San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-09
CHAPTER I.

THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE.
Their hoped Hawkyn,
Their Gaunsed Dawkyn,
Their trumped TOmkyn.
Tho Tournament Of TOttCnhan

there is a small alley. or passage, lead
ing into Queen Square, and rendered
inaccessible to all but foot passengers
BY some iron posts. The shops in this
passage are of subducd exterior, and
are overshadowed by a dingy old
edifce dedicated to st. George the
MARTYR. which seems to have begun its
existence as rather handsome chapel,
and to have improved itself, by sort
of natural selection, into a singularly
ugly church.
p Into this alley, one Saturday after
noon late in October, came short, stout
young man, with sandy hair and a
perpetual grin denoting anticipation
rather than enjoyment. Opposite the
church he stopped at a hairdresser's
shop, which bore the name of Tweddle.
The display in the window was chaste-
ly severe: the conventional half-lady
revolving slowly in fatuous self-satis-
faction, and the gentleman bearing a
piebald beard with waXen resignation
were not to be found in this shopfrOnt,
which exhibited nothing but a small
pile of toilet remedies and few lengths
of hair of graduated tints. 1t was
doubtful, perhaps, whether such self
restraint on the part of its proprietor
was the result of distaste for empty
show or a conviction that the neighbOr-
hood did not expect it.
Inside the shop there was nobody but
a small boy. corking and labelling bot
ties: but before he could answer any
question as to the whereabouts of his
employer, that artist made his appear
ance. Leander Tweddle was about
thirty. of middle height. with a luXuri-
ant head of brown hair and carefully
trimmed whiSlIerS that curlCd round
towards his upper lip,where they spent
themselves in a faint mustache. His
eyes were rather small and his nose had
a decided upward tendency, but with
his pink and white complexion and com
pact, well-made figure he was far from
ill-looking, though he thought himself
even further.
We'll, Jauncy," he said, after the
first greetings, $50 you haven't forgot
our appointments"
"Why, no, >" explained his friend: but
/ never thought should get away in
time to keep it. We've been in court all
the morning with motions and short
causes, and the old Vice sat ON till past
Sand when we did get back to cham ber5
Splitter kept me there discussing an
opinion of his | couldn' agree with. and
/ was ever so long before l got him to
alter it my way"
For he was clerk to- barrister in good
practice, and it was Jauncy'S pride to
discover an occasional verbal slip in
some of his employers more hastily
written opinions on cases. and suggest
improvements.
We'll. James, said the hair-drcsser,
IL don't know that I could have got
away myself any earlier. I've been SO
absorbed in the labOrrit'ry, what with
three reiuvenatOrS and an elixir all on
the simmer tOgCther.l almost gave way
under the strain of it; but they're set to
cool now, and I'm ready to go as soon
as you please
Now" said Jauncy. brisLly. as they
left the shop together. if were to get
up to ROsherwich Gardens tonight, we
mustn't dawdlC."
Il just want to look in here 4 minute,
said Tweddle. stopping before the win
dow Of working jewellcI, who sa
there in a narrow partition facing thu
light. with a great horn lens protrud
ing from one of his eyes like Il mon
strOus growth. II left something Their
to be altered, and may as well see /
it's done.
Apparently it was done, for he cam
out almost Immediately. thruSting
small cardboard box into his pocket a
he rejoined his friend.
Now we'd better take a cab up t
Fenchurch street. said Jaunrv. Can
keep those girl, standing about on tn
platform.
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