The Eagle's Shadow
a little. In a word,
which Miss Hugonin dr
f you press me, not th
xplaining a thought mo
on the May morning t
ommence with the nature
woo
enth century was still
caused Selwoode to be
known on "the Street.
and strange legends
congregate. But with th
o earth, and the bears
g to do; suffice it,
st uniform success a
table
e added materially to
mshouses, it must be a
and that on every Sun
able sinner, in a voi
At bottom, I think he
y business basis; he k
; and if on occasions h
n evening matters with
u
was said of him that h
cy and more missionari
n in the
r, he caught Alfred Va
ow to his wife and beca
Wall Street again.
ich stands some seven m
elt in state, by turns
armers, and evincing
s. He no longer turned
pedigree of the Woodses
inning gloriously with
spectable culmination i
of William,
sed that he omitted t
R. Woods evinced an al
ldic bla
ould inform you, with
ed, barry argent and g
, or, a demi-eagle pro
ur ancient coat
ied in. The bird was pe
was carved in the woo
the tableware, was wo
ina. Turn where you w
unston Wyke, who is a
rick R. Woods at Selw
ad taken up permanent
er, who found the be
son of his brother,
ptive. Frederick R. Woo
less. His brother's bo
grim old man lived to
in those days as fine
of an inquisitive cher
ds fell into the habit
act that he would have
llow any one else to
time, Billy, having a
his uncle that he int
oods exhorted him not t
f to c
his first vacation wit
nt-tubes, canvases, pal
. Frederick R. Woods pa
trappings burned by th
her lot. His uncle came
tively for a moment, a
in his lifetime; then
--the lazy young rasca
en and discover his kn
rebel
tleman was so complete
unlooked-for opposit
recognised in Billy a
merely that he loved th
to the subject; and
ers to convert an uppe
t two long and dreary w
gnorance of th
college, somehow, in t
, he returned to find n
woo
ck R. Woods had been be
er sisters, who, as ce
led, portly, rosy-gil
nny Lind and Castle
pronounced furor at th
cian bend; and Margar
ried to Thomas Hugonin
ce of Her Majesty, t
the nicer of the two,
Margaret Hugonin
ally enough, that Bill
lease, and not a little
er, then on a visit to
and quasi-relatives. A
aret was
*
d I am unable to tell
ss; and Margaret says t
she really ca
form a very fair notion
ible, normal, healthy
imate fashion at a c
sts of two elderly gent
ncle's guest; and Mar
ost's nephew, could s
se of time that Frede
ly become a great favo
Eagle and in Woden and
e flights of heraldic
eally brilliant suggest
-century printer, as
-it came to pass, I say
and chuckled, and win
t the thin
; but they failed to m
d the subsequent spec
nd the lady looking wis
I believe, over Teddy
very attentive to Marg
would have made it up
oods selected this ver
ma
ieilless
summoned Billy into h
in, precisely as the Co
ntry-duty. Ten days e
en days later he would
at exact moment he wo
with Alecto or Medusa
d. Frederick R. Woods f
nd gave him his choi
s house forever--the ch
ly at very brief inter
fteen years before, and
r med
sual manner of expr
me, to his utter horror
and left Selwood
, was irrevocably bli
him; personally, he di
alse, fickle woman--per
he would go to Paris
the money his father h
e wants. And some day
t hall of gaiety, he wo
on his lips, and she wo
of the bloated Silenus,
purely superf
eration, that was prec
d
Selwoode. Frederick R.
he added the informat
he intended to m
I would scarcely have
ike a virago and info
ught of him; she acqua
low-minded, grasping b
k) a parricide; she n
o wipe the dust off h
do him justice, he had
Billy had acted throug
at, personally, she wou
on earth, for she had
ion that she expected
be sorry then; and s
the dearest old man i
hly ashamed
de it up. And after a
om Selwoode, and Fred
ger and indignation, if
e would or not. He was
thought of that; and s
rt, impotent, hoping ag
ack. The boy
e, because he was wha
lful, and obstinate. Bi
ad nurtured his pride,
and now it was this sam
thing he loved
oint in the armour of t
d pierced it gaily. It
none of his victims i
and orphans that he h
n he in thos
after Billy's departur
o rouse Frederick R. W
rooms. He had been a
tors said; and I think
the sense whi
ed before his great ca
d fallen forward; the
overed with a calculat
f certain properties--
derneath was a mass of
ted the day after Billy
eathed his millions unc
she should
hday had fallen in th
e richest women in Ame
men had loved her befo
they did, and, after a
she had of judging.
e owned that the old Co
or a title, saw this ch
any number of grammarle
ervent proposals almost
ere were many others,
re genuinely in love wi
it--who were genuinely
uld have n
ith the utmost civilit
it is no aff
remarkably keen eye
about her they discove
none the happier for h
er personality; and it
egarded her simply as t
e encumbrance attached
entlemen were willing t
her pride rose in a hot
ght consolation in
d young woman, as the s
a man should go mad ove
was preposterous, for t
clusion, however, was
hunters and to do h
esolutions. When a gen
ore than suspected hi
m it was done with per
t such times accentuat
rooded undisturbed at
nothing to
long to me, attractiv
he place. Yes, I do--I
little farm when th
, and they are very wil
an't, attractive. I hat
world but you, beautif
gle; but we'll keep him
omon or Moses, or whoev
a person of very g
ay fairly say the mo
else, it was not Marg
onsibilities, and ther
the spread of philant
temperance and educa
in his laughing manne
and term her Lady Bou
conception of the pr
of money. He admitted
ical
of Mr. Kennaston becau
uch at Selwoode. Ma
d muscleless men, for t
me scheme for betteri
emed somewhat out of p
er heart was in every
rings infinitely elasti
of some use
gossiped of great ca
ve them the Eagle
ime Billy was junketi
pieces for the Salon,
mong certain artists,
re invaria
in America, and the Co
d Margaret is waiting f
very, very bright. Her
with certain speeches
ven her food f
ys Margaret, to no one
after what happen
e has quite forgotten
d by her having flirted
rder to see what