The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-03-05
CHAPTER vi,
MIR. GrIswold Forsakes the Academic
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Miss Osborne had asked Griswold
to await the outcome of the day. and.
finding himself thus possessed of
vacation, he indulged his antiquarian
instincts by exploring Columbia. The
late afternoon found him in the love-
ly. cathedral churchyard, where an
aged negro, tending the graves of an
illustrious family, leaned upon his
spade and recited the achievements
and virtues of the dead.
AS the shadows heightened, Girls
void walked back to the hotel, where
he ate supper, then, calling for a
horse, he rode through the streets in
mood Of more complete alienation
than he had ever experienced in q
foreign country: vet the very scents
of the summer night, stealing cut from
old gardens, the voices tina. reached
him from open doorways, spoke of
home.
AS he reached the outskirts of town
and rode on toward the governors
mansion, his mood changed, and he
laughed softly, for he remembered
Ardmore, and Ardmore was beyond
question the most amusing person he
knew. 1t was unfortunate, he gener-
ously reflected, that Ardmore, rather
than himself, had not been plunged
into this present undertaking, which
was much more In Ardmores line
that his own. There would, however
be great satisfaction in telling Ard
more of his unexpected visit to Co.
lumbia, in exchange for his friends
report of his pursuit of the winking
eye. He only regretted that in the
nature of things Columbia is q mod
ern city, a seat of commerce as we'll
as Of government, place where bank
clearings are seriously computed, and
where the jaunty adventurer with
sword and rufl1es is quite likely to
run afoul of the police. Yet his own
imagination was far more fertile than
Ardmore's, and he would have hailed
troop of mail-clad men as joyfully
as his friend had he met them clank-
ing in the highway. Thus, modern as
We CAA0h Jul 0CAVCS, luC 1SdSC venture
some among us dreams that some day
some turn of street corner will
bring him face to face with what we
please to call our fate; and this is the
manifestation of our last drop of
medieval blood. The grimmest seek
er afterareality= looks out ofqthe cor
ner of his eye for the fiutter of a
xv,t3 1,pY
tower he affects to ignore; and, in
lspite of himself, he is buoyed by the
hope that some day horn will sound
for him over the nearest hill.
Miss Osborne met him at the veran.
da steps. Indoors a mandolin and
piano struck up the merry chords Of
'The Eutaw Girl"
"My young sisters have company.
Well sit here, If you don't mind"
She led the way to a quiet corner
and after they were seated she was
silent a moment, while the light from
the windows showed clearly that her
perplexity of the morning was not yet
at an end. He felt that she was seri-
cusly anxious and troubled, and he
wished. to hearten her if he could.
The soft dusk of the family lighted
corner folded her in. He heard whis-
pered in his heart mans first word
of the woman he is destined to love,
I in which he sets her apart; above I'D
beyond all other womenkind-.she is
different; she is not like other WON.
en-!
1T is nearly nine." she said, her
voice thrilling through him. My ia
Their should have been here an hour
ago. We have heard nothing from
him. The newspapers have telephoned
repeatedly to know his whereabouts
l have put them off by intimating that
he is away on important public bust
ness, and that his purpose might de
defeated if his exact whereabouts
were known"
II have no doubt in the world that
the explanation you gave the newspa-
pers is the truth OF the matter. Your
father must be absent a great deal
i II is part of governors business to
keep In motion. But we may as we'll
face the fact that his absence just
now is most embarrassing. This APP
pleweight matter has reached crisis.
and failure to handle it properly
may injure your fathers future as
public man. If you will pardon me,
would suggest that there must be
some one whom you can take into
your confidence-some friend, some
one in your fathers administration
that you can rely on?"
Eyes; father has many friends; but
I cannot consider acknowledging to
any one that father has disappeared
when such a matter as this Apple
weight case is an issue through the
state. No; have thought Of every
one this afternoon. 1t would be a
painful thing for his best friends to
know what is-what seems to be the
truth" Her voice wavered little,
but she was brave, and he was aware
!. that. she Strengthened herself in her
;. chair, and, when waywa:d CLEANS of
light fell upon her face, that her lips