The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-07-01

- huh HtWt you hhOui fhht W"h'
didn't Tg'
again The st. Aubyns were at Crecy
and Agincourt, and ST. Aubyn will be
my name"
They want It to be your name soon,
SIS" he answered her,
For a moment she turned away and
then looked at him straight In the
eyes.
You're fond of Almeric, aren't you,
Ioddyf You admire him, don't you,
dearT
Certainly. Why, think of all he
represents. sis!"
"Ah. yes. Hoddyl Crusaders blood
flows In his veins. II Is the nobility
that must be within him that ! have
pllghted my troth to. am ready to
marry him when they wishl"
Horace sighed.
III VIII be as soon as the settlement
Is made and arranged. II will take
about all your share of the estate, sis,
but it's worth tia hundred and fifty
thousand pounds"
Ethel lifted the book TO the level OF
her eyes,
what better use could be made of
fortune, Hoddy, than to maintain
the state and high condition OF so an.
Client n housef'
He looked at her affectionately and
took her hand.
ut does seem impossible that we
were born In Indiana, doesn't 1t, sis
terY' And the tones Of his voice We're
those OF incredulity.
She smiled at him fondly
But isn't 1t good that the pater
made his pile as the Americans say,
and let us come over here while we
were young to find the nobler things,
IIoddy--the nobler thingsf"
"The nobler things = the nobler
thingsl Why, sis, when old Hawcas
tie dies III be saying offhand, you
know. My sister. the Countess Of Haw
castle -
For moment Ethel remained
thoughtful and then turned to her
brother
"You don't imagine that fathers
friend, this old Mr.. Pike, Will be- will
be queer, do your
"Well, the governor himself was
rather raw. you know. This Is prob.
ably harmless old chap, easy to han
die"
~ wish ! knew ! shouldn't like Al
meric's family TO think we had queer
connections Of any sort, and he might
turn out TO be quite shockingly Amer
lean. II couldn't bear that. HoddyT
There was a note Of genuine pathos
In her voice. aud her brother respond
ed instantly:
"Then keep him out Of the way.
That's simple enough" he said. "None
Of them. except the solicitor. need see
him"
Almost IN a burst like an eruption
there came an uproar outside the gates
beyond the botel-wild laughter. riot.
Gus cheering and the notes OF the tar.
entella played by mandolins and gui'
tar, then more shouts and cheers and
cries Of Bravo, Americana" and
"Yanka Doodaw Horace ran to the
gates, but they we're closed. and the
uproar continued. Ethel stood by one
Of the tables. amazement written on
her features. and turned 10 her brother
as he came back shaking bis head
"what Is thatf" she asked tremu.
lously. Lady creech. all In a tlutter.
entered from the hotel At a glance
one would set her down for an aristo.
crat There was no doubt Of II. From
the topmost tip OF her white hair TO
The toe Of her solid shoe she was an
arIstocrat
zone Of your fellow countrymen. my
dear" she said to Ethel Your Amer
leans are really too
"Not my Americans. Lady Creech|
said Ethel spiritedly.
mot our. you know. One could
hardly say that now" reiterated
Horace.
Almeric entered. at once laughing
and beating his boot with his crop
Almost exhausted with bis mirth. be
threw himself into chair and burst
out
sOh, say. what 90. Motor car
breaks down on The way here One
~ the Johnnies. German chap, dis
charges the chauffeur. and The other
Johnny--one Of your Yankee chaps.
Ethel hlres two silly little donkeys.
like rabbits, you know. TO pull the ma
chine Then, A. they can't make II.
yOn know, be puts himself IN the
straps with them and proceeds. at
tended by the populacc, iis, hnr
He laughed long and loudly.
Il Went up 10 this Yankee chap, ]
mean 10 say be was pulling and tug
rihg asong. you see and ! said. There
yuu ARE. three ~ you IN row, arer't