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