Evening journal., 1892-08-19


The debris Of his meal, the husks Of
what he did eat. remained in an UNI
pleasant huddle ON the table, proving
that great, gross feeder had been there.
lie stood before the fire. big red OBJ
ject, the type Of many Englishmen who
were sent over in the Revolution 10 dis.
enchant us with monarchy The chances
are nearly ten TO one in favor Of an Eng
lishman's being a gentleman. Our moth
er country seemed TO have carefully dec
mated her civil and military service Of
its brutes to do the dirty work Of fog
ging the Continentals.
Kerr stood before the fire, making
picture of himself.
A handsome animal Other women
wight cali him le bel homme without
Mrs. BrOthertofts tone Of contempt. He
had evidently given the artists Of the
alcoholic school-brandy and that broth
erhood-frequent sittings. They paint
rubicund. and had not been chary of
carnations in his case. His red uniform
jacket gave him the air Of an overgrown
boy But not frank, merry one; nor
even an oafish, wen meaning dolt of a
chap. This great boy isa bully. Smaller
urchins would suffer under his thumb
He would crush butterfly, or indeed
anything gentle and tender, without
much ceremony.
So Mrs. Brothertoft seemed TO think
as she surveyed him, posed there for in
spection.
She smiled to herself and thought,
"This sensual tyrant will presently give
Miss Lucy something else to do than in
suit me with her prudish airs"
"Dash it. ma'am. Kerr repeated-his
CASTE IN his time, dashed freely-do You
mean to hint the girl is not fond Of meY'
"Fondl she adores you. See how jeal-
Gus she Isl She cannot leave you one
moment"
I'D have you to know, madam, with
your sheer, that better blood than your
daughter have been fond of me-"
"Why didn't Adonis stay in the home
market then instead of putting himself
in the provincialy"
"You know whyl l don't make any
secret of my debts and my peccadillos.
You know as much about me as 1 dc
about you, my mother-in-law."
She WINGED a little at this coarse
familiarity. 1t was part of her newt
able punishment to be so treated. All
how bitterly she remembered, at such
words, the reverent courtesy Of her hus-
band, how bitterly, his plying tender
ness, even when she had dishonored him
50 far as his honor was in her power
But she hardened herself against these
memories, and her vindictiveness against
that daughter Of his grew more cruel.
"You must allow continued Kerr
''that you get me dem cheap"
"Cheapw she rejoined. "Cheap witt
the debts and the peccadillosl Cheap
white feather and air.
"Who says I ever showed the whit,
featherg' roared Kerr. That's one Of
that muscadin jock Andres lies III
wants my place as adjutant to Sir Henry
Bahl the shopkeeping, play acting
rhyme writing milksopl he'd better keel
his Swiss jaws shut and not Islander Z
British policeman
''Noblemani" says his hostess, evi
IDENTIFY taking pleasure in CALLING he
conspirator; Il thought you were only
peers third son.
There are but three lives between M
and the earldom-an old equity life
Toms jocky life and Dicks drunken
one. Your daughter viii be Countess o
Bendigh one of these days, and you''
both better be careful how you treat me-
slow could I treat you better? Civ
you the prettiest girl in the province
with the prettiest portion"
"Have got TO tell you again that no
every man would take your daughter
You needn't look so fierce about it,
She did look fierce. She looked
belle sauvage--as if she could handle
scalping knife. And no wonderl