The Eagle's Shadow

ter of a half-hour in

nor witty talk, if you

y pauses. There was muc

ere any number of sent

ogether, it was just th

a

s later, Mr. Woods, pr

mber, gave a sudden ex

pled his hai

d; "I'd forgotten all

ct ass! Why, she's one

ly a fifth-rate painte

rry her!--why, I dar

an you! She'd think y

her money! She--oh, s

he would, and she'd be

ught to be locked up in

ouldn't disturb people

o

utes, aghast. Afterward

s and drew a

he addressed his refle

is tie. "We're only a

star too long. It's a

e're going to be sensi

row that will call us

more, either. We're s

tures, and hoping that

nd be very,

ed that a blue tie wou

cular in a

garet stood before her

assured her image in t

ointed out to herself t

refused to marry her-

h, now that she had b

of her fortune was a

ed to get all of it

dered her no

is honest bearing she

summate hypocrisy. In h

and his courteous mann

ally she demonstrated--

m of manner was of exac

many other eminently d

dear sir, you had best

ur wife, or any othe

y know. I am

ter it

Margaret; "I do wish

es