Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

irascible guardian. as
1S< a legitimate occasion
for explosion. and the colonel exploded &C
cordingly.
SIR" his nephew replied coolly. but not dis
respectfully. But thought it was due to
you that / should-should speak and--teu
you my Intentions"
Your inten tions?' the colonel echoed i'm
patiently. your intentions to tie a mill
stone round your neck and pitch yourself
head first into the riverp
The colonel sat bolt upright In his chair,
his steel-blue eyes flashed angrily; 1t SEEM
ed that even his bushy eyebrows and griz-
zled mustache bristled more fercely than
usual Dick-otherwise Lieut. Richard
Rothesay Trent-stood on the hearth rug
before his irate uncle. but did not look in
the least like a culprit. Dick was a fine
young fellow with dark hair and good dark
eyes. a tall well-knit figure and erect bear
ing only q shade less military than the
colonePs. The nephew was handsomer than
the uncle to whom he bore only a slight
family resemblance. but Col. Rothesay had
been fine looking man In his day.
Il was afraid my engagement would not
meet with your APPRECIATION" said the
young man, quietly.
You'd a grain of common sense left.
indignant snort.
but / felt it wouldn't be the right thing
70 keep II dark, continued Dick. You
have been as good as a father to me al
ways. l haven't failed in approaching 1t.
i felt 4 woua be shabby abb ihins a 10 marry
without telling YOU"
III would, agreed the colonel more de-
hberately, and shabby tricks what I
shouldn't expect from you, Dick You
might act Ike a fool or a mailman. but not
Ike sneak-ir isn't in the blood Now
look here. Dick, let US talk IL over quietly"
ne added-as IL IL were Dick who had dis
turbed the quiet OF the proceedings-"let
at n
stands. / should like to see you married
some day; it's the right thing-keeps man
straight, steadieS and settles him."
quite So" Dick assented, readily, IF he
marries the right girl Otherwise it's apt
to do just the other thingi
'.Pish-Pshaw." retorted his uncle. The
right girl for you is a girl who comes Of
the right stock-girl with good blood in her
about i don't care a FIG whether there's
money or not Bring home a nice girl of
good family. fortune or no fortune. L can
the right way: But mark me. Dick. if you
commit any internal folly" the colonel
was waxing warm again, in the shape of
mesalliance. 1 simply stop your allow
anGe while 1 live and cut you on with a
Il have taken that into consideration"
said Dick Trent, gravely enough, for it is
a serious business, even for a young man
ardently In love, to contemplate such a
prospect as Col Rothesay now held up be-
fore his nephew's eyes.
AND perhaps you have also taken into
wife and family on nothing a year," re-
torted the colonel drily.
Il don't contemplate living on nothing a
year; should look out for some post" re-
piled Dick with the sanguineness of youth.
Long you might look! II YOU have cher:
ished any fancies that / shall continue to
provide for you in the event of your cross
which ! have ever interfered with you
you VIII ind out your mistake. / am
ready to make every allowance. Dick" he
a
enter into your feelings to certain ex-
tent; young men always go through the
love- the sensible ones take il for what
It's worth; the foolish youngsters throw
away their prospects and ruin their careers
and send their whole lives to smash, and
md out what it's all worth too late. /
know young fellows make fools of them
selves and get into scrapes-rash promises
and compromising letters and that kind of
thing but-er-it can be arranged YOU
know; all that can be-settled quietly; any
thing can be squared with people Of that
you mistake" said Dick. flushing, with
stern lx, i0ok on his comely young face;
Efhe Williams Is as proud and delicate,
as refined and pure minded and modest a
girl as any dukes daughter between the
well bredi Her father was a gentleman in
reduced circumstances, and Mrs. Williams
some Of the rooms In her house,
This was too much for the colonel
Did you ever know any scamp. thief,
n
gentleman IN reduced circumstances he
exploded. suffering in his wrathful con-
tempt
far" said Dick. preserving his good humor-
ed equanimity with an effort; I've heard
but he was neither thief nor swindler.
though, mind you. even IL he had been
either. it wouldn't in my mind touch his
daughter"
Perhaps you'd like to take a wife out
of the Founding Hospital or the work
house," retorted the colonel
You are making the case out worse
much worse than il is" said Dick with
some displeasure. The WiIlianses have
certainly neither wealth nor position bur
they are thoroughly respecta ble-rnore
than respectable. well bred. and educated
gentle people. making a brave fight against
poverty. which is their misfortune NOT
their fault For my part i know of moth
ing more worthy OF respect
The argument continued for some time
without the disputants coming any nearer
TO an agreement, and ended by Dicks
no use in prolonging the discussion Dick
Trents patience was not warranted to
bear every strain str ne cha d against the
uncle placed upon his lips, and was anx-
ious to bring the conversation to close
lost his and picked it up again several
times. but when Dick did fire up-which
was not nearly so often-it was much
When his nephew had left him the col
onel walked up and down the room irately
who had "entrapped'' Dick than with Dick
himself. Is IL not always Eve-poor Eve
who plucks the apple and tempts the in
nccent Adam into taking bite? Col
Rothesay was vexed with himself too be-
cause he did not perceive the danger be-
fore in time TO take precautionary meas
ures When Dick. convalescent from
Illness had chosen to spend his six weeks
leave quietly at the seaside. in a nice
iitfIe place where he had run down once
or twice before with a friend and comrade
Tor a day or two. no suspicion had &C.
Cured 10 the colonel of any attraction
there beyond good air. good boating and
driving sea bathing. and last. not least in
the colOners eyes. landlady who was a
good cook He was going himself TO CarlS-
Rad WHITTIER he would have liked his
nephew to accompany him. but as Dick
had not rheumatic govt and preferred
.sa air 10 mineral waters uncle and
nephew went their different ways: the col
nnai happy and unsuspecting. And this
1raS .he meaning Of IL ALL Here was the
unshot OF the landlady's cooking-the end
~ The boating! Poor Dick had gone fish
Ing and been caught himself oh, these
Women-these women. Eroahed the COL
.onei He had pictured his boy as being
comfortably looked after by STOUT sopa-