Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-09-11

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and one or two others Miss Diana will
drop in, just to tell me how things pro-
gress' and Sunny, too; she never neglecte
me. Come, come, it is not like YOU to
sulk' boy | want to hear you laugh with
the others; it will make me feel young
myself. And, Greville," with a sudden
tenuerness IN his voice, I'VE have shaken
hanos' but until l feel you l shall not
oelleve my boy is really with me-"
Inc young mans cloudy face cleared
IN moment, he left his place at once,
and dropped down on one knee beside his
grandtather's chair, and sort of laugh
Ing night came in his eyes.
lou foolish old granddad," he said :;
you have not grown a bit WISER And
then he knelt patiently while the thin,
Wrlnkled hand passed softly over the
merry face, and felt the broad, stalwart
| shoulders, and then rested lingeringly on
his head
Heaven bless you, lad, you are strong
and broad-shouldered like Gerard YOU
| are every inch as fine a man as your
father. Grow like him, my boy Though
he was my own son, | will always say
there are not many like him: there. l
| must not keep you from the young folks
| to listen to an old mans maunderings
| Ieli Sunny that she is to be good to YOU
as you have not many hours at home
On, there's Mrs. Hendricks step on the
| gravel; she has stolen a march on the
vicar. Now you can leave me with an
easy conscience"
1t was evident Grevlle needed no fur
Their bidding. He rose to his feet at once
| ant into E1,a do
| ing comprehensive glances over both gar
dens; then, satisfying himself that a GER
tain broad-brimmed hat belonged to the
person for whom he was in search, he
went leisurely through the little gate and
tracked it by sundry winding paths to
| the river bank
A little group of girls was gathered
round a boat. They were evidently play
ing at hide-and-seek with their would-be
escort, to the mischievous glee of a young
Etonian of tender age, as beftted Jackets
and rundown collars.
Come along, girls" he shouted. LET
tie and Dora, why don't you jump in?
And, Miss Alison you promised to steer
| Quick, quick !''
''Not so fast, Jack where's the hur.
ry?" called out a fresh voice. and at the
merry tones Alison turned round with a
sudden start.
"Oh. Mr.. Greville !" and her bright
| face looked brighter still at the unex-
pected sight of her old friend "What
does this mean? Mr.. Moore never limited
at your coming l do not believe Aunt
| Diana knows, either"
Il thought | would just run down and
| have a look at you all before l started
| for Keswick," returned the young man
| with assumed carelessness. Il forgot all
| about Miss Carrington's Wednesday Pop
| ulars never mind, | have just arrived in
time for the fun. How do you do, Miss
| Dora? Miss Lettice, l should hardly
have known you you have so grown.
Well, what's the matter, Jack?" for the
boy was grumbling audibly.
"Only Fortescue and that other fellow
| will be down upon us directly, and the
| girls made me promise to get under way
before they came to spoil everything Let
tie and Dora want to pick forget-me -nots
on the Long Island-there are quaint
ties on the east side where we had our
| picnic last year."
'All right, I'm your man. Miss Ali
son, if you will be good enough to steer,
Jack and l will soon row you across. "
And suiting his actions to his words,
| Greville assisted the girls into the boat !;
| and promptly taking an oar, they were
| soon gliding down the river.
Now and then they passed other boats
| with which they exchanged greetings, and
| once, as they came to a reedy island, a
swan came out with rufied plumage and
angry and stretched neck, and would have
| pursued them, only Jack threatened her
with his oar.
II suppose there are some young ones
! in there" observed Greville, thoughtful
ly; and then he let them drift moment
| as he contemplated the scene The broad
| cleaning river flowing so smoothly be-
| tween its banks: the meadow land dotted
| with groups of cattle worthy of the brush
| of Yicat Cole; the girls happy faces
| faces that had been familiar to him from
| bovhood, for Dora and Lettice Morville
| had been old playfellows of his; their
| simple summer dresses-all made up the
| adiuncts of a pleasant picture that he
might carry away and remember
In a few minutes they had landed,
| and Jack. who was the hero of the hour,
for it was he who had planned this little
excursion, was leading them proudly to
the little sheltered island, where the
ground was blue with the tiny flowers !;
and in another moment they were all
busily at work In the intervals of his
| labor, Greville found time for a sentence
or two with Alison and by and by ne
| induced her to rest for moment on a
| messy log, that had lain there for years.
Il suppose we must be going back
now" observed Alison, regretfully, as she
watched the others busy movements.
Aunt Diana will want me to assist her
with the tea. She knew we were com
ing, for Jack was put in charge of us
but she told us not to be long. Dora
and I have been wanting to come here
for days"
sit is a bore going back to the other
people," returned Greville. lazily; there
is a host of things I wanted to consult
YOU about. I have an idea! l will get
! Miss Dora to take my oar, and l know