The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1866-09-15

her on having recovered from her little
attack of love, and saying something
disparaging of the poor lover, who was
in America. (If you will take that coat
and trOw-, well, those things under it,
and hang them to the roof, the crcascs
will come out. You won't?-that's
rude, and not proper conduct to an un-
protected woman.) But to continue my
story, as | see y on are getting restless:
Bya wonderful chance this forlorn dam
sci saw her unfortunate lover shortly
after she got papa's note. She shouldn't
| have done it, but she did. They put
their heads together-they'd done that
before, but they did it in Il different
manner now, and they made up little
| plan. The young lady went down to
Antwerp under charge, and she got so
poorly as she ncarcd the station, and her
head was so bad, and she had, oh such
pain here, and ah such twitch there,
| that to bed she must go as soon as she
reached the hotel. The elegant and pO-
lite escort arrived, and was met by
if her instructions did not admit much
latitude. (By the way, where do you
| get boOt-laces? Look at this thing,
broken Off in the middlc.) Well, the
maid told her story, and the youth lis
tened, and then home goes the maid,
leaving the youth in sole charge. Short
| ly atterWard down comes Miss Naldanc,
recovered and charming; introduces
Miss Manvers-more charming still.
They dine, this delightful trio, and
away they go. (The advantage Of this
apparatus is, that you hang up the glass
| like this, and then you can shave at
| leisure. See what good lather this
mullcs!) We'll, our three graccS arrived
at Dover, and then dear Miss Manvers
makes her bow, and the other pair of
turtle doves go off together, only, and
now please attend, for | come to the
! point Of the story only Miss Naldane,
for whom Mr.. Minton was sent, and over
whom he was to exercise the tender
ness of parent, with the authority of
guardian, does not accompany that gen
tlcman to London
""Then who are YOU? L almost
shrickcd.
Felix Arne; and now, my good
fellow, the farce is played out, and I'll
take Off this trumpcry.'
81 fell back in my seat, and watched,
with dizzy brain, the shedding of the
feminine and the assumption of the
masculine attire.
60 You Internal rascaln at last I said.
" Now I'm not going to mind any.
thing you say, for | dare say you are
rather hurt. The thing was wcllarrang-
ed, and has answered capitally. You
can tell your employer that it's no sort
Of use making any further fuss about
me. / was married to his daughter
some months ago, but did not intend it
to be known yet, only his precipitancy
alters matters. Some day Wen tell him
how we managed it. We determined
to have some fun out Of the gentleman
sent to fetch Mrs. .Arnc home, and, rs
he had been so good as to pay both our
fares back to England, we could do no
less than provide him with company to
town. VIII you play Il game of billiards
with me while | wait for the next train
to Dover? Don't say no, if you'd rath-
er not. Tickets? That gentleman has
mine, guard. Ta-ta! Sorry you've no
time for game; best love to papa-in-
law And taking his portmanteau, he
SoIIntprnI bnNyI) tbn station
GLOW | got my story told at head
quarters don't know. Mr.. Baskerville
first lrowned, then smiled, and finally
roarcd. | cntrcatcd him TO keep my
failure from the other clerks, and you
three lads are the first who know it,"
"Did you ever hear anything more
!, about thcm?" said |.
"Ycs it was not such Il very bad af-
fair, after all. He was Il gentleman by
birth, and some uncle of his, delighted
at having an Honorable for niece, left
them some money, and | believe he set
tied down as country gentleman.
Lord Valdanc has, however, / under
stand, never forgiven them; and now,
boys, Home, sweet home.'"
| thanked our gO0d-naturcd chief for
his story; and, when we met the same
morning at Il later hour, we youngsters
could scarcely believe that the grave
. and scdatc gentleman, who looked H. if
"moncy articles" were his only litera
| turc, was the same who had been the
hero Of the story Of which he himself