Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-02

AS JaQuet chose to interpret 1t" said
| the dean. II inquired into that. Cyras
gave the child a tap on the arm. OF
course, he ought not to have done even
that, and | punished him for it,"
you cannot see his failings, Ryle you
supply him with an unlimited command
of money"
Unlimited ~ again interrupted the
dean. You speak without thought,
| Grace"
IL think too much" she replied. II
have abstained hitherto from serious re-
monstrance, for if ever | have interfered
by word, you have attributed it, | 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 1t,
won't. | will not allow him to ill-treat
Charles. will not, say"
Hush, Grace; you are excited. Re
member the day"
Il do not forget it. Your son did,
probably, when he struck Charles"
II cannot think he struck HMM that
fierce manner"
why, you saw the proofs" she retort-
ed. Don't you mean to inquire into it
and punish himY
II 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 it for Master Baumgarten.
Cyras had not yet gone the length of dis
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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, I'VE
must have an explanation, and If you de-
serve punishment you shall not escape 1t.
did not think my boy was coward,
still less that he would i'll treat his young
er brother"
The color flashed into the cheeks of
Cyras, and light into his eyes But he
would not speak.
Come hithcr, 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, at was
not Cyras who hurt me. 1t was the
snobs."
"It-was-the slowly uttered
the dean, his dignity taken little aback
Those charity boys. Frank Dynevor
calls them snobs 80 does Cyras. l was
with the 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 l dare say they would have
killed me, only Cyras came running up
and fought with them, because was not
strong enough, and got me away. And
then he sat down In the cloisters and
nursed me as long as | was frightened,
and that's how the blood got upon his
clothes, ~ -s..-.,s,s5ye.. ...-
The dean looked from one to the other.
Was it not Cyras who hurt you then7
l scarcely understand" ~-~-4..
"Cyras loves me too much to hurt me-"
cried Charley, lifting his beautiful, deep
" 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 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 shock off
Charley. DIR. 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 off 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 misrepresentation, and
| have come TO set you right. Charley
got into an ARRAY with some strange bows
in the cloisters 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 unnecessarily"
Lady Grace lifted her eyes to her hus-
band. She knew him to be an honorable
man, and that he would not assert
thing except in perfect good faith.
DO you mean that Cyras did not beat
Charles? Why did he not say so, then 2"
His spirit in fault again, | suppose ::
too proud to defend himself against an
unjust imputation." replied the dean. You
should have heard Charles, Grace. telling
how Cyras sat down and nursed him af-
terward In the cloisters, kissing him and
wiping the blood from his face, and whis-
pering to him how he loved him better
than anything else in the world. Grace.
those two will be affectionate, loving
brothers II We do not mar it."
Lady Grace felt that she had been I'M
just In striking Cyras, as well as guilty
of an unlady-like action, and perhaps
she felt more contrifion ar the noDna,, ,