St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29

nd which, no doubt, did US a great deal Of
jood at the time. But 1 shall not detain you.
dinner is ready, and am sure you will ex-
euse my being present this evening"
@ 81 deeply regret the cause, and hope to
have many pleasant chat with you before
Ralph and 1 leave Buena Vista, which will be
as soon as the doctors say he is ready to
travel"
7 The commodore bowed to Dora, gave her
his arm, and she conducted him into the din
ing room, where Doctor ..Ellerton and num-
her of visitors from the neighboring estates
were present, as usual, and to whom, with
characteristic grace, Dora introduced the
sailor.
The chair at the head of the table was va
cant, but, to the great surprise of the SER
wants, and of Doctor Ellerton and the guests,
who had not seen Mrs. Morton for a year, she
appeared to take the vacant chair. Dora
introduced her mother to the commodore,
and he took the seat at her right hand
Colonel Morton prided himself on his fine
estate, his fast horses, his cellar, stocked
with the richest wines, and his beautiful
. daughter, but his friends who dined with
): him were inclined to give first place to his
cook, who was Frenchman imported from
Paris, and whose skill excited the envy of
other California millionares. The cooking
and service were all that could be desired
and Commodore West, owing to his long ride
from San Francisco, was in humor to enioy
them.
From the instant of his entrance into the
room his appetite and self-possession seemed
to have departed. When introduced to Dr.
Ellerton he was in the act of shaking hands
with him, but suddenly stopped and bowed,
instead; the kindly expression vanished
from his eyes, his face became flushed, as if
in anger, and his manner to the doctor might
be construed to be positively rude.
It has already been noted that there was a
striking personal resemblance between DIR.
Elerton and Colonel Morton, a resemblance
so strong that it induced those who did not
know differently to take them for twins when
together, and to confuse them one with an
other when apart. To destroy this likeness
as much as possible the doctor wore a mus
tache only, and the colonel a full beard. In
addition to this, the colonel usually wore
glasses, though a careful observer might
have noted that he did not find them neces-
sary when reading or writing.
Twenty-three years had passed since
Commodore West had seen Leonard Martin,
the man who had robbed the bank, which
brought disgrace, ruin and death upon
Ralph Holmes father. Yet the likeness was
SO indeibly stamped upon his memory that
he would have known him no matter where
they met. Counting for the changes made by
the intervening years, this man, Doctor Eller-
ton, was exactly such a person as he would
have expected Morton to be.
The first flush Of indignation passed, his
cooler reason asserted itself: he concluded
that this man must have known OF his COM
ing, and that if he were Martin, he would not
have dared to meet him.
This belief was strengthened by the cool,
gentiemanly bearing of the man at the other
side Of the table. Doctor Ellerton, though he
ner and possibly have suspected the cause,
yet never changed his bearing. He was cutie
polished. smiling, and affable; expressed
himself delighted to see the commodore, and
congratulated him upon his nephews re-
covery, as did the other people about the
board
But the commodore,s surprise was not at
an end. He was introduced to Mrs. Norton
while she was some d stance away, and see
NJ that she made 10 advance, ne bowed. in
his couFtlv fashion. and re;na nel standing
uatil sns had ts:e-. :. = seat i lie head "f
the 5ai!e At siSnr Of 80 t.as c-n-no,ioras
face, irsm wb "a tic flush -! =: or