Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-18
CHAPTER Nf.--(Continucd,,

against some rival nursery. which always
pays the upstart one: but led him round
and by patient words and simple truth
brought him hacl: to reason. The pack
Ing of the bag he remembered well. and
the pouring Of lot of buckwheat husks
around and among the potato sets, to
keep them from bruising. and tn Keep
out frost. And he sent his best man to
the Oxford coach. the first down from
London. which passed by their gate
about ten O'clyock, and would be in Ok
ford about two. with the weather and
the roads ns usual. In that case. the
bag could scarcely have been at the
Black Horse more than half an hour
before you came and laid hold of 1t. and
being put into the bar. M the Squire's
parcels always are. 1t was very unlike
" 10 he tampercd with
ut was witchcrnft then. The same
a. ! said all along; it were witches
craft, and nothing else"
stop. Grips don't you I've In such
a hurry. But wait till you hear what
] have next to tell. But oh. here comes
my friend I1ardenow, as punctunl as the
clock strikes two!-well. old fellow. how
are you getting ont"
The Rev. Thomas Hinrdenow, Fellow
and Tutor Of Hrasenose. strobe into his
own room at full speed. and stopped alb.
ruptly ut sight of the carrier. "Of all
men, most l have avoided thee" was In
his mind; but he spoke It not, though
being a strongly outspoken man. Not
that he ever Ind done any wrong to make
him be shy Of the Grips race: but that
no felt II In his heart desire for COM
mune, which must be dangerous. He
knew that In him lurked a foolish ten
dency towards Esther; and he knew
TINT she had done her best to overcome
a still more foolish turn towards him.
Grips. however. looked upon any little
bygOne ''coOrting" as a social and con.
genial topic. enabling a quiet man to get
On with almost any woman. Like
sensible man. he had always acquitted
Hardenow Of any blame In the matter.
knowing that young girls fancies may be
caught without any angling. III her
chose to be a fool. how were he to blame
for III" And the carrier never forgot
tho stages Of social distinction. "Ser.
want. SIR he therefore said, with his
usual salaam: hope I see you well. sir"
THANK you. Zachary" said Mr.. IIar.
denow. taking the carriers hand, II am
pretty well. thank you"
"Thcn you don't look II. sir. that you
doesn't. We herd you was getting on
wonderful well. But the proof of the
puddin' nint In you. SIR"
THAT'S right. Cripps." cried Over.
shute: 'give It to him. Grips. Why. he
starves himself. Ever since he took his
first and second. and got his fellowship
and took orders. he hasn't known what
Q good dinner Is. lie keeps nil the fasts
In the calendar. and the vigils VI the fes.
tivals. and he ought to have an appe.
tite for the feasts: but he overstays his
time. aud can't keep anything Oh his
stomach"
snow. Russell. as usual" Hardenow
answered. with a true aud pleasant
smile: what a fine fellow you would he
you only had moderation! But I Gee
thnt You want to talk to Grips! AMI !
have several men waiting IN the quud."
"There goes one of the finest fellows.
81 all fine fellows yet" With these
words Russell Oversllute ran to the win.
dow and looked out. 4 dozen or more
OF young men were waiting. the best
undergraduates Of the college. for Mr..
Hardcnow to lead them for fifteen miles,
without a word.
"sir." said Grips. ''you might a seen
- ! was waiting. until such time as
you place to go On wi 'un."
VERY well. that satisfies the most OK.
acting historian. I will go on where
left of. Well. left the foreman of the
nursery telling me about the man he
sent with the bag Of potatoes to the Ok.
ford coach. lie told me he was one OF
his sharpest hands. who had been of
work for II week or two then. and had
only returned that morning. Zoe Smith
was his name. and when they could yet
him 70 work he would do ns much ~ any
other two men. Here to-day and gon.
tomorrow had always been his charac
ter; and they thought that he must b,
Of gypsy race, and perhaps had a wander
Ing family.
'This made me a little curious abou,
the man: and asked to see him. Blu,
the foreman said that for some days now
he had not been near the 0,,rsery, an,
they thought that he was In the neigh
bOrhO0d of Ncttlehed. Suddenly
thought Of your sisters tale. and | sai,
to the foreman. Does he spenk like this
initiating M well ~ ! could your sister,
imitation Of him. You know the man
sir, the foreman answered. you have 90
him 40 exactly that you must have hear,
him many times
"Cripps. You may well suppose tina
my suspicious were strong by this time
Here was your sisters description con
frmed to the very letter: and here WA
the clear opportunity offered for slippin,
the wreath of hair into the bng."
"SOur worship, now. your worship
you be bit too sharp. II that th.r
man were NJ Ileaiington Quarry n
nghtfnl Of Tuesday, how could he ms
sihly a been to Maidrnhcad next morn
ing? No, no, your worship are to
sharp
"roo thick, you mean. Grips: and no
sharp enough. Those long-legged gypsic
think very little of going thirty miles il
night. Aud then there IL the up mai
coach. OF course he would not pa
his fare. hut he might hang on benea d
the guards bugle, with or without hi
knowledge, nnd slip away at the chang
Ing houses.
every well, SIR" said Crpps, discree,
Iy; "who be | for to argifyS"
'Well. ! went back to the Inn ut one,
and rode lcisurely to Henley. 1t wa
raining hard ana the river in food wit
crossed that pretty bridge. went int
the entrance Of that good inn by til
waterside. The landlord was good enoug
to come out, and knowing me from oil
boating days. he got into a talk with m,
Remembering how the gypsies han
about the boats and the waterside,
asked him whether any Of them harper
I'd to be In the neiGhbOrhoOd just nov