Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-08
!. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1894.

Well. suppose we let that. slide for
the moment aud proceed to indictment
| No. 2. What other phrase Of mino dc
you take exception tor
lyon said that had not the remotest
idea of construction, and that Fashion
and Footlights' was evidently speci
men OF that Objectionable class Of fiction
which you regretted to sec was growing
SO preyalent-the amateur novel. born
OF vanity and lack of wholesome oc-
cupation. :"
Her voice died away with tremor.
He had only stated the truth, but that
fact did not prevent the speeehless Mr..
[ Everdene from feeling as if he had com
mitted particularly brutal murder
and the ghost of the victim had come
to arraign him before all the people
whose opinions he valued most
IL cried. she murmured pathetic
ally.
Her lips quivered Beads of perspira-
ton rose to the mans forehead.
Good heavens, il had only guessed
how much ! should hurt you, 1t was
| harsh. monstrous. No doubt | was in q
bad temper, and your unfortunate book
was the first thing that afforded me an
opportunity to vent my spleen. y
Lady Hilyard applied six square
inches of cambria and lace to the corner
Of an eyelid.
If You'll only believe me, MY dear
Lady Hilyard. when tell you that I'm
sorrier than / can say. .
Then you acknowledge that You
were needlessly cruel:'
was brutal. I" He would have COM
mitted blacker perjury as she wiped
that tear away
And that had just cause fer indig-
nation?'
You were perfectly right "
A smile broke like April sunshine
over her face
In that case. suppose must for
give you. :"
He was ridiculous]y grateful He
heaved a sigh Of relief and hesitated,
with his hand on the button of the cleo
tric bell
Lady Hilyard, yon know the Arab
custom of taking salt with one Is friends:
As a token of good will permit me to
give you the prosaic English equivalent
Of cup of tea. y
The offer was tempting, the room was
hot. and she had talked great deal
She yielded-and more When the re-
freshments came, accompanied by won
derful sweetmeats from Bond street
round the corner, she asked permission
to pour it out for him with winning
graciousness which charmed him. 1t
afforded him an odd sense of pleasure,
too. to sec her white fingers moving
about the china. He was unaccustomed
to the presence of women III his home.
With the Japanese table between
them, them chatted for awhile, and
then the clock on the mantclpiece struck
g. She rose, with pretty gesture OF
dismay. like u second Cinderella. do
you know. Mr.. Everdene, that | have
been whole hour wasting your valua-
BILE timer
Il thought it had been 10 minutes, y
he answered, land the pleasantest time
Of my life -
Very prettyp she said, blushing
family. And, in return for it, let me
teff you my address is on my card, and
that my day is Thursday. Also must
thank you very heartily for your kind
ness and courtesy to an impertincnt in
truder. Very few men would have been
SO considerate
PLEASE don't thank me. 1t is / who
owe you debt of gratitude You have
taught me something never expected
to learn"
"What?''
THAT the conduct of your hero and
heroine was not improbable at all "
Their eyes met. The woman S dropped.
self conscious, pleased.
you really mean that?"
ION my soul. do, =
The most delicious softness was in
her voice:
1T makes me so proud and happy to
think have convinced you.
There was silence She smoothed a
wrinkle in her suede glove. He twisted
a button on his coat Then she aroused
herself. with little laugh, and extended
her hand
well. goodby, Mr. Everdene. and
once more. thank you. :"
He pressed her fingers ever so lightly
her proselyte.
Not fgoodby, he murmured. "Au
revoir. BLACK and White
Fun with Sea Turtles.
II am reminded. said an old coast
| ing captain, 'of an experience once
had with sea turtles on the edge of the
| gulf stream, about 60 miles from Hat
teras. / was part owner and captain
of the Mary Lyle at that time and was
coming up from Savannah with half
| cargo of rice, when one morning the
lookout yelled to me to come up on deck
| and look at the sea turtles. When got
up and looked over the rail, the whole
ocean, as far as could see ahead of us,
was covered with turtles. They were
tremendous fellows and We're padding
along lazily in the opposite direction to
that in which we were going.
ST didn't take us long to rig up a
windlass and tackle and begin pulling
| 6OlllG III tIc Oit lttlOW6 We
picked the biggest, as they came, and
| In the course of three hours we had
caught 20, about all that we could
handily dispose of about the ship. Only
nine of them lived until we reached
New York, and we sold them for good
prices. The shell of one that weighed
| 40 pounds is now in front of an eating
house ON Houston street, New York.
would hate to say how many turtles
were in sight of the Mary Lyle that day
| for fear somebody might think l was
fish EARNING, but they came by us stead
lily for five hours, and when we got
well into the school it extended as fai
| as the eye could reach on all sides. and
there was turtle to about every 40
square feet of water, and didn't see
one. that weighed less than $50 pounds .
Washington Star.
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