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