Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-21
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me for hasty word?"
after the occurrences of last night"
returned Medhurst, land the public scan
dial you were pleased to put upon me, do
not see what remains but that"
The Major. wallowing in his bedclothes,
groaned anew, and then sat up again
II was screwed last night, old chap" he
said, piteously. II didn't know what l
was saying. l beg your pardon, with all
my heart. Hang it, old man, pitch into
me as much as ever you like, but don't cut
me! And we've got such plant on be-
tween Us with that Yankee that we may
be just as well off again in a week.
made him promise to come and dine to-
night, and we've fiddled about with him
quite long enough, In all conscIenceE'
1t had never been Medhurst's intention
to part company with his colleague, so
that when he had fully asserted his own
wrongs, and the Major had sufficiently
Inundated himself, he consented to be
partly reconciled.
81 agree" he said. con one condition.
You have cleaned yourself out completely
Of course; so long as we are here together
l must have charge of our joint belong
ings. l shall not allow you more than a
hundred francs at time, and if You like
W IDOl Iutb away dI tu6 llUIcS, you
though don't suppose that such capital
will tempt YOU"
The Major, for the sake of peace, was
willing to accede to anything, and would
have accepted much harder conditions
than those imposed upon him.
"You want money now?" asked Med
hurst.
NO" said the Daisy. "Tve got louis
or two"
He spoke with no intent to deceive; but
when, an hour or two later, he got up and
dressed himself, he discovered
that he had considerably moderated his
belongings, and overhauling all his gar
ments he contrived to gather together
nearly as much as the sum which had suf-
feed him for the beginning of his cam
paign against the bank. At this discov-
cry, hope rose anew within his spirit. His
bath had done something for him, and
breakfast-begun with extreme distaste
and languor, but finally accomplished
with some semblance of energy, did more.
BY two o'clock he felt himself his own
man again, and learning on inquiry that
Medhurst had left the hotel until half-past
seven, the Major walked towards the Ca
sine. He was, to be sure, little shaky
Ill Ills SdiJ, anu d llUJtt Sullby Ill Ills
thoughts; but his habitual swagger hid
his perturbation from the public eye,
and when he strolled into the salIe-de-jeu
he looked so little moved by last nights
catastrophe that the few who recognized
him resolved either that he was cool
hand indeed, or that he must be quite a
RothSchild.
Finding seat at his accustomed table
he went back humbly to his system, and
to his original method of playing it. For
tune, less kind to him than at the begin
ming, yet relented little, and he pros
pered so far that before it was time to
make ready for dinner he was playing
high again, and was once more the chief
centre of interest at the table.
In the meantime, Medhurst, after his
domiciliary visit, had sent for his little
daughter, and had set out with her upon
a rural excursion for the day. He would
have been in better trim for it if the Ma
jOr's behavior had been different, but he
had had to reconcile himself to so many
losses of his own that he found it compar-
atively easy to forget another's. And
though he was on pleasure bent, he had
frugal mind. He would give himself a
day of fatherly intercourse with his child,
and would, at the same time, make sure
that the American millionaire should keep
his appointment for dinner. This ming
ling of the domestic and the vulpine was
a little bizarre perhaps; but Captain Med
hurst did not feel it to be so. He bowled
off to Juan-les-Pins with the child, and
allowed his tluttered spirits to be gradual
ly Gained by her gay and innocent talk
Arriving there in time for luncheon, he
met the young artist at table
81 am giving my little daughter days
holiday" he said. 1--WE spoke of your
painting last time you did us the pleasure
to dine with Major De We're and myself,
and l thought you might not consider me
impudent if | ask leave to look at one or
two of your drawings"
Paul, seeming possible patron, assent
ed Immediately He would have said
Eyes" to anybody, for his work was his
one pride and joy; but he said it more
readily when he thought he saw a chance
of doing business. 1t was on the tip of
his tongue half-a-dozen times to ask il
Medhurst had taken him for the million
aire; but, candid and outspoken as his
manners were. he was not without deli
cacy. 1t was not easy to hint that this
courteous and hospitable acquaintance
had only been willing to know him be-
cause he had thought him enormously
rich, and with some suggestion of that
kind Paul hardly saw his way 20 the in
quiry. He kept silence, therefore, with
respect to that topic; thouga Medhurst
once gave him an actual chance. 1t was
when they were in the painters bedroom
together and Paul was displaying his
work.
Really" said the Captain settling his
piuce-neZ and surveying the canvas before
him with some signs of surprise, this is
very remarkable workp' He did not know
much about pictures, but he knew enough
to be able to make some distinction be-
tween the ordinary inefficiency of the am
ateur and this bold yet subtle delineation
of Nature. 81 suppose" he went on,
that it would be unfair to ask you, con-
sidering how short a time you have been
here, if you have anything more to show
meP"
81 work pretty fast" said Paul 81 have
done three other things, but they have
gone away"
He could have said, easily enough, that
he had sold them, but he shrank somehow
from that declaration.
When he went out to resume his after
Moons labors, Medhurst walked with him,
and stood by to watch the progress of the
work. But this was not very much in his
line, and in a while he began to yawn be-
hind his gloved fingers. By-and-by, with
some profession of admiration for the
beauties of the landscape, and his desire
to see more of them, he strolled away with
Lilla's hand in his. Short as their ac-
quantauce had been, the child and the
artist were already excellent friends, and
she called ont to him in her clear treble
that they would not be long away, and he
turned to nod smilingly at her and to wave
his broad hrimmed sombrero. They had
not gone far when, rounding a little
rocky headland, the cnlld Iounu natural
chair, formed in its side, and shrilled the
intelligence of this wonderful discovery at
papa
Come and look, papai'' she cried ecstati-
cally. There is room for two"
one insisted on suing GOWN Win nun.
and he was obedient for that day, at least,
to all her whims.
''Nou have not er,cls Al since luncheon ~
she said, with pretty assumption of being
elderly. THAT is because You were out
with lady. But she does not object to
the smell of tobacco in the open air, and
you can have your cigar"
With that she rummaged in his pockets
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