, 1869-03-21

"sMoA IL Auu0uns Mlln toousAuQ1 ana tnou-
fenoa year at hts dlsposAlk For-so he
nowswo1o to hlmself-AadAme 9oesler vas
khe handsone6t won&u In London, ~ Mary
Flood Jones Was the sWeeteat gill IN al the
world.
BE had not arrived Il any decls'on 70 azed
As to make him comfortable when be went
home and dEcased Tor Ms, GrelhAm's party.
And yet he kpcw-he thought that be know
thai he would be trus 70 Mary Flood Jones.
CHAPTER Lxx.
TEE PR1Nx AINrs1Bh'6 HousR.
The rnoms and passages ind s.aircases at
Mrs. Gtesham's house were very crowded
Wnfn fhineas arrived there. Men OF all
shadcs Of politics were there, and the wives
and daughters OF such men and there va.
ftreak OF royalty In ono of the saloons.
and whole rainbow Of forrlgu Ministers
with thelf stars, End TWO blue ribbons were
to be Aen together on the lauding-place
Sita ts q stont lsdy between them carrying
diamonds crouch to loud a pannler. Every
hody was there. Phipeas found that even
LORD Cnilieru was conc, as he Stumbled
aeross his iflend on the first foot-cround
that he gained in his ascent toward the
rooms. "Aalloa-rou herr!" said Phiness.
an going to escape a. soon as possible. I've
oeen tr5lpE to make my way mp Tor the last
hour. but could never cet round that hnpr
pEomontory there. Laura Was more perse
vcfirg." Is kennedy here :" Phlneas whis-
peied. II do not know" said Chiltern,
"but She WAS determined to run he
A little higher up-for Phincas was blessed
with more patience than Lord Chiltern DOS.
setsed-he came upon Mr. Monk. So
you are s'nl admitted privately" eald Phi.
Oh dear, yes-nnd We have lust be4,
having most friendly coryersat'on VIII Win
him. What man he Is | lie knows every
thing He Is 90 accurate !; 60 ju 1t In tbs as.
straet-aud IN the abstract 81 geuerou, ~
49,, he nas oeen very generous 10 me In de-
tail as We'll as In tho ABSTRACT" said Phi.
"Ah ! yes; and nu not think pr Of In.
dl7iduala exactly. His want of gen erosity Is
to large masscs-to party, to classes. 10 4
people whereas his generosity Is for man,
kino At large. He sssumes the cod. atIecis
to tod, aud seems to shake the spheres. Bui
nave nothing to Say sgainss him. lie has
ashgu s M nefH to3n'shf aud has talked 10
"What do you think OF your chance Of q
second reading !" asked Phiueas. ,'
What do ron think OF ity-you hea,
more Of those things than do"
,"ETeryoodY says it will be close divi.
~ never expected it, said Mr.. Monk,
Nor l-tll heard whit Daubeuy sad at
the drst reading. They will AL vote for the
the time"
Let u, hope they are not SO bad as that"
do all our work for rs saillng either on the
one tack or tho Other. That Is theIr use IL
creation, that when We split among ops-
selves, as we always do. they come In and
flush our job for Us. II must be unpleasant
for them 10 be always doing that Which they
always tag should never be done al ALL"
:" Wherever the gilt horse may come from,
shall not look II 1n the mouth, - said Mr.
Monk. There is only one mau In the House
whom hope msy nut zee In the lobby With
me. and that IL yourself"
~, q The question Is decided now" said
Aud how is It decided ~
Phineas could not tell his friend that 4
question Of 30 great magnitude to nin had
been decided BY the last sting which he had
received from an insect 50 contcmptibIe a.
we'll as he knew how to e1press Il. "Oh, ]
shall be with you. know what you are ~
lug TO Say, and know how good you are
But could not stand It. Men are beg.nnlng
already TO say lhlnzs whlch almost make me
Get up md Kick them. Il l can help 1t,
WI give occasion TO no man to hint any ythine
10 NE which can make me al wfotchet as
have been to-day. Pray do mt say any thing
more: My idea Is that I shall reAga to NOR
row"
."ILen 1 hope tsst ne may nght til.
battle side By side" said Ar. Monk, giving
I'VE IA fight the battle Side by side, ;
l replied Phinets.
After that he pushed bis way still hiehc
| up the stairs, ha wing no special purpose Ii
| ylewy not dreaming OF nuy such succea. =
that Of reaching his host or hostsss-mercl,
i feeling thst It should be . point of homo
with which to make tour through 1h
rooms before he descended the Stairs. TIL
thing, he thought, was to &c done with cur
age and patience, aud thus might, probably
be the last time In his life that he would hn,
himself In the honse Of Prime Mni.t
Just at the turn o, the balustradc It the tol
Of the stars, be found Mr. Gresham In th
very spot oa which Mr.. Monk had bern dis
cussiug him. "Very glad to sce you," sal
Mr, Gresham. "You, dnd, are perscycr
ipg man, with a genius for getting Upward.
Like the sparks. y said Phincas.
"Hot quite so qaickly." said NJ
"But with the same assurance of speed
loss Of mY little light"
1t did not suit Gr. Gresham to understau
this. 50 he shaaGcd the subject. Have 80
seen the news from American"
"Ycs, have Eeen 1t, hut do not believe It,
| "Ah you have such faith I'm q combiu,
Downing street. as to lnlnk them stron
against rorid ID arms. In your place
ehould hold to the same doctrane-hold to
"And you do now, / hops, Mr. Gre.ham .
"Well, yes. un nos downheartcd. Bu.
confess 10 feeling that the world would z
. on even though We had nothing 10 say to
I single provit &C IN North America. But thi
; per that In Downing street." Thea the
came up fomebodg else, and Ph!ncss wel
on upon his slow curse. He had lonrcd Il
: an opportunity to tell Mr. Gresham that
could 70 TO Downing street 10 more, b.
euch opportun!ty had not reached him.
2 For long time he found himself stue
j close by the SIDE Of Aiss Fitzeibhon-Mi
/ Aspas}a FItzctbo boon-who had once relieve
/ him from terrible pecunisry anxiety By pa
! ing for him sum Of money which was at
by him on her prothtr's account. "It's
. tired Of it," said Mis- Fltzabbon. .
! Every tired, sald Phlneas.
, "Of course It ID part Of your duty, n
Finn, fou arc On your promotion and g
bound 70 be here. When asked Iawfeu
till the cards were shrtled again.
: phtaeae.
"Whatersr color comes up, you'n hol
; trunps,, know" said the lady "Som
hands always hold truu,ps." He could n
i never again BE- his fate 10 hold single truu
; In his hand; SO he made another light, At
rot on few steps further.
He said word as he went to hnlf 8 doxe
! fnends-as friends went With him. &c VI
, detained for ten minutes by Lady Baldoc
Who wssyesy gracious and Scry disagreeabl
{ She told him that Violet was in the roo,
L hut where she did not know. HShc Is SON
where With Lidy Laura, believe; Al
o really, Nr. F1nE, l d, not like 1t, La
=, Ba!docS bad heard that Phtneas had gu,
II relied with Lord Drentford, but had n
; heard Of the reconciliation. :" Really,
e not llkc 1t. am told that Mr. Kennedy
q n toe house, and nobody knows what m
J. nv. Kennedy is not likely to SAY az
I "one c.unot tell. And when bear til,
awounn Is eepars:ed from her husband
a always thlck that she must have been i
4 prudent. 1t may be uuchcritsb!e, but
think 1t Is most safe so to cons(der.'
d "As far as have heard The eIrcumstauc
y III may be go, Gentlemen will alEa
y take the lady's plrt-of course. But
should be very soHy to have daughter se
arated from her husband-very sorry.
thlneas, who had nothing nov 10 gain frc
/ Lady Baldock's favor, Lett her abruptly !
:, vent On again. Be had 4 great desire to
4 Lady Laura and Violet together, though
;. could hardly tell himself Why. &c had II
Il seen AEs EmI CHAM since his return n
,. Ireland. and be thought that u he met /
= aloEc he could hardly have talked 10 /
with comfort; but he knew that Ii be n
u her with Lady Laura, she would greet HI
C as friend, And speak 70 him ns thou,
n there were no causo for embarrassment i
Is tween them. But he was 20 far dIsappoIute
It that he suddenly cucouptered Violet alou
She bad been leaning on the aEm OF Lo
Z Baldcck, and Phineas SAW her cousin lea
j. he7. But he would not be such q coward
TO avoid her. especially ~ be knew that :
r: hsd seen him. "Oh, Mr.. Finn!" she sll
10 "do you sec that."
Is "see whaIW
Look. There is Mr. Kennedy. We b.