The Eagle's Shadow
Mr. Woods came upon Adè
knew, very much engross
. To Billy it seemed ju
love; wasn't it--afte
So he greeted them wit
Adèle to flu
ay, interested--in Mr
In fact, Margaret--pro
had invited him to Sel
g Miss Adèle Haggage;
an experienced chaper
nexpectedly, however,
to fall in love with Ma
lly. He had accordingl
egained both her trust
mp
, where luncheon was
the enthusiasm a sailor
ly display toward the
d Billy; and furtherm
just now was not utte
ere I minded to ventureg desperately to the r
ring seas of advanced t
d in his ideas. Also, h
te destination o
d to the men of the par
kesbury. Mrs. Haggage
had known very well i
had ever heard of Mig
ndergraduate. She wa
ds's first thought on s
ses, and that she looke
o prese
had verged on imbecil
ark-haired type. A woma
light; a woman ought to
een that of sapphires
tely more beautiful
ffering from this desc
of any seriou
Margaret, who had no
, with an utterness tha
one else Billy would ha
in a temper!--nonsense!
nd what hair!--and alto
the admiring gods had
us lo
ar Mr.
s somewhat taciturn, h
the universe were in op
sil
e morning by the lake,"
company with a mocking
nderful place; the tree
y overhead was like a
making tucks and ruch
if the breezes had s
they thought they were
as very like that. And
ve a splurge of bubble
was an inserted
are doubtless aware,
r volumes of verse. He
articular shade; and i
r is very youthful. Hi
and he has a habit of
a bird-li
e Jukesbury observed, "
an made the town. A li
ominent worker in the
ponderous and bland; a
ety for the Suppressi
the Anti-Inebriation L
ood of Benevolence, a
ar ho
y in the country," Mrs.
ly of our rural drama.
come on and si
ez, as I hope you do
r before women's clubs
Nature and animal lif
ate. There was always
nston Wyke put it, one
mineering disposition,
fa
ennaston cried, playfu
en to Nature in your q
e all very well, but
from a single impulse
-play of smart sayin
n complained, with a d
ery speech lacks the
Nature--the great mothe
us useful inventions,
nts--" He paused, with
I believe I've caught r
unded
the poet, with a pal
she reminded him; "and
tions corrupt good ep
uncut leaves," she spo
e an expurgated editi
eft out. And I am sure
ing her argument, "tha
his poems than I have
edged this
f you please," said Mr
tion of Nature," he
ow, I consider that
on my word. Ah, if our
o heart! We do not need
ent, I am sorry to sa
need is continually to
homes and happy faces
residences of the weal
undantly favoured by F
d Christian resignatio
circums
rez protested, "art
ess. You see a thing in
the same way--or try t
u fail, it may be th
and--ah--the patronage
insisted, "will be aw
pon the true, the be
must cheer; it mu
ble for young persons;
ess, a--er--a sort of
--ah--unpleasant and re
ress myself, not at ho
ion of the nude. Yes, a
u ple
," said Mrs. Haggage, i
urse, the well-known au
own-Trodden Afro-Ameri
ture. She is, also, the
Betterment of Civic G
ague for the Edificat
," Mrs. Haggage prese
s so largely beginning
ring classes. The virtu
eir dissolute and unhyg
editatively, "our lit
vated tone; at last
nwholesome influe
d Mr. Kennaston; "a peo
art is mere artfulnes
tu
sented; "they prefer
ran across one the ot
it for a modest woman t
thor's other books are
and read them carefully
ustified in warning my
misjudge no man--not e
d to absinthe and
and looked at Mr. Wo
she gave the name of
o have it placed on th
od of Benevol
naston sighed, as Mr. J
actical. You perceive
ense way, to crush it,
rtain unfortunate tend
nd against them. Do y
he trifled with a bu
among you? Here is Mrs
improving knowledge thr
ectures. Here is Mrs. H
ny number of educatio
l some day rouse the s
y friend Jukesbury, who
so many workmen from g
m are disseminated eve
told they have produce
phisticated but polyg
bove all, is Miss Hugo
I am credibly informed
pretend to speak from
read upon the waters
an empty day--a mere
r, dear," said Mr. Kenn
ctical!" And he laughed
sica
n strangely silent;
nd began to take par
t child," she rebuked h
make fun of us
assented, "I am wilfu
where ignorance is k
all read you a chapt
nfiding publisher is go
tu
t on, and now Margare
*
t think we need
a sort of a daze. Adèl
in low tones at one
luncheon, silently an
lly Woods was left alo
d seemed to him, for t
the uniform gravity
to him--to the discuss
ost arrant nonsense. Th
of infallibility, B
by a vast fund
they advocated the
es, he considered. And
re to repudiate e
hat every one of them
t matter to whom a
its conclusion the sp
s Hugonin. She was the
, thought Billy;
at, owing to the small
the breakfast-room. The
ecause Margaret declar
ent to eating
the breakfast-room is
reasonable dimensions;
by Van Eyck representi
re panelled in oak, and
e inevitable Eag
d Margaret's chair; an
-threateningly, with hi
e brooded as he had onc
sat contentedly bene
fe. He had started (a
imself a power. To him
er of wealth he gloried
ally the same thing, an
the Eagle was really t
iends so zea
y of Mr. Woods was not
t never looked at him
ne-hu
yed toward him; and he
cheon she could have e
very glare he had dire
he had turned to her.
adn't he told her fou
r worn the white orga
the lake so late that
for them to come to di
d children cared for sw
the v
tion: "Bi
otions. To hear that p
k done in the slums a
her state off-hand th
usand children betwee
d in the mines and fa
course of foreign missi
nurtured in Zambesi
sense of alienation.
was only a dumb idiot,
fast from philanthropic
nes, for all the benef
n't understand
very cordially dete
y that grimacing
. Woods nor Miss Hugon
lunc