Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-16

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
a fortune. Hoddy, than to maintain
the state and high condition of so an
cient a houseY'
He looked at her affectionately and
took her hand.
at does seem impossible that we
we're born in Indiana. doesn't it, sis
terY' And the tones Of his voice were
those of increduity.
She smiled at him fondy.
But isn't it 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,
Hoddy-the nobler thingsT"
1.-The nobler things - the nobler
things Why, sis, when old Hawcas-
tie dies I'll 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"
81 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. IL couldn't bear that. Hoddyw
There was a note of genuine pathos
in her voice. and 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 hotel-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, Americano" and
"Yanka Dooda!" Horace ran to the
gates, but they were closed, and the
uproar continued. Ethel stood by one
of the tables, amazement written on
her features. and turned to her brother
as he came back shaking his head.
"What is that?" she asked tremu-
lousy. Lady Creech all in Il hutter,
entered from the hotel. At a glance
one would set her down for an aristo-
crat. There was no doubt of it. 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.
Not 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 his mirth, he
threw himself into a chair and burst
out:
'Oh, I say, what a go! Motor cal
breaks down on the way here. One
of the Johnnies. German chap, dis
charges the chauffeur, and the other
Johnny-one of your Yankee chaps
Ethel-hires two silly little donkeys
like rabbits, you know. to pull the ma
chine. Then, as they can't make it,
you know. he puts himself in tn
straps with them and proceeds, at.
tended by the populace. Ha, ha"
He laughed long and loudly.
II went up to this Yankee chap, !
mean to say-he was pulling and tug
you are, three of you in row, aren't
your" meaning him and the two don
keys, you see, Ethel, and all he could
answer was that he picked the best
company in sight No meaning to it.
l had him, you know, l rather think,
didn't II"
At this moment Lord Hawcastle en-
tered with bundle of newspapers I'M
der his arm and proceeded to settle
himself at one Of the tables. Almeric
approached him.
English papers, governor? I'll take
the pink un. I'm Off" And he picked
up the tinted sheet as he spoke. Ethel
came up to him and touched him on
| the arm.
"Going for a stroll, Almeric? Would
you like me to go with you, DEAR"
He looked at her vacantly for an In
slant and then stammered
well, l rather thought I'd have a
quiet bit Of reading, you know"
Ethel drew back quickly and said in
very small voice:
"Oh, l beg your pardon"
Then she sat down hurriedly by Lord
| HaWcastle.
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