Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-09-22
XIV.
AT SQUARE.

Eustaee could 4eyer quite rsmember
eveatfuf Day. Everything connected With
It seemed hSzy to him. As. however, for.
tunately for tho reader Of this history, we
+ not altogether depandent:o on the mem.
Org Of q young man in love. which is al
ways. o treacherous thing to deal with,
having Other and exclusive sources Of In
formation, we may as we'll gu the gap.
First Of oil he went to his club and seized
. red book, in which he discovered that
Lord Holmhurst's, o. rather, Lady Holm.
hurst's London house was in Hanover
square. Then he walked to his rooms In
one Of the little side streets opening out
Of the Strand, and wentsthrough ths form
Of eating some dinnar;; ofter hichfas ter
r1ble 1T Of restlaaspas1 rot p~oGsesSonsof
hin, and he started OUT MaIkiue. r6s
three solid hours did that young man
walk, which was, no doubt, a.gooi thing
for him, tor one never gets enough e4er-
else In London; and ats,the endof that
time, having already been to Hammer
smith and back, he found himself aFayita-
ting toward Hanover square. On6o there
be had little difacultysin fnding.thS num-
bsr. There was. ; Light a the drawing
room floor, and, the night being warm,
ons o{ the windows was open, *, that thu
Lamp light shons softly through the lax
curtains. Eustace CROSSED OVER to the
other side Of tho street, and, leaning
seadnst tho tE2p ratings Of the square
looked up. He was rewarded for hi
pains. tor through the flmy curtain he
could make out the forms o twoa ladies
seated side by side uponian ottoman watl
thear.faces toward the window, and in qns
q these he bad no difficulty in recognising
Augusta. Her headwae leaning Onshea
hand. and she was talking eefnsst1y 4
was talking Of and had half . mindsto q
and ring and ask to see her. Why should
he wait TIL t -morrow morningf Prssentay,
however, better cou4g.sls. prevailed, end,
though sorely against his WIN, he stopped
where he was TIL . policeman. thinking
h!s rept gaze suspicious, gruAay requested
him to move on. H.
open window Is. no doubt, . dsNghtful
occupation, 4 q somewhat tsntslking
onei but 4 Eqstaee's ears hsd been q
good Is his eyss, and hs could have heard
The conversation that was proceeding In
tho drawing room, he would have been
OOAAA q AAV0GV0GSNs
Augusta had just been unfolding that
important document tattooed upon her
shoulders, to which Lady Holmhurst had
listened lore rotunda." =
to.morrov morning" said Lady Holm.
hurst; show delightful I am sure be
Locked . very nice young man. and he
IL may IS dslishtfui 9or a !. Bessie
dissassaps. Ri SAW 1es wv. vi to I Se t sss,a !
upon . desert island-not that that was
very mics, I can tall you; but It Is quite
anotheesthing to have to show. your.hon:
orsble wounds in . London drawing
room. Of course, Nj. Meeson will want
to zoe this will, whatever 1t may be
worth; and I should like to ask you, Bes
sie, how am I to show it to him3 It Is or
my back"
II haye not observed" said Lady Holm
hurst, dryly, ''that ladies, as q rule, have
an tnsuperable objection to show thei
backs or their fronts either. II you hav,
any doubt on the point I recommend yor
to get an invitation to . London ball. Al
You will have to do will be to wear q Low
dress. The fact Of being tattooed does MOI
make 1t any more improper for you *
show your shoulders than 1t would be 4
they were not tattooed, especially" sha
added, "tas they aresuch very pretty ones.
"1have never worn o low DRESS" sale
Augusta, land I do not want to show Nj
Messon my shoulders"
"Ah,wel said Lady Holmhurst. darkly
"1 dare tsay.that that feeling viii 500,
wear Of. But, Of course, Il You won't
you won't; and. under those ctrcum
etaneeR.You had hettar saw nothing shou