The Eagle's Shadow

a little. In a word,

which Miss Hugonin dr

f you press me, not th

xplaining a thought mo

on the May morning t

ommence with the nature

woo

enth century was still

caused Selwoode to be

known on "the Street.

and strange legends

congregate. But with th

o earth, and the bears

g to do; suffice it,

st uniform success a

table

e added materially to

mshouses, it must be a

and that on every Sun

able sinner, in a voi

At bottom, I think he

y business basis; he k

; and if on occasions h

n evening matters with

u

was said of him that h

cy and more missionari

n in the

r, he caught Alfred Va

ow to his wife and beca

Wall Street again.

ich stands some seven m

elt in state, by turns

armers, and evincing

s. He no longer turned

pedigree of the Woodses

inning gloriously with

spectable culmination i

of William,

sed that he omitted t

R. Woods evinced an al

ldic bla

ould inform you, with

ed, barry argent and g

, or, a demi-eagle pro

ur ancient coat

ied in. The bird was pe

was carved in the woo

the tableware, was wo

ina. Turn where you w

unston Wyke, who is a

rick R. Woods at Selw

ad taken up permanent

er, who found the be

son of his brother,

ptive. Frederick R. Woo

less. His brother's bo

grim old man lived to

in those days as fine

of an inquisitive cher

ds fell into the habit

act that he would have

llow any one else to

time, Billy, having a

his uncle that he int

oods exhorted him not t

f to c

his first vacation wit

nt-tubes, canvases, pal

. Frederick R. Woods pa

trappings burned by th

her lot. His uncle came

tively for a moment, a

in his lifetime; then

--the lazy young rasca

en and discover his kn

rebel

tleman was so complete

unlooked-for opposit

recognised in Billy a

merely that he loved th

to the subject; and

ers to convert an uppe

t two long and dreary w

gnorance of th

college, somehow, in t

, he returned to find n

woo

ck R. Woods had been be

er sisters, who, as ce

led, portly, rosy-gil

nny Lind and Castle

pronounced furor at th

cian bend; and Margar

ried to Thomas Hugonin

ce of Her Majesty, t

the nicer of the two,

Margaret Hugonin

ally enough, that Bill

lease, and not a little

er, then on a visit to

and quasi-relatives. A

aret was

*

d I am unable to tell

ss; and Margaret says t

she really ca

form a very fair notion

ible, normal, healthy

imate fashion at a c

sts of two elderly gent

ncle's guest; and Mar

ost's nephew, could s

se of time that Frede

ly become a great favo

Eagle and in Woden and

e flights of heraldic

eally brilliant suggest

-century printer, as

-it came to pass, I say

and chuckled, and win

t the thin

; but they failed to m

d the subsequent spec

nd the lady looking wis

I believe, over Teddy

very attentive to Marg

would have made it up

oods selected this ver

ma

ieilless

summoned Billy into h

in, precisely as the Co

ntry-duty. Ten days e

en days later he would

at exact moment he wo

with Alecto or Medusa

d. Frederick R. Woods f

nd gave him his choi

s house forever--the ch

ly at very brief inter

fteen years before, and

r med

sual manner of expr

me, to his utter horror

and left Selwood

, was irrevocably bli

him; personally, he di

alse, fickle woman--per

he would go to Paris

the money his father h

e wants. And some day

t hall of gaiety, he wo

on his lips, and she wo

of the bloated Silenus,

purely superf

eration, that was prec

d

Selwoode. Frederick R.

he added the informat

he intended to m

I would scarcely have

ike a virago and info

ught of him; she acqua

low-minded, grasping b

k) a parricide; she n

o wipe the dust off h

do him justice, he had

Billy had acted throug

at, personally, she wou

on earth, for she had

ion that she expected

be sorry then; and s

her arms about his neck

the dearest old man i

hly ashamed

de it up. And after a

om Selwoode, and Fred

ger and indignation, if

e would or not. He was

thought of that; and s

rt, impotent, hoping ag

ack. The boy

e, because he was wha

lful, and obstinate. Bi

ad nurtured his pride,

and now it was this sam

thing he loved

oint in the armour of t

d pierced it gaily. It

none of his victims i

and orphans that he h

n he in thos

after Billy's departur

o rouse Frederick R. W

rooms. He had been a

tors said; and I think

the sense whi

ed before his great ca

d fallen forward; the

overed with a calculat

f certain properties--

derneath was a mass of

ted the day after Billy

eathed his millions unc

she should

hday had fallen in th

e richest women in Ame

men had loved her befo

they did, and, after a

she had of judging.

e owned that the old Co

or a title, saw this ch

any number of grammarle

ervent proposals almost

ere were many others,

re genuinely in love wi

it--who were genuinely

uld have n

ith the utmost civilit

it is no aff

remarkably keen eye

about her they discove

none the happier for h

er personality; and it

egarded her simply as t

e encumbrance attached

entlemen were willing t

her pride rose in a hot

ght consolation in

d young woman, as the s

a man should go mad ove

was preposterous, for t

clusion, however, was

hunters and to do h

esolutions. When a gen

ore than suspected hi

m it was done with per

t such times accentuat

rooded undisturbed at

nothing to

long to me, attractiv

he place. Yes, I do--I

little farm when th

, and they are very wil

an't, attractive. I hat

world but you, beautif

gle; but we'll keep him

omon or Moses, or whoev

a person of very g

ay fairly say the mo

else, it was not Marg

onsibilities, and ther

the spread of philant

temperance and educa

in his laughing manne

and term her Lady Bou

conception of the pr

of money. He admitted

ical

of Mr. Kennaston becau

uch at Selwoode. Ma

d muscleless men, for t

me scheme for betteri

emed somewhat out of p

er heart was in every

rings infinitely elasti

of some use

gossiped of great ca

ve them the Eagle

ime Billy was junketi

pieces for the Salon,

mong certain artists,

re invaria

in America, and the Co

d Margaret is waiting f

very, very bright. Her

with certain speeches

ven her food f

ys Margaret, to no one

after what happen

e has quite forgotten

d by her having flirted

rder to see what