Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-03-21
Nh. DIeeSon' S VIII.
By H. RIDER HAncApn
CHAPTER XIV.
AT HANOVER sorApz

otr ~ S'oO eArough the evening of +bo4
SNentIui Day Everything connected - -
- seel-ila may to him. As, however fnr
ot.--,.'eiy Iof the reader of this bistory Va.
ere lot altogether dependent on the men, .
80 - !" youH; man III love, which is al
80, " Ireacherous thing to deal with
fa-S oOier and exclusive sources of in,
Fire+ ''et ~ ~, we may as well fill the gan
- 80 "a "li ne went to his club and seized
RED book, in which he disco1+o,.,9 9e leu
Lord Holmhursts. or rather - GLe4 4l IilaC
Aursts London house was u, - Io 1loIiii-
square. Then he walked to his ro [,,U' ~ ~
one OF me little side streets ononinc. ~ -
o. the Strand, and went tbrouGh tbe9 So 49,
% eating some dinner; after which = tn ar
i!o1e III OF restlessness got possession, ~
mn ~ ana he started out wallinr Fo-.
Tree sold hours did that young mon
se11A: "Aich was, no doubt, q good thine
~ Lii Tor one never gets enough exer7
I!So Il! London; end at the end of +bo+
Ilte; having already been to Hammer
E!l1nA and back, he found himself orra11it.,
tlhg toward Hanover square. Once there
He LAG h't-e difficulty in finding the num-
Der There was light in the drawing
room moor and, the night being warm
1le vi Uhe windows was open, SO that the,
lamp hight shone softly through the lace
curtains. hustace crossed over to the
other side of the street, and leoninor
against the iron ratings of the souare
looked up, He was rewarded for bis
pains, for through the flmv curtain bo
could make out the forms Of two ladies
seated side by side upon an ottoman with
tner faces toward the window, and in one
OF these he had no difficulty in recognizing
augusta. Her head was leaning ON her
hand and she was talking earnestly to
her companion. He wondered what she
was talking of and had half mind to ro
ana ring and ask to see her Why should
ne wait I'LL tomorrow morning? Presently.
however, better cOunsels prevailed, and
though sorely against his will, he STONED
where he was till policeman, thinking
ms rapt gaze suspicious, gruff1y requested
him to move on.
10 gaze at ones only love through an
open window is, no doubt, delightful
occupation, if a somewhat tantaIizing
one; but if Eustace's ears had been as
good as his eyes, and he could have heard
the conversation that was proceeding in
the drawing room, he would have been
Still mere Interested.
Augusta had just been unfolding that
part of her story which dealt with the
important document tattooed upon her
shoulders, to which Lady Holmhurst had
listened ''ore rotunda."
And so the young man is coming here
tomorrow morning" said Lady Holm
hurst; how delightful! | am sure he
looked very nice young man, and he
had very fine eyes. 1t is the most TO-
mantle thing that ever heard Of"
ut may be delightful for you, Bessie"
said Augusta, rather tartIy, ''but l call it
disgusting. 1t is all very well to be tattooed
upon desert island-not that that was
very nice, | can tell you; but it is quite
another thing to have to show your hon
orable wounds in a London drawing
room. OF course, Mr.. Meeson will want
to see this will, whatever it may be-
worth; and should like to ask you, Bes-
sic, how am | to show it to him? 1t is on
my back"
Il have not observed" said Lady Holm
hurst, dryly, that ladies, as a rule, have
an insuperable objection to show their
backs or their fronts either If you have
any doubt on the point l recommend you
to get an invitation to London ball. All
you will have o do will be to wear low
dress. The fact of being tattooed does not
make it any more improper for you to
show your shoulders than it would be if
they were not tattooed, especially" she
added, las they are such very pretty ones"
81 have never worn q low dress" said
Augusta, "and do not want to show Mr..
Meeson my shoulders.
"Ah, well, said Lady Holmhurst, darlly,
II dare say that that feeling will soon
wear off. But, of course, if you won't,
you won't; and. under those circum-
stances, you had better say nothing about
the will, though" she added, learnedly,
"of course that would be compromising a
felony"
would it? don't quite see where the
felony comes in
Well of course it is this way; you
steal the will-that's felony; and if you
don't show it to him | suppose you com
pound it; it is a double offense-compound
felony"
" Nonsense !" answered Augusta to
this exposition of the law, which was, it
will be admitted, almost as lucid and
convincing as that of an average Q. c.
Glow can l steal my own shoulders? 1t
is impossible"
"Oh. no; not at all You don't know
what funny things you can do. | once
had cousin whom | coached for his eX-
animation for the Bar, and | learned a
great deal about it then. Poor fellow he
was plucked eight times"
q am sure don't wonder at it," said
Augusta, rudely. "Well, l suppose l
must put on this low dress; but it is hor-
rid-perfectly horridl You will have to
lend me one, that is all.
NV dear" answered Lady Holmhurst,
with a glance at her widows weeds, I
have no low dresses; though, perhaps, |
can find some among the things | put
away before we sailed and her eyes
filed with tears.
Next morning Augusta appeared at
breakfast dressed in exceedingly becoming
low dress, which Lady Holmhurst sent up
TO her with hot water She had never
worn one before, and it certainly is trying
to mt on q low dress for the first time IN
fnll davlirht-indeed, she felt as guilty
MS does a person of temperate habits when
he is nersuaded to drink a brandy and
soda before getting up. However, there
was no help for it; so, throwing a shawl
over her shoulders, she descended;
INV dear, do let me see" said Lady
Iro1miurst. as soon as the servant mad
itb sigh Augusta uncovered her
shoulders, and her friend ran around Ine
+oble to look at them. There, on her
hack was the will. The cutie INK Hau
n~oved an excellent medium ana tne
tattooing was as fresh as the gay On w NJ
II had been done, and would no Qouo''
~ n'ir so till the last hour of her life
ret 11XVe,I = said Lady Holmhurst, q hope
that The Young man will be duly grateful,
ina Isbo' MD have to be very much in love, ;"
an SIo she looked meaningly at Augusta,
a sabofo Trf | would spoil myself in that
fashion for any man. ,d
Aug Augusta blushed at the insinuatlon !. ana INC.
soid notbing. At 10 o'clock, just as they
Tv,sr half through breakfast, there came