The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-12-31
o.! 4sYounger Set
By ROBERT w. CHAMBERS
Author of The Fighting Chance Etc.
Copyright, 1907 by Robert w. Chambers
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mo, | don't" began Captain Selwyn.
when delighted shout from the chit.
dren swung him toward the door
again. His sister. Mrs Gerard. stood
there in carriage gown and sables. ra.
diant with surprise
phil! You, Exactly like you, phil
ip, to come stroling in from the antip-
odes-dear fellowr recovering from
the fraterua embrace and holding
both lapels of his coat in her glUvrd
hands. "Six years. she said again
and again, tcndcrly rcproachful Al.
exandrine was a baby Of six Drina,
child. do you remember my brother
do you remember your Uncle phHpf
She doesn't remember You can't pX.
pect her to rccollcct She is only
twelve. Phil"-
81 remember one thing" observed
Drina sercncly
Brother uUd sister turned toward her
In pride and delight. aud the child
went on: My Aunt Alike, I remember
her She was SO pretty concluded
Drlna nodding thuughtlully in the ef.
fort to remember more. "Iurlc phU-
ip, where is she nowy'
But her uncle seemed to huve lust
his voice as well ns his color aul Mrs
Gerard's glpvcd fingers ughtrupd On
the lapelS OF his coat
81 never dreamed, she began tile
child has never spoken Of OF ucr
from that time to this never dream
ed she could remember
81 don't understand what You are
talking about mother said nriua.
but her pretty mother raugnj her 10y
the shoulders striving 10 speak IigHt.
ly Where I'm the world is Brid-pt.
child? Where Is Eatiet And what Is
all this I hcur from Dawsong It can't
be possible that YOU have ucen fox
hunting all over the house again.
Your nurses know perfectly well that
you are not To- hunt anywhere except
In your own nursery such a house
hold. Phil. Everybody incompetent
Including me; everything topsy mrvy.
and all FIVE dogs perfectly possessed to
lie on that pink rug in the music room
Have they been here today. Drna.
while you were prnrticingf'
"Yes, and there are some new spots.
mother I'm very sorry
Take the children away" said Mrs.
Gerard 70 the nurses She beut over.
kissing each culprit as the ile passed
out what do you thin, OF themt
You never before saw the three young
est you suw Driun when you wept
east, aud Billy was few months old
What do you thing of them2 Honestly
Phil"
IAN 20 the good. Nlur'tp; very orna
mental Drina and that Josephine
kid are real beauties i-er-uake TO
Billy tremendously Tie told me that
he'd locEcd mp his nurses ought 10
have intprforpd. II was really my
fault, you see
"And you didn't make him let them
out? You are not going 10 be very
good morally for my young Tell me
Phil have won seen AUSTIN ."
81 went to fhr trust company hut
he was attending dirpo,ors' ctnfab
How Is he' He's prosperous anyhow
! observe" with % humorous glance
around the elaborate halfway which
they were trovrrsug
Don't dare laugh AZ MS" smiled his
sister u wish we we're hack IN Tenth
streer But so many children came
Bhly, Josephine. Winthrop and Tina
and the Tenth street house wasn't half
big enough and dreadful specula.
tive builder bullt this house and per
suaded Austin TO buy II You're going
to stay heref"
"No; I'm at the Holland
"Of course you're to live with us
You've resigned from the service
haven't youf"
He looked at her sharply but did not
reply.
A curious fash OF telepathy passed
between them She hesitated; then
'You once promised Austin and me
that you would stay with us"
"But. Nina
"No, no, no! Walt" pressing an eec.
trio button, Watson, Captain Selwyn's
luggage Is TO be brought here lml1edi-
atey from the Holland! Immediate
ly" And to Selwyn: Austin will not
be at home before half past g. Come
up with me now and see your quar-
ters, a perfectly charming place for
you, with your own smoking room and
dressing closet and bath Wait wen
take the elevator-as long as we have
one"
Smllingly protesting yet touched by
tine undisgulsed sincerity Of his wei
come, he suffered himself to be led
into the elevator-a dainty white and
rose rocco affair. His sister adjusted
tiny lever; the car moved smoothly
upward and presently stopped, ana
they emerged upon a wide landing.
Here" said Nina, throwing open a
door Isn't this comfortable2 Is there
anything you don't fancy about it2 II
there is, tell me frankly"
"Little sister," he said, imprlsoning
both her hands, sit is a paradise, but
/ don't intend to come here and squat
on my relatives, and won'tP'
"Philipl You are common
"Oh, l know you and Austin think