Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-05-05
ROGER REVEL---YEOMAN

.cTbe man must be taught his place and
hou TO keep it; he doesn't know it."
81 think he does, Cousin Dick"
onoes he? Much you know of the mat
cor Elizabeth Any one can see that
,.on haven't been here long"
The girl raised her eyebrows and
smiled.
How long have you been here, Dick?
That Is. how long has the estate been the
nroperty of the Holdens?"
.vv grandfather was squire for ten
-.o,rs INV father for thirty. | myself
i.,a been head of the family for ten"
IIe drew himself up as he answered.
e.,nire Holden was somebody in tho
.onntv. The girl shrugged her shoulders
&c she counted something on her fingers
IN an absent manner.
.sWhat are you calculating, Elizabeth?'
"0b only the years! | find that, for
o,.or, ten that the Holdens have held
Cbplbam Hall, the Revels have possessed
p,,.aIIu,rst for a hundred. Five hundred
aoainst fifty are long odds, Dick
..Vbat do Won mean, Elizabeth? You
4,r,t seem to care whether I'm insulted
or not!'
The girl laughed carelessly, and her
laugh exasperated her cousin to the eN-
posion point.
"Rv heaven" he cried. "Pll not answer
for myself if the rascal pulls down my
hurdle again! There will be mischief done
ono Of these DAYS, mark my words, II the
woman as he calls himself goes too
fart"
oh. Dick, Dick! laughed his cousin.
You need a wife to keep you within
bounds"
The squire founced out of the door,
unable to control his temper further
NV dear, you irritate Dick too much,'
said the other occupant of the room, a
fair gentle woman of 90, the squires
mother and nominal mistress of Chelham.
HE will be doing something rash, fear"
oh. he's all right. Aunt Anne! | see
him going off to the spinney with his gun.
But what is it all about? Why is he so
angry with the 'yeoman,' as he calls Mr..
Revel?"
It's a right of way my dear. You
see. the people have used a short cut be-
tween the villages of High and Lower
Reyel from time immemoria. The path
lies across some fields of Revelhurst
farm. and crosses the brook by a bridge,
which the Revcls have always kept in
repair. The path this side of the water
skirts the spinney, and a good deal of
damage has been done to the young trees
latelv-to such an extent that Dick re-
solved to close the path on his side, and
has had strong hurdle put up at his
end of the bridge. Roger Revel says that
he has no right to close the path, and
twice the hurdle has been removed
whether by the people or by his order /
can't say But more damage has been
done, and Richard declares that it is Mr..
RpyePs fault. He has had high words
with him, | believe, and, as your Cousins
unfortunate temper breaks out on the
least opposition, | am in terror lest it
should carry him too far
Elizabeth's lip curled. She looked
after her cousin striding away towards
the wood
why doesn't he marry? He isn't a
boy; and a woman of spirit and strong
will would keep him and his temper UNI
der control,'' she said curtly
Il think he will marry if the person
he wants gives him encouragement" her
aunt said; and Elizabeth drummed on the
window and frowned.
The person may have a different opin-
ion'-she smiled, as she watched the
squire going briskly towards the wood.
What difference in distance does the
short cut maker" she asked suddenly.
More than a mile" answered Mrs. Hol-
den. But come, my dear. it is time for
our drive. have to match some silk in
Lexington"
1t was a delightful afternoon. and they
took long drive. On their homeward
way Mrs. Holden pointed out Revehurst
in the distance
We are quite two miles from it by
the road, but the short cut passes its
lawn 1t is a beautiful old house" she
told her niece: and Elizabeth looking at
the quaint gables and chimneys visible
over the low trees, could quite believe it.
Has the squire returned?' asked the
mistress of Chelham when they re-entered
the hall
No. madam-master is not home" an
swcred the butler.
I'm rather glad that Dick is late |
want to rest and be lazy while | can"
SAID Elizabeth with a laugh, as she poured
out tea. But what noise is that auntie
tie must be back and scolding some one"
confused sound of excited talking
came from below. followed by womans
shnll scream. Both ladies started to their
feet.
Good heavens, what can it be? Don't
mig Elizabeth-go and find OUT" fall
tered Mrs Holden. In that sedate. we'll
ordered household a scream was posi-
1--WE terror. Elizabeth flung open the
aoor and looked from the gallery into the
nan beneath whilst her aunt, trembling
stood behind her
number of servants. male and female
crowded together in the space below
NharIesworth-the bailiff--was in their
center, He held by its collar the squire's
ooS- Dane-and was talking rapidly.
lies done it, for sure" he was saving
csc why should he be out o. the way
an tins beast a-howlin' in the spinney
lowin'?"
And Is the pore Teller done forg" asked