The Eagle's Shadow
for a wonder, was on ti
oung man, who did not
ne-hu
his. Manifestly, he loo
of deceiving her. Ver
ssed. He shook hands c
ho, you may believe it,
ecause Master Billy was
d decisive way, he anno
his legs nee
uite as if he had somet
wait a minute. Beyond
own a peg or two, and t
lk back with him!--a p
fields, like a house-g
ould simply say she was
ld end t
ght the exercise wou
h desultory chat to a m
. About them the day wa
er ageless fripperies
warm odours for the ad
turkis sky splashed her
whipped cream; and upo
wer of buttercups. Alto
erous meadow for a man
paused under a bur
ures of Spring thick a
nd sound and colour th
f
pleasant passage over.
dition. Oh, yes, she w
ould not fi
. Woods, "then, we'll
o surprising that--
ually sat down under
been called Peggy for-
ar
o be friends, you k
e-leaves made a little
d grasses rippled and
rywhere leaves lisped t
ntly. It was a p
as out of his head wh
. Friends, indeed!--you
h which he spoke that M
nd wore steel-r
cast down her eyes and
She was sure he must be
ust be rea
observed that her lashe
e numbers that Petrarc
lf, to characterise th
ld be pure gold at the
-pot. And oh, the stro
not recall at the prese
here else. No, it was
anywhere else. Perhap
lashes. He resolved f
more re
rved that in that cas
nd
diculous to contest t
ds, since he insisted o
e to S
pretty hand, and Mr. Wo
e it. Still, he needn'
fore seen anything qui
n it; and when Miss Hug
eedn't have laughed in
e things were unnecessa
to forget that s
for no apparent reason
ought it vas
l you believe it?--she
er n
said Mr. Woods, tragi
forgive me for having
r for Teddy Anstruther,
er of pairs of patent-
tio
looked at it. Teddy A
man with brown eyes--j
could any one ever pos
rent reason, Margaret
length of limb on the
bluest eyes in the wor
omi
ulsively--and the name
have been absurd to
id of you to refuse to
" he protested. "Good
it. It was awfully sq
didn't want it, you s
p the rest of my life t
at if they never spend
al by the time they're
paint p
et must have endeavour
of Frederick R
nd look--like a thie
ittle. "You don't look
look like an uncommonly
added, handsomely, "an
the severest
his testimonial, wit
den
nsettling.
perhaps--
d Margaret, a
d him with her head dr
ve him the full effect
at there was, at least,
of, and wisely dec
t on knowing what it w
istcoat, where it was
for a while. Then Mar
-will you believe it?
oolish, senseless old
four ye
"Let's!" he ob
promp
ave you been
ret's wonderf
you been, Bill
e you been, c
ushed voice, just over
h, what a voice! thoug
and velvet and all tha
! Find me another voi
e for it, you uninvent
see yo
rtheless, with his ple
s own part qu
en to se
e joy of
ng, and cannot le
t "father," just
through, did Margaret
the ringlets in her h
th such celerity--sa
every word of that in
ss and so utter
performance. I set it
us, delightful snares
ment, at least--had tra
ng life i
sponsible for that tat
rom nowhere in particul
the singing vigorously
ssion, his ultimate c
Indeed, though, the hea
dness and capable of a
ed?--Mr. Woods, who fo
led himself from his n
rgaret Hugonin, had no
d once into her perfec
eft her of his own acco
candle. He had fancied
onsense; his broken he
fered in the least wi
here was the old mala
with renew
rl had a pretty face!
onversation I have re
isdom or learning or
ualities a man might
ecise moment he handed
ade up his mind to mar
rs in love; or to whitt
he had never fallen out
or fetched Helen of Tro
would have laug
only plead that Marg
all very well to flouri
go paint herself an i
and it is quite true t
ent to slander and lies
head, and the most ros
r drug-store; but, say
an, and while she con
ence will prevent a ma
entreating her to make
hink they l
s heart on a fine sp
y elated ov
t? Margaret