The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-27
III.

! had been conscious for several moments
that figure was standing on my left, little
behind me, Just out Of easy eye-shot; and
had had an impression that / was being
looked at. 1t is absurd 60 be surprised at
meeting people we know in places of this
s--nd, where everybody who goes anywhere
Is sure TO turn up sooner or later; aud per-
haps it is unreasonable to feel annoyed at
it. But had been entertaining the phan-
toms of the past, and that is a kind of COM
pany whoever intrudes upon which seems
doubly an intruder.
turned round, and after a moment, rec
ognized the face Of the speaker, though /
could not have spoken his name. He was a
type of the well to do man-about- town
maI-about-the-world, rather-the cosmo-
politan whom modern travelling facilities
have evolved. He is at home In many
places, and knows all about all of them
their accommodations, their objects OF in~
terest, their society. He is cheerful, cvn-
ical, talkatiye, courteous; an agreeable COM
panion, useful and obliging in his measure
He is quick to notice and be amused at the
betrayal OF Ignorance on your part of the
technicalities with which it Is his business to
be familiar; and though it gratifies him to
be Intercepted about this or that. Won
must be careful to SO frame your in
quiries and adjust your intonations
as TO indicate that you could yourself give
the information, were it required of you,
and that in any case you are Indifferent on
the subject.
"Ah, how are yous So you're hereP' said
], extending my hand with a conventional
smile. did not know how long it might be
since we had met, so, to be ON the safe side,
conducted myself as if we had parted only
last week.
1T recognized you by your shoulders"
said he, drawing up chair and seating
ft1aea foo 20 I0ou, al.a lAl..
mine. fancy, though you haven't grown a
beard as l have. Let's see-it was at the
Boehmische Bahnhof, wasn't it, You came
down with the other fellows to see me off.
Hosmer was with you, recollect. Have
you seen him latelyP'
"Ned Hosmer? / saw him five or six
years ago. He's steady married man
now. Is there any Mrs. Cachepolle yetY'
By this it will be seen that l had recovered
his name; the incident he had recalled
brought it back to me. Henry Cachepolle,
in the old days, had been normally student
at the Polytechnic, but in re-
atty a moneyed youth who studied TO
amuse himself. Apparently he was at 1T
still. He had acquired certain ease and
style; but l suspected that his liver was
touched, his heart fatty, his muscles fiabby,
and his character lacking in fiber. To have
known man in his youth gives you an
otherwise unattainable insight into him.
The ingenious disguise that he has built up
round himself during his years of discre-
ton, is transparent to you, who know all
about the boy inside. Cachepolle would be
quite an imposing figure to one meeting
him for the first time; but l perceived that
he had not strengthened in any way during
the past ten years, and had deteriorated in
others. He was good sort of fellow, but
not worthy Of much respect.
Mrs. Cachepolle is still"
He made a gesture with his hand, in
tended to express that the lady was
still in the hypothetical stage of evolution.
In his own way Cacnepolle was O satsfac-
tory person. He was always properly har-
messed and groomed. 1t was a pleasure to
see, as be lifted his arm to light cigarette,
hat his shirt cuffs were one piece with sis
shirt, that his undervest was of the finest
pure wool; that he had probably made a
complete change of raiment within an hour
or two; that his rings were both handsome
and valuable, without being too snowy;
that his coat was an indubitable Poole, and
his shoes by Lobb Of Regent street. Evil
IDENTIFY, Cacnepolle had a valet who under
stood his business Their theory of gen
tleman was, that he should present at the
first glance somewhat rough and careless
aspect, which upon closer scrutiny, should
De discovered to be correct and costly to the
last degree By ''theirn mean Caohepolie's
ana his Wallets, who would hold consulta.
tions together. and plan effects, somewhat
as actor and dramasist do 1t was a goo
theory that they had adopted, especially fol