The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-06-02

thetica1ly, :<<fw11o went home to-: stay
after she was married, and the butler ::
told the; footman at dinner to take:
away her wineglass, for he knew Miss
Ethel never was allowed to-; have
champagne. Yes, l smell the: soup
when the door to the kitchen passage
opens. s We'd better go, live don't
want t9 be disgraced" zz,&~z If g., ;::;5**: y;
It was hardly strange that the next.
'afternoon, as the girls: were about ito.
go out, the sound of wheels was heard:
in the avenue and the Lascelles dog
cart should be seen approaching at q
smart. trot. Freda, who was III the
hail.; caught sight of Capt: ,Winstanley
on the: front seat, and withdrew to the
decorous seclusion Of the drawing
room:z5., In another minute he was an
nounced, looking very: bright and ami
mated, and explained his erfand to the.
assembled group. r,..~, -. y. = i
He had called to inquire after Miss
Hamilton. He hoped she was none
the worse for yesterday. .Freda, watch
ing the eagerness with which he greet
ed her, shrugged her shoulders: pri-.
vately. II always knew the old-fash-
ioned novelists understood their BUSH
ness" she said to herself, when they
made their heroes and heroines> meet
by: means of a danger and a rescue
Thelind Of adventure that :adorns the
back of a shilling novel is undoubted-
ly the thing to awaken, interest and
to begin a romance, as dozen trlte
balls and garden parties, can't do.
Well, he's a good sort, there's no de-
n ying,and even if did find him agree
able in my own case, there's no .rea-
son why should grudge him to "a lit
tie cousin, any more than 1 doSMerry;
legs. He thinks her fascinating, that's
evident and she certainly is a dear"
When a girl says that Of another: girl.
with whom she has shared her les
sons and her seedlings and her"do1ls,
one may be pretty sure it's the case.
That call of Capt. Winstanley's: was
a long one The girls did not get their:
walk into Shepton Priors after all.
They took him to see the gardens and
the puppies at the stable, and when
they came back tea had been brought
in and was standing by Aunt Marion's
couch. Ursula felt that she knew.
Capt. Winstanley very well indeed by
the time he rose to go. It was odd
to find that he was at Portsmouth, for
there was a prospect OF; their meeting
, a gainE* shortly, thosghyhet was: going
back from herensxt-- -W:edne nesday.+ She.
had promised a visit to an old friend
of her mothers who lived at Hamp-
shire. and she found now, in speaking
about it, that it was closer to Ports;
mouth than she had imagined.
Only half a dozen miles or SO
away" Winstan1ey assured her, in
voice that sounded we'll pleased. Zone
is out that way half the time, what
with hunting and shoots and skating
when there is any; it's quite rar-
ity in that part Of the world
And it's quite country, suppose?"
'tQuite: very pretty country all that
side of the Portsdown hills. But near
enough to Southsea for concerts and
balls and the theater. I hope you'll
let me know when you come; it
you're fond of music, the R. A. band
is coming down for a very good lnvi-
tation concert, and l should have
great pleasure in sending you cards"
THAT was clever of him." thought
Freda, who respected tact of that kind
tremendously. Nov she must let him
know without it looking marked, and
he won't lose any of her time down
there by not l1nowing.''
"Oh, thank you; I shall be delight.
ed. I'm glad there's chance Of good
music, I'm so fond of it; and, of
course in India one had to go with
out. There was nothing but the regi-
mental bands, and now and then a
regimenta1 concert-not always class
ical!"
We've very good bands at Rorts-
mouth, and there's a lot to interest
any one who doesn't know the place.
The dockyards is quite worth seeing,
only you mustn't take photographs OF
it. We have to keep some of our Sc.
crets to ourselves. you know
One specially big secret? asked
Freda, with little charming inquisi-
tiveness
He laughed, but he did not deny.
"All secrets, of course he answered.
Freda told herself that he certainly
must know more. about the explosive
than he chose to say.
II shall have plenty of time to see
it all, hope. may be there good
while,' said Ursula.
His face did not hide that he thought
that good tidings.: <*Shall YOU? That's
capital he said, heartily: Then you
must see all the sights. There's Por-
chester-the key Of England-the
place the Romans first landed and con-
quered the country from, and the
forts, ~;and the island, and a<scoRa of
other things. Well see if we, CAN'T
keep you interested for any length OF
time'' .,~5. ~
II expect T shall wait there for my