General Camperdown, advising
him to return to England. Two days later he presented himself at
Plusham.
"The young ladies are in the garden," said the Duchess. "Don't you
want to go and pick a rose?" she added with a gracious smile, and
the nearest approach to a wink that was consistent with her
patrician bearing and aquiline nose.
Lothaw went and presently returned with the blushing Coriander upon
his arm.
"Bless you, my children," said the Duchess. Then, turning to
Lothaw, she said: "You have simply fulfilled and accepted your
inevitable destiny. It was morally impossible for you to marry out
of this family. For the present, the Church of England is safe."
MUCK-A-MUCK.
A MODERN INDIAN NOVEL.
AFTER COOPER.
CHAPTER I.
It was toward the close of a bright October day. The last rays of
the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes
peculiar to the Sierras of California. On the right the curling
smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty
pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins,
embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious,
and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior
gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
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