Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-29

five hundred pounds this morning with a
scrape of my pen. And only week since I
Welded to temptation and made an addition
to my picture gallery" She looked, as she
said those words towards an archway at the
farther end of the room, closed by curtains
of purple velvet. Il really tremble when l
think of what that one picture cost me before
Icould call it mime A landscape by Hobbema;
and the National Gallery bidding against me-
Never mind" she concluded, consoling her.
self, as usual, with considerations that were
beneath her "Hobbema will sell at my
death for bigger price than gave for him
that's one comfortw She looked again at
Felix; smile of niischievous satisfaction
began to show itself in her face. Anything
wrong with your watch chainsa she asked.
Felix ebsently playing with his watch
chain, started as IL his aunt had suddenly
awakened him While Lady Lydiard had
been speaking his vivacity had saibsided little
by little, and had left him looking SO seriou.
and so old that his most intimate friend
would hardly have known him again. Reused
by the sudden question that had been put to
him, he seemed to be casting about in his
mind in search of the first excuse for his
silence that might turn up II was wonder,
ing, " he began, ''why miss something when
/ look round this beautiful room; something
familiar, you know, that I fully expected to
find here"
''Tommie?" suggested Lady Lydiard, still
watching her nephew as maliciously as ever.
CHATS it," cried Felix, seizing his excuse,
and rallying his spirits ''Why don't / hear
Tommie snarling behind mes Why don't
feel Tommie's teeth in my trouserssn
The smile vanished from Lady Lydiard's
face; the tone taken by her nephew in speak
ing of her dog was disrespectful in the ex-
trene. She showed him plainly that she dis
approved Of it. Felix went on, nevertheless
impenetrable u. ffeproof OF the silent sort
"Dear little Tommie! So delightfully."- fat
and such an Internal temper! I don't know
whether hate him or love him. Where is
he?'
Eli in bed," answered her 1adyship, with a
gravity which startled even Felix himself.
81 wish to speak to you about Tommie. You
know everybody. Do you know of good
dog docrors The person have employed SO
far doesn't at all satisfy me-"
Professional persona inquired Felix
eyes,
'.All humbugs, my dear aunt. The worse
the dog gets the bigger the bill grows, don't
you sees I have got the man for you-a gen
tleman. Knows more about horses and dogs
W. =; 49, L4 p,osss,7or tha
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Lord Rother6eld's Youngest son, Alfred
Hardvman.n
1.-THE owner of the stud farma The man
who has bred the famous racehorsesan cried
LADY Iivdiard sMy dear Felix. how can 1
,,yesnme to trouble s,cb a great personage
about ,,,v dogyn
Felix burst into his genial laugh ssNever
was .modesty more wofnlIv ont Of place. he
reioined. fHardyman is diving to be pre-
sented to yo,,r ladyship He had heard, like
everybody. of tbe magnjfcant decorations of
ts,;s house and ba is LONGING ta coo then, His
cbambeys are close Nv in Pail Mall If he is
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you .ook serious ana you oon' answer an,
me. aoang ana pretty esiuenIiy' which
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nouseholo OF .he audltleh 70 yopf pic'uie
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am a. answered again, he rose 10 approach
Ine arch"ay' anu stopped az MS iifsc steP
forward. "A SWEEP gll Is afesq-
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an lronlcal assumption OF gravity: 10 you
know, shouldn't oe surprised II 1sanel' IN
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