The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

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Folk submitted to tho interruption with
bis delightful good humor
"WhNt q bright creature you aroN no OK,
claimed, "What would not give for your
dow OF spirits Hcs ono does spend money IN
Paris, ~ you say The clubs, the sock OK,
change, the race course; you Try your luck
horo, there aud oycrywhcrc, and you lose
and win, win and lose, aud you haven't
duh day 10 complain Of" llo Tauscd, his
smile died away, hc looked nquirIngly At
Lady Lydard, "What u wonderful oxst
cnco yours must boln hc resumed "rhe
everlasting question with your needy fellow.
creatures, Where am | 10 got money! IA
question that has mover passed your lips
surprised and puzzled this timo, what n
the matter my doar 0unti You seem 10 DO
suffering undor some unooslncsS"
~ am suffering undor your conversation
her ladyshlp answered, sharply, money IL
sore subject with mo Just now" she went
on, with her eyes on her nephew, watching
tho effect Of what sho said, ~ have spent
fyo hundred pounds this morning with
scrOpo OF my pon, And only week since
yielded TO temp, alton, aud made an addition
ton picture gallery She looked, ~ she
said those words, towards an nrchwOy at the
farther cnd OF the room, closed by curtains
Of purple velvet "l really trCmblo when |
think Of what that one picture cost mo boforc
lcould call itmino A landscape by llohbcma,
aud the National Gallery bidding against me,
Mover mindln sho concluded, consolng her.
self, ~ usual, with considerations that woro
beneath her "lohbema win soll NJ my
death for n bigger price than gave for him
that's ono comforth Shc looked again NJ
Felix; n smile OF mischicvous satisfaction
began 10 show itself In her face, Anything
wrong with your watch chainr she asked.
Felix nhsontly playing with his watch
hahn, started M N hia aunt had suddenly
awakened him While Lady Lydiard had
pccn speaking his vivacity had uhlllcd little
oy little and Ind left him looking no serious
and no old that hIs most intimate friend
would hardly have known him again Reused
by the sudden question that had been put 10
him, he seemed 10 be casting about IN his
mind In search Of the first excuse for his
silence that might turn up, "l WIS wonder
Ing he began, "why miss something when
| look round this beautiful room, something
familiar, you know, that | fully expected 10
find heroh
"rommlel" suggested Lady Iydiord, still
watching her nephew na malicIousy ~ over
"Thota itl' cried Felix, soiGlng his excuse,
and rollylng his spirits, "Why don't hear
Tommlc enarling behind moi Why don't l
fcol 1ommlcs tooth In my trouscrp
Tho smile vanished from Lady Lydiards
face, the tono taken by her nephew In speak
ing Of her dog was diTespectful In tho OK
treme She showed him plainly that ahc dis
approved Of H. Felix won't on, nevertheless
imponctrnblu 20 reproof OF the silent SORT
"Donr little Tommel No delightfully."- fat
and such nm informal tomperl dent know
whether hate him or love him Where Ia
her
III IN bed, answered her lndyship, with
gravity which startled even Felix himself
~ wish 60 speak 10 you about Tommle You
know everybody DO you know OF n good
dog doctorl Tho person have employed 10
far doesn't N oll satisfy mo-"
professional porsoni' inquired Felix
"Yesn
"All humbugs my dear aunt Tho worse
the dog gels the bigger the bill grows, don't
| you seei have got the man for you---n gen.
| temnn Knows more about horses and dogs
than oil the veterinary surgeons pub together
| We met IN the boat yesterday crossing the
| channel YOU know him by name, OF course
Lord Roiberields youngest Hor, Alfred
lIardyman,"
"fhe owner Of tho stud forml The man
who has bred the famous racehorseap cried
Lady Lydiard my dear Felix, how can
presume to trouble such ag eat parsonage
about my dogp
Felix burst into his genial laugh, "Nevcr
wis modcsty more wofully out Of place" he
rejoined. "llardyman Ia dying 10 be pro
sentcd TO your ladyship He had heard, like
everybody, OF Tho magnificent decorations Of
this house, aud he IL longing TO 800 them Hi'
chambers ARE close by, in Pail Mall IL y