Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-11

thick lashes; his hair dark and waving;
his mustache, dark and dropping, serv-
ed only to enhance the brilliancy of the
even white teeth that flashed underneath
1t in his frequent smiles and joyous
laughter. One would say, in looking at
Noel, that he was a man of singularly
sunny disposition; and so he was, and so
they found him at the club; and so the
loungers there hailed him with jovial
! shouts as he entered; for, though only a
fortnight had elapsed since his arrival,
and four days Of that time he had been
absent, giving his testimony before the
court martial in New York harbor, he
had nevertheless Won his way into the
hearts of all the young fellows around
the club, and no more popular man than
Gordon Noel had ever come within the
doors of 1.-The Queen City"
"What are you going to have, old
NAM was the first question asked, and
Noel laughingly ordered a sherry cob
bier, saying the day was far too hot for
anything stronger.
who's that Just saw going into the
billiard room?" ne asked.
THAT? That's Regy Vincent. Haven't
you met him yet"
"Regy Vincent" sid Noel. SIS he
the brother Of the Miss Vincent whom
met at the party last night?'
THE very same" was the reply.
Mighty bright follow, too, and a very
jolly one; though he has been in hard
luck Of late"
"How in hare luclZ?" asked a quiet
looking man seated in a big arm chair,
lowering for moment the newspaper
which he had been reading.
well, through his fathers i'll luGk on
Change. You all know, of course, that
Vincent was nearly busted before that
corner went under last week.
Il know this" was the calm reply,
that while he did stand for a few days
on the ragged edge and while it may
be that Lad that corner not broken when
it did he would have been in sore straits,
al soEle way he or his partner, Clark,
came to taw with additional funds, and
had the cOESummate pluck TO put up
more at the very moment when it was
believed that that syndicate was going
to have everything their own way. So
far from being badly bitten by that deal,
it my belief that Vincent, Clark & Co.
came out of it with very pretty penny
to the good"
"Wen, of course, Harris. you must
know more about sthan | do But You
cannot be gladder than i am 10 hear that
Fincent's status is 50 much better than
we supposed. I'm glad on his account, Tn
glad On Regis account. and I'm rnrtic.s-
larry glad on Miss Mabei'S account. A3id
now I'm particularly chuckli1g Uver
Billy Rossiter's frame of mind when he
hears the real truth of this matter
When he went after her to Rome last
year, and everybody supposed that Vim
cent was worth a million, there's DO
.,oubt in the world that he did his best
20 win her, and that was what he was
sent abroad by his father to do Bat -
didn't win her then, for she 6; i'-JuoUsly
denied any engagement when she came
back here; yet it was supposed that if
he persevered his chances would be good.
Why, he's not half bad fellow, only he
can't marry so long as he is in his IA
theirs employ and dependent on him, un-
less he marries according to his fathers
wishes; and the old man called him of
Just as soon as he found out that Vim
cent was on the verge of failure. Billy
Rossiter has lost any chance that he
might have had in that quarter, for she'll
never look at him again"
''Serve him light, if that be the case.
Any man who hasn't sense enough to
stick to girl who is bright and pretty
as Mabel Vincent, rich or poor, deserves
no luck at all in this world. But that
reminds me, Capt. Noel, according to
rumor and what the girls say in society
and you know they generally know
pretty much everything that is going on
there is something more than a mere
understanding between her and your
predecessor here, the recruiting officer,
Capt. Lane. Did he say anything about
it to your"
''No, not word. 1 think, though,
that had there been anything in the
story Lane would have let me know
something about it, for we are very old
and intimate friends Did you say that
that was Mr.. Reginald Vincent who has
just gone into the billiard room?"
Eyes," answered Mr. Morris, chats
he. Would you like to know him."
Every much indeed; and if you've
nothing better to do come in and pre-
sent me. Perhaps he will want to play
game of billiards, and if so I'm his
man."
And so it happened that that very
morning Gordon Noel was presented to
Reginald Vincent, and when Regy went
home to luncheon he spoke enthusiast
tically of his new found acquaintance,
whom he pronounced to be one of the
most delightful fellows he had ever met
anywhere, and who was such a warm
and devoted friend of Capt. Lane. II
want, if l meet him this afternoon, as l
probably shall, TO bring him back to
dinner with me. What say you, mother?
just informally"
Don't you think it would be better to
wait day or two, and have little din
ner, and invite a few friends to meet
himf' asked Mrs. Vincent. Your faith
er, perhaps, would like to be consulted in
the matter. I've no doubt that he would
like to do something to show attention
to any friend of Capt. Lane What do
you think, MabelgH
81 vote for both, " replied that young
woman. with much alacrity. ST have
met Mr.. Noel twice"
Capt. Noel, dear" said Regy. Capt.
Noel"
HE is not captain yet, Reginald;
happen to know from the regimental
roster; 1 have copy upstairs that Capt.