The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-12-19


ciinaihFn MAS fewvi ~ take ~ u,
} stately Miss SCbcrmcrg vas wonder
ing takHcly who Myhaeig night b.
when snadcply hts heart stood stu Al
tbs euirnocr ~ the gentleman himself
} aHd aeain IN bis ears sounded tbs
haunting rcbo ~ that dcah,rul compn
! nlent
"'cry gps'i ~at for au EnsiIshmsn
ms hpl
Mr. Mkhari Cou,gan va. merry,
hearty little man, brother 60 Mrs Rsa,
} wyck, nei ashamed o. his immediate
Irish anvstry and thorn In bis
hro,hrr.inlaw Jacobs side Tho TIVE
gentlemen had never got on well 10.
er,hcr owing 10 an utter aisslmIlarity
% tastes aud bulldog tendency 10
J argue out their respective sides of ey.
! cry question to the bitter end. II one
I made a statement the other was SURF
TO combat t. no matter what hts pri.
waite convictions CHANGED 90 BE-, and
poor Airs, nenwyck lived In mortal
dread OF TIT Ia outrance between
the tive. Moreover, there had been a
recent discussion, which, had Richard
known II, would have caused him
much distress of mind, for the rock
on which the brothers In law had split
was a business deal with ene Bin Wi.
llams OF San Antonio Ter
Before the advent OF Mr.. Corflgan.
Richard had been pluming himself ON
having carried out his role 80 success.
fully, II was comparatively easy 10
throw sand IN the eyes Of the Ren.
wycks and their guests. but Mr. Corri
gan put different complexion on the
face OF things, for the Texan recog.
nlged the gentleman as stanch friend
OF his fathers who had visited their
ranch some ten years before, Richard
was then mere boy aud would scarce.
ly be remembered, he hoped, especially
when Incorporating ms foreigner,
StIll he had his quaklng doubts and re-
doubled his efforts TO appear un.Amer.
lean As the dinner progressed he WAS
reJoiced 10 detect no Sign OF recogni'
ton, but before the salad was served
he found himself In trouble.
For the benefit OF his guests Mr.
Rcnwyck recountcd the afternoons
feat OF horsemanship, and Richard
found himself upon the defensive For.
tunately he knew the details OF tho
real Lord Croylands venture In Texas
cattle and told the story with good
effect, thus accounting for his ability
TO ride anything that ran on -four legs.
yet all the while ho felt tho steady
gaze OF Mr.. Corrigan's llt,Io gImlet
eyes, which made him most uncom.
Portable.
When this ordeal was passed Miss
Chittcndon forced him into ono more
complication.
"oh, Lord Croyland," she gushed
from her seat on the opposite sIdo OF
the table, won't you please tell us a
lot about EnglandY I've never crossed.
you know, aud I'm Just dying 10 sec
the places I've read OF in 30 many
books
my dear young lady" Richard re-
turned, with unnatural lnnguor, you
wouldn't find 1t half so Jolly as your
own country. Really, you know. I'm
becoming such good American that l
fancy shall never return to England
again"
He was not 10 get out OF that coll 30
easily. however, for the ladies' piled
him with difficult questions until he
wished with all his heart that three OF
them at least were confined for life In
the Tower Of London, while he talked
to the fourth of bronchos and love and
things he understood Then Mfr. CORR.
gan took a hand.
Lord Croyinnd." no began. leisursly
slipping his port 1T has been mahy
years since ! was In London, but
have always retained most delight
full recollection OF Hyde park. Very
few changes there. l SUPPOSED"
Richard frightened vislbly. This was
a subject on which the astute Bills
had drilled him well. He could speak
Of II, he thought, with little danger OF
a slip. Mr.. Corrignn went on renec.
lively.
quite park, as remember It."
Vast" agreed Richard, wishing his
mentor had been little more explicit
~ to dimensions.
u was especially impressed" said
Mr.. Corrigan, with delusive blandnsss,
with that splendid statue Of Napo.
con. which stands at the main en-
rance. You are familiar with II, OF
course, Lord CroylandT
"oh, quite" assented Richard bold
y, screwing In his monocle and look.
ng Uncle Michael straight In the eye,
With never tremor In his own. ~T'o
ne II In quite the finest bit OF bronss
we ever seen"
Mr. Corrigan seemed puzzled.
"BronzeT he murmured thoughtful.
y, Now, that's strange. I was IN.
Ter the impression that II was done In
marble" He looked up with q smile
nd sigh. Il dare say I'm getting
Id, my lord"
Richard began to feel beads OF cold
respiration gathering upon his brow.
ut dared not call attention thereto by
hopping
1T Is quite weather stained, you
now" he explained, with outward
aim, "and perhaps-well, you sec. the
culptor's name IL Thornton. I've new
n heard That no worked In marble,
bough may be wrong"
But what don't understand" eI-
laimed Mr. Renwyck, lis why you
'rgishmen ever put up a statue OF
napoleon NJ all Seems 10 me that
ating him as you did Il was rather
urious thing 10 do"
mot nj m, said Richard Desperate
Y; prisoner, ykn0w-st Helene
nd all that sort OF thing -cr--mag.
animous."
Uncle Michael did not seem conyinc.
q and was about 10 ask more qnes,
ons when Mr. Renwyck turned upon
I'm sharply
Michael, you are doing this for tho
IKE OF argument don't believe you
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