The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-10-24

~ wv ~ thC htdu VI lut tdDiC,
smiled benignantly. To him this reti-
cent man Of forty, with the deep set
eyes and square jaw, was the sturdy
chubby boy who had cooked his break
fast and worshiped him from afar In
the dim but joyous days when Brian
Vereker was a giant Of nineteen, with
side whiskers. and Jacky Carr a hum
BILE flag Of twelve. Ii was almost a
shock to hear him offered spirits to
drink.
Presently Daphne returned, and an
other general post ensued. at the end
OF which the beef and vegetables had
disappeared, and a suet pudding, the
standing sabbath sweet at the rec
tory. fianked by a dish Of trifie of
diminutive proportions. lay before the
hostess. The rector was confronted by
a melon.
Taking advantage OF a covering con-
versation between the guest and her
eldest brother, Miss Vereker made a
mysterious pass over the surface Of the
trifie with a spoon, while she murmur-
ed to such of the family as were within
earshot the mystic formula: IF. II. b"
Then she inquired aloud:
"Cilly dear, which pudding Will you
have?"
Baby Maud. please" replied Miss
Cecilia promptly. indicating the stiff,
pallid and corpselike cylinder Of suet.
She was helped, and Nicky's choice
was ascertained.
II don't think" that damsel replied
sedately. that I'll have anything.
thank you. Daphne. I'm not very
hungry today"
Daphne. with a slight twitch at the
corners Of her mouth-she appreciated
Nick's crooked little ways, despite her
self-turned to the guest.
"Will you have pudding or trifle, Sir
John? Let me recommend the %trifie.'
Thank you, | never eat sweets"
was the reply.
An audible sigh OF relief rose from
the Messrs. Vereker.
"Daph. dear" said Nicky, before any
one else could speak,. Il think I'll
change my mind and have some trifie."
And thus. by prompt generalship,
Miss Veronica Nereker, while obeying
10 the letter the laws of hospitality
and precedence, stole "A march upon
her slow moving brethren and sisters
and received the lions share of the
trifie. the balance going to Tony by
virtue of %juniority.
As Daphne handed her triumphant
little sister her portion she distinctly
heard a mufied sound ON her right.
II like this man. she said TO her
self.
IF YOU don't take sweets. Jack,
observed the rector from the other END
of the table. ''allow me to Introduce
YOU to this melon-a present from the
squire. Take the melon round TO sir
John. Stiffy. and he shall cut In where
he pleases: though. strictly speaking
he added. with Il simple enjoyment OF
his own joke. lit is hardly etiquette to
cut anything you have been introduced
to-
There was a momentary stoppage IN
the general m~astication or "baDy
Maud" and the right hand or eacn
yereker present performed the same
~evolution. Next moment the repast
was resumed. but the guest observed,
not without surprise, that every chris
tening m%ug-even Daphnes-had Il
knife living across its top.
..That Is one Of our customs. eN-
nlajned Cilly politely, 1--WE do 1t when
ever any II makes n stale joke.
".Alice Through the Looking GLASS,
co~rroborated Nicky. %scooping up tribe
with an mir of severe reproof- page
2O7."
..you see my servile and dependent
,osit,on In this house, jack. SAID the
rector not altogether dejectedly.
II perceive that | have dropped ihto
a renublic." said Sir John Carr.
.Republic? A more absolute despo',
| tom never existed. Wait until you have
.ransgressed one of the laws OF the
Nodes md Persians and been brought
IN for Judgment before my eldest
daughter. We know, don't "e-en'
Nickyy' .,o f,rt,va
Ill Of n fellow conspirator upon MS
yonnpest daughter. and then turned 10
,a1a with unconcealed fondness ana
PRIZE upon his eldest. said
II trust that when t~ranssress' s.'.
Sir John II shall get of under the nrs'
offenders act" s.,d
You have broken that already' sa,a
n.asna swiftly: "but it's dads Iauit.
u q twenty minutes to three. ana you
/ two ought to have been smoNins .a,..