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well rs of fop- hundred pounds to me
ard 7 must ard will obtain it of him a
any cost and that. too, bsfore he car
hive q chance 10 make It public, or let {
decent lawyer get q glimpse Of 1t: Bu
,hcw am to-ctSok to him Sc am doing
without causing Eim to sSasect my true
;chs-acter?
Dash it all! This Rollirgstone, what
over he may be now, must have beer
! somet thing of o genuine swell at some
time or OF her in the past; wtat if he ant
Jesper should ,gtroll of, with me in thei
! company, as Bort of good -hUmored tol
Grafton, and ther fall in with, some rea
blocds-Ien. of genuine style and breed
ing-how long would be able:o success
fully play OF THIS bogus commiSsary serv.
ice UPON them? Not for an hour. if know
myself, and fancy do! BY ,iove! Eel.
lows of that sort are just microscopic al
the real and falGe social nr@icle-the
ass eeaEs would crQp out through the
| lions skin in less than no timel Still
there's nothing left but to stick, and
| stick I.ahall. If it. comes to being kicked
out at last, then heysor Bug and violence
at the first,opportunitv, and as lest re-
sort! There'll be nothing left ne but
that"
With such and kindred reflections
chasing .oach other through his hsain,
Normer ,pfced the aoe-, Of the inn kead.
iog-room, choosing for his pacings an
epen space near door s5ading through q
rear hallway to the foot af the staircase
up which jasper had disappeared, and
thoroughly resolved to adhere to the lias
of action already chosen.
But when Jasper reappaared in tho
reading-room, after brief absence, Wor-
mer had to ccafess to hipself that be
would hardly hn4e recognized him as the
same man, under less favorable circum-
st anees, 80 complete and attractive waf
the transformation that had been effected
BY the Gostumer:s art, together with the
BARRIERS services, which had beer brought
into requis;tion at subsequent Itage.
His beard had been removed, with tho
exception Of o decorative mustaehe, his
costume was perfectly fitting, including
hat and boots of faukless glossiness,
and, best of 2ll he bore himself with an
easy unconteiousness Of the change
that had been effected, or at least with
modest cir of nnconcern which was in
excellent keeping with it ak.
by Jors, Int you're simply magniE-
cent, my boy" exclaimed Wormer, with
unaffected admiration. And more than
that, you're to the manner born! But
you're q sly one, too! What we're you
Disgusting yourself in that other outland-
ish rig for?"
You mistake, Captain. was the COL
lectei reply, accompanied by slightly
suggestive gesture with prettily beaded,
new-bought walking stick. Il have
changed my clothing, but not necessarily
for the purpose of assuming or shed.
ding O disguise. That is a species Of
bad taste which I am always willing to
delegate 10 such as may deem it requi.
site."
There was something in both the words
and manner of the reply that rendered
the spy uneasy, but he, nevertheless, re-
tanned his outward audacity, and did not
hesitate to accompany Jasper, az Zee lat.
ter passed into the inn office, in order
to deposit the key Of his room with the
clerk.
Has Captain Rollingstone called fol-
me during my absence up-stairs?" inquired
JASPER of the clerk.
NO, Mr.. Bently," was the reply; "but
q message came from him few minutes
ago. desiring zoe to state that the Cip-
tain would he here for you in half IN
hour"
I say, my dear boy, said Wormer, still
accompanying Jasper, as the latter
turned away from the desk. do let me
put up bottle of champagne, pending
the return of our mutual friend Rolling
stone. What do you say? I'm such a
garrison-slave, you know, as 10 be almost
wholly a stranger here in Iondon-fami.
ly connections and friends all in the coun.
try-demuition lonesome for me, you
know. You'll forgi me soldiers blunt
ness, and not think me odd or intrusive,
l am re-and-and-"
He paused in complete embarrassment.
While be was speaking gainty, gold
trimmed eye-glass had been slowly ele.
vated, had gradually attained the most
exquisitely approved insertion between
down-twitching eyebrow and su up
twitching cheek corner, and now, as ha
came to faltering pause, the glass, OF
perhaps the visual organ behind it, was
placidly inspecting b 10 and his imperti.
hence, as though from sort of patrician
eyrie, whence lordly observation still at
times vouchsafe On idle notice of the
creeping things OF lower spheres.
"Ah, much obliged, CAPTAIN Nigeles, ]
am sure!" was the drawIed reply; Sbut
really, YOU know, have already had the
honor of declining to drink in the middle
of the day, if my memory serves me cor
rectly."
Before Wormer could reply, or even
quite recover from his discontinue, Rol.
lingstone returned. He, likewise, had
undergone considerable pers onal improve.
ment, and suggested the idea that he had
breekfas!ed somewhere, and generally
gotten himself pretty well together fol-
such daily skrmishing with iErscunicsi'
ty and adverse fortune as might consti-
tlte the sum and subst arce o. his exist.
cnce. ,..
you waiting" said he to Jasper WIN
half-nod to Wormer, as he approached;
But I've made use OF my time, at al
events The parties we expect 10 meet
arrived an hour ago, and are on merry
tour, that will doubtless take IN the con-
cert at the Crystal Palace some time IN
the day. I learned this mn:h at Sir
Harrys club, where they tooz lunch. An
Captain Diggles. are you still here?
Excuse my correcting YOU, Captain
not Diggles but Jiggles, smlllngly put
in the spy, with q resumption OF his
effrontery. Yes, I'm like ragged glove
On dress parade still on hand. as you
see. And I was just suggesting di.
version in the way of chamnagne, as you
made your appearance. How does II
touch your"
And I was just declining. the suggees.
tion," drylv observed Jasper, looking slg-
rifcantly at Rollingstone.
Notwithstanding the latter suddenly