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"I shall need help, sir, to take that flag down," said Chad. "What do you mean, sir?" "A woman is defending it." "What!" shouted the Colonel. "That is my sister, Colonel," said Harry Dean. The Colonel smiled and then grew grave. "You should warn her not to provoke the authorities. The Government is advising very strict measures now with rebel sympathizers." Then he smiled again. "Fours!
The Jesuit's plot was feasible, and, as expounded by Father Jerome, promised a measure of success. The master of Dean Tower was prepared to acknowledge that the forest might be fired. What then? Would Philip beat England on the sea? The balance of numbers would be on his side; but what of the deeds of Drake and his brother-captains? They were men who laughed when the odds were against them.
"Don't pity him," objected Emma. "Pity me for what nearly happened to me. The illustrious name of Dean came within a little of traveling about Overton attached to a funny story, which I will now relate for your sole edification. You remember that pile of themes I brought home on Tuesday?" Grace nodded.
"Why not?" returned the stout girl calmly. "Do you think I'll let slip a chance to get even with them? I guess not." "But this will be carried to the dean and they will be severely reprimanded and the whole college will know it," expostulated Grace. "Well, the whole college should know it," stoutly contended Elfreda. "I'll show those two smart young women that I'm not as green as I appear to be."
But in spite of the Dean of Westminster's surprise at High Churchmen claiming to be tolerant, we still think that, in the first place, they are really much less inclined to meddle with their neighbours than others of equally strong and deep convictions; and further, that they have become so more and more; and they have accepted the lessons of their experience; they have thrown off, more than any strong religious body, the intolerance which was natural to everybody once, and have learned, better than they did at one time, to bear with what they dislike and condemn.
Two horsemen spur from the "advance" and take the places of the last two videttes, while the videttes in front take and keep the original formation until the column passes that cross-road, when Dean and Dillon gallop up to their old places in the extreme front again. Far in front, and on both flanks, are scouting parties, miles away. This was the way Morgan marched. Yankees ahead!
"I'm going to," returned Patches. "But," he added with his droll humor, "I can't say how far." "Don't you know that he'll kill you if he can?" questioned the Dean curiously, while his eyes twinkled approval. "He does seem to have some such notion," admitted Patches. "You better let him alone," said the Dean. "You don't need to kill yourself to get a job with this outfit."
About this time a distressed manager discovered Dean on a curb-stone, explained the dilemma to him, took his book away from him, rushed him into the building the back way, and told him to make for the stage and save his country. Presently a sudden silence fell upon the grumbling audience, and everybody's eyes sought a single point the wide, empty, carpetless stage.
Dean smiled her assent. Marjorie's thoughtfulness of others was always a secret source of joy to her. Marjorie read down the page, then uttered a little squeal of delight. "Mother!" she exclaimed joyously, "just listen to this: "DEAREST MARJORIE: "You will wonder, perhaps, what has happened to me.
The corrals were between the bull and Patches, so that the animal had not noticed the man, and the Dean, chuckling to himself, and without attracting Patches' attention, quietly drove the ill-tempered beast into the enclosure and shut the gate. Then, riding around the corral, the Dean called to the young man.
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