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Of all the tales recounted around our fire, I loved that of the gold rush of '59 best my father and mother had participated in it and I'm sure that story moved me most of all to obey Horace Greeley's injunction. The wagons, in the beginning of the journey, formed a train, keeping close together for mutual protection.
Clifford was pleased with the idea of the blue book, and kissed Horace and Grace, saying they grew dearer to her every day of their lives. One night, not long after this, Horace went to the post-office for the mail. This was nothing new, for he had often gone before.
What address it was, I couldn't tell you, to save my life, but I shall see when it comes back from the post-office. I rather suspect it's gone to Gunnersbury; just then I was thinking about somebody at Gunnersbury or somebody at Hampstead, I can't be sure which. What a good thing I wired! Oh, now, Horace, I don't like that, I don't really! The young man looked at her in bewilderment.
"That justice must be done the father," responded Everett quickly. Horace squared his jaw and snapped out: "Do I understand that, in spite of the near relationship of our family, you are willing to deal a blow to my sister and me that, if it falls, will be almost unbearable? You intend to fight with this squatter for his children?"
"It isn't a question of Horace Vanney, at all," he declared. "He's just an incident." "When are you going to write your Laird editorial?" "All written. I've got a proof in my pocket." She made as if to hold out her hand; but withdrew it. "After dinner," she said. "The little enclosed porch off the conservatory." Amused and confirmatory glances followed them as they withdrew together.
"Don't you know what that coo-coo-ee-ee is? Then you've never lived in the cattle country. That is a cowboy salute, pard, and my private opinion is that Horace M. Lyman is the party that uttered it." "Then he's not far away," Jimmie said. "Suppose I answer him?" asked the stranger. "Go on an' do it," the little fellow advised, and Ned nodded.
After seeing his sister depart, he returned to the library and, before settling himself in a chair, sent a summons to Flea. When the girl appeared, Horace rose and cast smiling eyes of approval over her. "That's a mighty pretty dress you have on," said he. "Was it Sister's idea to put that lacy, frilly stuff on it?" Flea crimsoned at his praise, as she nodded affirmation.
Or perhaps he has written some translations of Horace, which he is surprised to find not a novelty; or some considerations upon the value of a feudal system. At four-and-twenty, in short, he is but an overgrown schoolboy.
He bred him in the best school, and with the best company of young noblemen; and Horace, by his gratitude to his memory, gives a certain testimony that his education was ingenuous. After this he formed himself abroad by the conversation of great men.
Vandecar clasped her extended hands and smiled upon her. "I'll be kind to him for his own sake, little friend. Mrs. Vandecar told me of her talk with Horace over the telephone, and I was awfully sorry to have missed him. But the little boy, where is he?"
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