The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-22

Twice during the justice lifetime haQ
he solei1nly entreated her to fy with
him. 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
RedmayLe's wife had cut him for
whole month. Nothing increases mans
affection like Il real god snubbing, and
Captain Stron githearm, now she was
widow, not only fervently loved Mrs.
Redmayne-he actually reverenced 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.
Strongithearm had but one failing; he
smoked morning, noon ald night. 1t
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 a non
smoker for her dear sake. l. was Sc
we're penance to him, but he bore it like
man; he suffered in silence and never
complained.
But one fatal afternoon Strongithearm
was tempted and StrongithearIn fell. A
very exalted parsonage, indeed, was &C
customed occasionally to drop into the
Warriors club. Once inside its exclusive
walls the exalted parsonage used to I'M
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 q
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 regalia-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 a smile and q groan, and all the
| other Warriors envied 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
| it's cockaded coachman and it's pair of
fiery chestnuts. The big pink sunshade
was tilted on one sioe, 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.
q fancy that bow was meant for You.
You're a 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. AT least be-
| lieve So"
| Seemed to know one of us at al
events" said the distinguished person
age. "Splendid complexion. Wonder if
| it is her own
ooh, 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 Cle
was likewise the titular colonel Of the
regiment) looked annoyed. He did not
say anything, however, but went on
calmly fumigating himself and Captain
Strongithearm. Strengths IN would
| have bolted if he had dared, but the stern,
unwritten law Of tyra0t custom for
babe it.
Il wonder whether her complexion
would stand the Glove test" said the
distinguished parsonage. Its a won
derful thing, that Glove test" he con
tinued, with the air of one about to inl-
part a scientific fact. You know the
Glove test, Captain Strongithearm?"
The distinguished parsonage, like the
rest of his family, hardly ever forSets a
name.
Cant say do, your
Not know the Glove test? I've known
it ever since l was a boy!' burst in the
other. Its an invaluable thing to know
an infallible 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 last to breathe upon 1t, 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 it. ITO hear is
to obey" is in London as solemn duty
as at the sublime porte. Strongithearn
accepted the cigar, and this time took
good care not to let it go out. The CONVEX
sation then Lucame general, and the dis
tinguished parsonage having turned his
back for an instant, Captain Strongithe