"
"The second hopeful" he proceeded,
with somewhat stronger note Of ad-
miration in his voice, lis Charles Beau
champ Vavasour Glynn, briefly branded
as 'Miggs' because he is bony and bears
a resemblance to the celebrated 'Miggs'
whom you may have met in 'Barnaby
Rudge.' It is his special merit to scorn
shoes, scorn a coat, scorn a hat. It is
his special fad to take two of the dogs
from the kennel and get lost on the
prairie, or in the mesquite, miles from
the rancho. When he has been absent
for>twelve hours we all stop work and
turn out for him. Twelve hours later
we find him asleep under cactus and
willing to be fed. He does not affect
the sideboard, but I have fancy that
he steals the cooks keys and ravages
| the eatables after midnight. Once or
twice, in going to my quarters after a
long-talk in the smoking room, have
found him hidden under chair in the
hail. always with a fistful Of pirated
food. It is strange that the boy is
bony." .
Lois laughed, the clear deep carol
ringing over the prairie. The Next
can half turned his head and muttered
"Valga me Dios!" and Allyn listened
keen pleasure in his face. It had beef
long since he had heard woman
laugh so. Il like 'Miggs'" she said
go on"
The young Englishman :hesitated a
moment and then his tones took on
tenderness and seriousness. "The
third" he said, lis a mite of a thing,
five years old. She is Margaret Lillian
Mary Glynn. She is not strong, pale,
quiet little body, with hug and kiss
for us all in turn We call her 'Bobs,
'Palomita,' 'Chiquita' or 'Blinxy,' as
the fancy strikes us. She has dozen
other names and is very dear to US
all. We think it a pity-that is, we
who live in the bachelors quarters
that her mother is unable to take bet
ter care Of her.. 'Palomita,' you know,
is the Spanish -endearing diminutive
for Little Dove and we fear that some
day, without warning, 'Palomita' may
spread her wings and leave u.s.
(To be continued)