The herald., 1897-01-10
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Dan Bellairs and Liza Bellairs had done

they had married. And married on tn,
sire. 9Th of unlimited credit on the Bant
of Love, and almost total blank on tina
of Threadneedle street The checks o
the former are not negotiable in mat
ter-of-fact world. Then Dan and LA
scouting the maxim that two is COM
pany and three is none, smiled welcome
on a baby. All this took place in due
! chronological order when Dan was at the
responsible age of one and twenty.
When he took the train Dust after hi:
marriage) down to Lessinger hall to IN
form his father of the event, his steri
parent told him to go TO the devil, where
upon Dan replied, with oversanguine and
rash cheerfulness that he had come tc
his father. following his advice in al
vance. Mr.. Bellairs did not see the joke
! tit was never his way to perceive any
| sort of a jolSe) and then Dan Sot riled
| ard both men got cross (Which was a
pity) and used naughty words (Which
was worse), and each generously gave
| rather more than he took. and Dan
proved himself a chip of the old block
much to the old blocks indignation, the
upshot of it being that Mr.. Bellairs in
formed his son by letter that he had cut
him off with a shilling. and that II he
chose to apply for the sum the family
solicitors We're authorized to honor his
check to that amount.
LuCkllN Ian tlttu lu d year iiluc Pth-
dent of his father. so, by the aid of hith-
erto undreamed of economies, the first
two years passed, though it took Lila
some six months to learn that salmon
and grouse are not the cheapest fare to
live on.
Dan had passed out of Sandhurst and
had been gazetted TO Bengal cavalry
regiment stationed somewhere in Oudh,
but the troopship in which he was to
sol M rt 81 OnA
day he burst into Lia's little sitting
room C"three pair back') saying:
"Who do you think I've stumbled
against. Liza? You remember Jervois.
don't you? Jervois of my company
tall chap with a baldish head. Well,
I'd just turned into Vigo street when a
fellow came knocking up against me.
growied out something about the dick
ems, don't you know, and he turned
round, and by Jove! it was Jervois"
How strange" echoes Liza, as if it were
a freak of nature to meet ones friends
in London.
"Jervois has no end of tin, lucky fell
low"
Liza sighed dismally
I'VE got to talking Of horses, and he
said he hoped we would let him drive
us down on his coach for the 14th What
90 you say, Lila? 1t would be a regular
fling for once in way. He gave me
no end of tip about Adkemar; swears
he must win at a cantsr and he ad-
vised me to lay ali I had on him. Isn't
it hard, now. that can't?"
How much?" begins Lila with hesi-
tation.
He answers by routing out two
shilling piece from his trousers pocket
and spinning it in the air. Heads or
tails? Heads? Heads tits. You've won.
next remittance doesn't turn up till the
day after tomorrow" says this husband
and father soberly, after a pause. He
goes to the window and looks out with
straight brows and firm, closed lips,
and succeeds in looking grown up.
The 14th smiled on an anxious world
which had feared frowning. fearful
sky.
Arriving at the course Dan ana Jer-
vols went off by themselves. The latter
was good deal excited. He had only
lately come into his money, and the
slipping of the leash was just bit In
toXicating. Dan followed, no less of his
head. There was a chance of doing
of achieving a. host OF things.
Inclusive Of the reconciliation with the
old block. With the money that he
should win on Adkemar he would first
buy no end of lovely things for Liza
She was bewitching enough as she was
but lila in beautiful garments would
melt the north. pole. Yes. he would do
all that and whole heap Of other things,
some awful. swamping bills,
hanging like so many sledg- hammers
over their youthful, inconseQGr at heads.
So Dan. having about as much weight
on his boy shoulders as would have sunk
4 grown man. followed his friends lead.
and knowing very little even Of the
-echnicalities of what he was doing
struck out bHndly in his new course;
shut his eyes. like most young swimmers,
and consequently saw nothing of the !
breakers ahead. In fact, the rush swept |
him clean off his feet. It is true he felt |
/ bit sobered when ne climbed up by |
unconscious LAS side al luncheon time |
One or two men looked rather curl !
,usly at the young couple; they did not |
ook as if the loss of money was of no
consequence to them, and vet they had |
witnessed poor Dams erratic career, |
which would mean something very seri-
JUS if the horse he had backed did not |
win.
The race did not come off for an hour |
lfter and by that time Dan had cooled |
'ather, and he turned very white as he !
glanced at his notebook
And YOU have managed bet or two, |
lear?' asked nsouciant Liza
Yes, one Or"
Just then came the shout: They're |
)ffi" Liza looked the more excited of the |
Wo, but then no one saw Dams hands |
Us they tore nefveusly It the lining of his |
pockets.
Adkemar and Scotia led throughout, |
md the game evidently lay between |
hose two. Yes, and the game was play
"a out when Scotia shot ahead and won
" half a length.
Liza turned round In sympathy for
PANS disappointment but Dan had
Tipped down off the coach and was no.
where to be seen.
say, old CHAP, you're looking deuced /
downfall, eh?" and
erVois clapped him on the back
Dan turned round with queer sort
f rattle in his throat
"Adkemar's downfau?" he said, my
vn downfall you mean"
on! Come, now, not so bad as all
hat answered Jervois, cheerfully, not
moving for the moment half what his
Wn or Bellairs' debts were: mot so
ad as that. old fellow. I'm pretty well
roke myself" he went on with that
leasant equanlmity born Of a know
dse that you're nothing of the kind. or
nat If you are, there is always a landing
et in the shape of a soft and forgivinr
1ther to hsh you out of all difficulties !
ext day; I'm pretty dead broke my
elf"
Yes, Observation-Disclosures.
ourself," echoed Dan, stupidly. You're
tty-dead-" He broke off with
start and caught himself up.
Yes, indeed" continued Jervois. am
ably and I feel rather inclined to go
nd drown myself-there's a place nice
nd handy and built as q last resource
jr stone broke TURTLES -