The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04

driDDingly wet. IL IS Impossible 90 iiA4-
CINE anything uglier than our dear Lon
don looks on such day, hers being IN
deed never one of those regularly beaud-
full faces which can AFFORD TO do without
smiles. Clanbally's mood rather matched
il. He had just been reading in imam
cia, journal Of very decided slump
in South African mines in which ne pos
sessed more shares than he cared 10 think.
He was fresh from the hands Of hair
dresser. who had remarked upon the en-
larging tonsure on his crown, and fresher
still from the eyes of a former love whom
he had been hidden to meet at luncheon
and talk over old times with, after the
lapse OF twenty five years, and she mad
told him, with that brusQuerie which mad
been piquant at seventeen, but was only
rude at forty-three, that she should not
have known him from Adam! he Wisneo
now that ne had not CALAMITY reJoned
that be could have picked her out among
ten thousand! 1t was not true. and her
incivility did not deserve it. Considering
what Marietta had developed into as
Lady Thoms-what name!-he was lar
from regretting the past The coionles
had always a roughening, coarsenlng Ell
feet. (Sir Thoms was a lately returned
and retired pro-consuD. Inc communal
contact with underbred people through
long series of years could scarcely ever
be borne with impunity.
"sbould not have known him from
ADAM How discourteous the very
nhrase! And even If she had not traihpled
IN his own self-esteem there was a some
thing displeasing 10 him in her tone
tinge OF swagger in her mention OF tne
halls she was going TO give IN her ne"
house in Grosvenor-place, and OF the
srIa7aor of her legitimate matrimonial ex-
necra tions (she had certainly grown I'M
necessarily confidential as luncheon pro-
gressed) for her one son at On. Gu
when Clanbally visited London he had TO
live al his club, for the Clanbally rents ala
not rise to maintaining anything ike ali
his too numerous male progeny at eltner
university 90.
esction that the son OF his lost Marietta
was probably a "bounder," nut ms race
was rather long as he walked on under MS
drinping umbrella, over which-it was a
new one-a passing hanson mad Just
smashed a geyser of wet mud. tie was 50
absorbed in his thoughts that ne nearly
fell over two little boys, who had appar-
entity lust left a house a few yards fur
ther on, and after the needless manner
81 Uttle boys, were walking with their
heads turned back over their shoulders, as
II interested in some object behind them,
and careless Of approaching obstacles.
They had butted into him, and ne had had
time 60 give vent TO warm Look where
Won are going you young rascals! before
he recognized in the pair two intimate
personal friends, the sons of his cousin,
Lady Betty Stainer, married TO that eX-
celient parish priest, the vicar OF 81. -
Belgravia.
Cianbally, either because or in spite of
his having plenty Of his own, was cor
daily fond of children He liked bad ones
best. but few came amiss 10 him. he had
= particular kindness for the present two,
both because they mad a strong dash OF his
own wild irish blood in them, and be-
cause he was complacently conscious or
having given them on former occasions his
cordial cooperation in many schemes OF
dsvilry.
1T is you, is it? Now that you have
taken your heads out OF my walstcoat per-
hans YOU will tell me what you are up
tor
There was no immediate articulate an
sWer 20 this appeal, but couple Of idenu-
cal chuckles assured his lordsnip that MS
surmise as TO his little friends not being
taking an innocently aimless constitution
al was correct.
who Is the friend whom you have been
honoring with a visit?"
I'VE have not been visiting anyone.
But the chuckle was rising into hys-
terical giggle.
why. 1 saw you leaving the doorstep
OF that house-what number Is it'll can
not see from here?"
Did your
who lives there?
II do not know; do you, Eric?"
Il have not an idea; we can look In the
book when we get home, and tell you"
Then. what were you doing on that
doorstep Clanbally had shifted his UNI
breIla into his left hand, in order TO have
his right free to give an imperative tweak
20 Master Eric's ear. You have not
with a real sense OF disappointment - re
put the quesuon)-"you have not stooped
70 a runaway r!ng?'
The emphasis OF the disclaimer with
which this suggestion was met, reas-
sured him: "A runaway ring? Is II
likely?"
Then. what were you doing on tina,
doorstep"
A moments pause, a semi-sotto voce
consultation. "shan we tell him?" The
answer was apparently in the affirmative.
III we TIL you, viii you swear not TO
tell anyon~"
do 1 ever tell?"
mot anyone in the whole world?'
mot anyone In the whole worldw
mot even II you were askcdT'
would you have me tell a lie?'
This question might seem a poser, and
for a minute Eric stumbled over 10; out
his junior. two sizes smaller and two de-
grees more stepped In inlquity, answered
brasenly, Yes"
well, out with H."
1--WE cannot tell you unless you swear
You will get US into a most awful row
" you DO not. The worst row we have
ever been IN"
"The worst row you have ever been imp
lifting his eyebrows. That Is a pretty
large order"
Eyes, Il g."
Worse than the one about Lady Min
chin's false tecthY"
Much worse"
Worse than the one when you burnt
on your sister Marion's eyebrows, with
your chemicals
Worse than that"
1T must be- something portentous. Wen.
] shall have 10 trust 70 your honor not
10 lei me IN for anything that viii bring
me 20 the gallows. ] swear uneondition.
ally"
stop down, then. I cannot say II out
loud for fear some one should hear"
Clanbaily com pliod. and without further
delay or stipulation the smaller hofdor