The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-26
How Mr.. Jerome Mordaunt
Squared his Account.

said Mrs. Castle thorpe.
She was tall, portly, old lady, with a
false from: of intensely brown curls, fresh
complexion, and spcctacles that seemed to
gleam ut you like twin moons every time
she looked your way-and she always wore
satin, with neckcrchief of white tulle
and heavy gold chain wound round and
round her necK and falling III glittering
festoons across her chest.
eyes, ma'am," said Mr.. Audrey, her
legal adviser, "Pm afraid he does.''
''rhen." said Mrs. Castlethorpe, 'he's a
downright liar"
every likely, a'am," said Mr.. Andrey,
dryly. "Young men have misrepresented
facts before now, and will again, am
afraid"
''But he told me that the last eight hun
dred dollars would settle all his debts-and
here is washerwoman's bill, tailor's ac-
count, bootmaker's little memorandum,
and thirty dollars borrowed of Higgins,
the jeweler, OH a set of ruby shirt studs;
to say nothing of these other bills" and
Mrs. Castlethorpe nodded her head to-
wards pile of slips Of paper that lay
under an ivory weight, at her left hand.
"Why, it's perfectly disgraccfull He has
deceived me He has perjured himself
out and outl
MIR. Audrey looked wooden AL impcr-
turbable. TO him every phase of human
roguery and duplicity seemed not only
possible, but probable.
'But won't strnd it," cried the old
lady, growing more and more excited,
"Ill teach him lesson -
''You will cut off supplies, maam p"
said MIR. Audrey, interrogatively.
''No-oh, no !" said Mrs. Castlethorpe,
scratching her nose with the point of her
crochet needle. 'Ill let him have the
five hundred dollars l promised him.
am person of my word, whatever he is, :"
with an accent of infinite scorn. "But,
Andrey, 1 haven't told you about the
worst debt of all |"
'Indeod, ma'am2"
ellis landlady's daughter-a poor little
blue-eyed thing, with her head hanging
down, and the prettiest yellow hair ever
saw-came here yesterday. He owes her
a hoartl
''Borrowed, ma a'am2' said Lawyer An
drey, with twinkle of his dark eyes.
"Well, yes" assented Mrs. Castle
thorpe, grimly. Engaged himself to her
while he boarded there. Dropped her
completely when he was abe TO remove to
more arislocratic quarters. Broke her
poor, little heart. Bie,a he shall mend
it again."
''Do you think it is probable, ma'am ?"
asked Mr. Audrey, rather obviously.
81 will make 1t probable |" said Mrs.
Castlethorpe, resolutcly. "Youre not en-
gagged to dinnor for tomorrow evening,
are you, Mr.. Audrey ?"
~ believe not"
"Pray, give us the pleasure of your
company, then," SAID Mrs. Castlothorpc.
cat six precisely. To meet my nephew
Jerome, and select few Of his friends"
''Full dress 2" asked the lawyer.
"Oh, of coursel" said Castethorpe
briskly.
<haSA uAts oClOlllC MOI'idunG, lOuuElbp
over French move! in tho elegant sccu-
sion OF his apartments, waa puzzled at the
note he received from his .ich aunt.
''Dear Jerome Come to dinner at six
tomorrow night, and we will have a
little talk over your Affairs. The five
hundred dollars will be ready. Your
affectionale aunt.
CONSOLATION CAsTLETIoRrE."
'fhc old lady Is coming to her senses,
ch3" said he folding the billet into the
shape OF cigar lighter, swell, Pm glad
OF that. l couldn't have kept up the CAM
paign much longer without ammunition |
I'll DO there puncLual to the minute, dear
Aunt Conny may be quite sure |"
lie was as good as his word. At six to
the second, he bowed himself dcbonalrly
into Mrs. Castlethorpe's old-fashi oned
dining rocn. o!d.fashicned, but eminently
comfortable. A fire, of anthracite coal,