The Dillon tribune., 1885-06-27

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"Look here, Ca7uthers,' said Mordls
briskly
briskly. "You forget dinner party. You
home to chat and smoke with me. You don't
smoke-you don't chat. What's ups"
Nothing" Frank reused himself and tool
cigar.
'..Nothing?' said the curate 'sThat means
everything"
s'Well, then, everything"
"And everything, as take it, means-tell
me what it means, Caruthers. May wish
you joy?'
There was lump in Sylvanus' throat, but
be choked it down manfully. Frank won-
dered at the curate's quickness in guessing.
Men in love always wonder at the prete1nat-
ural gift of detection with which their friends
seem endowed
MAY I wish you joy" reiterated Mordla
"You may wish what you like; but the
truth is we are partners in misfortune"
"You have triedg'
Sand failed" Frank raped the words out
| sharply. Mordle locked the picture Of SUI.
prise. He he'd his hand out to his visitor.
'sHang it" said Frank. ssIdon't want pity.
e you bore it, suppose I can"
Nq,SpO a.
Il success" ~ -
ibid II Il so, it was only one Of thedelu-'
ions :trm natural to q man OF my age"
'"The older you grow the moro liable you
ne to delusions. A man between thirty and
orty moro easily deludes himself into be-
ievng that woman loves him than q boy Of
twenty does" J. ~
thai" said Mordle.. IAN new to me, this.
Let me think it over" The curate loved an
argument Of this sort. Presently he looked
p
''That's Ill rotr' he said. "Boy Of
wenty-modest and good--can't see any
reason for q woman's loving him. Man Of
thirty or forty successful in Life, say.
measured his strength against his fellows
amt help feeling he's quite worth being
owed. See how fallacious your argumentr
'Never mind," said Frank; lit doesn't
natter which way you take it,"
II Isay," continued Mordle, laying his hand
IN Franks shoulder. tListen to my advice.
DON'T you take NO for an answer"
''rll ask no woman twice to be my WIFE,"
said Frank, with conclusion number three
fresh in his mind
"You might ask this one twenty times and
EEL happy il you got her then. But twenty
lines won't be needed. She loves you now,
Carruthers."
"What folly you talk!n
II don't-I never talk folly. have seen
fou together. have watched her as closely
IS watch one Of my flock who leans towards
dissent. have seen what you haven't seen,
and again say, don't take NO for an an
,wer."
''Let US talk Of something else, "said Frank. |
ALI the same the old proverbabout the locker |
IN and the game came to his mind. Under |
,ome circumstances there Is much solace tobe |
got out Of proverbs.
They talked of something else, but tasitalways !
1oes when man is in love, that something |
,lse veered round ever to the one thing At |
asst Frank threw the and Of his cigar away |
md bade the curate GOODNIGHT. Mordle's |
emphatic CHEEKY assertion that he ought not |
20 despair bad done him good, although he |
till swore he would not grovel and ask |
lgain.
His guest having left hum Sylvanus drew
ainseH up and patted his chest approvingly.
1T was magnanimous, very magnanimous,"
10 said, Ito help rival like that But |
In thoroughly c,lrel. SO could afford to
10 it.
He always told himself he was cured. Per-
,aps ha was. All the same the Rev. Sy:vaDus
dordlo Is bachelor to this day
Frank went back to Hazlewood House, and
lpclogized for his strange absence as best he
ould- He had been seized with splitting
leadache aad compelled to seek fresh air.
strange to say splitting headache had also
rlven Miss Clauson, not into the fresh air,
nut into her room. Thunder ID the air. no
loubt, said Herbert, the most unsuspicious
t men.
About tah-past eleven the last Of the
uests departed. Mr.. Turner, believing Lord
Lalstons friend TO be an aristocratic Chris.
inn Of the most orthodox type, bade him an
fusive goodnight, little dreaming Of tie
INSULTS he had been heepdng upon his head.
Iorace and Herbert gave Z sigh of ralief q |
heir Jew-hating guest left the house. They
I'd too much sense to think Of apologixing
or tho mishap they merely doubled their
ivility to tho eminent IMaalita At lat
very one had said goodbye, and the shut-
ng up began.
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