The Eagle's Shadow
Selwoode Miss Hugonin
he Ladies' League for
in order; her monthl
and Margaret was in s
ot wholly dependent upo
ch out of temper to
Kennaston's fault, s
t out on the terrace b
her dre
eridge Jukesbury smo
nlight; and the rotun
udicrously like the moo
dmit it, but Mr. Jukes
e not to stretch the
e universe his approv
oughts ran clear eno
of the jovial an
greeted her, with a gen
deep in meditation, a
f a most pernicious ha
ou. You are always ki
if I may so express mys
deserving charitable
with good advice and
ow induce you to toler
nally distast
n't mind," was M
Mr. Jukesbury insisted
, really, I cannot pe
e, and say no more ab
ight of his cigar-end s
ch as it is seldom my
l habits are not luxu
my childish imaginings
period of life. Ah, you
ugonin, the thoughts o
ons of existence are r
ion of the responsibi
-rate--I may safely ch
seated, Miss Hugonin,
dly
her to comply. So Mar
ench. In the moonligh
looked in the moonlig
ured over the door-way
otectingly, half-threa
y with a certain
Petheridge Jukesbury su
ita
that this w
, and only the condu
t not to be," he contin
ow consoling! It is a
Miss Hugonin--to reflec
t vicious inclinations
iss Hugonin, though the
f me. Even you--ah, no
s, with gallantry; "le
ecome a butterfly--a b
able disposition and c
th a smile, and began t
. Still, he was a good
t she considered his go
shiness and his interm
di
esbury
he, with pathos--"a ve
ve the honour of incl
y it has the effronter
me down--me, an humble
o the plough. And if
y world, indeed! I da
eyes--not toward heave
the poet says, creates
't know. I am not acqua
ut she is now a lifeles
tomb to her at conside
t--no, I don't begrudg
ith. But she was an ang
theridge Jukesbury, wi
ge
Margaret, to herself;
tly after
m the Eag
"you must know what I
l y
and I don't want to kn
on't care for you in t
d--let go
are an angel," he insi
you, Margaret! Be mine!
operty is far too larg
n of affairs. I am a
o bad habits. My press
ce is accounted consid
will comfort my decli
think I mentioned that
y blushi
n emphatically. "No, y
kirts. The door slammed
lone on th