Dodge City times., 1890-05-30
the new address, when l sent up my
card."

Euc new wuGu i SeuI I'D INV
card."
II only noticed your name"
The doctor produced his pocket-book.
| and took out a second card. With pride
| he pointed to the address: IS, Radburn
Road. Hampstead Heath" With pride
he looked at his black clothes. Strictly
professional, isn't it," he said. Il have
bough: new practice: and have become
a new man. 1t isn't easy at first. No. by
jingo-I beg your partlon-I was about to
say, my own respectability rather bothers
me: l shall get used to it in time. II you
will allow me. I'll take a liberty. No Of
fense / hOpe?"
He produced handful of his cards, and
laid them out in neat little semi-circle
on the table.
"a word Of recommendation, when you
have the chance, would be friendly act
on your part" he explained Capital air
in Redburn Road and a fine view of the
Heath out of the Carret windows-but it's
rather an out-of-the-way situation. Not
that l complain; beggars mustn't be
choosers. l should have preferred prac-
tice in a fashionable part of London; but
our little windfall of money"
He came to full stop in the middle Of
q sentence The sale OF the superb dia-
nond pin. by means of which Lord Harry
had repaid Mrs. Vimpany's services. was,
of all domestic events, the last which it
might be wise to mention in the presence
of Miss Henley. He was awkwardly sill
ent. Taking advantage of that circum-
stance. Iris introduced the subject in which
she felt interested.
"How is Mrs. Vimpany?" she asked.
"Oh, she's all right!'
"Does she like your new house."
The doctor made strange reply. Il
really can't tell you," he said.
do you mean that Mrs NimpaEy de-
clines to express an ODinionr'
He laughed. "In all my experience "he
said. Il never met with a woman who did
thatl No. no: the fact is. my wife and l
have parted company. There's no need to
look SO serious about it! lncompatibility
of temper, as the saying is, has led us to
q friendly separation. Equally relief
on both sides. She goes her way, and 60
mine"
His tone disgusted Iris-and she let
him see it. rs it Of any use to ask you
for Mrs. Vimpany's addresss" she inquir-
ed.
His atrocious good-humor kept its bal
ance as steadily as ever. Sorry to disap-
point you. Mrs. Vimpany hasn't given
me her address. Curious, isn't it, The
fact is, she mOped good deal after you
left US; talked of her duty, and the care Of
her soul. and that sort OF thing. When L
hear where she Is I'll let You know with
pleasure To the best of my belief, she's
doing nurses , work @nn. somewhere;" w .s; .,,w
"Oh, the right ihing-all in the fashion.
She belongs TO what they call q Sister
hood. Goes about, you know, in q shah
by black gown, with a poke bonnet. At
least. SO Lord Harry told me the other
day."
In spite of herself Iris betrayed the asi
tation which those words Instantly reused
in her.
Lord Harry" she exclaimed. "where
Is he' In LondOn!"
'Yes-at Parker's Hotel"
'When did he return."
"Oh, few days ago: and-what do you
thinks-he's come back from the gold fields
a lucky man. Damn it, I've let the cat
out of the bagl l was to keep the thing D
secret from everybody, and from you most
particularly. He's got some surprise in
store for you. Don't tell him what I've
done. We had a little misunderstanding.
in past days at Honeybuzzard-and. now
We are friends again. don't want to lose
his lordship's interest"
Iris promised to be silent But to know
that the wild lord was in England again,
aud to remain in ignorance whether he
had or had not returned with the stain of
b!oodshed on him. was more than she
could endure.
There is one question must ask you,"
che said. Il have reason to fear that Lord
Harry left this country with purpose OF
revenge"
Wduteu UD cApidL-
alton. Yes. yes, I know You may be
easy about that. There's been no mischief
done, either one way or the other. The
man he was after, when he landed in South
Africa (he told me SO himself). has escaped
him."
With that reply the doctor got up in a
hurry to bring his visit to an end. He
proposed to take to flight. he remarked
facetiOusly, before Miss Henley whecti!ei
him into saying anything more.
After opening the door, however. he sud
denly returned to Iris. and aided last
word in the strictest conf ience.
IF you won't forget to recommend me
to your friends" he said. IN trust yo1
with another secret You viii see his
lOrdship in a day or two, when he re;urns
from the races. GoOd-by."
The races! What was Lord Harry do
ing at the racess
['ro Be Continued.I