The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-05

conducted myself while using it in a
manner to do it no discredit, and re-
turn it with no more injury than my
brief wear"
You have stolen confidence, trust"
con the contrary, 1 have rather fos-
tered those qualities. And as for Miss
Hensler-"
"Ah!'
81 have already taken her into my
confidence. think she was more anus
ed by the jest than concerned by the
fraud"
by Jove!' said both the young men
together
And playing him on you for all he
was WORTH" added Billy.
II suppose" continued the ci-devant
prince, 'it was a fraud But perha ps,
l may say that it was undertaken in the
interest of truth. And in the face of it.
l can hardly ask you to believe that l
am in the main indifferent honest"
VERY Indifferent" said Lord Gads-
den.
Sir Brooke was silent moment, fill
liping the ashes of his cigar with great
care.
81 don't KNOW" said he then, 'whet-
er owe you an apology or you owe me
one. But it seems to me altogether too
much push for a small canoe. Since you
have such hankering after the things
you threw away couple Of hundred
years ago. you people, you might have
the title and welcome, if 1t were trans
ferable. l dare say 1t was worn by
many n rascal and robber before. But
as it is, l fancy you had best make
your compliments to the Neckan people,
and leave for your estates tomorrow.
Good night
suns coming up" said Billy, as they
walked away
And now" said Sir Brooke. gloom
ily shell think I've sent him off to get
him out of the way
Il say" said Billy. "Let him keep
along where he was. If we're going up
the coast on the Neckan he won't want
more punishment than our good fellow
ship, the poor devil. He wants high
life-let's give 1t to him!" cried Billy
with a chuckle. Take him along aft
erward on the cruise of the Pendragon.
He'll be-what's this they say over
here. what Osborne yonder calls it
more fun than a goat!'
NO" said Sir Brooke, than a box
of monkeys. But for my part / like
honest company"
The trial races were over, and the
Neckan was at last moving up the blue
Atlantic, that rippled in sunshine,
placid as pond. The little tan on
Honoria's cheek only seemed to make
her beauty burn the clearer; and in her
white jacket she still wore her rose As
Mrs. bennett bennett saw her pacing
the deck with Sir Brooke she had
great hopes of her.
But as Lady Christopher saw her
that good woman thanked heaven that
her own dear Jane and Maria were of
an entirely different creation from this
girl who queened it over every man and
woman she met, excepting only Lady
Christopher. Still, Lady Christopher
was on the whole in kindly mood.
for she might have lived at home a
hundred years and not have known Sir
Brooke and Lord Gadsden. and now it
would go hard If she did not turn this
new acquaintance to the advantage of
her dear girls. $50 very different from
our English girls" she could not. how
ever, help signing to Mrs. bennett Den
nett. as she removed her goggles.
Yes. more's the pity" said her COM
panion. ''If they were like her, the
dukes and earls and things would be
marrying at home and not taking our
money out of the country"
Dear Mrs. bennett bennett you say
such extraordinary things! You really