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"He is, in this particular instance, quito
right" She put her lips together and
looked as determined as she could.
"And so 1 am to draw up the deed Of
separation%
IF you please"
Its rather rough on me" went on Mr..
Garraway, with an effort at humor.
why, it seems only yesterday that 1 was
his best man, and you and he went away
to Neuchatcl, and we cheered you as you
left Victoria station. Do you remembers"
"W6uld you mind telling me, please,
when the document can be drawn"
And do you remember your first dinner
after your return, and how jolly we all
wereH Why, you were as comfortable as
anything until a week or SO ago-weren't
you?'
What propose to do" said the stern
young lady, with just the suspicion of
catch in her voice, lis to go abroad with
my aunt for year or two and leave the
house Just as it stands for Ernest to live
in. He can get housckeeper, you see,
and"-
by Jove, cried Mr.. Garraway, "thats
not bad ideal"
"You thinr-you think it will work all
right, Mr. Garraway?"
''Oh, think so! I'll tell you why. Of
course you want Ernest to BIZ comforta-
BILE, don't your"
There was sDftening Of her eyes.
ooh, yesl 1t is only our one great quar-
rel of last week that is parting us, and'-
Ct know; know. Now, look here Mrs.
Bradshaw. Wouldn't take so much trou-
BILE if l were only your lawyer, but I'm
,,o,,r frio,,J on, 7 1,ntPD
Dear Mr.. Garraway, we two have al
ways been coed friends"
"Wcll, will you allow me, then, as an
old friend, to give you a little adviceS
l should advise you to make up this
difference of opinion with Ernest. I'm
told-of course I'm only bachelor-but
I'm told that all young couples have their
quarrels to begin with, and they do say
again I speak, OF course, as mere
aClOr-that the making up is always
the most delightful part of it.
MIR. Garraway, I thought you would
argue in that way, and it is very good Of
you. But my mind was made up before
came here, and nothing that you can say
will alter it. A woman must judge for
herself in these matters"
"Quite so. l think that to certain ex-
tent you are right. And if it is useless to
say anything after your present resolution,
why"--
You may be sure of that, said young
Mrs. Bradshaw confidently. ERNEST must
put up with the consequences. And you
will see to the drawing up of the deedS"
1T shall be put in hand at once"
81 should like to leave London this day
week if possible"
81 dare say" said Mr.. Garraway, with
great amiability, that that can be man
aged"
There is only the question Of house.
keeper. Somebody must be there to look
after the servants"
1T is there think can be of some as
sistance to Ernest" Mr. Garraway spoke
with genial assurance. 1T so happens that
q client of mine is looking for precisely q
situation of this kind"
How extremely fortunate!'
"She is good manager, she's widow,
and she has had charge of house similar
to yours"
"That's capital. AS I say, shouldn't
like the house to go to rack and ruin.
When could this old lady come do you
Think"
"This-who?"
"This old lady. The widow. When
could she Gomez"
"Oh, but'-Mr. Garraway smiled pleas
antly-"you are laboring under slight
mistake, Mrs. Bradshaw. The lady is not
old"
"Ohl She is not young, suppose"
"Well as matter of fact she is rather
young. BY the bye, 1 ought to have her
portrait here somewhere"
1t had cost Mr.. Garraway shilling,
this cabinet portrait, in shop in the Strand
that morning. The shopman couldn't tell
him who it was, didn't know her from
Adam, he said, but she was an exceeding
ly pretty girl in demure black, and the
willy Mr.. Garraway was content.
"Surely, surely, Mr.. Garraway," gasped
young Mrs. Bradshaw as she gazed at the
portrait, this is not the kind of person
for housekeeper."
"Oh, yes!" said Mr. Garraway airily.
"She'll do all right Bradshaw would like
her very much, I'm sure, after she had
been in the house week or two. I'm told
she is a capital manager"
The bunch of scented narcissus at the
lady's bodice was bobbing up and down as
she continued to look at the photograph.
You see, the great thing is to get some
one who would make poor Bradshaw COM
Portable and not compel him to be always
at the club"
She put the photograph down on the Ia
BILE
''This lady," said young Mrs. Bradshaw
definitely, shall never come into my
house"
No." agreed Mr.. Garraway sweotly.
"Of course it would be in Ernest's house.
/ am sure that on my recommendation" -
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