The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-05-06
outside the gates she found O'Far-

Michael struggling to free himself from
his coverings. Hawkes. soon had il
| cab alongside. He helped Peg into 1t;
then she stretched out her arms. and
O'Farrell opened the sailcloths. and
out sprang Michael. dusty and dirty
and blear eyed. but, oh. such a happy,
fusSy. affectiOnate, relieved little ca
nine when he saw his beloved owner
waiting for him. He made one Spring
at her, much to the lawyers dignified
amazement. aud began to bark at her
and lick her face and hands and jump
on and roll over and over upon Peg in
an excess of JOY at his release.
Peg offered O'Farrel an American
dollar. She had very little left.
O'FarrelI Indignantly refused to
take it.
'Oh. but ye must, indade ye must"
cried Peg in distress. Sure l won't
lie aisy tonight if ye don't. But for
you poor Michael here might have
been on that place ye spoke of-tbat
quarantine, whatever it is. Ye saved
him from that. And don't despise it
because it's an American dollar. Sure
it has Il value all over the wurrld. An,
besides, | have no English money"
Poor Peg pleaded that O'Farrell should
take it. He had been so nice to her all
the way over.
Hawkes. interposed skillfully. gave
O'FarrelI 5 shiiings, thanked him
warmly for his kindness to Peg and
her dog. returned the dollar to Peg.
let her say goodby to the kindly sail
or. told the cabman to drive to GER
tain railway station, and in few sec
onds they were bowling along and Peg
had entered Il new country and new
life. They reached the railway sta
| ton, and Hawkes. procured tickets, and
in half an hour they were on a train
bound for the north of England.
During the journey Hawkes. voIun-
tcered no information. He bought her
papers and magazines and offered her
lunch. This Peg refused. She said
the ship had not agreed with her She
long time to come.
After awhile. tired out with the rush
and excitement of the ships arrival.
reg fell asleep.
In Few hours they reached their
destination. Hawkes. woke her and
told her she was at her journeys end.
He again hailed n cab, told the driver
where TO go and got in with Peg. Mi
shael and her luggage In the cab he
handed Peg Il card and told her to 90
The people there to allow her to wait
Until he joined her. He had a business
.:all to make in the town. He would be
as short a time as possible. She was
just to tell the people that she had
been asked to call there and wait.
After the cab had gone through a
few streets it stopped before big
building Hawkes. got out, told the
cabman where to take Peg, paid him
and, with some final admonitions to
| Peg, disappeared through the swing
doors of the town hall.
The cabman took the wondering Peg
/ along until he drove up to u very hand
some Elizabethan house. There he
stopped. Peg looked at the name on
the gateposts and then ut the name on
the card Mr.. Hawkes. had given her.
They were the same. Once more she
gathered up her belongings and her
dog and passed in through the gate
posts and wandered up the long drive
on tour of inspection. She walked
through the paths dividing rose beds
until she came to some open windows.
The main entrance hall of the house
seemed to be hidden away somewhere
amid the tall old trees.
Peg made straight for the open win
dows and walked into the most won
derful looking room she had ever seen.
Everything i'll it was old and massive.
It bespoke centuries gone by in every
detail. Peg held her breath as she
looked around her. Pictures and
tapestries stared at her from the walls.
Beautiful old vases were arranged in
| cabinets. The carpet was deep and
soft and stitied all sound. Peg almost
gave an ejaculation of surprise Mt the
wonders of the room, when she sud-
denly became conscious that she was
| not alone in the room, that others were
there and that they were talking.
She looked in the direction the
sounds came from and saw, to her as
tonishment. man with a woman in
his arms. He was speaking to her in
Il most ardent manner. They were
partially concealed by some statuary.
Peg concluded at once that she had
intruded on some marital scene at
which she was not desired, so she in
st;tntly sat down with her back to
them
She tried not to listen, but some Of
the words came distinctly to her. Just
as she was becoming very uncomforta-
bic and had half made up her mind to
leave the room and find somewhere
else to wait she suddenly heard herself
addressed and in no uncertain tone of
| voice. There were indignation, sur
prise and anger in Ethefs question:
How long have you been here?"
Peg turned around and saw strik-
ingly handsome, beautifully dressed
young lady glaring down at her Her
manner was naughty in the extreme.
Peg felt most unhappy as she looked
| st her and did not answer immedi-
ately.
CHAPTER XIV.
Peg In England.