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attack Of lumbago. but would, IL possible
return In the evening.
By II O'Clock he was at Lords. Tbs
mere sight Of the ground was SO welcome
to him that he wa determined to spend
% much time there as he possibly could.
He knew, Of course, that he would be Ger.
tain to meet any number Of his old
friends, n that the whole proceeding
was extremely risky, but he consoled
himself with the thought that as Mr..
Straightway rarely il ever went into So
ciety Of any sort. he was not at all likely
to hear anything about 1t. So he on.
sconced himself in the pavilion and
awaited the beginning Of the play with
pleasurable impotence. The Heathcotsa
were all enthusiastic cricketers, and he
counted ON their appearance by IL O'CLOCK
ut the latest.
The match commenced In due course,
but upon its varying fortunes 1t is moi
necessary to dwell. The Heathcotes also
arrived, and Tom at once took up q
position on the drag by the side Of Miss
Alice, the warmth Of whose greeting al
once speedily banished all fears and
qualms Of conscience from his breast,
Nothing, in fact, could have been more
perfect than Mr.. Bakers happiness up
to the luncheon interval. His st~entorian
well hit" or well bowled" could be
heard n hundred yards away. He
clapped his hands, stamped. and waved
his hat like the veriest schoolboy, and
meanwhile he was unremitting in his at
tention to the girl Of his heart. Two
O'Clock struck.
The bell rang for lunch, and the occu.
pants Of Mr.. Heathcote's drag prepared
Tor tho substantial meal which FORMS sc
prominent q feature OF the two great
matches ct Lords. Tom by no means
despised creature comforts. Mr.. Straight
ways curates were expected, at all events
whom with him OF duty, to follow their
wears example In asceticism, 10 q good
lunch was very acceptable to him. He
had supplied Alice's wants, and was in
the act Of lifting to his mouth q piece Of
salmon, when suddenly he turned pale,
his jaw fell. his eyes dilated. and the
piece OF salmon, accompanied by the
fork, fell UNDECIDED to the ground.
II was too true. Beside the very next
drag, talking to . gentleman on the box
seat. stood 9 tall, lean man. in clerical at
tire. whose figure was horribly familiar to
taken; Il wal septimus straightway,
though what could have brought the rev.
efend gentleman to Lords was beyond
Toms Imagination. The vicar had his
back turned. and evidently did not sus.
pect his curate's proximity. Instant
hight was the only hope.
Good gracious. Toni" cried Miss
Alice. what on earth is the matter? You
look az white o. . sheet"
Il don't feel very well, dear. Excuse
me n minute stammered MI. Baxter.
And he rose ~hurriedly, upsetting his
plate. and jumped to the ground. Just
as he reached terra frma he saw the
on the box-ssat; he was turning toward
Mr.. Hesthcots's drag; in another second
detection would follow. Tom glanced
hurriedly round, the door Of the DRAG
was open and no one was looking. Hs
accordingly plunged in head foremost,
shut the door. and to make assurance