The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-08

VI,
5trongithearm, but no one, till he met
Mrs Redmayne, had succeeded in put
ting salt upon his tail. But Strongithe-
arm was very far gone indeed upon the
wide,
iwico curing the Justi:es iiietlnie nau
le solemnly entreated her to fly with
MIN. On the first occasion she had sim
ply replied, "If you were not so terribly
tall, I'd box your ears" The second time
he had been shown the door and Justice
Redmayne's wife had cut him for
whole month. Nothing increases a mans
affection like real good snubbing, and
Captain Strongithearm, now she was
widow, not only fervently loved Mrs.
Redmayne-he actually reyerenced her.
he assiduously paid her court. He was
never tired of dancing attendance upon
the little widow, and he praised her till
his brother officers were sick of her very
name. And now he was her accepted
lover, and although their marriage was
not announced it was tacitly understood.
Strongithear1n had but one failing; he
smoked morning, noon and night. It
was real grievance to him that the
queens regulations did not allow him to
smoke on parade. Now, Mrs. Redmayne
hated tobacco, and ever since his court
ship Strongithearm had become non
smoker for her dear sake. It was a Sc
we're penance to him, but he bore it like
man; he suffered in silence and never
complained.
But one fatal afternoon Strongithearnl
was tempted and Strongithear,n fell. A
very exalted parsonage, indeed, was ao-
customed occasionally to drop into the
Warriors club. Once inside its exclusive
walls the exalted parsonage used to un-
bend and become very much like an or
binary mortal His proceedings were
always exactly the same. He would take
up his position in front of the fire or at
the window, according to the season of
the year, order a brandy and soda, pull
out his cigar case and politely offer a
cigar to one Of the Warriors, and then
for the next half hour the distinguished
parsonage was but an ordinary member
of the club. But there is an etiquette
even in little things.
No one had ever been known to refuse
to smoke the offered regaia-it was a
kind of royal command which could not
be disobeyed--and so it happened that
Strongithearm, who had been innocently
sitting at the window waiting for Mrs.
Redmayne's little victoria to pass found
himself the recipient of the royal bounty
in the shape of very dark looking Ha-
vana of exquisite flavor There was
nothing for it. The captain lighted up
with smile and a groan, and all the
other Warriors envisd him his luck, and
then he and the distinguished parsonage
continued to stare out of the window and
criticise the passersby.
They had not been three minutes there
when the little victoria flashed past, with
its cockaded coachman and its pair OF
fiery chestnuts. The big pink sunshade
was tilted on c0e side, and pretty little
Mrs. Redmayne looked up at the win.
dow and smiled. Then Strongithearm
blushed to his ears and returned her sa.
lutte, as did the distinguished parsonage
at his side.
81 fancy that bow was meant for you.
You're lucky fellow, Captain Strongi-
thearm. Ahem! Who is she?"
Strongithearm would have liked to lie
to him. but that unfortunately is con.
trary to etiquette. "Widow of Justice
Redmayne," he replied. cat least be.
ieve so."
Seemed to know one Of US at all
events said the distinguished person.
age. Splendid complexion. Wonder il
1t is her ownr'
"Oh, it's perfectly genuine" blurted
out Strongithearm, and then he felt that
he had made an ass Of himself
The president of the Warriors club (hs
was likewise the titular colonel of the
regiment) looked annoyed. He did moi
say anything, however, but went OF
calmly fumigating himself and Captain
Strongithearm. Strongithearm would
have bolted if he had dared, but the stern,
unwritten law Of tyrant custom for.
bade it.
II wonder whether her complexion
would stand the Glove test" said the
distinguished parsonage, tits a won.
derful thing, that Glove test" he con.
tinued, with the air of one about to i'm.
part scientific fact. "You know the
Glove test, Captain StrongithearmY'
The distinguished parsonage, like the
rest Of his family, hardly ever forgets a
name.
Cant say do, your
"Not know the Glove test2 I've known
1t ever since was boy!" burst in the
other. "It's an invaluable thing to know
an tnfallible test. You get a Glove,
you know, and you've only got to get
near enough to the suspected cheek-and
that's not generally so very difficult, by
gad!-and just to breathe upon it, and
If it's paint it turns black at once"
And there was instantly chorus OF
testimony to the truth of the distin-
guished personage's assertion from the
Warriors present.
"You don't seem to be getting on with
that weed" continued the Distinguished
Parsonage; "try another" and out came
the hospitable cigar case.
There was nothing for 1t. ITO hear il
to obey" is in London as solemn duty
as at the sublime porte. Strongithearm
accepted the cigar, and this time took
good care not to let 1t go out. The conver.
sation then became general, and the dis.
tinguished parsonage having turned his
back for an instant, Captain Strongithe
arm seized the opportunity to make hi,
escape.
/ And as he went down the stairs of the
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