Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-02-15

1t was not Cyras, however, who fol- )
lowed the dean; it was Lady Grace. He
had gone to his own study, had laie down
his cape, and was taking off his sacred
vestments 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, Gracef
81 mean about Cyras; but you know
very we'll 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 a tap on the arm. OF
course, he ought not to have done even
that, and l 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"
81 think too much" she replied. Il
have abstained hitherto from serious re-
monstrance, for if ever l have interfered
by a word, you have attributed it, feel
sure, to a 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 it, l
won't l will not allow him to ill-treat
Charles. 1 will not, say.
Hush, Grace; you are excited. Re-
member the day."
81 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 hm?"
81 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
obeyng 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, I'VE
must have an explanation, and if you de-
serve punishment you shall not escape it.
l 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 light into his eyes. But he
would not speak.
Come hither, Charles. Do you see his
face, sir?" added the dean, taking the
childs hand. "Are you not ashamed tc
look at it, and to reflect that you have
caused him all this grief and pain"
Papa" interrupted Charles, ''it wa:
not Cyras who hurt me. 1t was the
snobs."
"It-was-the-what slowly uttered
the dean, his dignity taken little aback
"Those charity boys. Frank Dynevol
calls them snobs, so does Cyras. l wa.
with the college boys in the cloisters, ant
they set upon us; there were five or 81,
upon me all at once, papa they hit me OF
the nose, and l dare say they would have
killed me, only Cyras came running vi
and fought with them, because l was no
strong enough, and got me away. AnC
then he sat down in the cloisters ant
nursed me as long as I was frightened
and that's how the blood got upon hi
clothes"
The dean looked from one to the other
WAS it not Cyras who hurt you then
scarcely understand"
"Cyras loves me too much to hurt me,
cried Charley, lifting his beautiful, deep
ly set brown eyes, just like Cyras', jus
like the deans, to his fathers face. III
was kissing me all the time in the clois
ters he was so sorry l was hurt; and h
says he loves me better than anybody els
in the world, and he'll pay off that bigges
snob the first time he sees him. Don
you, Cyras|
The boy turned caressingly to Cyras
Cyras looking red and foolish, not carin
to have his private affections betraye,
for the public benefit, and he shock of
Charley. DIR. Baumgarten drew Cyra
to him, and fondly pushed his hair from
his forehead.
} "Tell me about it, my boy"
|
: papa; well, they are always setting OF
the college boys, and they came up to tn
!. cloister this evening, and Charley, bein
with the boys, got in for his share o
pummeling, and beat the fellows off him
That's all"
The dean left the boys together an
went in search of his wife. He found he
in her chamber.
"Grace," said he, going up to hel
, there has been a misapprehension, an
: I have come to set you right. Charlie
, got into an affray with some strange boy
, in the cloisters, and Cyras defended hir
against them-going into them no doub
like a young lion, for he possesses uncom
mon spirit; too much of it. We have bee
t casting blame on Cyras unnecessarily"
r Lady Grace lifted her eyes to her hus
t band. She knew him to be an honorabl
: man, and that he would not assert