The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Observation-Disclosures
! HER GOLDEN LOCKS.
Observation-Disclosures

my visit no end, if it
weren't for two OBJ
90 stao ,
'And what are
they?"
"Louise siggers and Tom Wedding
ton."
"Umph! Nothing should be easier
shan to avoid them, and"
ooh! Is it,"
II have found no difficulty
"Perhaps not. But then you are
not the object Of Louisa's tender re-
gard"
care you?"
"Alas! I amp
II condole with you, my dear chap.
You must find it deuced embarrassing
especially in view Of that other little
affair"
"Ah, you're right When my chief
object in paying this visit was to be
ander the same roof with Amy Bill
lnghurst Then to be Swallowed by
This COMPOUNDED Louisa, and to have
all my tete-a-tetes with Amy interrupt
ed and spoiled-well, it's the most ir-
eitating thing I ever knew"
1t must be. But in what way does
Tom manage to interfere with your
happiness? He is a bit of bore, no
doubt. But I have not noticed that
be has cottoned on to you particularly. :"
"Nor has he. I do not complain of
the fellow on that score. It is as a
sportsman that I object to him-at
least, when I am posted las I have
been the last three times) the next
gun on the fellows left"
us he very dangerous, then?"
"Deadly dangerous. You know, of
course, that he is as blind as bat.
Can't distinguish any object at more
than ten yards"
II thought he was good shot,"
"He is. He sees a confused blob,
pots at the middle of it and hits it. A
bad blind shot is awful enough, in all
conscience. A good blind shot is too
terrible for words"
"Has he ever shot anybody"
II believe he has been known to
wing q beaten, and I understand he
once took the crown off somebody's
headkeeper's hat
''But why does our host ask such q
manslaughterer out?"
"Oh! Business obligations, Tn
told. And you will have noticed that
he never places himself within range
Of Wellington. But here he comes!''
It was in the billiard room of Sir
Thornton Thorndale's country seat,
near Ilkley, where he was entertain
ing a large party for the grouse shoot
ing; and the speakers were Charlie
Buckley and the Hon. Horace Sturti-
want, two of the younger men among
the baronet's guests. Louisa Siggers
was cousin of Lady Thorndale, and
possessor Of anot insignificant fortune.
She had attained the age of forty-one
and was a spinster still.
Just now she was desperately sweet
on Charlie Buckley, fellow guest,
and it appeared that she was under
the delusion that Buckley entertained
O tender regard for herself. Of Amy
BilliaSf1rst all that need here be said
is this: That she was young, we'll
born and very pretty and charming;
also that she took no steps whatever
to repel Bickley's attentions.
Later in the same evening Horace
Sturtivant strolled into Bickley's bed
room to have quiet chat with him.
There was grin on the formers face
as he entered, the grin Of man who
is fresh from the effects of some good
joke.
II say, Charlie, he remarked after
he had taken an easy chair. 'sI've
just heard such funny thing from my
man. 1t will be of special interest to
you, too. It is about your sweet,
heart"
"About Amy?"
ono! About Louisa"
| "P-i-s-h"
''The dear girl has been reduced to
a state of frenzy tonight. She hos
actually committed assault and battery
upon her maid"
"For why?" -
''Because in. undressing her, OF
rather in taking her to pieces, the maid
placed Louisas best golden bun toe
near the candle. There was draught
from the window, it appears, which
blew the fame onto the arrangement
and hey, presto! it caught fire and was
reduced to ashes before you could
wink. Louisa was in such rage thai