Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-08-14
.YOUNGR0BIN GREY
By BRET HARTE.
Copyright, 1895, by the Author.]
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ing she responded by informing him
thas her father had taken the cottage he
had just passed, where they were spend
ing a three weeks vacation from his
business. 1t was not so far from st.
Kentigern but that he could run up for
day to look after the shop. Did the
consul not think it was wise?
Quite ready to assent to any sagacity
IN those clear brown eyes, the consul
thought it was. But was it not, like
wisdom, sometimes lonely?
All, no! There was the loch, and the
hills, and the heather; there were her
flowers. Did he not think they were
growing we'll? And at the head of the
loch there was the old tomb of the Nc
Hulishes, and some of the collins were
still to be seen.
Perhaps emboldened by the consul's
smile, she added, with a more serious
precision, which was lost in the sympa-
thizing caress of her voice: ''And
would you not be getting off and COM
ing in and resting a wee bit before you
go farther? It would be so good of you,
and father would think it so kind And
he will be there now if you are look
ing"
The consul looked. The old man was
standing III the doorway Of the cottage,
as respectfully uncompromising as ever,
with the slight concession to his rural
surroundings of wearing a Tam O'Shan-
ter and easy slippers. The consul dis
mounted and entered. The interior was
simply but tastefully furnished. Tt
struck him that the Scotch prudence and
economy, which practically excluded
display and meretricious glitter, had
reached the simplicity of the truest art
and the most refined wealth He felt he
could understand Grey's enthusiasm,
and, by an odd association of ideas, he
found himself thinking Of the resigned
face of the passenger on the Skyscraper
Have you heard any news of your
friend who went to Rye?" he asked
pleasantly, but without addressing him
self particularly to either.
There was a perceptible pause-doubt-
less Of Difference to her father on the
part of the young girl, and Of the usual
native conscientious caution on the part
of the father-but neither betrayed any
embarrassment Or emotion. "No; he
would not be writing yet,'' she at
length said simply; she would be wait
ing until he was settled to his business
Jamie would be waiting until he could
say how he was doing, father" she ap-
pealed interrogatively to the old man.
Aye, James Cow would not fash
himself to write compliments and gossip
till he knew his position and work., -
corroborated the old man. He'll not
be goin 1900 miles to send us what
we can read in the St. Kentigern News
But, he added suddenly, with a recall
of cautiousness, perhaps ye will be
hearin of the ship?'
''The consul will not be remembering
what he hears Of all the Ships inter
posed the young girl, with the same
gentle affectation Of superior worldly
knowledge which had before amused
him. We'll be wearying him, father"
and the subject dropped.
The consul, glancing around the room
again, but always returning to the
sweet and patient seriousness of the
young girls face and the grave decorum
Of her father, would have liked to ask
another question, but it was presently
anticipated, for when he had exhausted
the current topics III which both father
and daughter displayed quiet sagacity
and he had gathered sufficient knowl-
90 Of oh +o rs
fy Grey's enthusiasm, and was rising
to take his leave, the young girl said
timidly:
''Would ye not let Bessie take your
horse to the grass field over yon and
yourself stay with US to dinner? It
would be most kind, and you would
meet great friend of yours who will
be here -
Mr., Grey?" suggested the consul
audaciously: Yet he was greatly sur
prised when the young girl said quiet
~, AYE"
HELL be comm in the loch with
his yacht said the old man. "It's not
so expensive lyin here as at Bannocl,
I'm thinkin, and the men cannot gang
ashore for drink. Eth, but it s an awful
waste O. pounds, shillin's and pence,
keepin these gowks in idleness with no
feeshion nor carryin of passengers -
AYE, but it's better Mr.. Grey should
pay them for being decent and we'll be-
haved on board his ship than that they
should be out Of work and rioting in
taverns and lodging houses. And you
yourself, father, remember the herring
fishers that come ashore at Ardie, and
the deckhands Of the excursion boat,
and the language they'll be using
''Have you had a cruise in the YACHT"
asked the consul quickly.
Aye" said the father, 1--WE have
been up and down the loch and around
the far point, but not for boardin or
lodgin the night, nor otherwise con-
teenuin Or parteecipatin. I have ex-
planned to Mr.. Grey that we must re-
turn to our own home and our own por-z
ridge at evenin, and he has agreed
and even come with us. He's a decent
7a6 and pot shova iDctruotiD b,,t ov