The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-01

Inc uean. l inquired into tnat. CyrdS
gave the child a tap on the arm OF
course, he ought not to have done even
that, and I punished him for it."
You cannot see his failings, Ryle you
supply him with an unlimited command
of money"
Unlimited! % again interrupted the
dean. "You speak without thought,
Grace"
Il think too much" she replied. II
have abstained hitherto from serious re-
monstrance, for if ever I have interfered
by a word, you have attributed it, I feel
sure, to a jealous feeling, because he is
not my WI child. But I now tell you
that something must be done If that boy
is to stop in the house and rule it, I
won't. l will not allow him to ~ill-treat
Charles. l will not, l say"
Hush, Grace; you are excited. Re-
member the day."
II do not forget it. Your son did,
probably, when he struck Charles"
Il N think he struck HMM that
fierce manner"
why, you saw the proofs" she retort-
ed. Don't you mean to inquire Into 1t
and punish him?
II certainly do-if you will only allow
ne time, Grace. Much has not been lost
yet"
Lady Grace left the room, and the dean
rang the bell, dispatching the servant
who answered it for Master B~aumgarten.
Cyras had not yet gone the length of dis
obeying his fathers mandates, and at
tended as soon as he had been, what the
nurse called, put to rights" meaning his
unsightly shirt changed for a clean one
Charley, his nose shiny and swelled, but
himself otherwise in order, stole In after
him.
Nov, Cyras," began the dean, I'VE
must have an explanation, and il you de-
serve punishment you shall not escape 1t.
I did not think my boy was a coward,
still less that he would Ill treat his young
er brother"
Tn color flashed into the cheeks Of
Cyras, and a light into his eyes. But he
would not speak.
Come hither, Charles. Do you see his
face. sir?" added the dean, taking the
child's hand. "Are you not ashamed to
look at it, and to reflect that you have
caused him all this grief and PAIN"
Papa" interrupted Charles, "it was
uOt OyEdS WIZ nun NO. IL WAS Inc
snobs."
Observation-Disclosures" slowly uttered
the dean, his dignity taken a little aback.
Those charity boys. Frank Dynevor
calls them snobs, so does Cyras. l was
with the college boys in the cloisters, and
they set upon US; there were FIVE or six
upon me all at once, papa they hit me on
the nose, and l dare say they would have
killed me-, only Cyras came running up
and fought with them, because l was not
strong enough. and got me away. And
hen he sat down In the cloisters and
nursed me as long as I was frightened,
and that's how the blood got upon his
clothes"
The dean looked from one to the other.
WAS 1t not Cyras who hurt you then!
1 scarcely understand"
"Cyras loves me too much to hurt me-
cried Charley, lifting his beautiful, deep
ly set brown eyes, just like Cyras', just
like the deans, to his fathers face. HE
was kissing ne all the time in the clois-
tiers he was SO sorry l was hurt; and he
says he loves me better than anybody else
in the wsrld, and he'll pay off hat biggest
sneb the first time he sees him. Don't
you, Cyras?"
The boy turned caressingly to Cyras.
Cyras looking red and foolish, not caring
to have his private affections betrayed
for the public benefit, and he shock off
Charley. DR.. B~aumgarten drew Cyras
to him, and fondly pushed his hair from
his forehead.
"Tell ne about It, my boy"
"Oh, you know that big parish school,
papa: we'll, they are always setting on
the college boys, and they came up to the
cloister this evening, and Charley, being
with the boys, got in for his share of
pummeling, and l beat the fellows off him.
That's ALL"
The dear left the boys together, and
went in search of his wife. He found her
in her chamber.
Grace" said he, going up to her,
there has been a Misrepresentation, and
l have come to set you right. Charley
got into an ARRAY with some strange boys
in the cloisters, and Cyras defended him
against them-going into them no doubt
like a young lion, for he possesses uncom-
mon spirit too much of it. We have been
casting blame on Cyras unnecessarily"
Lady Grace lifted her eyes to her hus-
pouu. IN MIC" uih " oe uu uOHOTaDle
man, and that he would not assert a
thing except in perfect good faith.
do you mean hat Cyras did not beat
Charles2 Why did he not say so, them"
His spirit in fault again, l p
too proud to defend himself against an
unjust lmputation." replied the dean. You
should have heard Charles, Grace, telling
how Cyras sat down and nursed him af-
terward in the cloisters, kissing him and
wiping the blood from his face, and whis-
pering to him how he loved him better
than anything else in the world. Grace,
those two will be affectionate, loving
brothers If we do not maj it."
Lady Grace felt that she had been un-
just in striking Cyras, as we'll as guilty
of an unlady-like action, and perhaps
she felt more contrition at the moment
than the case really warranted.
How mar it?" she faltered.
The dean put his Srm around his vife's
waist before replying. "Grace, you best
know what is in your heart whether or
not there is a dislike toward Cyras rank
ling there. | think there Is. and that it
makes you unjust to him. If you are not
very cautious it may SOW dissension be-
tween the children"
Grace Baumgarten burst into tears, and
laid her face ca~ressingly upon her hus-
bands breast she loved him almost as
pasSionately as she had ever done. Ryle :"