Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

know when they are in the way
80 forward and presuming," re-
piled the young lady.
'In my country" said the dark
/ American, "men never lntrude them
selves on ladies. They wait to be ask
ed.
eve have a very short way of
settling with them il they do, added
| the short man Extensively.
"And pray what do they do with
them2" asked the last. conner quietly.
He was a typical Englishman, cool
and self-posessed, with broad, hon
est face framed in by square-cut gray
I ish whiskers. His upper lip was clean
shaver, showing his firm, rather hard
mouth, and his blue eyes were steady
and penetrating. Not man to be
/ trihed with, in spite of his calm man
ner and un0btrusive dereanor.
what do you do with them? he
repeated, looking hard at the insolent
little red man
"Pitch them out of the window or
onto the line.
Would you like to do it now2"
said the other.
'Be quiet, Thady," interposed the
dark man; remember there are ladies
present"
Don't mind me, gentlemen, if you
wish to give him a lesson, said Lady
Jones, who had espeused the part of
her first friends.
The Englishman looked at her rath-
err keenly, bat made no remark. Nor,
although they continued to talk at him
for the next half hour, did he take
any further notice of them, but read
a novel attentively which he had ex-
tracted from his little black bag.
BY the time they reached Amiens
quite pleasant intimacy had sprung
up between Lady Jones and the Amer
leans The four went to the buffet
and breakfasted together Returning
to their carriage, they found that the
Englishman had disappeared, so they
made merry at his expense.
"Quite a common man, remarked
Lady Jones.
Probably bagman,' said Milf
cent.
"Wbat we call a drummer, said the
dark Yankee.
"a duh, stold, stupid looking
Cockney," said the red haired man.
eve are we'll quit of MIN,
But they had not done with him
yet. He was there on the quay as the
train ran alongside the Boulogne
steamer; they saw him again on board
with his little handbag, and always
calm and imperturbable. Only once
did he betray the slightest emotion;
it was when a man came up to him as
he stood near the funnel and, with an
almost imperceptible salute, addressed
him as Mr.. Hopkinson.
flush, you fool' he replied an
grily. Don't mention names here. "
1t was too late, however, many of
those around had heard the name,
and among the two Americans, who
We're smoking close by.
Come aft, Thaddeus," whispered
the tall man. Did you hear that
Nance
II did, by thunder! 1t must be that
numbering villain himself. -
And you you fool, to get quarrel
ing with him ON the train3'
DO you think he has his eye on
us?'
you may take your oath of that. D."
"What IN the name of conscience
SHALL we dor
Leave it to me; l have dodge If l
can only work it,
the steamer being very crowded,
Lady Jones and her party had been
unable to secure a private cabin. They
had to stay on deck, and by no means
a good place. But thanks TO the at
! tention of her American friends, Lady
/ Jones was made comfortable with
rugs and wraps near one Of the pad
dle-boxes, while Millicent and the
maid sat close beside her. The voy-
age across the channel was not good,
and the ladies reached FolkeStonc in
a more or less battered condition.
Now the Americans, like chivalrous
gentlemen, came ont in their true
colors Nothing could exceed their
kindness They took infinite trouble
to prepare the party for going on
shore they helped the maid to fold
and strapup the rugs, and made them
/ selves generally useful Lady Jones
was SO grateful and so charmed that
she begged them TO call ON her in
. London, and gave them her address.
When the porters rushed on board,
Lady Jones desired one of them to
go at once and secure her a carriage.
Cant lie done, mum, he replied.
"All the things have to be examined
before they let us through ON the
train.
Absurd said her ladyship; they
, won't examine mine, l am Lady
/. Jones
But her ladyshp was no better than
| a.. ordinary person before the law.
. The Custom House officers were mex
orable; and. in spite of her protests,
all her small parcels and hose of her
party were taken into the searching
room and LAID out on the counter.
| With an imperious wave of the hand
Z am official ordered her TO follow them
To make matters worse the quiet
J Epglishmau, TO whom she had been
t so rude in the train, was standing
{ there at the doorway talking to two