Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-02-15
CHAPTER TX.


1t was a long, red brick house, large
and handsome, as many of these country
rectories are (; and on the spacious front
lawn, one glorious morning at the end of
June, might be seen the Rev. Ryle Baum
garten, his wife and children. Lady
Grace sat on a bench under the shade of
the lime trees the rector stood by talk
ing with her. Two little boys were run.
ming about chasing a yellow butterfly.
They were dressed alike, after the fashion
of the day, in brown holland blouses.
white socks, shoes and broad-brimmed
straw hats.
They were wonderfully alike, these two
little half-bTotheTE, each possessing his
fathers face in miniature the same pale,
healthy complexion, the fine, clear-cut
features, the dark eyes so deeply set with
In their long lashes, and the wsvy brown
hair, soft a. silk, But in disposition they
were quite different. CyFas was bold, self
willed, mastsrful, Charles gentle, plant
and timd. Cyrus was tall and strong,
and forward beyond his years the young
or one was yielding, childiSA and back
ward Already Cyras constituted himself
his brothers protector, and Charles in
NJ AAAAS WIS . NGu0GE EDOus 4uS auSC-
ton between them was great, rather I'M
usually so.
Some people had prOphSSied that Lady
Grace would repent her imprUdent mar
riaSs. They proved TO be wrong. Grace
was intensely happy in 1t. She had
brought with her only I'VE hundred a year
to augment Mr.. PAumgarten's means
It TSg all she would enjoy until Lord
AVou's death. Che made a fairly kind
sbspmetAsr to the little Cyras, but she
had not the came affection for him as for
Charles. Her baby, now in JaquSt's
apms, was a fair girl, The little Gertrude.
A laFsS, low, open carriage, driven By
Inverted position, was stopping at the
OatS Mr.. Baumgarten fastened to assist
Lady Avon from 1t, and give her his arm.
She walled slowly 70 che bench where hsF
daughter was sitting. She Was Just the
same invalid a. ever, had bOsn % all theso
ysArs; bat Shs aid not seem to grow mneh
worse. The boys ran up to her.
'"ThS boys are like their father, Gre =,
she observed, booking down ct the infant
but Gertrude Il like yol."
yea" assented GrAoA. with a laugh.
WELL" mamma, that h just - Il should
Be, ISN'T i'll"
II DuppOso X ID, my dear. which II
you little boys will 80 for q drive with
met Il must b you. Cyraa. think, ~
It u yOuF birthday"
''Oh, yes, yes!" cried the boy, eagerly
II will 50. JsQuet, fetch my best hat"
me, too" added little Charley.
''No, l can't manage both Of you" said
Lady Avon. "You shall 80 another day,
Charley; perhaps Tomorrow"
my hat, JNquet !" again said Cyras,
lmpatiently, for the girl had not stirred.
Lady Grace looked at her.
do you hearr' she said, in her haugh-
ty way. Master Cyras told you to fetch
his hat. Bring his little cape as we'll"
Now this was just what Jaquet hated.
For Cyras to order her about imperious-
ly, and for her lady to confirm it.
'Ryle," said Lady Avon to her son-in-
law, when Jaquet had gone for the things,
"can you not do something or other to
put down that fair?"
She spoke of a pleasure fair which was
held every midsummer on Wilton Com
mon, and lasted for a week.
The rector shook his head in answer.
why, no; how could 1, Lady AvonF"
you have great influence in the parish.
Every one looks up &c xou."
But have none over the fair. No
one has. 1t possesses vested interests
you know" added Mr.. Baumgarten. laugh
ing. "and they are too strong to be in
terfered with. l try to induce my people
to keep away from it, that Is all l can
do"
Ito be continually