The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-03

oD0ut IN 'AuSA VI M AA"E
dom She might be, but the citadel was
inviolable. h came out of her quest
little the wiser, but with her mind
made W.
She turned on her pillow and slept
soundly till the dawn, b%lossoming like
a golden rose between the clouds,
shone in upon her lying between lin
al sheets which smelled Of %violets, with
all her chestnut hair twisted into II
thick plait. The light reused her, and
she was up in a trice and splashing in
her tub of rainwater; then, dressing
rapidly, rolling up her hair in a knot,
fastening on her blue dress and her
plain white apron. in twenty minutes
she was ready. Downstairs she went
full ten minutes late, and, annoyed
with herself and consequently with
Maggie, who had been late, too-for
no reason, as Dolly told her severely.
Dolly laid the table for breakfast, with
a pot Of wall flowers in the middle.
She fetched the coffeepot n put on
the milk to boil in an enameled sauce
pan, and retilled the shining kettle-all
Dolly's pots and pans looked like sill
yer. She sliced the bacon into the
thinnest of thin rashers and set Mag
gle to fry it. Finally she went to the
churn, where she should have been
half an hour earlier, praying that the
butter might come quickly. She stood
at the open window; the sun looked
across the sill; a brown bee hummed
in, seeking the wallflowers; the bacon
sizzled. the churn gurgled, and Dolly
frowned.
100, miss" said Maggie, pausing
with the frying pan aslant-'oo, miss.
there's a gentleman coming down the
drive"
Hold the frying pan straight" was
Dolly's stern reply.
100, MISS said the irrepressible
one, staring, wide eyed, but he's com
ing to the window, and it's
"Go on with your work." said Dolly
in such a 0 n that Maggie went IN.
a shadow fell across Dolly's hands.
Good morning, Sister Dolly said
Lucian de Saumarez, leaning his ell
bows on the sill.
Don't call me that said Dolly, not
IOO SldNlOuSlS.
rs the agrarian barbarian anywhere
about?"
Bernard III be in to breakfast al
half past Z, If you mean him"
"Then l guess I'll wait. Hello. Mag
: gle: hoW's the healachey"
"~Teethache. SIR said the delighted
Maggie, dropping a courtesy. ''They'rt
nicely, thank you, SIR
Maggie, go and dust the parlor. II
see to the bacon," said Dolly. Maggie
retired quite crestfallen and sad.
"Why did you send the child off
She wasn't doing any HARM said Lu
. clan.
I'll call her back and go myself, l
you want to talk to her"
Il don't, l don't; you know l don't
But why are you so cross"
Because l was late," said Dolly car
3 didly and laughed and recovered he
temper. "Why weren't you at tn
Mertons' last night? Mrs. Merton sai
: she asked YOU"
S II was looking after old Farquha1
He's been seedy." Dolly's lip curled
Fact, l assure you. He had a touc]
of fever the night before last an,
raved about you like Old Boots.'
II should have thought that as
l literary man you might find a bette
!. smile. l met a friend of yours there
t Mr.. Meryon."
what - Gambling Meryon? Yo1
d don't say exclaimed Lucian. "I'1
V look him up. | haven't seen him sine
n he won sixteen thousand off me at
y sitting. Lordy, what a getting down
s stairs that was!"
n $50 he told me"
. did you hear the whole thing?"
YES
"What, about Marguerite?"
YES
"Ah!.' said Lucian, and whistled
few notes. "Well?'
Il II don't know what you mean,' sal
Dolly, conscious that his bright inquis
IS tive eyes We're studying her face.
l Does it make any d~ifference?"
"No-yes,' said Dolly. II an very
it very sorry"
+ IF I'd thought you'd take it tina
way said Lucian, swinging himse;
L up to a seat on the sill. I'd have gi,
5 en- you the whole history myself an
made it most awfully pathetic. l be
l. Meryon didn t pile it on half stron
enough"
$ You're perfectly callous".'
l. MY dear good girl, it's nine yeal
ago. said Lucian, "and there's no sci
a timent about me at my age. Hull,
whom have we here?'
l Ito be continued