The Eagle's Shadow
morning in Colonel Hugo
r may not know, the Hu
the Colonel dawdling o
that careful toilet wh
sual inspection as
entleman is discussi
y. We will omit, by y
e passages--for the Co
ch--and come hastily t
of the wh
nel Hugonin, "they stri
r gotten together und
on Ar
veracity compels me t
state of mind, for
ntleman as you will
t summ
ther,' says Colonel Hug
menagerie ever gotten
landed on
s for the fact that, on
from a recent twinge of
er than he liked it; a
just in, had caused h
daughter's inclination
t of the full London s
er of which he cordial
nced through the well-
otillion, groaned and
and reviled his daught
cterised them as above
or the shady side of Pa
revented his attaining
olonel loathed all thin
whom he
o could have seen her p
ted that in making this
Margaret Hugonin--bu
fear you have already
it comes to describing
s daughter, began to ma
t she l
at bottom she adored
ty-odd, who had run th
most gallant fashion
us, but at times, a so
reached twenty-three,
d general obtuseness
eningly
sued the old gentlem
ode up with writing peo
ember, as a young man,
House--gentlemanly fel
a bit, too, now I thin
flavour to a dinner--l
You have 'em for break
ck of olives, I tell y
ut
d olives. I looked i
other day--that chap y
verbs standing on the
emned street-fair! Wh
pice of life and tha
that sort of thing cle
ess." And the emphasis
the Colonel spoke
daughter patiently, "
ston says literature s
gan to write fo
as spoken, permit me to
suave and of astonishi
the back of her throat
r chest; and I protest
r voice for the first t
erward to close their h
the tonic sadness of
the same magnanimity
could not but smile in
ring through her speec
nlikeliest word in
el must have been ton
orted; "you keep 'em f
er thinks. I believe
ing books in order to
wrath gathering empha
lainer I see Shakes
be, and all that.
hrough the country lik
c, but it ain't ladyli
nile Courts and child-l
t she at home attendin
eggar!--instead of fla
h other folk
er lump of sugar into
pl
onel fervently, "if you
charity, why don't you
hropists--a place where
ing in capable hands w
ducational Conferences?
tell you, than that f
he children of the labo
t of mu
these things, attrac
t in harmony with the t
!" said the Co
ng which he chipped a
minded
on said anything to
er
" she protested--oh, pe
engrossed her at th
able e
that the Colonel, sti
d his throat and mad
r of sugar; five lumps
ual allowance
and I are very good f
iled the first cup in t
ot
wled the old gentleman
not to marry him. The
is poetry, begad, and t
ndecency in about equa
--in fact, a woman ough
e Decalogue and the c
st of 'em. Your mot
and stared at the open
rested in somethi
s books together," he s
evelled in Chandos and
And she used to toss t
r figure of a man th
And I was then, but
ous old fool," declare
d that's why I'm quarre
ever had. Ah, my dear,
ou like, and I
sual tactics; she perc
gan to stroke his c
what dear sort of a w
the old miniature had b
years old. She loved t
somehow, the notion of
ke her as being es
beautiful?" sh
father, "you are t
n!" said she, laughin
r that must have been
e nicest little compli
me
chuckled. "Pay me for
over to meet Billy'
said Miss Hugo
manded he
iss Hugonin; and aft
lected for a moment a
"Becau
questioned, "what did
yw
mber," said she, reflec
inconsistency, "I am n
e ever qu
he Colonel, "you may a
to Billy some day. D
lice aforethought, "h
lly's a man, I tell you
ses. I like Billy. And
ode--wasn't he broug
lose it simply because
ad--not to speak unk
led with every one he e
doctor who gave him hi
money-making from He
e devil. I really beli
worse than mine. Yes,
t he had his way, afte
de without taking you
tween his hands and tu
" said he, in meditati
that a
le. Any number of marri
was unt
argaret began, in a cri
rry me as a goo
er up, with a whistle.
the poet turns his lay?
cottage the plumber's
ccount settled every
ve on bread and cheese
more to your tas
arry anybody, you ridi
gar
the old gentleman; "do
hers' Club, if you lik
at twelve-forty-five.
nd tell the menagerie
ve finishe
or his man and proceed
ught absent-min
uestioned, after a lit
's bo
ilkins; "Miss 'Enderso
ding haloud hout hof '
evenin
can run across one o
ht leave it--by m
s,
you can put it under
gave me yesterday. U
't mention it to anybod
' good reading. I suppo
ed, Wi