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Now Billy is back again in America, and the Colonel has insisted that he come to Selwoode, and Margaret is waiting for him in the dog cart. The glow of her eyes is very, very bright. Her father's careless words this morning, coupled with certain speeches of Mr. Kennaston's last night, have given her food for reflection. NOW BILLY IS BACK AGAIN IN AMERICA AND THE COLONEL HAS INSISTED THAT HE COME TO SELLWOOD AND MARGARET IS WAITING FOR HIM IN THE DOGCART THE GLOW OF HER EYES IS VERY VERY BRIGHT HER FATHER'S CARELESS WORDS THIS MORNING COUPLED WITH CERTAIN SPEECHES OF MISTER KENNASTON'S LAST NIGHT HE HAD GIVEN HER FOOD FOR REFLECTION
o real conception of the proper uses of money. In fact, he never thought of money. He admitted this to Margaret with a whimsical sigh. Margaret grew very fond of Mr. Kennaston because he was not mercenary. Mr. Kennaston was much at Selwoode. Many people came there now--masculine women and muscleless men, for the most part. They had, every one of them, some scheme for bettering the universe; and if among them Margaret seemed somewhat out of place--a butterfly among earnest-minded ants--her heart was in every plan they advocated, and they found her purse-strings infinitely elastic. The girl was pitiably anxious to be of some use in the world. So at Selwoode they gossiped of great causes and furthered the millenium. And above them the Eagle brooded in silence. And Billy? All this time Billy was junketing abroad, where every year he painted masterpieces for the Salon, which--on account of a nefarious conspiracy among certain artists, jealous of his superior merits--were invariably refused. EN MISTER CANASTON HAD NO REAL CONCEPTION OF THE PROPER USES OF MONEY IN FACT HE NEVER THOUGHT OF MONEY HE ADMITTED THIS TO MARGARET WITH A WHIMSICAL SIGH MARGARET GREW VERY FOND OF MISTER CANASTON BECAUSE HE WAS NOT MERCENARY MISTER CANASTON WAS MUCH AT SELWOOD MANY PEOPLE CAME THERE NOW MASCULINE WOMEN AND MUSCLELESS MEN FOR THE MOST PART THEY HAD EVERY ONE OF THEM SOME SCHEME FOR BETTERING THE UNIVERSE AND IF AMONG THEM MARGARET SEEMED SOMEWHAT OUT OF PLACE A BUTTERFLY AMONG EARNEST MINDED ANTS HER HEART WAS IN EVERY PLAN THEY ADVOCATED AND THEY FOUND HER PURSE STRINGS INFINITELY ELASTIC THE GIRL WAS PITIABLY ANXIOUS TO BE OF SOME USE IN THE WORLD SO IT SO WOULD THEY GOSSIPED OF GREAT CAUSES AND FURTHER THE MILLENNIUM AND ABOVE THEM THE EAGLE BROODED IN SILENCE AND BILLY ALL THIS TIME BILLY WAS JUNKETING ABROAD WHERE EVERY YEAR HE PAINTED MASTERPIECES FOR THE SALON WHICH ON ACCOUNT OF A NEFARIOUS CONSPIRACY AMONG CERTAIN ARTISTS JEALOUS OF HIS SUPERIOR MERITS WERE INVARIABLY REFUSED
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