Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-25

IHe u-ookness and Ill health reached
creaSs ,r u the following afternoon,
Mrs Ln r;.oT's wife was returning from
IS tie w. 49, narochial ministcrings.
some o. :, wrong with herr" she asked
w Ha s,noa aDxiously, as she met him
rdDs lS soss she puzzles me-" he answer
u. ,V-, -orp9ad the heart tbs morning,
o. .on+ for extremely weak action, |
an1 sso.S no definite signs of a malady."
can " .S;ol will go on to Dinglewood
bar Mrs. Thorngate said to
a1a ~ ~ os she was alone again. Con
he''',-,r Fraser and she we're warm friends.
same 70 500 how that cnild is getting
%. tco. ;.n how own oo+o &C
'u .,ongbf of this. and was suddenly
@s .af.bad by being confronted by a
a''1',.' man who proceeded to fold his
!ooL7 oborr her and kiss her cheek most
newell .n%r Aunt Agatha, here I am once
y. rou soa" said a soft, singularly
2. .porcrIov, NV dear boy. How sou
.,-+Jo5 me-, On, dear!" and poor Mrs.
s,a,,r fairly gasped for breath.
In np,0r Amt Agatha What a shame
,,, ovfuIIv sorry, dear. l thought you
ma Come in and sit down, you
nav od thing. Where's Uncle Gusw
1Irs Tborngate allowed herself to be
ID ~. 10 the rectory by the strong arm.
;1,- srrnrisa was vanishing and only
rloospro remained. Beverley come home
sna, aoain, She could SCARCELY believe
+. BEVERLEY, that dear, handsome, scape-
,rsca son of her dead and gone, yet still
beloved sister. Margaret! Mrs. Thorn
-oro's cbjId-bereft heart CLING to this
vopnc man with the tenacr.y of an ivy
nIant He was, after her husband, her
dearest and most treasured possession on
earth Once inside the coy dining room
she embraced him warmly.
"Lpr me look at you, darling" she
SAID holding him off at arms length and
Tasting her eyes on his extremely hand
some face, with its dark orbs. olive skin,
cparcur features and short-cropped
heard. "Oh. my dear. | am glad to
s9p vou once more You bad creature,
never to have written me line all these
months. And now you want something
to eat and there is nothing decent in the
house"
You will sit down and take your ease.
have already ransacked the larder, and
with very good results. Yo1r cold beef
was beyond reproach, my lear aunt
Mrs. Thorngate laughed.
~ 70 tn
0i chair" she said, tenderiy. How L
wish Gus was at home"
He will be back in a few Gays, | sup
pose:" Beverley RochfCrt observed cas-
mlIy. after having learned the reason
Of his uncle being away. To an onlooker
il might easily have been perceived that
the young man had no very great regret
in the rector's absence; but Mrs. Thorn
gate did not observe it.
And now you will make up your mind
10 stay with us, will you not, my dearest!
can assure you we are not very dull
down here, now; we have the Duchess of
Marlborough, with the Marquis of Iverne,
an, Lord John Glendurwood at Craig
lands. The FrasarS are at Dinglewood;
the EYereSts settled in Glaston for the
hunting; no end of smart people one
way and another"
Beverley smiled complacently and
strohed his short, silky 1eard. Since
necessity would force him 20 make the
Iecory his headquarters for at least
some few months, he was not at all
a7erSe to hearing his aunt's Lcws.
Il am not surprised Ghey should come
4ere: it is a good country. 1 don't
hnoW better, and 1 have travelled
through good many in my sine. l sup
pose l can get sort of mount in either
'aSton or Montberry?"
No need to go so far" smiled Mrs.
lhorLgate Your uncle has two hunt
CTS IN the stables, and he will be inf
nteIy obliged to any one who will give
them little exercise, more especially
as he cannot be here to use them himself.
Would you like to go and nave q look at
them, my dear boy? You will find Pot
Ter still in the stables; in fact, very
little Is changed in the year and half
You have been away"
l don't mind if 1 do. But where are
you of to-"
Mis-. Ihorngate explained her reasons
lot going to Dinglewood.
/ think | will leave the horses, and
accompany you" he said lit is just as
wen 10 resume acquaintance ship with the
folk around"
and SO, chatting languidly in his soft,
musical voice, Beverley Rochfort walked
through the muddy lanes TO Dlnglewood.
lie remembered he had made a distinct
impression on Sheila Fraser when he met
-t' before, aud, although he had no def
-e plans IN his mind, he felt he should
'e WISE to renew the friendship with this
extremely wealthy young woman.
ne let Mrs. Thorngate's CHEEKY tongue
.-D On, and was not very comm unicative
a0ou hmsoIt.
Just back from the Cape" he OBJ
SSI'td' when his aunt pinned him on
T I1S point, and an uncomfortable time
3r nave had Of it. Gold mines, indeed
.aots like treadmills. Never worked so
r%'o IN my life. and nothing for it ="
-. .s laughed softly. Aunt Agatha, 1
~",e come home with empty pockets !"
y Slight shade passed over Mrs. Thorn
gates face.
Il. We muse not let that last, Beverley"
'ep.,ed: then a little more hurriedly,
wv, @S1 sun have your small Income, of
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