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