The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25
CHAPTER XIII.

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was seated in his study at his sister
house, Eaton place, when two young men
we're shown into it. The sight Oh the
first. Charles Baumgarten, was sufhcient
10 make him spring to his feet, DIS very |
shoe buckles sparkling with wrath.
"Again!' he suffered. do you dare
sppear in my presence to beard me win
vour insolcnce? But for the memory OF
YOUR father, | would order my servants
TO put you forth"
.'Wby. YOU are more pepery than you
,,sod m he. doctor" cried a voice from
behind Charles-that Of Cyras, VINO mao
ohout az much reverence for high church
dignitary as for native savage Of MS
edopted land. The canon stretched MS
starn. dark face round, to see whose Doid
voice might be thus addressing MN.
Charles spoke.
.sWben | assured you / was not at the
Newmarket Theater the other night, SIR,
Won might have trusted my word, after
1 knowing me all these years. 1t was my
brotber who was there; and Miss Dyne-
vor was deceived by the resemblance.
The subdean gazed at both OF tnem-
"What, is it youF he exclaimed. CoLhe
back to trouble Englahu
81 am here to honor it and its natives
with a visit: you among the rest, cried
the undaunted Cyras, as ne shook the
subdean's reluctant hand. = Glad to see
Won in robust health and voice, SIR.
The reverend gentleman coughed. Cyras'
vaars ago. had gone in and out OF MS
house as one Of his own boys, and peen-
on the same familiar terms with him. de
turned to Charles:
.Then am | to understand that you
were not at the theater, Charles baum
garten? She insisted that you were there
most positively, you know, and she dld not
allow me to doubt her assertion
..To be there under the circumstances
described would be very unlikely for me,
returned Charles. Il think you might
have known, sir, thatsl was not capable
of it," =,
"Tm sorry l offended Aunt Ann, said
Cyras. Il hear she looks upon my nod
ding to her as a personal insult. What
If had a lady upon my arm when noa-
ded? Aunt Ann never liked pretty WON
en-, | remember, and that one IS pretty
beyond common star, DOCTOR Oh Inc
first water"
For once in his life the subdean's fancy
was tickled. He enjoyed a side fling al
his sister And Cyras was, in his opin
ion, so very lost sheep that mad ne ap
pegred at the play with an army OF ladies
instead of one. it would have given tns
subdean no manner of concern.
You had better go TO the drawing room
and make it right with them" he said
when the Young men had explained abou
Ms Darlington and one or two othel
rIatters. Tell Ann all this. and re-es
tablish yourself in her favor"
IL CHANGED that Miss Dynevor was thi
morning in an exasperated mood, brough
on by her Intellectual endeavors TO indus
Mary TO say she would give up Charlie
Baumgarten.
at seems TO me that the world mus
be coming to an end" she said haran
guing all three girls in general, but Mar.
In particular, "and the sooner the better
If this is the order of things. In N!
Younger DAYS we modest maidens neTe
so much as looked at an unmarried man
as TO talking openly OF one, as nav
seen you girls doing over and over AGAIN
we should have been shut IN our room room
for a month after it. While you, Mar
Dynevor, scruple not to uphold Charle
Baumgarten's conduct the other nlght !.
What | say is this, Aunt Ann-tha
Charles could not behave in the name
YOU have related responded Mary
sound of tears in her voice.
-'How dare you insult me by dououn
my word?'
81 don't doubt your word. aunt;
doubt your eyeSight. You mistook som
one else for Charles"
Miss Dynevor shrieked. You insolen
girl-mistook him, did L? When he turf
ed his face impudently toward mine an
.grinned and nodded TO me? He winkeC
TOO / vow and protest he winked.
HE assured me in the presence of pap
that it was not himself; that 1T was
mistake: for he was not out of his chan
bers at all that night"
And you believed him. scofed Mis-
Dynevor.
with my whole heart" warmly n
turned Mary, a glowing color dyeing he
face. ~ would rather die than disbeileN
Charles Baumgarten."
That's a pretty modest ayowal," gasI
ed Miss Dynevor.
Aunt AIMS wrath was arrested mic
way, IOr N0dEleS anu us tAtNAASA o. $50
mynent entered. She knew Cyras s
once, and pushed up her wig little
astonishment. Cyras advanced TO Il
young ladies to greet them in what 2
called New Zealand custom, which the
found meant neither more nor less tina
kissing.
When the noise and laughter had sui
sided, Cyras turned to Miss Dynevo
inlay | venture to touch your fingers wit
tSe tips of mine, Aunt Ann?'
No response. Miss Dynevor had nj
recovered from her petrefaction.
Its only right TO ask, before presuu
ing" went ON Cyrss; because, you kno
at the play the other night you looked s
though you wanted TO snnihilate me.
However annihilating Miss DynevC
might have looked the other night, 81
looked very foolish now. Cyras standir
before her with his gay glances, Graz
and Regina enjoying her discontinue, an
Mary drawing nearer TO Charles as If
were her own sheltering place, hapT
l. smile on her eye and lip.
Miss Dynevor'S temper was exceeding
ly acid just then. THE subdean forba(
you the house." she said sharply
Charles. do you set him at defiance
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