The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-02-06
CHAPTER xv.-(continued.)

'Ihc letter She says that there IL
something she wishes 20 consult me
about: that IL Is impossible for her To
set away at the moment. and that as |
have spoken once or twice about pay
eng her visit. she hopes that | may
he able To manage IL now"
Emma perused the letter.
"She never asked our advice so long
as that-yenerable fossil was alive.
have always considered that he was
largely responsible for the kink that
GOT into Eleanor's brain. Poor old
'snan. Those eyes OF his haunt M
sim"
'He Is dead: let him rest in peace.
lie adored Eleanor. and she adored
'hfm."
Il was very fond OF him myself.
Harold. lie was a dear old soul. but
you must admit that he was quixotic.
and that he had large eyes Well.
tOygive him." sho added. noticing that
'ner husband looked grave Il am sure
that he meant we'll What answer arc
you going TO send?"
why don't we both go? You have
never been West. and II IN time that
you saw something OF our own coun.
thy. Illinois Is not worry far OF. and
after VIC have visited Eleanor. We can
PASS few days at Chicago and Gin
cinuau and st. Louis can get away
for three weeks as well as not"
Emma tapped her foot contempla.
lively.
Il suppose could so. II is certainly
quite an idea"
And you would be able in that case
TO satisfy your curiosity all the
sooner"
mine I'm regard 10 Eleanor Is OF the
tnildest order. am curious merely as
ono Us curious in regard 10 what any
crazy creature will do next. But. as
you say. Harold. IL Is just as well that
4 should see how dreadful the West
realty rs. OF course. n the child actu.
ally needs you. | suppose you are
bound TO so Go her. in case you can
icayc your business. though think u
rs rather cool OF her to ask your od-
vice. considering that she acted 81.
rectly contrary To all that you have
ever given her. But II you go. shall
certainly go with you
The upshot was that week later
they set out for Clayerlng college. the
Illinois institution OF learning with
which Eleanor had been connected for
the past Eve years During those years
emma had seen but little OF her recall.
citrnnt niece. who. so TO speak. had
taken the bit i'm her teeth on her re-
turn from her uncle PhIneas Baldwin's
house with the offer of tutOrship
from the seminary I'm question In her
pocket An earnest scene had fol.
lowed. or. rather. two scenes. one In
which she had brought 10 bear upon
che culprit every argument in her ar.
senal. and a second and final one be-
tween the culprit and Harold. whose
Fabricated stcrnncss Mrs. Stage had
nOped TO keep unmitigated. by giving
. him Go understand that she would be
an unseen listener. But she had heard
IN vain. Harold had begun we'll
enough with a big.mouthed. What Is
dbis cracked.brain scheme OF leaving
us that your aunt tells me Of Flea.
norH" But from there on he had
gradually weakened. until In place OF
putting his foot down once for all. he
had suffered himself Co be argued into
admitting that II her heart was set on
teaching. there was no especial obllga-
dion why she should continue 20 live
with them: and as TO the marriage
which was proposed for her. that he
sFas not prepared 90 advise her TO
marry n man she did not love.
Since her departure the years had
. giidcd away without leaving much
account of themselves 30 far as con.
cerned Emma's relations with her.
When the disappointment OF seeing all
her efforts set at naught had lost its
edge for Emma. she had accepted the
situation as one learns 10 accept the
Inevitable. and had even felt grateful
dhat. ,nasmuch as Eleanor had insisted
OH tcng peculiar. she had selected a
,iieid Tor her eccentricities whore she
would never be heard OF by the class
OF Ieopie who had expected from her
6ettCr things. They had been brought
into personal contact but twice. and
chen only for short time on each
occasion, when Eleanor had come East
in vacation time. The first summer
the Stages had been abroad. so that
&C rad been good two years before
they had met at all. and then 10 was
,for n fortnight at Beverly. during
which Mrs. Stagg had been excessive
" polite 20 her guest. except so far
M Informing her that she looked thin
and needed fattening up could be con
,sldered as sntagonistic. Her eagle eye
mad watched haughtily to detect the
signs OF barricr-bresking which she
felt sure must sooner or later mani
fest themselves as the result OF asso-
citation with q mixed college: but she
had been forced 10 admit after Eleanor
had departed that they had not been
forthcoming. In the summer follow
ting. Eleanor was TO have paid them n