Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-07-23

With his head and shoulders completely
In The shadow. Directly they got into
the Euston road Mr.. Hoyesdean bent
forward. ~ =.
NOW | guess Sadie would like to
boar what there is to hear about THIS
accident OF Lord Marlborough ne re-
marked. as his foot seriously nurt'
ar will he be able to get ABOUT IN d
dav or two? This Is my daughter
tra. visit TO London, you know, MT.
savage, and there's q good deal lot net
10 see" Yrd
~ sincerely hope, then, that LoFa
Marlborough will be able to be snow
ann Mr. Savage answered with a
,,liobt how toward the young lazy
The movement brought his features lot
moment into stray CLEAN OF light
from a passing carriage. Botn ia.hel
and daughter started slightly lhere
,ras a curious glitter in the black eyes
and bis face was almost ashen. NJ
rIovesdean was politely concerned
The girl. with quicker instinct was
conscious for the first time 81 q Yaspe
uneasiness.
q fear that you yourselt are ho'
unite we'll" Mr.. Hovesdean commence.
"A trifie Of neuralgia. 1t is nothihs'
interrupted Mr. Savage. we were
sneaking OF Reggie's accident Reaiiy'
q is more inconvenient than serious.
IIe was driving right across LONDON
in a hanson and as III luck Wouiu
have it in one Of he very worst parts
down went his horse and Reggie was
etched ont He tried to jump, but got
his foot doubled up under him some
how and sprained his ankle ihey
helped him into a low pubic mousse
lust opposite where the accident DC,
cnrred-a vile place-and he scribbied
= note To me at once. Fortunately l
was in NV chambers, owing to TINS
neuralgia, and went down to see hiu'
and nromised to meet you, Mr. HoVes-
dean hut he. OF course, said nothing
abont YOUR daughter. Naturally !
was good deal surprised to see her.
couldn't for the moment decide
whether Reggie had been playing me
a trick, or whether it was genuine
ease of surprise"
TITS the latter, I can assure YOU
Mr.. Hovesdean said, smiling LORD
Marlborough hasn't the vaguest idea
that am bringing my daughter, dare
saw Won know what the arrangement
was. He was to come out to the states
in the spring. But something has hap
pened, something very unpleasant IN
itself, which induced me to change my
mind wanted to get out Of the
country and settle in Europe some
where for awhile. and so here we are
in England for the present at any
rate. fancy the young people won
object to seeing little more of one
another"
so far as Lord Marlborough is con
cerned he can have but one feeling In
the matter" Mr. Savage remarked in
low tone. He will naturally be de-
lighted"
by the by" Mr.. Hoyesdean asked
leaning a little forward and looking in
10 as much of his vis-a-vis' counte-
nance as the unlighted carriage re-
yealed have you oven been in the
states. Mr.. Savage? fancied when
saw you on the platform that your
features were vaguely familiar to me
Here we have not much opportunity
for studying one another's faces.
1t was well for John Savage that ne
sat In darkness, for il his companions
had seen the look which flashed across
his face 1t is more than likely that
their little excursion together would
have been brought to an abrupt conclu-
sion. As it was, it was fully five sec
onds before he answered, and then his
voice was low and thick. The shock
of Mr.. Hovesdean's innocent question
lad not been slight.
NO, my travels have been always
eastward" he said Il have never
crossed the Atlantic, That was a
pleasure which might have ex-
perienced in the spring, he added
turning to Miss Hoyesdean.
She looked at him with a slight
smile
You and Lord Marlborough are great
friends. then suppose she re-
marked.
Yes. l may say that we are init
mate friends" he answered,
There was a short silence; Mr. Hoyes-
dean looked out of The window.
What a pace your horses travel az
along these narrow streets" he re-
marked. Il must confess that | am
completely out of my bearings, know
my London fairly well. too-better,
expect. than some of you Londoners.
I'VE are in the slums," Mr. Savage
answered. Give minutes more and
we shall be at our destination"
Air. Hoyesdean rubbed the window
with his coat sleeve and looked out
again
II should have said that we are get
ting near river" he went on What
filthy looking houses and what
freatnresi I'm not sure that we ought