Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-02

70 FOLLOW him.
1t was not Cyras, however, who fol-
lowed the dean it was Indy Grace. He
had gone to his own study, had laid down
his cape and was taking of his sacred
yestments himself. dispensing with the
customary aid of his servant. His wife
closed the door,
-Ryle, how is this to end?" she asked.
What do you mean, Grace7
II mean about Cyras but you know
very well without my telling you. The
boy has been INDUCED until he Is getting
the mastery of us all. He positively
struck Gertrude the other day"
AS Jaquet chose to interpret IT," said
the dean. II inquired into that. Cyras
gave the child tap on the arm. Of
course. he ought not to have done even
that, and l punished him for IT."
you cannot see his fsilinss, Ryfe you
supply him with an unlimited command
Of money"
"Unlimitedl' again interrupted the
dean. "You speak without thought,
Grace"
II think too much she replied. II
have abstained hitherto from serious re
monstrance, for if ever have interfered
| by a word, you have attributed it. l feel
sure, to jealous feeling. because he is
not my own child. But 1 now tell you
that something must be done: il that boy
Is to stop in the house and rule il.
won't. l will not allow him 70 iil-treat
Charles. l will not. say
Hush, Grace; you are excited Re
member the day
IL do not forget it Your eoa did
probably. when he STRUCK Chxrles-
II cannot think be struck him that
fierce manner
ed. Don't ron mean 70 INQUIRE INTO il
and punish him,-
Il certainly do-if you viii only allow
me time, Grace Much has nos been lost
yeti
Lady Grace left the room and The dean
rang the bell. dispatchinx the servant
who answered it for Master Baunkarren-
Gyms had not Jet 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.
Now, Cyras," began the dean. we
must have an explanation. and il you de-
serve punishment you shall not escape It.
/ did not think my boy was a coward.
still less that he would i'll treat his young
er brother" ~
The color flashed into the cheeks of
Cyras and a light into his eyes. But be
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, ut was
not Cyras who hurt me. 1t was the
snobs."
"It-was-the-wha slowly uttered
the dean, his dignity taken little aback
Those charity boys. Frank Dynevor
calls them snobs, 40 does Cyras. | was
with the college boys in the cloisters. and
| they set upon us; there were five or six
upon me all at oncs, 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 l was not
strong enough, and got me away. And
then 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 it not Cyras who hurt you then.
scarcely understand" t Al
"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 me all the time in the clois-
ters he was so sorry l was hurt; and he
says he loves me better than anybody else
in the world, and he'll pay off that biggest
snob 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 shoh off
Charley. DR.. Baumgarten drew Cyras
to him, and fondly pushed his hair from
his forehead '
Tell me about it, my boy
"Oh, you know that big parish school,
papa; well, 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 beat the fellows of him.
That's ALL"
The dean 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 misapprehension, and
have come to set you right. Charley
got into an ARRAY with some strange boys
in the closters, and Cyras defended him
against them-going into them no doubt
like young lion, for he possesses uncom-
mon spirit; too much of it. We have been
| casting blame ON CYras unnacassa rilu y