Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-09-12
Lefty leigh.
Continued.

and her cheeks began 10 DuFh uhuci
the irlspection She did not know Inc
difference, and supposed IL was tle
way in high life 80 to regard iauies'
bnt If seemed very unpleasant way
In her ewes and for one moment De,
fore she remembered she was angry
with him, she felt thankful Paul Len
nard had escaped this finish
Earnest Devereux and Charles TEN
ple had acquired this habit IN an az
mosphere where The women were NOT
so ayerse 10 being stared at as Letty
Leigh. The greater number 0t theih
belng far better.looking, took such 2b-
seryation as natural tribute TO their
charms; and what the resi- lacked III
good looks they made up II llhpu.
dence. These young men were gentle
men. If being educated at oxford ana
belonging to good family made them
50. But they were needy gentlemen.
"a fellah must live, yon know,
Devereux was wont to say when the
conscience Of his more sensitive friend
cried ont ut some pet scheme; ANA
hang II, In these days 1t IL - deuced
hard we can't afford to let luck slip.
And unlike many preachers he
work 81 out his own words.
Luck seldom did slip from between
the fingers OF the Honorable Ernest,
If that luck was sometimes detained
by what eommoner men would can
"dodges" what matter? He continued
to live in the style, and dress In the
style; and his valet has little more
than his perqusites In return for SER
vices none Of the lightest.
This same habit Of "dodging" grad1-
ally but surely brings down the tone
Of those who practice II, and il had
done so with this young man
Through all his polish a little Of the
brazen effrontery his hand-to-mouth
life had engcndered cropped out; and
ii was specimen 81 this that was
embarrassing Lefty.
Ernestis father had been n friend Of
Mr. Leigh's in the good old days
when "George the Third was king.
The son was invited to Kenmore In
the hope Of something warmer than
friendship springing up between him
and Lefty That lie was poor for his
position Mr. Leigh knew; he knew,
too. that if he had not been poor, his
little project would not have been fcas
lble He was 4 gentleman Of ancient
family, and good connections. and If
the money Of his daughter might win
him for husband he would be well
y. a E..c1 Ma
was no mser; 1t vas gentleman, and
not rich man, he wanted for Lefty.
So the old man plotted and talked,
the young one smiled ana crawled;
and Lefty, sitting at the end of the
table In her chair of state as lady OF
the feast, felt utterly weary.
The dinner was ended and Doctor
Leonard had not come, and Lefty sat
wondering why he had stayed away,
TIL. meeting Mrs .NtheNons eye, and
learning 1t was time TO 90, nc rose III
tremhle Of nervousness aud, with
many bushes and some little awk-
wanlness, managed to get out Of the
room
Charles Temple held open the door
for Lefty, and she thought, as she
made her little bow that she had
never seen Swceter mouth nor more
sorrowfu eyes In her life She did
not know chow should She0 that the
curves &C the delicate scarlet lips
were carefully studied, ana that the
deep blue eyes were we'll drilled into
their expression Of eloquent melan.
choly.
Ernest neyereuX used sometimes 10
say Ia hini, when in one of his patron
i2iug humors; Il wonder ut you, my
dear boy; really do. With your eyes
aud teeth moi % say figure you might
90 In for a ronnd sum any day, ana
have your pick rs 10 the complexion
Of the REMEMBRANCE 10 boot"
Lefty fereseeing some sarcastic
speeches rs 20 her awkwardnecs from
Mrs. Atherten, wisely escaped from
them Nv going ont into the garden, and
when there she unWiSely began 10
think about pr Lennard
"lle knows love him and he as
much aS told me need not she
thought as she leaned against the
cold wall of the garden, and busted
herself In pluckjng the leaves Of The
rose bush That grew close M it Not Il
very pleasant thought for a proud girl;
and Lefty was proud, and, worse still,
loving; 80 4 was nnt much wonder
thar the BIZ bright tears should roll
down her checks nor that 10 roses,
as we'll as the leaves. should liz ruth
leSsly scattered by her cruel fingers.
The sea breeze camr III ,.hill ana
Ernest DevereuN, smoking hls cigar Ia
The porch thought thai this heireSs
must be little better than Stmpleton
ID stand ont there lii Her loW-necked
dlnuer.dte~s hut then he knew moths
ing Of The inward fret that WIS max,
Ing the koen air welcome to her
Presently WHEN The cigar was
smoked he rtrolipd toward her, uoi