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Updated: June 26, 2025
Farther on the Stanislaus River, rushing down from the Sierra, would crook its current, to run, swift and turbulent, beyond the screen of alders and willows. The road ascended, and on a hillcrest he again halted and looked back, listening. Unimpeded by trees, the thick air holding all sound close to the earth, he could hear far-distant noises.
Joyce had been one of the few girls who had gone to the Hillcrest school as long as paternal authority permitted, and she showed her training. "I ain't come for no friendly call," muttered Jude, slouching in and dropping on to a wooden chair beside the table. Joyce turned and looked at him, and the glow from the hanging lamp fell upon her.
But I've been thinking, Jude, you don't want to take Joyce into your shack. Let's build her another up on the sunny slope beyond the Long Meadow on the Hillcrest side. I'm gaining strength each year; I like to keep myself busy and the work would be a godsend to me. What do you say? I can lend you a little money, too, if you need it." Need it?
For instance, only a few weeks previous to her meeting with Braxmar she had been visiting at the country estate of the Corscaden Batjers, at Redding Hills, Long Island, and had been sitting with her hostess in the morning room of Hillcrest, which commanded a lovely though distant view of Long Island Sound. Mrs. Fredericka Batjer was a chestnut blonde, fair, cool, quiescent a type out of Dutch art.
The others exchanged meaning glances, and his father asked, "Then you didn't get my second letter at San Francisco?" "No," said J.W., in vague alarm, "only the one. What's wrong? Is Mr. Drury " "He's at home now, son," said the elder Farwell, gravely. "He came home from our Conference hospital at Hillcrest two weeks ago.
He had grown used to her and taken her for granted, but there were moments when she perplexed him. His visit to Hillcrest was connected with his little plan to test, in a fashion, this woman he had helped to form. Her announcement about Drew had diverted his thought, but he returned now to his own interests. Again he wondered if, after all he had done for her, she could rise above Jude and St.
It told about the scouts, their entertainment, and how two of the boys had gone all the way to the city to ask Miss Royanna to go to Hillcrest. "Isn't it great!" and Rod gave a deep sigh when the clergyman had finished. "How I wish Miss Royanna could live here all the time." "She took a great fancy to you, Rodney," and the parson smiled upon the boy. "I like her," was the brief comment.
Peter Conant had told his wife that he wouldn't be at the Lodge this week until Saturday, as business would prevent his coming earlier, yet the Thursday afternoon train brought him to Millbank and Bill Coombs' stage took him to Hillcrest. "Why, Peter!" exclaimed Aunt Hannah, when she saw him, "what on earth brought you "
"From Hillcrest, did you say," and light now began to dawn upon Mr. Markham's mind. "And how is Miss Arabella?" he asked, while an amused twinkle shone in his eyes. "Oh, she's well, I guess. But may we see Miss Royanna? It's so important, and we won't tire her very much." John Markham remained silent for a while.
The Scout Commissioner and the Secretary of the Province visited Hillcrest, explained many things, and started the work along proper lines. Deep in his heart Captain Josh was delighted with the boys. They no longer feared him, though he was as gruff as ever. But they soon found that this gruffness was only on the surface, and that in reality he was deeply interested in their welfare.
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