The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-03-14

AS JaQuer chose 10 interpret III, stiu
the dean. Il inquired into that. Cyras
gave the child i tap ON the arm Oh
course. be ought NOT to have done even
that. and I punished him for it,
You cannot zee his faillngs, Rye; you
supply him with an unlimited command
Of MONEY
"Unlimitedl" again interrupted the
\ DEAN you speak without thought,
Grace"
Il thissss too much" she replied. II
have abstained hitherto from serious re-
monstranee. for IL ever | have interfered
ay word. you have attributed il. feel
sure. to jealous feeling. because he Is
not my own child But now tell you
that something must be done; If that boy
IS to stop in the house and rule il, I
WON'T. l viii not allow him 10 ill-treat
Charles will not. say"
Hush. Grace: you are excited Re
member the day
| Il do not forget 1t. Your son did.
probably, when he struck Charles"
| Il cannot think he struck him-in that
| derce manner"
why. you saw the proofs she retort-
ed Don't you mean to inquire into II
land punish himls
Il certainly do-if you will only allow
me time. Grace. Much has not been lost
yet"
Lady Grace left the room, and the dean
rang the bell. dispatching the servant
who answered II for Master Baumgarten-
Cyras had not yet gone the length Of dis
oheying 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 clean one
erley. his nose shiny and swelled. our
himself otherwise in order, stole in AFTER
him.
Now. Cyras." began the dean. I'VE
must hare an explanation. and IL you de-
| did not think my boy was coward.
still less that he would III s-eat bis young
er brother"
The color flashed into the cheeks of
Cyras. and 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. sit was
not Cyras who hurt me- 1t was the
snobs.-
~It-was-the-whatY slowly uttered
the dean. bis dignity taken little aback- |
'-Thoss charity boys. Frank Dynevor |
calls them snobs. 80 does Cyras. l was |
with thu 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 | dare say they would have
killed me. only Cyras came running up
and fought with them. because I was not |
strong enough. and got me away. And
then he sat down In the cloisters and |
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 then7
scarcely understand
''Cyras loves me too much to hurt me-
,ried Charley, lifting his beautiful. deep
" set brown eyes. just like Cyras', just
Ike the deans. to his fathers face HE
vas kissing me all the time in the clois-
ers; be was so sorry I was hurt: and he
ays he loves me better than anybody else
n the world. and he'll pay of that biggest
mob the first time be sees him Don't
ou. Cyras?"
The boy turned caressingiy TO Cyras-
'yras looking red and foolish, not caring
o have his private affections betrayed
Or the public benefit. and be shcgk off
harley. DIR. Baumsarten drew Cyras !
, him. and fondIy pushed his hair from
is forehead
Tell me about II. my boy"
'.OA, you know that big parish school,
apa: well. they are always setting on :
Ie college boys. and they came up to tie
oister this evening. ard Charley, being {
ifh the boys. got in for his share Of
1mmeling. and beat the fellows off him. z
hats all"
The dean left the boys together. and
emit in search of his wife. lie found her
her chamber.
Grace" said be. going up to her.
here has been a Misrepresentation, and b
have come to set you right. Charley
{ into an ARRAY with some strange boys q
the cloisters, and Cyras defended him
ainst them-going into them no doubt q,
re a young lion. for he possesses uncon-
On spirit too much of il. We have been
sting blame on Cyras unnecessarily ~
Lady Grace lifted her eyes to her bus ID
nd She knew him 10 be an honorable
in, and that he would not assert a
ng except in perfect good faith.
do you mean that Cyras did not beat IL
aries? Why did he not say so, then?" m
His spirit in fault again. / suppose
proud to defend himself against an | ~
just imputation." replied the dean. "You eff
,uld have heard Charles, Grace. telling cd
" Cyras sat down and nursed him af- =.
ward In the cIoistsrs, kissing him and
,ing the blood from his face, and whis-
ing to him how he loved him better
N anything else In the world. Grace,
sc two will be affectionate, loving sn
theirs IL we do not mar it."
4ady Grace felt that she had been nm
t In striking Cyras, as well as guilty Mi
an unlsdy-iike action, and perhaps
felt more contrition at the moment an
n the case really warranted.
How mar itY' she faltered
he dean put his arm around his wife's
st before replying. Grace, you best =.
w what Is Ia your heart: whether or -
there Is dislike toward Cyras rank
there. / think there Is and that 1t
res you unjust to him. II you are not ~
= cautious Il may SOW dissensiou be-