Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-16
CHAPTER XIII.

Inc cOunI preparations were complete
He had sold his club; he was going to take
his pupil with him to some quiet place in
Paris where serious instruction in the art
of seeming to play fairly could be carried
on without interruption. They were going
to cross by he night boat in Difference to a
newly developed modesty in Dick In the
afternoon the count came with port
manteau containing all that was wanted in
the way of temporary outfit.
'We will start he said, las we shall con-
Gnue, as gentlemen. If we take furnished
lodgings, you must not creep in with no
luggage of your own
tie then proceeded to exhort and admonish
his pupil to obedience, diligence and zeal, all
of which, he assured HIM for the hundredth
time, would be rewarded by such success as
his pupil Little dreamed of, and by such
dexterlty as should make him the pride of
the profession
Above all, he said, patience, GOODNESS,
and continual practice You must never
for single day lose the steady eye and the
quick hand have confidence in you, my
friend. And you have every thing 10 learn
everything. You can play little and
draw little. You mus5 learn to play well
and draw we'll. They are accomplishments
which will be useful to you. You must even
learn to dance, because man of your age
ought to love dancing. You must always
seem ready to desert the table for the ball
room You must learn to fence, and you
must learn to use pistol You are going
into country where men fight. You will
cease to be an EnglisnEar Bensefortb
you will have no country. The whole world
is yours, because you will command every
thing which the world produces Are ou
readys'
II am both ready and willing"
sGood. You must learn to carry your
self less like London clerk and more like
4 gentleman. You must assume the air OF
distinction if you can You must learn to
laugh and to SMILE But all that will come
in another country, and with new Ian
guage Come"-he looked at his watch;
''only two hours more and we shall be in the
train-the past gone and forgotten, every
thing before you new and delightful, not
one of the old friends left
Here the door opened, and Dick sprang to
his feet with a cry and sudden change in
his eyes to the widest terror.
'Dick"'
'sCalsta! Ycn here? What do you
wanJg'
She saw q table Uttered with cards. On
the bed was portmanteau. clo.ad AMI
strapped, beside it hat box and a strapped
bundle. With Dick, and standing over
hun, was a m IN whom she had never seen !;
but, from Hugh's description, he looked like
the foreign person who had called on Mr..
Murridge
II want to talk with you, Dick-alone."
you can talk, mademoiselle," said the
stranger. sin my presence. believe may
say that our friend here has no secrets from
now"
None" said Dick, emboldened by the re-
fecSlon that he was under protection, and
tina, Calista was alone ''No secrets at all
Say what you have to say. Calista and get it
over You are come to pitch into me-
Very well, then"
"Oh, Dick, 1 do not come to reproach
YOU Butch, Dick, Dick-how could you
do it?'
"Never mind that now. What else do you
want to say!'
"Have you confessed to your father,
Dickr
mo. haven't; what's the good3 Confess!
Why, do you take me for foola Confess to
him!'
''Dick, my old friend, there Is another per-
son to think of besides yourself There Is
Norah."
what about Norahs My father knows
all by this time. But he hasn't got the
checks Without the checks there is. no
proof"
IF there are no proofs, come with me to
your father and tell him that Norah is inno-
cent
whats the use He knows it already
Cali ia pointed to the portnanteau.
You are gong aways' she said.
81 am going away aitoge her. You'll get
rid of me, and never see me again. So now
you will all be happy"
Where are you goinga
THAI is my business. You would like to
go and ell my father wouldn't youa'
''And how are you going to live2'
Like the sparrows."
"Oh, Dick, you have in your head some
wild and wicked scheme What does it
means You are deceived and betrayed by
by your advisers-by this man. Consider,
Dick; no one knows except your father and
Norah and Hugh will leg your father to
forgive you. Nothing need ever be said
about il. All shall be forgotten and we
will go on as if this dreadful time had never
happened just we did in the old days,
when we W re boys and girls together, and
innocent-oh, Dick!-and innocent!"
Listen to this young lady, Dick" said
the count, softly, 'and consider. There is
still plenty of time to change your MIMI
Consider what she says You will have
delightful time. Your father is never in an
lll-temper, is hes He looks and talks as if he
was the most indulgent of parents and of
the sweetest disposition. OF course he will
never remind you of this little indiscretion
never. And he will trust you always-al
ways. And he will advance you in his bust
ness and make you partner. And YOU will
always live in this delightful suburb, where
there is nothing! Heaven! nothing! Neither
theatre nor cafe, nor society, nor amuse-
mn of any kind. As for your secret. it is
known to no enc except three other people.
Of course they have told nobody; of course
they never will; so that there is no chance of
the story beng told abroad. and people will
not point fingers at you, and say, There is
the man who forged his fathers name, but
repented and came back again, and was for
given! What beautiful thing it will be,
all your life, to feel that you have been SO
bad, and that everybody else is SO goodl'
s'Oh, no-nor' said Calista. 1T will not
be so, Dick: it wi l not,
81 have considered" Dick cried; II have
made up my mind"
"And there is the Office boy, too, who
gether those bits of paper. He will hold his
tongue, too, of course Consider well, Dick
You will live despised and suspected Bah!
To be a Young man forgiveni The forgive
ness will lie a ticket-of-leave; the return to