Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-21


Polly involuntarily looked at Mr..
Winks." who was looking at the odd Ger
man Jew and John Chinaman with un-
concealed horror; then he looked at Polly.
and saw that ere her eyes fell before his
gaze they were filed with tears.
1t was n miserable moment Lady
Charterhouse declined tho pipe rack, and
with pleasant word passed on. But as
soon as they got out of earshot, she turned
to him eagerly. "Charterhouse, she
said, lis that girl going TO marry that
monster"
Il suppose SO" returned Mr.. Winks,"
staring straight in front of him, and say
ing nothing.
Good heavens" cried his wife What
a poor lot the men here must be to
stand it,"
Poor little Mr.. Winks'" heart gave
great sick throb. and his wife gabbled on.
She is lovely. perfectly lovely. Did
you know her pretty well!"
Pretty we'll. lie answered, woodenly.
We'll, cant understand it. Did you
know her before you got engaged to nef'
"Ch, yes
We'll. tell you frankly, can't think
how in the world you came to think of me.
when you might have married her; and to
let that little monster -
That little monster is a new acquisi-
ton, said w inks. with ghastl. effort
to be facctiops.
Its a SIM" declared his wife. with
conviction.
Of course, she had not understood; but
there were other eyes upon the stall just
then. who not oaly saw but understood
precisely what had happened. They be-
81 | foil in
the next chalet. and who were all hover
aug about outside it, the better to way
lay any likely looking purchasers who
might be passing along the street.
1t happened that Beautiful Jim, who
had come III about the same time as Mr..
Mandarin, was brought to the Leslies'
chalet just then by Nancy Earle, that he
might maize Dung Stuart's acquaintance.
and he, TO, saw IAore than Lacy Charter
house ha1 done.
Nor was that al he saw, for just as
Miss Lai!c i.Jll,ed out her brother to
him, thai gay young gentleman was very
busily eng scd in fixing up heavy plat
of Violet Lesiies hair, which had escaped
its pins
"H'm-plenty of cheek" said Beautiful
jim to himself
Miss Eare waited until the plat of
hair had been properly fixed in its place,
and then she went forward and minated
to her brother that one OF the oIcers of
his regiment was waiting to be introduced
to him.
Ali How de-do?" said Tommy, with
perfect composure and hail fellow we'll
met style, such us would have done credit
to general just appointed to command
the district. and to whom 1t would have
been mitch more suitable than it was to
him, not yet joined subaitein.
They stood few minutes making con.
versatou, and parted with relief Oh both
sides, tor Beautiful jim was i'll that frame
of mind which found everything but
Nancy Earle at, stale and Improbable.
Nor did he at any time particularly af-
feet the go i4;y Of youngsters, and in this
instance l-.,t down Tommy Earle, las
lie was e.si.1 in the regiment from that
day. Is lmpudeut Young devil. VINO
wanted / s-a: into shape ind his cheek
knoc.zel ii him"
Nor l.as. .o.ltay any desire to stay. There
were five bright and pretty girls close at
hand, with whom he was on the best of
terms. and lie feit that he vogld like Mr.
Beresford better in lis proper place. that
is, at the mess table or in the barrack
yard
What do you think of himY" inquired
Miss Earle. eagerly.
HE rather like you" returned Beau
tiful d.-i. n r tone which conveyed that
If Tommy had been more like his sister he
wou,d hav' ben more to his liking
"oh. he is far better looking than T.
she cried-at which Jim laughed outright,
and she protested further. He is more
Of IN Earle, you know an more like
my mothers family"
That is lucky for you" said Beautiful
jim, gravely
Miss Earie chose to pass this compli-
nsnt over without apparently noticing 1t.
DO you think he will make . good
soldier. Mr. Beresfordg''
beautiful Jim laughed. 1T Is imposA-
bic to say, he answered ''Icould better
answer your question next year this time"
Next year this timei Oh, we don't
know what may happen in a year." she
said. quickly They tell me that Stuart
viii have terrible time at first among
the other officers"
Il dare say he nav find the first few
months pretty rough" answered Jim,
composedly."
But what will they do to himy shs
asked. anxiously.
They'll try his temper q good bit,-
jim replied
Oh. Mr.. Beresford," she exclaimed.
II don't know how he will stand it-he
has such hasty temper"
he must have had . pretty fair test Of
his temper already at Sandhurst, said
Jim
Well believe it was an awful
stumbling block to him. !" Miss Earle i'd