The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-04-05
WHOLE No. 2,147


beef, beer-you know-vral pir-ti}a,
sort O. thing"
"Rowley, how could You! Ionll he
awfully i'll, you know"
"Not a bit of it, not l. T'-but at
this moment rat-tat-a -tat-tat went the
knocker.
Oh agony-there easn't doubt
this was Teddy.
Il say, what a galne-hercs another
visitor - remarked Captain paUcs
cheerily.
Zone who is expected, | shouldn't
wonder" Mrs. Chetwode, as usual,
rose equal to the emergency. "Wemay
as we'll let the cat out of the bag, Nina,
and tell him. We've got a young man
coming TO take us 10 the play" and
turning to Martin she said: "Show him
into the bourdoir if that's Mr.. We're"
MIR. We're! What, Teddy. Here,
stop, I'll open the door exclaimed
Rowley hastily. Don't you 60"
"But why?" interposed Mrs. Chef
wode, amazedly.
Because it's interrupting you 50 aw-
fully in your dinner. No. no, Wen 90
up stairs together-it'll be all right
you'll see."
"1'm not going to leave them togeth
er. Teddy" called out Mrs. Chetwode,
"come in here. Have you brought
tickets for the Comedy2"
Tickets, eh?"
"Oh, it's no use Disgusting we've"
"No, no - broke in Rowley, mot 4
bit. | know all about it, old fellow
they've told me what you've come to
do-I'll go with you. BY love, capital
idea. Ha, ha ~
ooh, it must be the beer thought
Nina.
"N1rs. Chetwode, Pm awfully sorry"
began Teddy, but do you know, I've
made such 4 mess about the Comedy
they amt playing that piece at all
there now. l hope you'll both forgive
me-
How tiresome What naughty
boy you are :" said Bella. ''Now there's
nothing for us to do
Nothing to do" said Rowley. Not
a bit of it; we amt going to be stumped
for one failure We'll so somewhere
where shall it be, Nina. eh?"
ANY place you like, dear, so long as
l am with you," the big brown eyes
seemed to say and Rowley, looking
back again, thought, and could
doubt her-bless her heart, the darl-
ing " while Nina kept repeating, This
will be lesson for me as long as live
Never again, no more flirtaton-nerer,
never, never "
Later in the evening Nina and Row
lev went off together.
'.Are we to follow the turtle lo> es ~
said Teddy with sarcasm.
CAS- you please" said Bella, but it
doesn't in the least matter-you know
I've a scolding in store for you, Ted
dy"
"No, not now" and he held up his
hands pleadingly.
"Yes, but you've been most imprl-
dent, and it's by the very greatest luck
in the world that Rowley didn't see you.
If he had, it would have been anything
but pleasant for Nina"
Him :" and Teddy gave his nose a
screw. He was terribly tempted to tell
what he looked on as the very best joke
in the Observation-Disclosures
better not; and as Rowley had whis-
pered at the door, TEDDY, | say, not
word about having seen me before, "
and he had answered, Honor bright.
old chap: you may trust to me- had
kept the matter dark only there vas
one to score against Miss Doady Dome
for telling him last night at dinner that
she was going to play propriety to a
| friend that day. He hated lie with
out reason, and as it seemed 10 him
he'd gone quite far enough in that di-
rection, this would serve As a capital
peg to hang a quarrel on.
''Shall we say good night" said Bella.
''Do you want to get rid Of me?'
"N-no.'
"Oh, l see you do and he held ont
his hand to her.
Goodnight she began, trying to
hold herself very severely. land let this
little adventure be lesson to Won. ALPS
we'll that ends well, but remember all
doesn't always end so
Quite true he said, feigning to
have listened penitently. by the-way,
would YOU mind repeating that same
little sermon to our friend RowIcy ,
it might be of service to him. What
do | mean ooh nothing---only that
one good turn deserves another
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