The Dickinson press., 1894-09-08


hnd been able to lead the court to
believe that lie had found out for
himself the chemical process for which
the plaintiffs had tIken out Il patent,
with this difference, that he had EN-
ploycl Il wet method, whereas they
used n dry-or vice versa; l don't re-
member which 1t a The plaintiffs
were going to carry their case to a
higher court. but he did not care for
that. He called together his friends
and his %neighbors to rejoice with him,
Of whom l was one; for since he
got the better of me over the lecture
affair he had been as amicably dispos-
ed us before. The dinner was a very
sumptuous aff"'r. and MIR. Steinhardt
thought himscl- so much master of the
situation that. 1 think, he INDUCED
rather more freely in wine than was
his habit. In the drawing room after
dinner his eye was the brightest and
his talk the lOulest aud most vOluble.
He watched his son paying gallant lit
tie attentions to Il strange young lady,
the beaus Of the neishborllOod, and he
SStliSNl ltI ia III AOOAs
Idiot" 'Rlockhcad!" At length he be-
came so inpatient that, shouting,
Frank, l want you!" lie strobe out Of
the room. Frank ut nee arose and fol-
lowed him in evident alarm.
After some time he returned, looking
pale and agitatcd. He came up to INC
II sat talking with MI. Birley), and to
my great surprise. said:
AZ v,,, HhN .vNv.rv,VNNM rsO,N<n IN
speak to you in the dining rOom." !
had Il disagrccable recollection of my
former interview there. but before l
could say anything. he continues: I'm
afraid I've got YOU into 81 row without
meaning ought Of the sort. The gov
ernor's always at me toto make love
to Louise; he wants me to marry her."
(AIr. Birley shifted uneasily in his seat.)
That was what he called me out about
now; he jiawed me, and l told him l
didn't want to marry Louise; he got
very angry, aud then l said what was
the use Of my making love to Il girl
that was in love with somebody else.
1 shouldn't have said that, / know, but
l was rilcd; l am very sorry"
The hot suspicion now advanced on
me that l was the fortunate some
body else of his legend. l felt l grew
burning red; l scarcely heard what he
said aftcrward, but 1t was to the effect
that his father angrily said he would
put Il stop to that. and dismissed him
with the order to send me to the dining
room. Birley sat unusually silent and
disturbed. l also was silent n moment.
l turned to him.
do you think I ought to go?" I ask
cd him.
Yea, lad; 60" said he, laying his
hand on my shoulder, land Ill so wi
tina"
W. entered the dining together.
Stcinhardt stood on the hearth rug. He
frowncd and pulled his great mustache
on seeing Birley and me.
Il wish to speak to Mr.. Unwin pri-
vatcly. JIM" he said.
Well" said Birlcy, 1--WE come to be
a sort of interpreter, Manuel, lest you,
being a foreigner like. lcastways not al
together English yet, mightn't under
| stand some things an Englishman like
my friend here would very likely say.
You see. Manuel, for one thing, you
don't seem to understand that un En-
glish clergyman is not the turnkey you
iaay get Il pastor Of the E'atherland to
be. You mustn't say, Cone here! and
DO this!! or Don't do that! without
any rhyme and reason but your own
high and mighty will. That may be
Pismarckian, Manuel, but it's not Eng
lish. An Englishn,an would say. You
be id sir Who are you talking to?
A do. at your heels?'-as, l dare say,
my friend here would say II he didn't
happen to he a parsOn."
All this. l could sec, was the rankest
offence to Steinhardt, while Birley, un-
conscious Of harm, went largely along.
when you've quite done, Jim" said
the broth%cr-in-law.
Chip said Birley, as If he caught
family a distant interrupting sound.
perhaps, Mr.. Birley." said 1, II had
tetter hear what Mr.. S%tcinhardt wishes
to say to me.
Eyes, of course" said he, and impos-
ed an unwelcome silence upon himself.
81 only wish to tell you, Mr.. Unwin,"
said Steinhardt, looking hard ut me.
"since you have seen n good deal OF
my ward, Miss Lacroix" (Birley evi.
IDENTIFY chafed ut that especially la.e,
ly, 1 understand, and since it may have
entered your head that some time she
might make you II beautiful wife, ]
wish tn tell you that you must give up
thinking anything of the sort, because
she is going to marry my son, Frank
"Oh, that be id for a tale, Man.
uel!" exclaimed Birley, before l could
say q word.
Twill you be quiet, jim" said Stein
hardt with restrained voice, but glar'
ing eyes. and that apoplectic, purplish
flush suffusing head and face, which
had only seen once before.
NAY, lad" said Birley; that a point
ON which 1 nun ha' my say. Before
you tell anybody Louise Is going te
marry Frank. you must get the consent
of Mt least three people-the girl her
self, your son. and her other guard
ian, that's me-" Steinhardt looked nj
him in unfeigncd surprise, but he went
on: your son, that's : u affair, Of
course; but the girl, that's partly mine
and l shall not see Paul's Louise en-
gagged to marry anybody against hel
own wish and liking
"Liking!" scoffed Steinhardt. VIVA
has liking to do with it? Liking
should COME after marriage, with {
proper, modest girl. not go before"
''rhat may be your foreign way, Man
uel, but it's not our English way, MOI
cur Lancashire way nowther."
"Confound your Lancashtre:" Grief
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