The diamond drill., 1894-09-22

you awolse ia me. Mortimer One
check was my own that / had given
him, and which he had not presented
fo- payment The other was for four
thousand dollars, and took q holiday,
and here am"
''Oh, that was Jolly in him, wasn't
it?' cried the duchess, delightedly.
And I'm sure you deserved IL. Here's
my husband, you must tell him all
about it. too"
This was the way the duke was
drawn into il, and a very genial, ear
nest young man he proved 20 be, who
seemed 10 indorse everything his wife
did, and SO indorsed Johnny, whose
glory among his companions grew TO
great proportions thereat He was
perfectly modest and frank about II,
and although he refused point blank
to lead up TO introductions without an
expressed desire by the duchess, he
still remained popular
1t was on the eastern voyage that
all this occurred and such smooth
seas and serene skies were said 70 have
been rare on their voyaging around
the world by his grace and his wife.
BY the time the Cow and Calf came
into view one glorious morning about
seven o'clock, Johnny and his duchess
were quite pals, as he expressed it,
and bit OF slang being rare from her
grace, 1t was duly prized by Johnny
as thing apart and belonging TO him
BY invitation from the captain they
watched the Irish coast peep up into
the water from the bridge, and there
they stood until Fastnet lighthouse
came out on the other side, aud then
the duchess said. with sigh; Al
most home againln
They parted at Liverpool, and there
was given to Johnny cordial invita-
ton 10 come and call az Essex house,
the London house Of their graces, and
he was left to wonder If he should
ever sec them again. but in the excite
ment OF landing in London this was
soon forgotten in the delight of say
ing: "And so this Is really Piccadilly,
and that green place ahead is Hyde
Park?"
10 be twenty-six and in London for
the first time, and on comfortable
terms with your banker, and not too
much writing OF your name on your
letter Of credit, meant 10 Johnny what
il would be to any healthy
active and well-educated American
and in a week he felt as though he
could give the younger Dickens many
points for new guide book To the
English capital
His duchess had become n lovely
shadowy recollection, when one day,
in one of the catacombs which bisect
the Langham hotel, he almost coll
lided with lady who caused him 20
exclaim: "The duchcssw The lady
was as much startled as though
Johnny had cried The devil!" and he
stammercd some apology.
Gracious! How much she looked
like the duchess. | wonder who she
is?' thought johnny.
what on earth did that man mean
by shouting about the duchess?n
thought Miss Nellie Thurston OF Phil
adclphia, as she hurried to her rooms.
"rm sure he's an Americana guess
IN tell auntie."
And SO it happened that when
Johnny went into the dining-room
that evening, Miss Thurston remarked
TO the stout lady who sat beside her,
and who had the dignity Of bishop
at confirmation:
There he is, auntie. That's the
man who said | was some duchess"
Mrs. Thurston looked at Johnny
mucn as she was in the habit Of look
ing at the hansom-cab drivers while
making mp her mind TO whom sh,
would trust herself, and she said
promptly: VERY ordinary looking
young man. Ills evening clothes ars
new. and he Is not accustomed Z
them"
"That may be true about TIA,
/ clothes, murmured Nellie. but
think he is a gentlemanly follow, anc
good-looking, too"
Before there was time for more
Johnny was led up 10 the small tabl,
where the ladies sat and was seatet
there because OF no room elsewhere
wbereupon Johnny looked annoyed
and blushed. Mrs. Thurston was in
rage, and Miss Nellie was highly
amused within, but tranquil without
II cannot put up with these larg,
English hotels any longer" said Mrs
Thurston pointedly, 20 Nellie. Nv,
will 90 tomorrow and make arrange
mcnts at some exclusive family re
sort" Her niece took on the coloi
which left Johnny's checks, and faint
ly cries, "Oh, auntie, what u thing I,
say"
"Ill try aud get a seat somewhcr,
else or go away altogether, madam,
said johnny, bravely, humbly. II
was no fault OF mine; the waiter wa
70 blame
There was so much modification n
the boys tone that Mrs. Thurston for
rot the episcopal pose, aud let herscl
down To q kindly level, and put ohm,
al his ease, to her niecc's evident sur
prise.
The next day in one Of the rooms o
the national gallery, Johnny cami
upon the younger lady who was In un
doubted distress. lie caught her eve