Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-01
rr1ApTER XVIII,


i -. ,.' heard one" quoth Johnny.
M, NE trio had taken refuge below IS
NV u,as falling heavily and there
cabin accommodation above.
y, I,orned the code, you know, COM
.~s~" he conflded to Betty. Won
Hv .b.t they're saying? Listen"
,,s1rvs knowledge was not very
' '..I,,a He deciphered the words
~r,ga" great haste" make all eff
-, n save Iife," and H. H"
Ton we're on the trail Of the story,
u,,rr" he cheerfully unused. That
,,bt to be some consolation"
n night the three were crowded n
,,ace not big enough for two OF
IN The Yacht made good time, and
-,.o II finally stopped with a jolt,
mts sought them out and bade them
ashore.
rbev were landing at the wharf of
,,ot might have been a conventional
,,gIisb seaport country place. At the
~ of driveway, over which every
adv Imped except City Editor Bur
m who Benoni had left tethered in
.,racbt, rambled a pretentious house
Gothic architecture. A modern
lass covered piazza was built along
M, side of the place, and as they
r1,nted the steps Betty recognized
,tbj1 this enclosure Tyoga in cap and
,o-on in charge of a pair of children,
,YprOxmately and 10 years old. The
Inv was the larger of the two, a slight
ark lad, with a petulant expression
md awkward movements. Later Betty
gw this awkwardness was caused by
ieformity Of the hip. The girl was
aner Of face than her brother, b'lt
her figure had the perfect symmetry Of
Ill wild things that live in the open
air.
Tyoga was mending a white gar
na1t but at sight of the pilgrims she
Topped her work and went forward to
greet them, leaving the children star
ag after her
She bowed before Betty and the two
Na9r Americans. kissed Meta warmly
IN the cheeks, and embraced Benoni
assonateIy. When these two were to-
3ether the relationship of mother aud
j son was easily discernible.
All so you came safely away" she
E sighed, in a relieved manner. Il was
Z % alarmed Hamley came home this
morning. He and the old man had a
Eeadtul argument They are upstairs
2)w 1t has been frightful. But you
must not mind. 1 do not know what
i am going to do with the children.
They are getting so old now, | can't
put them off with fairy tales any long
ar It is racking." She turned to Bet
By. I'm glad your friends found you.
Poor child. The strain on you has
)9an terrible, but the snarl is nearing
IS end. You shall soon see"
The interior of the house was as con-
yentionaI as its exterior. Betty, Larry
Norris and Johnny felt that the pc
2um5ra Of mystery was at length be-
2g pierced by the return of reason.
But if Mr. Wayne finds these peo-
PIE here he may kill them" objected
6an0ni
He shall not see them" assured
lgo8a. Nor HaCkleye, neither. They
md the children must all be out of
sight before he comes down stairs.
'Ie9 she is dead Hackleye cannot
1ode the sight of the children any
more. And all her things-he wants
them out Of sight down here, yet he
YES in her old rooms. Take them to
the children"
The north wing had four bedrooms,
sitting room, and a small alcOVe. 1t
vas done in English chintz, and several
27aries sung and swung 4 the win
lows. In Betty's room had been placed
garments more conventional than those
she Wore, and a dozen little toilet con-
eMences, not the least welcome Of
""Ich was a box of hairpinS in assort-
ID sizes. She fingered long at her
~eSSing-Why shouldn't she have done
-. In all this time she had not been
- near the accustomed luxuries of
~e. The bath tub was a delight. the
o'ASAeS, creams and powders brought
yacA visions of civilization and even
-~e makeshifts for fashionable clothing
we're a comfort. True, the skirt laid
'A- was plainly Tyoga's and needed
o'1en reefs and tucks; but for a waist
"'SFe was an old-fashioned polonaise.
ana this was better suited to Betty's
we. When she was finished she real
" leIt proud of herself, and awaited
'"7 reunion with the boys in the sit
E4s room with great anticipa ton.
me! had Jared better in the matter II
e0theS, though Johnny's trousers were
40 long and Larry's were at half mast.
while they criticised, commented, and
o'Mpared the children burst in upon
",eIA. The boy limped quietly in, but
me girl stormed through the doors
Ike Whirlwind.
Where you live when you were a
lille siEl?' she flashed at Betty. did
,~sE always have something doing
around that you couldn't see into?"
VI course they did," said Betty.
o"ose things always happen when
cure children"
out l don't believe it was like it is
y. persisted the child Here
.,.'sS are so funny. they make you
ssp Il You don't want to. You needn't
.g"' brother, you know it's true. Any
wy can see 1t. And why did these
op'e come here in those skin clothes?
' why has Tyoga been so worried!
'O why won't papa see us, and where
-. '"oIher? Do you-oh, tell me-do
t1a