Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

just for the t.shooting-would
give him the pleasure of my company
Considine's friends were his-I must stay,
and so forth.
Il should like to have knocked him
down, Charlie but all / could do was to
accept the invitation rather awkwardly,
and resolve to get George away as soon az
possible. He was standing by the window,
and went up to him.
"' You are going to stay, of course, he
said to me rather shortly.
answered him with touch of cool.
ness, and, seeing he was in no mood to be
reasoned with, left him alone. / wish now
had not done SO. There were some wild
things said and done that night, and
know Considine lost lot of money-more
than he could afford to do, by long shot.
l had to look on, fret and fume inwardly,
and curse the winning smile and voice that
were Turing him on to destruction.
My dear fellow, tell you until you
experienced it you could not understand
how strong fascination there was in st.
Just's manner to man younger than him.
self, and to whom his notice was-well, q
little fiattering. He came up to me in the
course of the evening, confound him, and
complimented me on my long distances and
one or two double shots and, spite of nv
indignation and disgust at the part he was
playing. l couldn't help feeling his half.
dozen well bred, polished sentences were
worth whole chapter of praise from any
other man. Well, he was brave soldier,
AID served his country nobly. God forgive
him the ill he wrought to my friend.
"Considine seems to be playing rather
rscklessly tonight (; perhaps it might be as
well to give him hint to morrow, he said
to me, glancing over his shoulder at Georges
flushed face. My blood was up. and an.
swered him holly.
"' should think the hint would come
best from yourself, SIR
"He turned away with courteous
Perhaps so, that was in itself the most
cutting rebuke ever had; but, assuming
that | was right, he took very good care
that | should have no opportunity of Civ.
ing the hint next day, and l made one for
myself by following George TO his room,
where he went to dress for dinner. / was
admitted, not with very good grace, how.
ever, and plunged into the subject straight
away.
SIS Look here, old fellow, if you mean to
stay here, DON'T
" He sat down on the bed and stared at
rae.
every well. Sorry this place doesn't
suit you. Shall you go up town?
90 No; don't mean that, George. You
know what l want to say. Let us cut the
concern we have neither of us any bust
ness here
"' l don't know what right you have to
dictate to me in the matter, Kenyon He
spoke haughtily, and l answered him in
the same tone.
"' have a right: you are my friend.
| have never proved myself otherwise, have
II
"sNo.
go You must know how disagreeable it
Is to me to have to speak on this subject !;
bat, pom my honor, Considine, l can't
help it. l can't see you go the deuce with
out
He interrupted me with a sneer. L
am much obliged | didn't know | was so
far on the road to destruction that my
friends could tell me to my face that was
going to the deuce
81 saw the mistake had made, and did
what could to repair it. Il beg your
pardon, George. l shouldn't have said
that, but what Is the use mincing the mat
ter? You know this is not good house for
a young fellow to be in. | know 10 reason
why you and | should stay
80 have remarked before, / believe,
Kenyon, that there is no reason why you
should not go if you don't like it. l sup.
pose | can take care of myself under any
circumstances, and mean to avail myself
of st. Just's invitation
He got up and rang for hot water. l
knew, laundering fool that l was, that !
had overshot my mark. Oae more effort l
made.
g. think you owe me an apology for
that speech, Considine but don't want
to quarrel have only spoken because we
are friends, and I'm sorry you can't take
my warning as meant it..
Don't say any more; we shall under.
stand each other better in future, hope
"' hope SO, said, and took my de.
parture. My wounded feelings would have
induced me to act upon his suggestion and
go straight back to town, but for the mem.
ory OF that voyage home, and the almost
womanly tenderness with which he had
nursed eonfoundedly irritable invalid.
After that evening began to have sus-
picion that he had gone too far to retreat,
and that he couldn't have broken with st.
just if he would. But why it was that he
refused me his confidence do not know.
I'm afraid was too calmly superior and
in my we'll. meant warnings.
Alb, among the sins and follies of youth a
man has tc repeut of, the memory of his
ho ri Ia
terest.
"Our little difference seemed to have
been forgotten next day, and Considine
spoke to me In his usual manner. / did
not see much of him though, and it went
on for several days. But will not trouble
you with the details. l don't know if Con.
sidine lost much more money. fancy not !;
but he never went to bed sober; and of all
the wild, reckless set gathered in the
smoking room at Walford every night he
was the widest and most reckless.
The hunting season began. st. Just
offered to mount us both, and we stayed
on. was more determined than ever not
to go without Considine, and though very
well aware that my host had had enough
of my company, ignored the fact, and re-
ceived his cold courtesies with the best
grace l could.
6 You know the sort of hunting country
it is down in Meadshire fields, high
hedges, very little grass land, and covers
close together-not the best place in the
world for o forty minutes run and yet
the South Meadshire hounds always came
cut first at the end of season, and st.
just declared he would not chance his quar-
tiers for anything. He himself rode well
a bit reckless, perhaps. but 1 never want
to see better man across country. His
stud was, taking it all together, the best
lot of horses [ ever saw in any meeting
stables-and Considine and l were well
+" good, bold horseman George always
was, but his wild daring of those days made
some of the hardest riders In the field hold
their breath and shout warning that was
lost IN the gallant rush of the little Irish
hunter he rode to his fence. Two horses
ne completely knocked up in as many days,
and even st. Just demonstrated. Consi.
dine pulled in little, and began to hope
that after all we might escape without fur
Their mischief worked; but he go persist
emily avoided having anything to say to