The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-08-17
THE PRINCETON ONO THU RsnA -, AUGUST l7 1908

eyes, father With her tie creed Ii,
the king can Go no wrong
.'Ah, well,' said the colonel refec-
lively, 81 thought so, too once, and
many is the blow have struck for
this same king But liberty is above
royalty, independence not dweller in
the court, SO in my old age find my
self on different side" He slipped his
wine thoughtfully moment and con
tinued:
Madam Talbot has certainly striven
to restrain the boy, and successfully so
far. He is a splendid fellow. I wish
we had him. He would be Of great
| service to the cause, with his name and
influence and the money he would
bring. and then the quality Of the
young man himself would be Of value
to us. You have met him, Seymour, I
believer"
eyes, sir, several times, and l agree
with you entirely. 1t is his mother
who keeps him back. have had one
or two conversations with her. She is
Tory through and through"
''Not doubt Of it, not a doubt of
it," said the colonel. katharine, can't
you do something with him?"
ooh, father, you know that I have
| talked With him, pleaded with him
and begged him to follow his inclina-
! ton, but he remains by his mother"
| Nonsense, Katharine! Don't speak
Of him in that way. Give him time It
is hard thing. He is her only son;
| she is a widow. Let US hope that some
thing will induce him to come over to
u.s." He said this in gentle reproof Of
his spirited daughter, and then:
"Permit me to offer you glass of
wine, Seymour-you are not drinking
anything, and to whom shall we
drink"
| Seymour, who had been quafing
deep drafts of Katharine's beauty, re-
piled promptly:
IF I might suggest, sir, should say
Mistress Wilton
mo, no." said Katharine. "Drink,
first Of all, to the success of our cause.
I will give you toast, gentlemen: Be-
| fore our sWeethearts, our sisters, our
wives, our mothers, let us place-our
| country" she exclaimed, lifting her
own glass.
The colonel laughed as he drank his
toast, saying, Nothing comes before
country with Katharine.'
And Seymour, while he appreciated
the spirit of the maiden, felt a little
0f hot IN
| he should be second-an astonishing
change from that spirit Of humility
which a moment since contented itself
with metaphorically kissing the ground
she walked upon.
by the way, father, where is
Philip" asked Katharine.
"He won't up the branch fishing. with
Bentley, believe"
"But isn't it time they returned? Do
you know, feel nervous about them.
| Suppose those raiders
"Pshaw, child! Still harping on the
raiders-and nervous too! What ails
you, daughter? I thought you never
were nervous. We Wiltons are not &C.
customed to nervousness, you know,
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Nothing but what is altogether
agreeable" replied Seymour, little
too promptly, and. then, to cover his
confusion, he continues: "But I think
Miss Wilton need feel under no ap-
prehension. Master Philip is with
Bentley, and would trust the pru-
dence and courage and skill of that
man in any situation. You know my
father, who was a shipmaster, when he
died aboard his ship in the China seas,
gave ME, little boy taking a cruise
with him, into Bentley's charge, and
told him to make sailor and a man Of
| me, and from that day he has never
left me. At my house, in Philadelphia,
he is a privileged character. There
never was truer, better, drawer man;
and as for patriotism, love Of country
is passion with him, colonel. He
might set an example to many in
higher station in that particular"
Eyes, have noticed that peculiarly
| about the man. I think Philip is safe
enough with him, Katharine, even if
those Ha! what is that?" The colonel
sprang to his feet as the sound of
musket shot rang out in the night
air, followed by one or two pistol shots
and then mufled cry.