Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01
THE MONEY MOON
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and If you are in need of work. Il" her
voice faltered uncertainty and she stopped
"Thank you," said Bellew, turning and
lifting his hat
ooh, l. beg your pardon!" said Anthea.
Now, as their ewes met, it seemed to Bel
lew as though he had lived all his life in ex-
pectation of this moment, and he knew that
all his life he should never forget this mo-
ment But now, even while he looked at
her, he saw her cheeks flush painfully, and
her dark eyes grow troubled.
IL beg your pardon!' said she again. d
l thought-Mr. Cassiis gave me to under
stand that you were"
"A very dusty hungry looking fellow, per-
haps," smiled Bellew; "and he was quite
right, you know. The dust you can see for
yourself; but the hunger you must take my
word for. AS for the work, l assure you
exercise is precisely what l am looking for.
But said Anthea, and stopped, and
tapped the grass nervously with her foot,
and twisted one of her bonnet strings, and,
meeting Bellows steady gaze, flushed again,
"but you-yOu are
any Uncle Porges,7 her nephew chimed
in, IAN l brought him home with me cause
he's going to help me to find a fortune, an
he hasn't got any place to go to cause his
homes far, far beyond the bounding billow;
so you will let him stay, won't you, Aunty
Anthea?'
"Why-Georgy- she began; but, seeing
her distressed look, Bellew came to her
rescue.
"Pray do, Miss Anthea,' said he in his
quiet, easy manner "My name is Bellew,'
he went on to explain II am an American;
without family or friends, here, there, or
anywhere, and with nothing in the world to
do but follow the path of the winds. Indeed,
l am rather solitary fellow; at least, was
until | met my nephew Porges here. Since
then I've been wondering if there would be
Groom for such as l at Dapplemere?'
ooh, there would be plenty of room, said
Anthea, hesitating, and wrinkling her white
brow; for lodger was something entirely
new in her experience.
"As to my character" pursued Bellew,
though something of a vagabond. am not
rogue,-at least hope not, and | could
pay-er-four or five pounds a week
"Oh!" exclaimed Anthea, with a little
"If that would be sufficient"
at is-a great deal too much!' said An
thea, who would have scarcely dared to ask
three.
@Pardon me, but think not said Bel
lew, shaking his head "You see, amer
rather extravagant in my eating,-eggs, you
know, lots of EN-, and ham, and beef, and
er-" duck quacked loudly from the VI
cinity of neighboring pond, certainly an
occasional duck! Indeed, five pounds
week would scarcely"
"Three would be ample" said Anthea
with little nod of finality.
"Very WE'LL" said Bellew, well make it
four, and have done with it.
Anthea Devine, being absolute mistress
of Dapplemere, was in the habit of exerting
her authority and having her own way in
most things; therefore, she glanced up in
some surprise at this tall, dusty, rather lazy
looking parsonage; and she noticed. even
as had Small Porges, that he was indeed very
big and wide; she noticed also that, despite
the easy courtesy of his manner, and the
quizzical light of his gray eyes, his chin was
very square, and that, despite his gentle
voice, he had the air of one who meant ex-
actly what he said. Nevertheless, she was
much inclined to take issue with him upon
the matter; plainly observing which, Bellew
smiled, and shook his head.
"Pray be reasonable he said in his gentle
voice. "If you send me away to some horrible
inn or other, it will cost me, being an Ameri-
can. more than that every week in tips and
things; so let's shake hands on it, and call
it settled and he held out his hand to her.
Eorr mounds q weekI II would no n veri