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ohinaman; he wears his national

dress.''
"Oh!" cried Dudleigh, "what a
frightful mistaken and she proceeded
to the business of the hour with quite a
dazed expression.
That evening, at the dinner table,
Mrs. Van Pedigree related this little in
cident to the secretary,
:" But" explained Dudleigh, &C It was
no wonder | was thrown off the track
He quoted Shakespeare.
" Undoubtedly. He knows more
about him than do, dare say."
Dudleigh blundered on: 81 suppose
there are exceptional CT inamen."
"Mr. Chez Fo Lee is superior.
doubt his being exceptional. The
Chinese are a remarkable people. This
man now is negotiating a treaty be
| tween his government and ours, which
is marvel of sagacity and far-reachine
statecraft. We are prejudiced" (po
litely chasing himself with Dudleigh.
History abounds in analogies. 1t is
not SO very long ago since the average
Englishman looked down upon all for
eigners with genuine scorn; classeC
them ali under the general head O.
thieves and liars"
Dirty foreigners" summarized Mrs
Van Pedigree. can remember good
deal of that myself"
And here we are with the same les
son to learn all over again with refer.
ence to the Asiatics," proceeded the Sec
retary.
Mr.. Chez Fo Lee is undeniablv 8
very handsome man." pursued Mrs
Van Pedigree.
81 cannot associate the idea of good
looks with that complexion" persisted
Dudleigh. "The only good looks
admire in man is the blonde type
smiling her sweetest at her fair, forid
host.
1--WE are well aware that you have nc
eyes except for tall, fair young men,
with blue eyes and blonde mustaches. y
s More's the pity" he added to his
wife, later in the evening, when Dud-
leigh was cornered by tall young
man exactly answering that descrip-
ton.
Later still, Mr.. Chez Fo Lee came in.
He conversed with Mrs. Van Pedigree,
but he stared at Dudleigh, or rather be
gazed at Dudleigh. The latter term
more correctly expresses the respectful
intensity oil his expression. Mrs. Van
Pedigree, who had always an overflow
ing sympathy for lovers. directed the
conversation toward Miss Rhodes. They
both praised her beauty. Mrs. Van
Pedigree stated that she was her cousin
an orphan; that she made her home
alternately with two married sisters
that she would probably remain the
rest of the winter in Washington. Mrs.
Van Pedigree perceived that these items
were of thrilling interest to her COM
panion.
After that, Mr.. Chez Fo Lee was very
apt to drop in Of an evening and gaze at
Dudleigh and talk to Mrs. Van Pedi-
gree. The blonde yonng man was in
variably there, too There was shade
OF coolness in the manner of both the
secretary and his wife to this young
man, but it apparently passed unob-
served by him. Perhaps because ne
gave his exclusive attention to Dud-
leigh, WHO was apparently only too
willing to be engrossed.
g | don't like that young man." the
secretary said to his wife one evening,
as she and Mr.. Chez Fo Lee were talk
ing together. 81 wish you could per-
suade Dudleigh not to be SO civil to
him. I would rather not have him
come to my house, in point of fact"
Mrs. Van Pedigree repeated this re-
mark to her young cousin. Dudleigh
locked indignant. why not?n she
said, directly.
MY dear, he does not bear good
name among men. We have heard
rumors OF this for some time, which
have become something more than
rumors now. l wish you would give
him up"
g I am going home soon," said Dud-
leigh, vaguely.
':Oh, Dudleigh," cried her cousin,
"that is not it. We don't want yoa tc
know him anywhere"
Mr.. Chez Fo Lee kept silence during
the speech of the secretary to his Wi fe
which | have quoted; but he mastered
the situation. He had had his misgiv-
ings before this that Miss Rhodes and
Mr.. Macdonald were engaged. Evi-
IDENTIFY this was not the case, or at least
the secretary and his wife were rot
aware of it if so. Mr.. Chez Fo Lee was
sufficiently encouraged to solicit an in
terview with Mr.. Van Pedigree, in
which he requested him to make Miss
Rhodes an offer of his hand and heart
He conceived this to be the correct
Caucasian method of opening a court
ship. Mr.. Van Pedigree laid the mat
ter before his guest. Dudleigh was most
emphatic in rejecting the proposed al
lance. She could not entertain the
idea for a moment. But before dis.
missing the subject Mr.. Van Pedigree
plucked up his courage and alluded tc
Macdonald. g disaI prove of him en-,
tirely," he said. 'tWhat is more-I an
sorry to have to say It'll don't care to
have him coming to my house. ] don't
blame you in the least, my dear DOM
misunderstood me; you have been taker
in, like all the rest of US. He is gen.
tleman born, and he was received every
where on those credentials. But [ an
assured he is bad-principled fellow
not fit person for you to know"
What has he donepn asked Dud
leigh.
He was in business in New Yorl
with his father, and concerned with
him in dishonest transactions. Bott
father and son failed dishonorably
Father died. Son came here to lobby
for rotten railroad company, who pay
him out OF their stockholders money
for doing very dirty work. So mucf
for that part of his character. For the
other side of it: he married two OF
three years ago; broke his wife's heart
is divorced from her-so he pretends
That may be or not"
He IS" Dudleigh said, slowly, who
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