The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-03-28
CHAPTER xIrI.-fconslnusd,,

who was In town for week 1T Is onl
little house. and may be had ON almos
cne's own terms: may be rented yearl,
furnished: or we may purchase the Ieas
aud the furniture as 1t stands. OF course
the latter Is our of the question. bur "
might hire it. Ii belonged TO an old lad.
who h now dead"
I'VE cannot possibly afford It," whis
pered the dean aside TO Lord Avon
pray don't encourage Grace to shinl
sf it,
What's that you are saying. Ryies'
cried his wife. mot afford it oh. but
we must: we will afford il. III econo-
xlixe in other matters"
Lord Avon generously came to the res
cue. lie purchased the lease. which bad
twelve years TO run. he bought the fur
siture, and made present Of i 10 his
sister
So there was no rent TO pay 10 Berke-
Eey Square. and this was the second year
they had been in It. But the money went
Ill too quickly In other ways. What with
the household they kept up. the entertain
ments Lady Grace liked to give. and the
expenses of the children. DIR. Baumgar-
tens income ought TO have been doubled
Gertrude bad her governess French
fsdy. who spoke and taught the three
languages equally well: French. English.
German. Gertrudzs masters were also
expensive Charles was at Oxford; and
though not especially sxtravagap1. be did
not live as hermit. LII all taxes money.
Cyras had given trouble. 1t had all
Ways been the deans intention that Cyras
~hoald follow bis own calling. the church.
Cyras knew this. but had not objected. |
although never intending to fall in with |
IT, Make a parson of aim Dress him /
up in black coat and a white ehoker |
the yoUngster was wont to say behind the /
deans back No. He'd rather 90 In for /
the eiownship at Astieys. rather be a /
Jockey at Newmarket: rather hew timber |
In the baekwoods of America. rather
perch himself on a fhrce-Iegged stool at
dark desk in a city osiee-yes, even
ahaf
This treason was reported to the dean
and he ordered CyraS before him. and
administered a stern rebuke, But he
could make no impression upon him Cy-
ras argued the matter out: be was not
snsolenf. but he was persistent.
1t won't be Of nay use my going TO
Oxford. papa the handsome young fel-
low urged. TO send me there would be
waste of time and money. have quite
rs much learning as | shall ever want.
Make Charley info parson instead OF
me- II
~You know. Cyras. that Charles has
set bis heart upon the bar
And a very good calling, too reloin- l.
ID Cyras. equally. 'sYoa are in the o
.hnreh yourself. papa-one of its shining a
ighfs, you know; but that's no reason 4
Why you should force son into it," II
What is to become OF you. Cyras7 $
Would you wish TO remain burden upon
nef Do you expect me to keep you for -
ver7- =
Not a bit OF ii. father said Cyras.
earthly. I'D rather make money my Il
elf and keep you- / can 20 out to the b.
old disgings and dig it up-sonnethinr fl
r other of that sort 81
II will talk with you again. Cirrus n.
aid the dean 'sbat | do fear you are 90
ag TO be another source Of trouble and Ii
<Rense TO me- ns
The opportunity for further talk did
't come Cyras disappeared from home Ia
nd the next heard of him was that be
as on board ship. sailing for New Yea. -
nd. His letter to the dean, dispatched II
the pilot who had conveyed the ship -
'wn the Channel, was Characteristic Of =
IN
My Dear Father-Here I am. on
ard the good ship Rising Star. I know TO,
u think me careless and Indifferent.
d all the rest Of it. but you NAV be- col
We me when | say that I would moi *,
ft~4r f.fe
rid l know / shall get on in Aus on
liza They'll give me a place at once
Brsce's shipping house I'm sure of yot
II, II | choose to take tive spoken
brice here, and he says 80 but too
,. perhaps. find my way to Melbourne his
tead. and try my luck at the gold org
ds- | don't mean 10 be any more exs ans
Use at all to you | hope sha'n'f be- I
I've shipped as a common sailor. be- 500
E the mast to work my way out. rath- in
than ask you for the passage money fore
write again when we reach Yelling =
+; or If | don't like the looks of tbin~s did
re, Ill come back In the ship. Ana =
best love to you dear papa, and 10 the
NINA, and Charley and Gertrude. mus
/ am your afectionate son. con.
"CYRAs.v peri
yras did not come back in the shin. -
dean transmitted him some money may
Wellington, and Cyras sent IL back Il
In He sent with il loving letter tain.
hanks. telling his father that he was serv,
ing enough to keep him, and did NOT III
L money After that they heard from on h
at intervals, from Australia or from thou
: Zealand as the case might be. Ac- sion
ling TO his own account, be was al for
nourishing, and be once sent a love III 10
old bracelet to Gertrude, and a DO deati
ID note TO Charley.
hree years had elapsed since his first
rture, and now Cyras was back again. on
to remain, be told them only 70 gerk
hem and the old country once more. Crae
lies was keeping his terms at or most
and the dean and his wife were I5v- vusv,
q Berkeley Square. Cyras seemed to fhaf
brought over plenty of money. He 20
settled down as clerk Ia a shipping the ,
e at Wellington-Brice & Jansen f,hsn
had got six months leave from II clcss
vas II nov, and but little changed r.
rafting, reckless In speech as of evers,
but exceedingly handsome, exeeed- 90 re,
like what the dean had been before ,,~t' :,