Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-29
CHAPTER Xxx.

Inn on the outskirts OF WeyDriuge,
Tolly's greeting, which was blasphem-
ans and amazed, and the unusual look
IN his green eyes, caused his master
10 glance at himself in the glass.
"eHayenr' he thought turning away,
.Im a nice object to so counting!
one would think | had just emerged
from u. T., or Bediam! Tolly, turn on
the hot water, empty bottle Of
vinegar into it, and put out clean
clothes for me. feel like jelly. Good
Lord! has love this limping effect
often?"
He turned into his bedroom. As he
was wrestling with one of his shirt
buttons he muttered:
However this goes, it's a toss-up
what the gain will be, heaven or hell.
Well, man might do worse than face
hell for her"
He had hardly made this heroic re-
mark when the absurdity of it struck
him; he laughed aloud. II had better
face my bath" he said.
When he was was he'd and dressed,
he rather thought of the Club and a
good lunch, but the game didn't seem
worth the candle. He felt that his
hands were quite sufficiently full with
one woman, he had no desire for men,
more especially at feeding-time.
81 shall have my lunch here" he
said, looking up from his paper, "get
and anything else you can lay your
hands on"
In five minutes folly had covered a
little round table with cloth, and had
set out on 1t mixed assortment of
cheese, beer, jam, and freshly opened
tin of foie gras and he stood proudly
in attendance with napkin on arm,
keeping down with difficulty a grin of
dissatisfaction.
However full he was of himself,
Strange never let new accomplish
lnent of Tollys escape him, If he did,
the effect on the boy would have been
disastrous. No sinner ever stroye
after God as this sinner after his
owner.
"Well done, Tolly, you'll shine in life
yet, the way you flourish that damask
is sublimer
"Beggin' your pardon, your wussup,'
said folly, ."Bill, the groom, e were
round after zee, a stormin' at me be-
cause the horse was out. Bill always
let's out at me like when he feels his
self put about In his mind, and he
thought you and the beast were lost"
staggered Tolly. Il told him you was
HI trh % ful- 80
and that gents often finds the nights
more conyenienter than the days." he
remarked confidentially, pushing the
salt under his masters nose. "Bill is
that ignorant, sir Of loife and SIGH, he
erstonishes me-
Strange drank his beer with look
at the half-made creature who had
plumbed "loife' from the vantage
ground of her sewers.
every like his betters," he thought,
1--WE get lots of our views from a van.
tage ground not one whit sweeter or
cleaner than Tolly's.
between the sexes is no good the
women who affect 1t are never clever
enough nor good nough to make a
suNOCcH VI liz lblISf ~ q POoO hiO0tiJ
as their smoking is. just done for
effect-Tolly, pass that jam!'
When he had rounded off his meal
with bunch of bread and straw
berry jam, he stretched himself, went
to the window and looked out, drum
ming gently on the pane.
Il wonder" he thought, 81 wonder
T htrt htYf
God. how l love herr
Then he stopped drumming, and be-
gan to wonder vaguely how in the
name of Heaven he was able to eat
great lunches of bread and jam not
five minutes before.
He turned and watched FOLLY
through the door, dcvouring at his
ease with a sudden shock Of dis
gust more at himself than at the fel-
low, with his hideouS mouth all moist
and jammy. He turned again to the
window and tried 10 steady his brain,
but it reeled and everything In the
room swan before him, he dropped
his head in his hands and trembled
from head to foot when he raised 1t
ne LelL sUehuleF anu HOL 50 rigging Hul.
~ shall chance It," he said, 81 shall
chance it,
When he reached Lady Mary's he
was In much more wholesome
frame of mind. He had gone there
BY roundabout ways, where he saw
good deal of stark, staring, naked
humanity; this helped to crystalline his
emotions, to sift the dross out and
leave the clean stuff.
He never in his life felt clearer
headed than when he went up the
stairs unannounced. and paused to
look through the half opened door at
6wen. sitting near window in a
cloudy dress Of soft yellow creepy stuff
and with her strong, long-fingered,
composed hands lying idle in her lap
and the guard dropped from her eyes,
showing good deal more Of herself
hsn he had ever seen before.
tie only paused for one minute, he
aad no right yet to the girls secrets;