The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-24

lars would be had bargain. And yet somehow he
tween the lines could but read mothers wish,
akin 70 anxiety. Her letter had this eocot-it re-
vealed to me the ugly truth that by this days work
was relaxing my grip Of fortune. had no right 70
pay court TO- Iris and then to propose TO Topsey
indeed, could but remark the latters frieid Good
spretn iinjuria Jormc IN IisTopsey's manner that
might bode no good for me in the long RIM; for, re-
m psSsn nan n WIZ TSs o oS Se sS1
upon me. Then occurred TO my mind the old. d.
lemma OF Bias, which rendered into the vernacuar,
means that II wife does not run you into the d.
vorce Court she may make herself q nuisance.
=, A whole night dieested these rencctions ana py
the morning had made up my mind az to DEFINITE
line OF action. Breakfastng early, before my gay
Marquis, who had been immersed for half the night
In baccarat, could struggle out OF bed took brisk
ELEVEN instead Of twelve S' AS luck Would have It.
suggested the day being perfect, ,ete-atete walk
away her head. Really the pdUcherfe Of that young
Ut don't sndcrs'and,S was my rather nuny
aCalcqatc you don't, sir" grinncd she, archly.
"But"---I began. ...t.
sharply. "Don't talk Iris was gone on you ycster-
day, and guess when she's gone there's always n
man to run after after her, SIR"
"Mr. Besnmanor wall, cir, you air" and she
"Bnt," said, reddenlng, "dont you know, you
larry clrcumstanced as we are9n
ais that so % said the softly satrIcal voice Of Iris,
who had crept In unperceived. "Qute right Take
him away, Tdpscy; don't want him.
as that sou may remark, happened to be the
one Amercanism In Iriss vocabulary that Jared on
my ear. one could not quite say all that 1t implied.
Somelimes-as, for instance, when ! ventured 10
draw vivid picture Of the glorles OF Bcaumanoir-
ton and feoshly vain. Sometimes It was, as In this
case, quiet but cruel sarcasm, that caused nae TO
Vince and to bite my lip all the more because Top
sey kept up that inane laugh. However, there was
no alternative, and thus, before NJ De Bonbel could
put his exquisite identity en- ertdencs, was alone
with the helress In an open carriage driving any
where-toward Waterloo, l fancy. Our interview
was AWKWARD In the extreme at first. Topsey
ardent emotional nature rendered this role quite be-
yond her powers. All octofoofs are Unfortunately
van and with her very little attention went very
long way; indeed, verify declare that had pro.
could not. was attracted to the girl In the same
sort OF way one might be- for the nonce magnetized
by laxative bar-maid. AS for love, nothing could
have been further from my soul; in fact, did love
few words are worth recording. They were the last
| the hotel.
| Sam.
''wall, then, sir, tell Iris, tomorrow, don't nt.n
.'Fit who, what, which,"
eft you, sir"
..I3ut would that be quite truee'
"Ill forgive you II It aln't. Do as ask, Sir I've
a very particular reason. You'll know some day."
"But,nI pleaded, "you will let me be your cava'
"Not you, sir. It's Irls's turn
| That was all. She meant what she said, and
wlthal, spoke rather as one desperately afraid o.
| offending Iris. Odd, was 1t not?
tConoiusion nert ,reeE.l