Dodge City times., 1890-05-02

lieve should beln the bankruptcy court
but for the Squire's stomach. Look at my
wifei She's shocked at me. We ought to
keep up appearances, my dear? Not II
When l am poor say I am poor When
cure patient make no mystery Of IL:
overybody's welcome to know how its
done. Don't be down-hearted, Arabell4
nature never meant your husband for Q
doctor, and there is the long and short Of
It. Another glass Of sherry, Mr.. Mount
joy,"
All social ceremonies Including the
curious English custom which sends the
ladies upstairs, after dinner, and leaves
the gentlemen at the table-found q de-
voted adherent in Mrs vimpany. She
rose as If she had been presiding at ban.
Quet, and led Miss Henley anectionately
to the drawing-room. Iris glanced at
Hugh. No: his mind was not at ease yet;
the pre-occupied look had not left his face.
Jovial Mr.. Vimpany pushed the bottle
across the table to his guest, and held out
. handful Of big black cigars.
"Now for the Juice ~ the s-"~." /" L.
cried. "and the best cigar IN all Englandr'
He had Just filed his glass, ana struck
a light for his cigar, when the servant
came in with q note. Some men relieve
their sense of indignation in one way, and
lief was an oath. Talk about slavery!
he shouted. "Find me such a slave in all
Africa as q man in my profession. There
isn't an hour of the day or night that he
can call his own. Here's a stupid old wo-
man with an asthma, who has got another
spasmodic attack-and must leave my
dinner-table and my friend, just as we are
enjoying ourselves. l nave hair mlno
not to CO."
The inattentive guest suddenly set him
self right in his hosts estimation. Hugh
demonstrated with an appearance OF in
terest in the case, which the doctor in
terpreted as a compliment TO himself:
"Oh, Mr.. vimpany, humanity humani-
"Oh, Mr.. Mountjoy, money! moneyp
the facetious doctor answered. THE old
ladv is our Mayors mother, sir. You
don't seem to be quick at taking q joke.
Make your mind easy; shall pocket my
fee"
AS soon as he had closed the door, Hugh
Mountjoy uttered a devout ejaculation.
s'Thank God!' he said-and walked up and
down the room, free to think without In
terruption at last.
The subject Of his meditations was the
influence Of intoxication, in disclosing the
hidden weaknesses and vices of q mans
character by exhibiting them Just as they
are, released from the restraint which he
exercises over himself whom he is sober.
That there was . weak side, and probably
q vicious side, in Mr.. Vimpany's nature
it was hardly possible to doubt. His blus-
tering good humor, his audaciOus self
conceit, the tones Of his voice. the express
sion in his eyes, all revealed him Ito use
one expressive word) as \ humbug. Let
drink subtly deprive him of his capacity
for self-concealment, and the true nature
of his wife's association with Lord Harry
might sooner or later show itself-say. in
after-dinner talk, under skillful manage
ment The right method Of entrappin9
him into state of intOxication (which
might have presented serious difficulties
under other circumstauces) was suggest
ed, partly by his ignorance of the differ
ence between good wine and bad, and
partly by Mountjoy's knowledge Of the
excellent quality of the landlady's claret.
He had recognized, as soon as he tasted It,
that finest vintage of Bordeaux, which
cenceals its true strength-to gross and
ignorant taste-under the exquisite deli
cacy of its flavor. Encourage Mr.. Vimp-
any, by means of . dinner at the inn, to
give his opinion as q man whose judgment
In claret was to be seriously consulted
and permit him also to discover that
Hugh was rich enough to have been able
to buy the wine-and the attainment of
the end in view would be simply . ques-
ton of time. There was certainly the
chance to be reckoned with, that his thick
head might prove to be too strong for
the success OF the experiment. Mountjoy
determined to try it, and did try 1t never
theless.
Mr. Vimpany returned from his medical
errand. thoroughly well satisfied with
himself