The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-22

/ . voRy Cd fF5tn3 Uho tod 30st oome bo1se
| frum Tndda. = hisue ne1f Jsrmyn stxesk
| Tia. Is mnss ~ sa5d. vas perfectly tue.
| sud. q eourse. Mr.. eSraightszy could o.
| ~ - vslid ob)scsioa, = Bax1w had 6cne
| III Ms work for he dAy. The next day,
| howsvss. Tom skunk 81 - > ssieEraph o.
| Gee aud IN guilty haste dispatched vim
| 70 The eject that be wn suffering from .
sesers sxsack Of iunbago. but souid. Il
| pcsstbls, return In he svsninE.
By II O'Clock be uas - Lord's- The
mere sight Of The ground uas 20 welcome
10 him that he was determined % spend -
much ums there - be possibly could He
knew. q course, that be vouid b certain
70 mses any number Of his old friends. and
tha1 the whole proceeding was extremely
risky, but he consosed himself with tbs
thought that. - Mr.. strsixhsway rarely.
il ever, vent into society Of any sort, he
Was not ~ al likely 10 bear anything
about il 60 he enseonced himself in the
pasilaon and awaited the beginning Of The
play with pieasursbae impatisnce. The
Hsashcoses we're aiIenthuaAssic cricketers,
and he counted on their sppearznce BY IL
O'Clock ~ the latest.
The match commenced in due course,
but upon its varying fortunes IL il NOT
necessary 20 dwell The Heathcotes also
arrived, and Tom 81 once took up posi-
ton on the drag By the side OF Miss Alice,
the warmth Of whose greeting At once
speedily hanished all fears and quaims OF
conscience from his breast Nothing. IN
fscs, could have been more perfect than
Mr.. BAxter's happiness up 70 the luncheon
interval His stentorian well hit" or
well bowiedr could be heard 100 yards
sway. He capped his hands, stamped
and waved his hat like the veriest school
boy. and meanwhile he WAS unremitting in
his attention to the girl OF his heart Two
O'Clock struck.
The bell rang for lunch aud the occupants
of Mr.. Heashoote's drag prepared for the
substantial meal which forms 50 promin-
ens = feature Of the two great matches st
Lords. Tom by no means despised Great
ure comforts. Mr.. Straightway's curatss
we're expected. 1t ill events when with him
On duty, 70 follow their wears example In
ssceticism. 80 good lunch Was very &C
cepsable 70 him. He had supplied Alice's
wants. and was in the act Of lifting to his
mouth piece OF salmon when suddenly
he turned pale, his Jaw fell, his eyes
disated, and the piece OF salmon, accom-
panied by the fork. fell UNDECIDED to the
ground.
It WAS too true. Beside the very next
drag, talking TO gentleman on the box
seat, stood . tall. lean man, in clerical
attire. whose figure Was horribly familiar
70 the guilty curste. He could not Be mis-
taken. IL was 6eptimus Slraightwsy, though
what could have brought that reverend
gentleman 70 Lords WAS beyond Toms
imagination. The vicar had his back
turned. and evidently did not suspect his
curats's proximity. Instant flight was the
only hope.
s.Good gracious, Toni" cried Miss Alice.
what on earth Is the matter? You look
IS white ~ . sheet"
~ don't feel very we'll. dear. Excuse me
one minuts." stammered Mr. Baxter. And
he rose hurriedIy, upsetting his plate, and
jumped to the ground. just - he reached
terra frma he saw the clergyman shaking
hands with his friend on the box-seat He
WAS turning toward Mr.. Heathcote's drag.
In another second detection would follow.
Tom glanced hurriedly round. The door
Of the drag vas open and no one Was look
Ing. He accordingly plunged in headfors-
most, thut the door. and 70 make assur-
ancs douhly sure pulled up the wooden
blind. Then he brsatAed more freely.
But what on earth would the Heathcotss
Think A confederate was absolutely neccs-
sary. The Heathcotes' family butler. Mr..
Binns. was an cid friend of Toms and
might be relied upon. Baxter espied Binns
opening . bottle OF champagne and at
tracted his attention - noiselessly q pos
sibiy.
"Binnsm he whispered in great agitation.
please to say to Miss Alice that am not
well. and that have gone to take walk.
TO battle my head-say anything. Bins
bat tor mercy's sake don't let her know
that I'm In here. Don't let any body know.
You won't. viii your" be continued, pits-
ously.
Mr.. Binns thought that Tom was of his
head. but his impassiye face betrayed no
surprise.
Certainly. sir. Any other message?"
mol that will do-and, Binns, come back
here at once; ! want you to do something
else"
"Yessir."
The message caused some little surprise
and much sympathy.
Poor fellowl" said Miss Alice: cit all
comes from working so hard in those ter
rihle Sums, and never taking holiday"
When Binns returned Tom asked him in
the same agitated whisper:
did you notice tall. thin gentleman
. clergy beside the next drag
| just nowy"
"Yessir"
do You see him now7"
"Yessir." said Binns, also Whispering.
hes a-stAnding close here"
Good gracious" murmured Tom.
LOOK here, come and tell me where he's
gone"
And Tom pulled up the other wooden
blind halfway and covered on the door
among the cushions and dust-cloaks. IL
was terribly hot and ssuffy, bat he dared
| not move until Binns returned, and that
| parsonage was absent for no less than half
! an hour by Toms watch. The captive was
| growing desperate, when at last welcome
| face appeared at the window above the
/ blind.
Mr.. Baxter, SIR" whispered Binns:
''the clerical gent. sir, he's on the roof OF
| our drag"
You don't say sol" groanei Tom.
"Ha is. indeed. sir. lie and master
seem very thick. they're talking over old
| Cambridge times. | never waited ON him
/ before. sir.
ssOg course" said the earate Ia despair.
| ~ see il now. Old sepsimas Was .; Cam
bridge. so was ueaiheosc. They are old
| friends. How in the name OF providence
AN / 20 get on; OF thsss | say, Binns. do
/ yoa know | must stop here iA he goes 2
| Noa viii keep il dark--Gow won's your
Most certainly. sir said the sympa-