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930
THE CENTURY MAGAZINE
Our velvet way his steel prepared.
He died without a curse or moan."
Then bury him not here in city soil,
Where the cars grind and factories spill
Their acrid smoke on those who toil.
Bear him away to some high hill
That overlooks the mighty stream
Whose thousand miles of pathway 'mid the corn
Blazons his prowess. There let him dream,
And wait God's resurrection morn.
THE SHUTTLE
BY FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
Author of 'That Lass o' Lowrie's," The Dawn of a To-morrow," etc.
XLI
amine and protect and lay restrictions;
but every one will manage to keep at a
SHE WOULD DO SOMETHING
discreet distance, and the thing will run
S
IR NIGEL'S face was not a good
riot and do its worst. As far as one can
thing to see when he appeared at the
see, there seems no reason why the whole
dinner table in the evening. Until the
place should not be swept away. No
soup had been removed he scarcely spoke,
doubt Mount Dunstan has wisely taken
merely making curt replies to any casual
to his heels already."
remark.
"I think that, on the contrary, there
"Mount Dunstan is in a deucedly un-
would be much doubt of that," Betty
pleasant position," he condescended at
said. "He would stay and do what he
last. "I should not care to stand in his
could."
shoes."
Sir Nigel shrugged his shoulders.
He had not returned to the Court until
"Would he? I think you '11 find he
late in the afternoon, but having heard
would not."
in the village the rumor of the outbreak
"Mrs. Brent tells me," Rosalie broke
of fever, he had made inquiries and gath-
in somewhat hurriedly, "that the huts
ered detail.
for the hoppers are in the worst possible
"You are thinking of the outbreak of
condition. They are SO dilapidated that
typhoid among the hop-pickers," said
the rain pours into them. There is no
Lady Anstruthers. "Mrs. Brent thinks
proper shelter for the people who are ill,
it threatens to be very serious."
and Lord Mount Dunstan cannot afford to
"An epidemic without a doubt," he an-
take care of them."
swered. "In a wretched unsanitary place
"But he will-he will," broke forth
like Dunstan village the wretches will
Betty. Her head lifted itself, and she
die like flies."
spoke almost as if through her small shut
"What will be done?" inquired Betty.
teeth. A wave of intense belief, high,
He gave her one of his unpleasant
proud, and obstinate, swept through her.
personal glances and laughed derisively.
It was a feeling SO strong and vibrant
"Done? The county authorities who
that she felt as if Mount Dunstan him-
call themselves Guardians' will be fright-
self must be reached and upborne by it,
ened to death, and will potter about and
as if he himself must hear her.
fuss like old women, and profess to ex-
Rosalie looked at her half startled, and
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