Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-10-21
CHAPTER VI.


fold on q bright March morning. when
the pale primroses glmmered anon. the
underwood, and the odor of early violets
mingled family with the air.
Mr.. Gilbert drew rein on the green,
which was quiet enough to-day. Should
he 90 to the chemists In the market
place and get his drugs, and thence to
Mr.. Raymond's house, which was at the
other end Of tho town; or rather on the
outskirts Of the country and beyond the
town; or should he 90 first to Mr.. Fay
mond's by quiet back lanes which were
free Of the hustle and riot Of the mar.
ket people? To go to the chemist first
would be the wiser course. perhaps; but
then 1t wouldn't be very agreeable to
have drugs In his pocket, and to smell
Of rhubarb and camomile flowers when
he made his appearance before Miss
Sleaford.
II Mr.. Raymond had resembled other
people he would have been considerably
surprised by young gentleman In the
medical profession venturing to make a
morning call upon his nursery govern
ess; but as Mr.. Charles Raymond was
the very opposite Of everybody else In
the world. he received George as cor
daily as 1t was his habit to receive every
Irving CREATURE who md rood NJ b,s
friendliness and no sent Rrow, Molly
away TO his stable and act her master nj
his ease. before George Ind quite left off
blushing In his first paroxysms Of shy
ness.
'Come into my ROOM" cried Mr.. Ray.
mond. In a voice that had more vibra-
tion In II than any other voice that ever
rang out upon the air: 'come into my
room. You've had a letter from Sigis.
mund---and he's told you all about Miss
eleaford. Very nice girl. but wants to
be educated before she can teach; keeps
the little ones amused. however. and
takes them out In the meadows: a very
nice, conscientious little thing; cautious
ness very large; can't get anything out
Of her past life; turns pale and begins
TO cry when I ask her questions: has
seen a good deal Of trouble. I'm afraid.
Never mind; well try and make her hap.
py."
Charles Raymond took George into
the drawing room. and from the bay
window the young man saw Isabel Slea.
ford once more, M he had seen her first.
In a garden. But the scene had a DIFF.
ferent aspect from that other scene,
which still fingered In his mind. like n
which still fingered In his mind like a
picture seen briefly in a crowded gal.
lery.
I,s+.od ~ ,ho ns,r troos y, tbo lou
d,.or,,or,v ,r,ss nIo, Tho s,r,,,,,rc
hroncbes ,rcen n Gains, tho voilow ann.
sbine ~ In,v caorro COW a close cron.
roa lawn an, ,r;,,, Gn,.or hods .,;c,
rro,ns 90 iamro, and h,ro ,,",E Gala.
"nshel,oroa srow ,ho .h;,, Mach wirds
Aaa,ns, ,ho a,,d h,,o snr ho s,u, Is,.
hni.s s,;,h, s,mu, na, i"ii,rn IN 3" rar
den chair reading n novel. but wo,xinu
primly with two polc.fnced children
dressed IN black. A chill sense of poir
crept through tho surgeons brenst n,
he looked nj rho u;riish figure. tho nolc
ioviess face tho and. dreaming ewes n,
felt TINT some inexplicable change hnd
come 10 isabel Sleoford since that Uni,
doy ON which she Ind talked of her moi
authors and yIoweJ md trembled Will
childish love for the dear hooks ont O,
whose ma goa sbc took the lows and sor
rows Of her life.
The three naie faces. tho three blocl
are..e. ha5 a desoiote look In tho cold
suniipht. Mr. Rnymond tanned nj In,
eIass and beckonei 10 the nursery GOV
erness.
.NTo,o rcho,v looking ohiec,. ore Tho,
m, >" he soiS 20 Ceor,s n. tho thre.
";r,s emma toword the window CIV,
t"jd NV horsoLssner ,o Give them ,,cnt,
of roast meot moi TOO much done. Mea,
/. tho hest on,idote for melancholy.
He onsnod ths window ond odm,,,e,
,.ohs, nnd hos two nmni,ns
..Haro'. fr,.na came % so. IN,
M,,s sisof no anil "a frisni n
a,n,sr,mnS"
-, -
SeTrse n ,s, ou. n's NUM-" ., gu. nc sav
so"e'""B ING .t''o' !" we sn.s A"ee ~
sne fecosnized nun. ana ne iel' stra'sht
S w m.o Su'i VI ''"'u'''" a"o Gu
o's .s,N ,,.
sie's .,S,I asksd me 20 cah ne siam
aw S S. .".a 'ne !" "'''s s"'
VI, nun now 20. were an, ~
MISS e'e"Ioras eyes nlIed win tears
ihe tears came unp'aaen 20 ner eye
now WIN t"e sma'ss' proVoca''on,
Aou are u" very s'ou " me' On
sa S,. ..r.
1nele' 70" cn.'arem; 30 INTO tue gar
Gen ana walk ABOUT. cr'ea ar. nay
%ono. Iou 10 WIN ~, '..n H"pert. anu
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