New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-06

husband Of hers was likely to do that; and. sit
1ated as she was. ii was almost mpei alive upon
her to marry somebody.
why not Captain LeyceSter? her aunt peril
ncntly inquired the following day. and the
sole reply that she had to make was the per
fectly absurd one Of We'll Topper doesn't seem
to fancy him much.
What was rather more reasonable was the
plea which she put forward a few days later to
the effect that Captain Leycester had not asked
her vet
He has not asked you because you have taken
very good care not to let him." Mrs. Lindsay re-
turned severely. You are most ingenious IN
the way that you manage to avoid being Left
alone with him for single moment-more IN
genious than fair l must say. If YOU do not
give him opportunity before we go up to
London next week. you Will have treated MN
extremely badly, in my opinion
To that extremity of bad treatment captain
Leycester was. nevertheless, subjected by lady
who not knowing her own mind. did hot wish
TO be called upon TO declare IT. Much as she de-
tested a London season that annual form OF
penance was as inevitable for her as other FORMS
of penance seemed fated to be. and on this oc-
casion she was rendered little less unwiihng
than usual to leave home by the assiduities or
her admirer 1t wSs true that her admrer. VINO
Guardsman, would he encountered aiso
in London: but he would be one OF several au-
mirers there. and crow Is give a sense or So
curity.
So Miss Hylton forsook the rural scenes which
she loved. and Topper was left disconsoiater.
Every week q categorical report OF the heaItl
and conduct OF Ter -four footed friends was
dispatched to her, but although roper Was
favolably spoken of in the former respect not
much unfortunately, could be said for MN III
the latter For two days after his mistress
departure he had mcpnd and refused 1000 nu'
on the third he rad. ii appeared ressheu NM ~
self to circumstances. and had auop''u I'D" ~,
which II he'd been found lihoosSi''c w viva"
him. . .,,. oorro
II am sorry to tell YOU. miss Ailce cor Ii,n
spondent wrote. that we can't 90 hV,nihs ,,.'
Topper He is off poaching nearly all the ',l nm
and though Mr. Stevens has caught MN
twice and thrashed him nard, I h,p,
seem to maxi no sort OF diliersn'e ,, on
However he got himself in such state AZ
he was d,y before yesterday. When NJ cdi''e
home all smothered in blood ana MS ear nn',n
through besides other wounds we can =, ,",,i nm
hut MIR stevens he says. he don't supp"s" II was
rohhit as served him so. Mr. Stevens WASH I
nearly so dspleased we expected. ana lauI''er
quite good -humored-l ke-which we was Eia" W.
because his language about inc COG -, nnrn~e
been such as | am sure YOU Wouiu ho' PP'''
OF It. miss. if you was TO near IL ..,,o
Stevens the keeper, received pronp' ''lS'. , w.,
tions from London to the effect that ioppe' 49,,
NOT IN be thrashed and was informed that MISS
Uyltor would herself. on her return. breah ,i''
dog of any vices that he might have developer.
such an undertaking on the part OF N"u-'s
lady perhaps justified the scornful guifaw "hl- n
4, ,rovoked. vet il is a fact that. when MISS hNl-
ton did return. her refractory pet ceased 10 W
poacher. Ordinarily a somewhat uhueii' 'nT'' :"
tive dog. he greeted her WIN su,n To-, hr,
tov that she could not have found 1t IN her hciit
In Inc angry with him even If she had peeh "hht
she did not ia open to be. an ardent c'N'i ~
game and as from that moment ne never N''"'
torilv omitted her side she had no occasion W r.
Govt IN measures which had been unsuccesslillN
emplOved by others. Every now ana again W ~
sure temptation in the shape OF scufi!lhs rao
hit overDowered him: but really. ther" can ne ~"
500, horp, i'm chasing an occasional rabbit ont IN
the open nor was il difficult to avoid waiNlhs o'
riding in the direction of the governs.
BY degrees in the course OF the lpiis SUNNI
1ovs which followed and which were sp'l' "N
NJ; ylt M her IN SOlltuur i'l' ''N-
isfactorv to ,he younger than 10 TN" eiu'i l"'t'
Tonner established himelf in the position Whl, n
he nuietv but pcrtnaciously solicited ~ ms ms
treee's confdant ousting the terriers, the pug
the dachshund and the poodle among whoh t'e
office had hitherto been held in cominisSl'i' 'n'
found him admirable in that capacity as indeed
ever honest dog is upon his sympathy i''1 con-
nrehension she could always rely. ana ms inapI-
jtv To betray her secrets by word OF aon'h i'u ~,
to fell him A number Of things which II WOULD
have been scarcely safe to mention 10 human
friend For the most part ne put his lead 10 one
side cooked his looked WIS" ava atr''"
with her: vet there swere certain points as ~"
which he appeared to reserve to nimsef 'hc r'tii'
OF future judgment There was FOR example ,he
case of CAPTAIN Leycester. who was stlli nelth"r
accepted nor rejected. but who vas coming Gown
to stay with Jack Goodwin az soon as the h,1ulb
began and TO whom definite ans yer would th' II
have to he given. II may have been ifna'Hhau"h'
but Alice Hylton was convinced that roper va
not yet prepared to extend the paw OF rooni'i-
lowship to Captain Leycester.
On the other hand, ne took AT once :" nv ",'
friend and payfellow. Jack Goodwin. VINO r"de
over from time time. and met win me wei
come to which an old friend was "ntiled ioP-
rer's unerring instinct caused him TO recognize
this simple unassuming and rather pi@ln-iea'-
ured gentleman Immediately as one OF me riEh'
sort: nor could it be denied That. from roper
point of view that description applied To one VINO
was an excellent all-rOInd sportsman AM = thor-
cughly klnd-hearted fellow. That Mt GOODWIN
was neither brilliant nor rich. nor hiehlY c"hn''
Cd accounted for the equanimity with when rs
frequent visits were tolerated by Mrs. Iincsay
With such a man Alice was in no dang r 81 ran.
ing in love Moreover II any danger or the kind
had existed il must have declared Itself long ago
for she had known Jack Goodwin from her Grid.
hood For the rest. Jack was quite CONSCIOUS OF
his own dsabilitcs-well aware 'lso mat IN"
lady for whom he entertained profound ana re-
suectful admiration was In all probability dcs-
tined to become the bride OF his friend Lcycestcr
Being still undecided as to the course OF ues-
tiny which depended solely upon hersrii; she
might not unnaturally. have consulted JACK he
fore coming to determination. but. FOR some
reason or other she refrained from doing 50. Per
haps she felt less Of his discretion than OF
Topper's; perhaps she was a little Drovoh"d LY
the resolute painstaking fashion IN which he
seized every occasion Of singing Captain I.eyc"s-
ters praises.
In the month ~ November a few days after
the opening meet of the season, the prft 'ndant,
accompanied by his faithful Goodwin. reappeared
upon the scene. and II Is the painful duty 81 the
present chronicler TO record that he had scarcely
swallowed the cupof tea and the slice Of cake Of
fercd him by Miss Hylton when he was med" the
victim Of a very disgraceful and inhospidble cut
rage. How do these deplorable episo!e oCcrr?
Almost always. in the case Of a sudden afii ay,
each party concerned has his own version OF the
affair to give: but. Of course nothing can "Xcufc
an attack upon the person OF a guest; ard while
CAPTAIN LEICESTER hastily wrapping handker-
chief around his wounded fingers. was protesting
that 1t did not in the least matter, Topper was re-
ceiving the first sound whipping ever inflicted
upon him by his mistress.
That's the worst OF fox terriers remarked
Jack Goodwin apologetically. They don't really
mean any harm but they get excited and lose
their heads. and then. when IT'S too late. they re
awfully sorry. you know.
The crcstfallen Topper, who had accepted his
punishment (and a pretty severe punishment 1t
had been too without once giving tongue,
era aled to the side Of this friend In need, and
looked cloquently mp into his face. ns who should
say, Thank you. sir My conduct has been
abomnabe. l know. ard am sorry that should