New-York tribune., 1885-07-12

time i her and that we had got very wen TO-
gether-rrmarkably well. Now; although am am
We, as amiabIe as Pole. | am still among those
| whom many ladies pleased to consider eligible
and epqd f1eypg n an TO- s%
stiutc me for the sutor Of whom was rssolvea % 70
deprive her. / thonght that when she found out
serious result land we knew how soon women dis
cover these things, her first wish would pe 20 snow
him that she had another string tc her bow; ana
would prompt her TO dismiss the old love immeni,
| ately on taking up with the new. As for me- had
fear Of falling into eed ts snare o% 0' not Of susceptible
like poor Pole bear character for cantiousness,
which believe that deserve; and l doapteo n5s h3s
but that at the end of the season. should be able
to retire quietly, without having compromised
| either Mrs. Wilkinson or myself.
won't assert that M wilkinson exactly lea me me
on but she certainly secmed.tO be very much hpeaseu
with the various signs of friendship which Thought
| fit to display toward her, and responded to them
iIeaiiy liked her. and enjoyed listening to her art
less prattie. dare say she humbugged me little:
| but think have already mentioned that don't
| miEd being hdmbugged by pretty people
| "Colonei Walmsley," she said 10 me one day,
"will you do me great kindnessf VII you get ,t
Commons for tho day after tomorrow y
"Wth the greatest of pleasure" replied; Aonly
| / am afraid You will not be amused. There Will be
nothing worth listening to the day after tomrroow"
"Oh r she said, but l thought saw that you
had given notice OF question Tor that DAY Day: .w,
L
different things Il was not going to make speech
| and If l were =,
tainly manage to be present, by hook OF by crook;
| Why do you speak very, very seldom y But
think, i you don't mind shoua i like to be in the s
rs she SAID this she glanced up mt me with sort OF
tmid look in her blne eyes which dare say
| should have found perilous II had been younger
Since she made point Of it, | did az I was re;
quested and in due time she had the satisfaction oil
t.a .rarx at lfA
| whether il was the that the ~ lth fGOth and
| 10th Regiments had only been raised to the re-
means of reducing their respective linked battalons
| TO condition Of practical non-existence, ana
whether it was proposed to take measures. and II
| things calculated to convey falsc impression OF
the numerical efficiency of the standing army. The
right honorable gentleman. who, think. is some;
times needcssly curt in his replies got up, gnnted
out. mo, SIR and sat down again. On being
further pressed he said that his answer referred 20
| member for Wcehampton; the remainder being
! grounded upon mistaken assumption. dd not, nc
conceived call for any remarks FROM hn, ihcrs
upon his colleagues cheered-thougn / really don't
see what there was to cheer about-and the incident
ended. -.
An ordinary, common place person might have
been disposed to think that had been rather
| suubbed than otherwise, and might have refrained
from c9mplmentng mo npon the nt iuoty Hnt y Sin rs
| Wilkinson whose forget-me-not buc eyes saw
many things that were hidden from dnler mortals
| ward assured me-that the War Minister had
| fidgeted about uneasily on the Treasury pencn
while was speaking, and she was convinced that
! had made him very. uncomfortable ana angry
"Why." she asked, did you not 90 on at him until
he told the truthi ! feel certain that he was not
telling the truth and I think you let him of far
too easily If / had been in yonr place. should
| have insisted upon his giving me some proof that
those unfortunate regiments had not really been
| robbed of all their men,
| Iponted out to her that such a course would not
have been in accordance with parliamentary usage
sI. hat .ehn flspf
meutary usage was one OF the things which cried
| aloud for reform. How can you be a Conserva-
tive" she exclaimed. when there is 50 much that
| requires 10 be improved or done away with
| Conservative suppose. does not wish to see any:
thing thai is established altered whether It Is bad
assertion only in order 10 give me IN opportunity or
| expOnnding the true meaning of Conservatism
She may have guessed that that task would not be
distasteful to me, and may have intended all along
| TO declare she did the moment that had made
| an end Of spcaking-that she now understood the
| dangers of the Radical programme. and wonld
| never call herself 90 much as Whig again. IL Is
| not at all lkoly that her sudden conversion TO
patriotic principles wss the result OF my ei1guence
but after all, n convert isl convert, and Imagine
that there is Joy among the missionaries over more
| than one cs-Pagan who has been ".ought into the
fold by other incentives than those OF pure con-
Pole. who CHANGED to be present when Mrs
! Wilkinson made her new profession OF faith,
10 convince you that you had taken up with the
wrong side.' he said. reproachfully
laughed at me, and said didn't know what was
i talking about ,.., -
well. but that wasn't so far on the truth. was
IL nm afraid it was very the truth. indeed !;
but there come truths which 1t IS polite and
| polite to ignore. Colonel Walmsley, yon SEQ, was
kind enough to treat NO as If were a rational
| being" go
| near an approach to III temper as his nature was
In truth my fricnd showed little gratitude for the
| Il. Bt half he
time that we were alone together he assumed 80
dissatisfied and moody an air. that thought had
better como TO some sort oi understanding with
him | did not deem ID wise To reveal my plan 10
him I'm all its crudity, but gave him general idea
OF what was abont. 1t is for your sake, my dear
fellow" said ]. that am trying to make myself
| agreeable to Mrs. Wilkinson. want TO create a
! diversion in order 20 cover your retreat. and /
believe | shall manage 1t. If you don't put spoEes
lie was SO good as to say that he supposed
meant we'll Bat j. it necessary to be $3.50 In
ferually agreeablcl' hc asked. .
| IIepl,sd that il was and that hoped he wonld
eventually apprec ate tho sacrifice that was max
ing in giving np my attcrn rubber OF wnIst WI Inr
the sake of drinking tea daily with lady OF VIII
| did not happen to bc enamorcd. l was lot 40
unreasonable az to expect that he wonld thank mo
NOT at all surprised to find that his attentions to
Mrs. Wilkinson increased after this, and Kept step
with own There wa, no longer so much reason ,9
| yimprcssion was that she had taken his measure
and that sho considered plc far more likely to make
| her Oncr OF marriage than De She tIcafu nIhi
very kindly in NE main. only every now and then
! allowing herself ittc smiling, feminine home
| thrust Under which he WINGED but it was for me
| that all her favors were reserved.
Inever saw a man more bewidered than Pole
was by this abrupt change oI hont. Even who
| have long since ceased 10 be astonished at the
| kecnness of womans vision, had hardly been pre-
pared for so speedy success. and my poor friend
evidently could not make head or tail OF IT. Some
| times nc seemed inclined to accept the situation
and would absent himself for two or three days to-
gcther but he always came back at the end oil that
time looking like a schoOlbOy no has been play
inq truant and hearing in his hand, rs peace
! Offering a box of French bonbons. of WHICH Mrs.
| wilkinson was excessively fond. It was after one