Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-12


uornin', SORT" said Andrew, with his
Celtic seosnt and In an affsbls half
whisper.
sAll right. Andrew" Wa the reply
ssWhy, you must be thinking OF some
one else haven't been i'll Ny health
has been excellent for . long time past.
Yes. sorr." said Andrew, lowering
his eyes and respectfully retiring.
That iass yes. SOFT" had . dubious
made Dalrymple call the faithful old
fellow back and further question him.
.'Al right again. as II ever he had
been al wrong-oh. well. poor Andrew
was aging; others had remarked that
fact months ago.
different servant came e. announce
breakfast There were only about five
men IN the dining room as Dalrymple
entered IL All Of them gazed at him in
an unusual way, or had late events led
him 70 think that they did 50? Al tho
table nearest him sat Everdell. one OF
the jolliest men in the club. person
whose face was nearly always wreathed
in smiles-
Good morning." said Dalrymple. as
he caught Everdelfs eye
Good morning" The tones were
replete with mild CONSERVATION, and the
look that went with them was smileless
10 the degree of actual gloom. Then
Everdell. who had just finished his
breakfast. rose and drew near To Dali
rymple.
"Pon my word" he said. I'm de-
lighted 70 see you all right again SO
soon"
"Au right again so soon?" was the
reply. What in mercy's name do you
nean?"
'.Oh. my dear old fellow" began Ev-
eriell. fufnbling with his watch-chain,
1t was pretty bad, you know. yester-
day"
''prctty-bad-yeste
II saw you in the morning and for an
hour or so in the afternoon Perhaps
no one would have noticed IL II you
hadn't s.aid here all day and poured
those condolences into peoples ears
about DE Pommcreul. You didn't APP
pear TO have drank drop in the club;
there's the funny part of it. You went
out several times, though. and came
back again All that you had TO drink
Except some wine here at dinner, you
remcmbcr,l you must have got outside.
wasn't here at ten O'Clock when De
Pommcrcul came in. I'm glad wasn't.
You must have been dreadful. II Sum-
mcrson and Joyce hadn't rushed in be-
tween you and the count Heaven knows
what would have happened. As it
is"
At this point Dalrymple broke In with
cold harshness: Look here, Everdell,
l always disliked practical jokes, and
I've known for q number of years that
you're given 70 them. You've never at
tempted 10 make me your butt before,
however, and you'll have the kindness
to discontinue any such proceeding
now"
Everdell drew back for a moment
frowncd, shrugged his shoulders, and
then muttering: ''Oh. IL you're going
to put it that way." strobe quickly out
OF the dining-room.
Dalrymplc scarcely ate a morsel Of
breakfast. After he had gulped down
some hot coffee he repaired to tho
reading-room. AS he rcentered it a
waiter handed him several letters.
One. which he opened first. was marked
Immediate" and had been sent him
from his own house by an intelligent
and devoted woman servant there who
had been for long period in his en-
ploy. This letter made poor Dali
rymple's head swim as he read it.
Written and signed by Mr.. Summerson
himself as chairman of the house COM
mittee of the club, il ordered him To APP
pear that same evening before a meet
ing of the governors and answer TO q
charge of disorderly conduct on the
previous night. Then it went on TO
state that he (Dalrymple) had been
seen throughout the previous day at
the club in state Of evident intoxica-
ton. and had finally, between the
hours Of ten and eleven o'clock p. m,
aecosted and grossly insulted Count
dc Pomnereul in the main drawing
room of the Granercy.
"Disortlerly conduct" evident In
toxication;" grossly insulted Count
dc Pommcrcul." These words were
trembling on Dalryraple's lips as he
presently approached Summerson him
self. the very gentleman who had signed
the letter. and who stood in the hall ar
raycd for the street
"Wha,-yshat does It all mean?"
raspcd Dalrymplc. IL never was
intoxicated n my life. Lawrence Sum
msrson: gou ought TO know that.
played cuchrc. last night. NJ in the
card-rooa. frora ninc o'clock 20 twelve
With Ov,lcn and Folsom and yourself.
II there's any practical joke being got
up against TIE. for Gods sake"
Wait a minute. please" said Sum
Iners0n. lie went back into the coat
room. disarraycd himself Of his street
wraps. and finally joined Dalrymple.
Ills Grst words, low ard grave, ran
thus: "Can It be possible YOU don't
recoIlect that our game Of eHchre was
played fss asgAf before last and not lat
aigsf'-Then he went with Dalrynpls
into n corner IF the reading-room. and
they talked together for good while.
Dalrvmple went back 10 his home.
that day, In mental whirl It still
wanted a numtcr 81 hours before the
roveruinx committee would meet. lie
had lost a day ont of his life--therc
could b 10 doubt 81 that IL he had
r1oved about the club all q yesterday
with a drunken manner. reviling De
Pomrnerenl 70 everybody who would
lend him an ear-if he had afterward
met IA Pouarneresl In the club and
directed toward him. IN loud and
furious tones. perfect torrent ~ ac-
cusstion--he himself was completely.
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