The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-13

The principal scenes are laid at celebrated
watering place.
"How well ym look this morningl" cried
Harding, whom found seated on u bench
not far from the entrance 10 the grounds.
Scarborough suits you, / see. Come and
sit beside me for little We can see all the
world as it passes"
thanks; I'll join you presently" said.
VI would like first, however, to stroll to the
end Of the promenade"
Something within me urged me onward.
"Ah" he replied, with a light laugh OF
genial mockery. "You are like everybody
else, see. But how long is it since you
vowed to mo that the mans gold would
never-no, never-attract youi"
looked at him in blank surprise and said
nothing.
"Whatl have you not heards" he con-
tinued, after reading the truth IN my puz-
zled face. "Why, / thought the news had
spread by this time to the uttermost hooks
and corners of Scarborough. Why, he is
there-down below by the band-Maul-
everer, the millionaire. That is why we
have this end of the gardens to ourselves this
morning. 1t is just as told you it would
be, all the old dowagers are fighting for
places near him, but unfortunately for their
hand and have made a regular ring round
the man. 1t is quite a pretty spectacle, L
assure you, all the beauty and talent of the
queen of English watering places'-thats
what they call it, is IL nots-concentrated
in one particular spot and all for the bene-
fit Of one poor mortal in the ordinary dress
of a Nineteenth century tourist"
3Confound the fellow~ / said IL care
nothing for either him or his money. / shall
stop with you" And seated myself beside
him.
Harding lifted his hat, and made me low
bow.
What compliment you pay me! Believe
me am grateful. But there, my good fell
low, don't waste your time on me. Even if
you don't care about the millionaire it will
be well worth your while to have peep at
the pretty faces. There are some fresh ones
to-day, and some of them, assure you, are
not unworthy even Of your attention Go;
and I'll wait for you, to hear what you think
of the spectacle"
He lig hted a cigarette with that air Of
buoyant self-posse;sion which could not
help envying in him. and felt compelled to
comply with his wish.
Perhaps he had exaggerated little when
he described the popular excitement over
Mauleverers advent. There were, at any
rate, some worthy people sitting under the
veranda, or by the side of the sea wall, who
seemed more intent upon the enjoyment of
the sunshine, or of each others society, than
upon mobbing the man of millions Indeed,
when l reached the open space in the middle
of which the stand for the musicians is
placed, though l was conscious that the
attendance at that point was unusually large,
l saw nothing of the excitement of which
Harding had spoken. People were sitting or
walking about very much in their usual
fashion, and if there were some special center
of attraction, l. at all events, was unable to
discover it,
Al looked round to see IL could identify
the man about whom had heard so much.
There were elderly gentlemen of every COM
plexion, style and character seated in the
bright sunshine; and once or twice thought
that had fixed upon the millionaire. But
invariably, in such cases, the person who
seemed to me to suit the character was ac-
companied by a lady of nearly his own age,
who appeared to exercise over him all the
authority of WIFE None of these per- IONS,
therefore, could be Mauleverer, who, had
been told, was not married.
was on the point of turning away with
cynical reflection in my mind upon the diff
Guilty of identifying any particular char
acter by the outward appearance Of a man,
when / saw that which made my heart for u
moment stand still, and then beat with a
violence that almost stiff ID me-
She was there! Seated in one Of the most