The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-21

have his son Godfrey. travelling back
ward and forward by the London
train. always at their disposal.
My Aunt Ablewhite is a large. silent.
fair complexioned woman. with one
noteworthy point in her character.
From the hour Of her birth she has
never been known to do anything for
herself. She found the furnished house
at Brighton by stopping at a hotel in
London, composing herself on a sofa
and sending for her son. She discov-
cred the necessary servants by break
fasting In bed q morning. still at the
hotel. and giving her maid a holiday
on condition that the girl would be-
gin enjoying herself by fetching Miss
Clack."
II was then the middle Of the week.
BY Saturday afternoon the house was
ready for them.
Between 8 and Z the travellers arriv-
ed. To my ~indescribable surprise.
they were escorted not by Mr.. God
frey (as l had anticipated, but by the
lawyer, Mr.. Brur.
Godfrey was very much vexed,
Drusilla, not to be able to come with
u.s." said Aunt Ablewhite. There
was something in the way which kept
him in town. Mr.. Bruf volunteered
to take his place and make a holiday
Of 1t till Monday morning"
Mr.. Bruf remained to dinner and
stayed through the evening. / watch
ed him carefully. He maintained the
same appearance of ease and talked
the same goddess gossip hour after
hour until it was time to take leave,
As he shook hands with Rachel |
caught his hard and cunning eye rest
ing on her for a moment with a very
peculiar interest and attention. He
invited himself to luncheon the next
day. and then he went away to his no.
tel.
II was impossible the next morning
to get Aunt Ablewhite out of hel
dressing gown in time for church.
We found Aunt .Ablewhite and Mr.
Bruf at luncheon. When Rachel de
.clined eating anything and gave as q
reason for 1t that she was suffering
from a headache the lawyers cunning
instantly saw and seized the chance
that she had given him.
There is only n remedy for 9
headache" said this horrible old man
"a walk, Miss Rachel. is the thing II
cure you. I am entirely at your serv
ice II you will honor me by accepting
my arm"
with the greatest pleasure. A wall
is the very thing I was longing for"
ITS past g" 1 gently suggested
land the afternoon service, Rachel
begins at g."
How can you expect me to go t.
church again." she asked petulantly
with such a headache as miner
Mr.. Bruff o~f1ciously opened the doc
for her. In a minute more they wer'
both out of the house.
On my return from the Afternoon
service / found that they had just go
back. One look at them told me tina
the lawyer had said what he wanted
to say.
The moment his back was turned
Rachel withdrew to her W room
She never appeared at dinner. He
maid was sent downstairs to announce
that her headache had returned. l rar
up to her and made all sorts of sister
H. c~c <Dr,,rh tho dAnr II MN
locked. and she kept it locked.
When her cup Of tea went up to heI
the next morning l followed it in.
sat by her bedside and said a few
earnest words.
do you know, love-" l said, II had
an odd fancy yesterday about Mr.
Bruff? l thought when l saw YOU
after your walk with him that he had
been telling you some bad news"
"Quite the contrary" she said. I'll
was news l was interested in hearing
and 1 am deeply indebted to Mr.. Brun
for telling me Of it."
News you are interested in hear
mgr 1 repeated. II suppose, my deal
Rachel, hat must be Jews Of Mr.. God
frey Ablewhite."
She checked herself. laid her head
back on the pillow, considered a min
ute and then answered in these re
markable words:
II shall never marry Mr.. Godfrey
Ablewhite."
After breakfast she wandered list
lessly from room to room, then sud
denly reused herself and opened the
piano. l privately ascertained the
hour at which Mr.. Godfrey Ablewhite
was expected, and then 1 escaped the
music by leaving the house. l entered
the dining room, always empty at that
hour Of the day, and found myself face
TO lace with Mr.. Godfrey AbleWhite.