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

ears must be simply aching, but it's
such a treat to talk to any one who
knows about things. I never get a
chance to ask advice. 1 usually have
to give 1t. Dad and the boys are SO
helpless, poor dears!'
They were passing through the wick
ct gate. Daphne suddenly paused and
looked up at her guest with more mis-
chief in her. eyes than her brothers and
sisters would have given her credit for.
Its queer" she unused, "that you
should sell Goals. We thought you
shoveled them!' !.
Explain, please" said Sir John.
Daphne did so. ave had to call you
something" she concluded apologetical-
ly. DO you mind?'
"Not at all. l have been called a
good many names in my time" said
Sir John grimly.
what do your friends call. your
asked Daphne, your intimate friends?'
Il am not sure that l rave any" 4.
Daphne surveyed him shrewdly,
with her head a little on one side.
"No-I should think you were that
Sort" she said gravely. "Well. what
do your-do other people call your"
Most Of them, l believe" said Sir
John, "call me '.'uggernaut Carr"
Juggernaut's stay at the rectory had
been prolonged for more than three
weeks, the business upon which he
was engaged being as easily directed,
so he said, from Brian vereker's study
as from his own London Offices. An
unprejudiced observer might have been
forgiven for remarking that to all APP
pearance 1t could have been directed
with equal facility from the twopenny
tubes or the north pole, for If we ex-
cept a prolonged Interview with Lord
Kirkley's land agent on the second day
after his arrival Juggernaut's activi-
ties had been limited to meditatiye
contemplation of the rector's spring
flowers and some rather silent coun-
try walks in company with the lady
to whom the rector was won't to refer
in his playful moments as my elderly
ugly daughter"
Whether Daphne's impulsive protest
against the Dissertation of her beloved
tinkler's den carried weight or whether
that sylvan spot was found wanting in
combustible properties will never be
known; but 1t may be noted here that
Lord Kirkley was advised that there
was no money In his scheme, and
Snayling remains an agriculture Gen.
ter to this day. ..ss
However, If it be a fact that no fresh
experience can be altogether valueless
Juggernaut's time was certainly not
wasted. He was absorbed into the
primitive civilization of Snayling rec
tory. He was initiated into tribal Gus
tom and usage and became versed in
tribal language consisting chiefly OF
Authorizations and p~ortmanteau words.
He was instructed in the principles
which underlie such things as prece-
dence in the use of the bath and help
ings at dinner. He also studied with
interest the fundamental laws govern
ing the inheritance of outgrown gar
ments. Having beer born without
brothers and sisters, he found him.
self confronted for the first time with
some OF those stern realities and I'M
avoidable hardships which prevail
when domestic supply falls short Of
domestic demand. The mystic phrase
IF. H. b." for instance, with which
Daphne had laid ~inviolable taboo upon
the trifie on the day of his arrival. he
soon learned stood for Family, hold
back"
Again, If Master Stephen Blasius
Vereker suggested to Miss Veronica
Elizabeth vereker that a b. o. at the
T. S. would be an L. h. Of A.. r., to
which the lady replied gently but in
sistently. us it Z. Pr" J%uggernaut
was soon able to understand that in
response to an intimation on the part
of her brother that a Blowout at the
Tuck Shop would be a Little Bit of All
Right, the cautious and mercenary
damsel was inquiring whether her ex-
penses would be Paid at the forth
coming orgy. If Stiffy continued. up
to 2 d." and Nicky replied, IF you
can't make 1t a tanner, Stiffy, darling,
je pense ne"' the visitor gathered with
out much difficulty that In the opinion
of Miss Veronica no gentleman worthy
of the name should presume TO under
take the entertainment of a lady under
a minimum outlay Of sixpence.
J%uggernaut soon settled down to the
ways of the establishment. He said
little, but 1t was obvious ever to the
boys that he was taking a good deal
in. He seldom asked questions, but
he possessed an uncanny knack of In
terpreting for himself the most secret
signs and cryptic expressions of the
community. This established for him
a claim to the family's respect. and in
acknowledgment of the good impress
sion he had created he was informally
raised from the status of honored
guest to that Of familiar friend. What
the Associated Body of Colliery Own
ers would have thought il they could