Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-06-04


to hunt sandfies in the desert--sleci
mems, you know. don't mid iack
ling him afterward.
"And what am | to do about poo
mamma with all this secrecy2 Ism
she to know about it till afterward2
Certainly not She won't mind
, I'm very sure of that And, Bella
dearest that gives me a chance tC
say something. I've always had 8
horror of mothers-in-law ] shall bt
glad to do the civil to Mrs. Beamish
but / can't consent to live with her
you know-not for a single day. A
mother-in law under the same roof is
the-I mean she's a dinner of herbs
to a stalled Oh, on something of that
sort, as somebody says.
Charlie, l believe that cantanker-
GUS old colonel has made you as bad
as himself; but l suppose l must be
dutiful and give in. And, Charlie"
Eyes, dearest"
The colonels rubber was finished.
Had it not been for sundry tremors
on his favorite subs behalf, the chief
would have been in tolerably com
placent frame of mind.
by the god of war he's dancing
with her still. CALCULATED the colonel
from the doorway, "and he was
dancing with her two hours ago. |
must get around and read the mu-
tiny act before it's too late.
The irate warrior backed into the
corridor with the intention of max
ing detour, and so getting to the
other end of the ballroom without
having to traverse it.
But as Spriggins disappeared from
the doorway to start on his round, a
lady rose from among the chaperons
at the other end of the room and
slipped out of the door nearest to her
the one for which the colonel was
making.
Thus it was that he espied fe-
male form, no longer young, but not
without pretensions, advancing to
meet him along the corridor.
"Oh, Colonel Spriggins, " said the
lady, as they met, do show me
which is the cloakroom. I've lost
my handkerchief and want to get an
other out of my handbag"
The colonel grunted something I'M
Ineligible and opened the door of
one of the rooms on the opposite side
of the passage. Here was a vast
array of feminine wraps neatly tick
eted, few stray powder puffs be-
fore a cheval glass and tray full of
pins. But the attendant told off to
keep track of the finery was not
there.
"Oh, never mind, colonel, " replied
his companion politely. You'll do
just as well Come, let's have regu-
lar good hunt together"
The wretched man turned to flee
in search of the attendant--too late.
The door of the cloalzroom shut to
with a click; the lock was shut from
the outside, and the great financier,
Cowasjee Readymoney Bottlewallah,
shambled off down the corridor.
by the lord of fire, murmured
the Parsee to himself, 'the colonel
is weak and the Memsahib is very
strong. In quarter of an hour she
will propose marriage to him. Ten
ants have been scarce of late and
business must be attended to-"
Cowasjee Readymoney Bottlewal-
lah sat in his go-down surrounded
by bales of Europe" goods. To him
entered a Hindoo Knitmutghar-
Ramasawmy Bux by name-a per
sonage with white garments and a
shifty eye.
After greetings, duly exchanged,
the body servant, being bidden, seat
ed himself on heap of carpets and
took up his parable:
"Ramasawmy BuX is commanded
by him whom it is his privilege to
serve-Hancock Sahib of Pultan Two
Hundred-to seek the Mountain of
Commerce, Cowasjee, and to make
business with him of Importance.
The sahib is about to take to wife
whisper it not in thy bazaar, o Cow
asjee, for it is as secret as thy Towers
of Silence--he is about to take to wife
a beautiful Missee sahib, the daugh-
ter of the Memsahib Beamish. He
would faiu hire of thee for the
month of sweetness the bungalow
in the desert known as Honeymoon. 4"
Cowasjee Readymoney Bottlewal-
lahs mild brown Orbs twinl1led.
"Ho, hol' he laughed, 80 Han
cock sahib has yielded to bright eyes
at last, 1t is good, but thy master
comes too late to ask for Honeymoon
Hall, 1t was let only yesterday for
a month from Monday next to an
other sahib, whose illustrious name
am not at liberty to mention But,
as you know, o Ramasawmy, l have
much sympathy for those whom the
moon goddess has struck silly, Think
you that your master would be hap
py with the half of Honeymoon
HallP
"Thy servant believes that the
sahib would be happy anywhere.
"Wel, then" said Cowasjee, "go
to him and say that Honeymoon Hall
is at his disposal, and bring me back
a months rent-200 rupees-in ad-
vance of which sum ten rupees shall
be thine own dustoor, o Ramasaw-
my. Then when the sahib reaches