Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-10-03

ed Heydinger. Certainly he borrowed
from Liant. That essay on the chimney
pot hat
Pure Liant. said.
~I've neglected Liant little, I am
afraid" mumbled Pingwell. horribly
bothered by this unknown name.
'sYou should read him. said /.
Hes a perfect mine Of good things
That passage in Browning, fer instance
You were pointing out the resemblance
only this morning, Heydinger. =
About the chattering disks, said
Heydinger. "You remember that. Ping
well?"
ST think so. I" said Pingwell Chat
tering disks. / seem TO recollect. How
does it go?"
''The chattering disks go Keeling,
said Heydinger, inventing boldly. lyon
must remember. I"
Pingwell now was really very uncom-
Portable But he was having a lively
lesson in priggish conversation. II wish
I had my Liant here, said L
''You surely remember about the
chattering disks?' said Heydinger, turn
ing as he pretended to search for book
ON the shelf
1.-THE phrase is quite familiar 70 me. -
said Pingwell. "but for the life of me
/ can't recall the context It's queer
what tricks ones memory plays "
Heydinger quietly resumed his seat
Have you written anything lately?'
said Pingwell TO change the subject
YES" said Heydinger, and seeing
some further question threatened, add
ed, as if in explanation. "Alvarados /"
1t pulled Pingwell mp abruptly. Al
varados! Ahr' he repeated after Hey
dinger. with an air of comprehension
If he understood, he was certainly wiser
than l. His ears were now bright red
We remained tranquil, watching him.
Tt was not my affair.
He returned to conversation presently
with an air Of having found and grasped
the thing firmly. "Will You make them
into book?" he said bravely. A just
perceptible dew was on his face. Hey
dinger evidently expected as much.
''Them - he answered. WHAT"
"Well-it Alvarados
ctr said Heydinger, raising his
eyebrows. Il don't know, he said and
became silent. Pingwill was evidently
baffled. Very awkwardly, and after a
pause, he said he hoped that would be
the case. Heydinger thanked him dryly.
There was an interval while we watch
ed one another. Then he discovered his
pipe was Quit always is and asked
me for the matches. He talked incoher-
emily upon indifferent topics for few
minutes after that, and all the time
could see the trouble in his eyes, the
awful doubt of his own omniscience
that had arisen. Alvarados? Presently
he rose to go. Routed.
As he went out / heard him whisper
to himself very softly. "Alvaradosp
He has not been near us since. can
imagine the dismal times he has had
hunting through Rabelais, Gil Bias,
Hudibras, the Dictionary of Phrase
and Fable for Alvarados, going through
the British museum catalogue for Wen
die Hooper and hunting all Browning
for the "Chattering Discs, ;" feeling
most horribly ashamed of himself all
the time. like to think Of his flush of
shame, the overthrow Of his frail APP
paratus Of knowledge, and ever and
again Heydinger and break the friend
" silences which constitute our inter
course by saying casually, "Pingwill
seems to be dropping us altogether, " or,
"Don't seem to see so much of Pingwill
as we used to do, Bellows. Such re-
Elections are the olives of life. III. G..
Wells in New Budget.