Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-28

his hat. with furious haste and vet shaking
steps the old gentleman ran down the stairs
and his heart full OF sorrow and anger, made for
the station.
All Tom, Tom. minute later he opened
the inner door and looked rather auxionsly at
the halffrightened, wholly pretty face that
appeared at it. -
-'D'd you hear anything?' he asked.
mo. but do let ME get away. / am so nervous.
He was very angry wasn't he ? Yes. What
was It about, Tom? BiIls?'' -
Yes. was the somewhat hating reply; bills
and other things. l daresay he'll cool down.
If you hear anything against me. you wont
believe it. wiltyou ~ '-,-.---- -. - -.
20. Tom, how can you ask ~
"Thef1 There IS no harm done 3" answered Tom,
bravely and gallantly. And after accommodating
from the window. the two left the rooms
To return to Mr. Bustead. senior. It was a
great trouble to him. Looking back upon that
half-ton of whiting. he wondered how that could
have made him angry with the lad Ii he would
only have kept to that. he could have forgiven
him ship-load of whiting But this was dit
ferent matter. and the more the old gentlemen
Thought of 1t, the worse it appeared to him.
Still he was a Just and fair man: he had no real
intention of cutting off the Young profgate as
he termed him in his thought with shilling
He would make him some sufficient but small
allowance, but near his house OF near Maggie
he would not have him.
He made this last determination known to
AagSlt. merely duulnu IIlaI neT cousin n2u De-
hayed so i'll that he had forbidden him the house.
The announcement was received with woman's
strongest remOnstrances-silen tears. Alto
gether things were rather gloomy That June In
FtZrOy Square. 90
One morning Mr. Bulstead made up his mind
to see his lawyer about Tom ''I'll get it over "
he said to himself, with sigh. as he sought for
his umbrella in the stand: It took him Some
time to find it.
Bless tine umbrella he cried at length.
fqmbng among the heap. "1s that it :? No.
Nor this. Why, what's this 2 Well. l am
dashed!''
Only the word which he used was a stronger
one. and one which seldom. even in moments of
irritabiity, escaped him. But now. at the sight
of sunshade in the umbrella stand. he SOL
EMMY repeated it twice: WELL am dashed.''
Then he stood in the hall for some minutes
whistllng softly to himself. This done. he went
rather slowly and thoughtfully up to the drawing
| room. and stood on the hearth rug.
Were you at oxford when was there on the
| 2Sth Of last month";" .-'
Yes" answered Maggie. horribly frightened,
and yet relieved at getting the matter off her
| mind. She had not confessed simply because
! she was afraid of increasing her uncle's anger
against Tom. eyes. | was. uncle You said
you were going to put Tom to the test and I
| was afra d ne might be doing something to dis
| please you. l went to warn him. .'.~ - e
And you were In his rooms while l was
| there"
! Eyes 1t was foolish OF me; you followed
! me so closely, and was afraid to face YOU.
Tom put me in the Scouts Hole, as he called
$50 you deceived me between you?' said he
harshly. 90
| NO. sir: did Tom knew nothing of my
coming. He was afraid for me, not for HIM
| SELF
After you were gomez"
"Of course" snapped Mr.. Bulstead, poking
| the fire vigorously. 49, J.
- think" said Maggie timidly. for now it was
! Toms favor was at stake. "he said it was about
bills. He had nothing to do with my journey
| to Oxford"
And q nice. ladylike thing you consider it.
| suppose. gaddng about to young mems rooms.
Very we'll. Since you seem inclined to mix
| yourself up with his affairs you will write to
morrow and call here. When you are both to-
gether III tell you what think Of it. A pretty
| pair of fOOs.''
And Mr. Bulstead fumed his way out of the
room with much outward heat and an angry eX-
preston of cOuntenance. But the butler who
watched his exit with awe. and Opined that
| there had been stormy weather upstairs. was
amazed to hear him mutter with an audible
| chuckle as he reached the darkest angle of the
staircase. ''Good lad! Good lad!'
Tom. OF course. came up as fast as the Great
Western would bring him: and when they were
both together Mr.. Bulstead told the cnprits
what he thought Of it. No happier trio sat
/ down to dinner that day in London than the
party presided over by our friends butler.
Somewhere in the old genteman's nature was
large lump of the chivalrous. and for the
sake of Toms gallantry. Maggie's deception was
forgiven. In no long time he did visit his law
yer, but it was upon business more pleasant
both to himself and to that professional gentle
| man. For really paying piece of work" the
latter has often been heard to say in confidence.
'gye me marriage settlement"