The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-05-11
CHAPTER VI

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The news of Mrs. Fraser's sudden in
crease of weakness and i'll health reached
Mrs. Thorngate the following afternoon,
as the wears wife was returning from
some Of her parochial ministcrings.
What is wrong with her" she asked
DIR. Sentance, anxiously, as she met him
riding homeward.
II confess she puzzles me-" he answer
ed. II sounded the heart this morning,
and, except for extremely weak action, l
can trace no definite signs of a malady."
Il think l will go on to Dinglewood
and see her." Mrs. Thorngate said to
herself, as she was alone again. Con-
stance Fraser and she were warm friends
I want to see how that child is getting
on, too"
She was just passing her own gate as
she thought of this, and was suddenly
astonished by being confronted by a
couny man, who proceeded to fold his
arms about her and kiss her cheek most
heartily.
well, Aunt Agatha, here I am once
again, you see," said a soft, singularly
pleasant voice.
Beverley, my dear boy! How you
startled me! Oh, dear" aud poor Mrs.
Thorngate fairly gasped for breath.
Poor Aunt Agatha What a shame
| am awfully sorry, dear. thought you
saw me. Come In and sit down, you
dear old thing. Where's Uncle Gus?"
Mrs. Thorngate allowed herself to be
led UP to the rectory by the strong arm.
Her surprise was vanishing and only
pleasure remained. Beverley come home
once again She could scarcely believe
it. Beverley, that dear, handsome, scape-
grace son of her dead and gone, yet still
beloved sister, Margaret! Mrs. Thorn
gates child-bereft heart CLING to this
younG man with the tenacry of an ivy
plant. He was, after her husband, her
dearest and most treasured possession on
earth. Once inside the coy dining room
she embraced him warmly.
Let me look at you, darling" she
SAID, holding him off at arms length and
feasting her eyes on his extremely hand
some face, with its dark orbs olive skin,
clear-cut features and short-cropped
beard. "Oh, my dear! am glad to
see you once more. You bad creature,
never to have written me line all these
months! And now you want something
to eat, and there is nothing decent in the
house."
you will sit down and take your ease.
have already ransacked the larder, and
with very good results. Yolr cold beef
was beyond reproach, my lear aunt"
Mrs. Thorngate laughed.
How good 1t is to see you In your
old chair" she said, tenderly. How l
wish Gus was at home.'
HE will be back in few Gays, I sup
poser" Beverley Rochfort observed cas-
ually, after having learned the reason
of his uncle being away. To an onlooker
il might easily have been perceived that
the young man had no very great regret
in the rector's absence; but Mrs. Thorn
gate did not observe 1t.
"And now you will make up your mind
10 stay with US, will you not, my dearest
| can assure you We are not very dull
down here, now; we have the Duchess of
Marlborough, with the Marquis of Iverne,
and Lord John Glendurwood at Craig
lands. The Frasers are at Dinglewood /;
the Everests settled In Glaston for the
hunting; no end of smart people one
way and another"
Beverley smiled complacently and
stroked his short. silky teard. Since
necessity would force him 20 make the
rectory his headquarters for at least
some few months, he was not at all
averse to hearing his aunt's Jews.
II am not surprised they should come
here; it is a good country. l don't
know a better, and l have travelled
through a good many in my time. l sup
pose can get a sort of mount in either
Giaston or Montberry?"
"No need to go so far" smiled Mrs.
IhorIgate. "Your uncle has two hunt
ers In the stables, and he will be inf
nitely Obliged to any one who will give
them a little exercise, more especially
ms he cannot he here to use them himself
Would Won like to 20 and nave n look at
them. nv dear how? Yor will find pot
ter still in the stables: In fact. very
little is changed in the wear and a MALT
Won have been awav."
~ don't mind IL I do. But where are
Won off tor"
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