Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-09


the very slender income his parents
had left him, and the prospects of help
from his rich, eccentric uncle.
They had been married nearly q
year now, and two happier peoeple
never lived out of paradise; but their
income was only small one, and there
were prospects of another little mouth
TO feed. They had never quite given
up hope that in the nick of time the
eccentric uncle would turn I'D like the
godmother in the fairy story, and now
had come this awful, iH-written letter
saying he had twin boys, and no men
ton Of his wife-he probably forgot
to mention she was dead. Maisie
spread it out upon the table, and once
more deciphered as much as she could,
practically spelling out each symbol.
I'm bringing over my two lovely
twin boys; you will be delighted with
them; they're the image of Rose q
suppose that is his wlfe). ''They yell
good deal at night-all boys do, but
you can rig them up out of the way
where they will disturb no one'
"Oh, Eric, how can we find room for
them all?"
Twin boys? 1t looks TO me like
twin frogs l never saw such writ
ing. caesar and Brutus! Did you
ever hear such names for children?
They're heather names, too. Awfulw
And then Maisie gave a faint shrek
as she looked at the envelope, for it
had been posted, not in Sydney. but
in London! True to his eccentric in
stincts, Hardcastle had thought, as he
intended to come over, and as the next
vessel would carry the mails, includ
ing his letter, he might just as we'll
bring the letter over In his pocket and
post it in town.
1--WE must prepare room for pos
sible wife and nurse, and we shall
want a wee bed for the twins, Eric"
And, quite unconsciously, the little
woman glanced toward wee bed
which was being prepared for another
preston on her face which made Eric
bend over her and kiss her.
They turned out Of their own room
to make room for Lord and Lady
Hardcastle, hired a wee bed, and placed
1t with a bed for the nurse in the
dressing room. Eric flew out and or
dered unheard-of luxuries, and had
scarcely returned when carriage
drove up.
Maisie was sitting in the drawing
room, eight feet by eight, trying to
look dignified, and Eric himself went
to the door. He hesitated for a mo-
ment to open THE had preceded their
little servant-and, ere turning the
handle, heard:
you can go back to town, John, or
whatever your name is, and take the
tvins-why. where the devil are the
stablesT'
Now. there are no stables in Pal
myra villa-far from 1t.
And then Eric opened the door. "A
little man as brown as berry, as
hard as nails all over, with gray halr
and eyes, and an alert look, was Jack
Hardcastle. He did not attempt TO
sbako hands. Small as he was, he
seemed to fill the narrow ball.
.Well young man, what have you
to say for yourselfY
az am glad to see you, uncle"
"Of course. Of course-oniy natural
but do you mean to say that Oh i've
hundred a year you can't occupy
larger dog-kennel than this
~ am only earning two-ffty' uh-
cle." g.
DO you mean to say spoonel
Co are not paying you hve hunuie0
Year,"
mo sir-why should they!
"Recause | told them to, OF course
they're my solicitors. l own lu,s 80
7 had arranged to grease your VIZ. me-
. hi+ for Won before left England ias'
dear me. that's seven years "so
and when / did think of 1t-iet Ine So
7 was in the Andamans then 80,
In my own hand"fi'lns'
,alo sure-and told them TO pay
-, 6va hundred year as long a'
yo,, behaved yourself, and got
, ~, ~ haer months afterward-l was III
80 10 +hen. Five hundred buncnes
of bananas not arrived. co.liun
what they meant supposs
tbara was something the hiat'ei
nv handwriting. ,onoer
naisie could stand this no ~ l9na end
She had stopped looking dignlneu, , aa
vas erumpled up with undls ,.so
,snghter So she came out ana ina. an
i s,,aed herself, and the little gray man
sp,,. Sou are not alone. uncIeT =