Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-02-23
MY RIVAL.

cannot say that thought much Of
Mackintosh He seemed to me a great
prig. Good looking9 Well, yes-in bar
ber's block sort OF way. Curly oiled hair,
pink complexion, white teeth. His teeth
We're good, l must say, and when he smiled
his appearance varied from that Of a skull
TO that Of dog out Of temper about bones
I am in the horse artillery, and Macintosh
was non-military, and lofty, on occasions,
at having passed the Indian civil But /
do not believe he could do mathematics,
and without them he could neither have
passed in or out of Woolwich
We were both homein England on a short
leave from India
Down at Brighton, IN the summer, had
met DIR. and Mrs Cherry, who were friends
Of mine. We had been stationed at Delhi
once together They were going out again
in December, and intending to take their
daughter Ellen with them. She was an
exceptionally nice girl, with light hair and
blue eyes and a low musical voice Il must
say like blondes, and harsh voice IS one
of my crosses), and / saw q good deal Of
her and should have seen more only Mack
intosh was rather in the way He was
with his people who live at Hove.
should not have cared at all about his tame
cat visits if Ellen had been entirely her
own mistress. But there was mamma.
! And those blessed civilians are worth a
certain sum, dead or alive believe the
pensions fetch the maternal mind more
than anything.
However, l found out that my friends
proposed to go to India by the steamer
leaving Marseilles on Jan. q And that
was just the time my leave was up. 1t
WIS in the days when one steamer started
from Southampton, and few days after
ward another from Marseilles, and they
met in Egypt. The Journey was cheaper
by the bay, and had intended to take that
route. but mBat Macintosh at the Office.
and found he was going from Southamp-
ton TO please o chum You would scarcely
believe it, but it was the case, nevertheless,
that the Marseilles passengers thought
themselves rather more in society than the
| SouthalnptOns. So I pondered. IF my
agents will find the money I will give
Master Macintosh the 20 by" l took a
Southampton berth, but the clerk said
might change it for a Marseilles one after
ward if l liked. And this did. / started
from Dover the day after Christmas day,
and at Paris went straight to the Hotel
! Byron, where I knew the Cherrys were
| staying.
Friend Mac" I said to myself, with
the brand of Southampton on his brow
will never be able TO cope with my CONT
| mental prestige"
| l Travelled with my friends in a leisurely
way; we gave twenty-four hours to Lyons,
and reached Marseilles on the evening Of
Dec. 81. Our inn, the Du Midi was on the
road TO the New Quarter, and have been
told, since the building speculations were
not so successful, it has been altered and
let out in flats. But at that day it was
| high, well-like house, having courtyard
IA the middle adorned with pomegranates
| in green boxes, where we sat after table
d'hote and drank coffee and cognac.
Mrs. Cherry had letter that evening by
/ by the post, and ! observed that its receipt
created interest," and heard one or two
observations which did not, however, in
any way interpret themselves to me al the
| time. Really, after alf" ''But is there
| timeY How has it been managed" and
50 on.
And when asked what projects were in
view for seeing the place next day Mrs.
| Cherry only replied, Something will sug
| gest itself"
Jan. was general holiday, and from
an early hour the streets began to fill, for
the peasants came in from the neighbor
hood, and all the artisans turned out in
their gayest costumes. The Cherrys had
breakfast in their own apartments, and
on returning from the sale a-manger went
| into my own bedroom, which was high up,
and sat at the window smoking n cigar
cite Hearing a noise below looked out
and saw the Cherrys starting without Civ
ing me any notice. Ellen, however, OBJ
served me.
"Where are you of toPp l called down to
her
we are going" she said, Ito walk in
the Canebiere. 1t will be great fun Come
| along"
Come alongi or course I would
snatehed up my hat and dustcoat, and
on rushing from my room observed slight
iron gates and within, lift, stationary.
There was no gas in it nor any attendant,
and had not noticed it before or heard OF
people going up or down. But the thought
struck me, II may as we'll use it-time
will be saved" The grating was unlocked.
| entered, took a seat and pulled the rope.
The lift began to descend. Darkness-but
only for a moment OF two-and then an
other grating; and on-into the darkness
again. Suddenly felt that the seat was
occupying was losing its horizontal posi-
position. IL sunk on one side. There was
grievous creaking, scraping, crashing and
then stoppage. Half way between two
landing places the machine had stuck i'm
movably fast.
OF course it was very awkward. But
there was apparently no cause for alarm
| knew | should get out in time, but still
it might be a longish job. l did not hear
much noise, and concluded ] was among
thick walls and not near a grating Bu
there was some rumbling and shouts as J
thonoht 10 a short time. however all