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Even youth, from whom sympathy might have been expected, appeared impelled, if anything happened to be at all handy, to take it up and throw it at him. My own social circle would, I knew, regard it as a vulgar accomplishment, and even Wakeham himself dared not perform it in the hearing of his own classmates. That any human being should have desired to acquire it seems incomprehensible.
Together they stood awaiting the occurrence of this phenomenon. "Gosh-a-mighty, look at him," murmured Mr. Wakeham. "Takes it like pie. He'd just love to carry that blasted trunk up the grade and back to the car, if she gave him the wink. Say, she ain't much to look at, but somehow she's got me handcuffed and chained to her chariot wheels.
"Why, Schaefer, what's the rush? Are you caught in the market?" said Wakeham with a little laugh. "You cannot do anything to-night at any rate, you know. We will have you in early to-morrow morning." "No, no, to-night, now, immediately!" shouted Meyer in uncontrollable excitement. "But why all the excitement, Schaefer?" said Hugo Raeder, smiling at him.
Miss Wakeham was busy at the wheel and gave no sign of having heard or seen. So her father reached over and took the letter from him. "Do you know," said Larry gravely, "I do not think it is quite so hot as it was. I almost fancy I feel a chill." "A chill?" said Mr. Wakeham anxiously. "What do you mean?" Miss Wakeham bit her lip, broke into a smile and then into a laugh.
By this time the whole company were upon their feet gazing with amazement upon the two excited Germans. "But what is it?" cried Mrs. Wakeham. "What has happened? Is there anything wrong? What is it, Professor Schaefer? What is your wire about, Garrison?" "Oh, nothing at all, my dear, to get excited about.
"I hope you will pardon my coming here so early in the morning," he said with an embarrassed air. "I have the honour of knowing your guests." "Any friend of our guests is very welcome here, Mr. Wakeham," said Mrs. Gwynne, smiling at him with gentle dignity. "Good morning, Mr. Wakeham," said Jane, coming forward with outstretched hand. "You are very early in your calls.
I struck a bargain with young Wakeham; I undertook to teach him to be funny in return for his teaching me this costermonger's whistle. Each of us strove conscientiously to impart knowledge. Neither of us succeeded. Wakeham tried hard to be funny; I tried hard to whistle. He did all I told him; I followed his instructions implicitly. The result was the feeblest of wit and the feeblest of whistles.
Then you would see ah, what would you not see!" "Your country?" said Hugo Raeder, smiling. "I understood you were an American, Professor Schaefer." "An American? Surely! I have been eighteen years in this country." "You are a citizen, I presume?" said Mr. Wakeham. "A citizen? Yes. I neglected that matter till recently; but I love my Fatherland."
You could not have slept very much." "No, indeed," replied Mr. Wakeham, "and that is one reason why I waked so early. My bed was not so terribly attractive." "Oh," exclaimed Nora in a disappointed tone, as she shook hands with him, "we thought you were anxious to see us." "Quite right," said the young man, holding her hand and looking boldly into her eyes. "I have come to see you."
He says he is going to stick to you. He is going to be your batman. And as for the mine, since father's accident Mr. Wakeham has been very kind. If he were not an American he would have enlisted before this." "Oh! he would, eh?" "He would, or he would not be coming about Lakeside Farm." "Then he does come about?" "Oh, yes," said Nora with an exaggerated air of indifference.
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