The sun., 1897-06-27
CHAPTER v.

CHAPTER V.
She spoke confidently and with a grand air.
had neither the heart to shame her SO nor ora the
courage to displease her. Though 1t was the
ninth part Of my income. therefore. and it
sum on single card and win or lose 1t in mo-
ment. l lugged it out and gave it to her. Even
than was was at a stand, wondering what
she would do with it, but with the tact
where the gentleman had laid his. With
better luck, however. for in a twinklinS.
and thought It well deal Vas
banker. giving and taking here and there.
thrust guine' oyer to our guinea. was in a
but she nudged me. and said with her fnest air:
LET It lie. Dick! Do you heart Let it lie
1t. but she was mistress and let 1t lie. and IN a
s Mso
next us. seeing her success, began to pass re-
she 8n and hes Shape amd
plexion in terms that made my cheeks burn.
Whether this open admiration turned her head
lie on the table. and when would have snatched
1t up. not regarding her. the dealer prevented
as il Twas a servant. turned and sharply rated
me for a fool. This caused a little disturbance,
the event proved me no fool but wiser than
most, for in two minutes that pretty sum. which
was as I'M much as had ever possessed at one time
in my life, WAS swept off, and for two guineas
the richer, which we had been a moment before.
We remained one-and that my only one-the
For myself. could have cried at the misad.
venture. but my mistress carried IT off with
contempt-whereat. / am bound to confess, the
company laughed again-turned from the table.
and in that order we had got half way pr; to the
door when the gentleman who had addressed
SeIsd pp her
tone OF freedom, needs some one TO care for
it. Unless l am mistaken, mistress; you came
his eyes to the hem OF her cloak.
Alas. looked, 100. and the murder was out.
trusted to her cloak to hide tho deficiency she
mh s"pps p%s IL Of n & he
chagrin At losing. forgotten the blot, and. un-
used to long skirts raised them 90 high az to
and shod in an Old, broken shoei ''0>~ 50 '''''
Her ears and neck turned crimson at the ex::
her hand: saw that II the stranger I had looked
10 ingratiate himself by his iilmannered Jest he
surprised when she answered in n; vol Voice eaiver
ing with modification, Yes on foot; hut you
may spare pare your peins am in this gentlenans
oh, " he said. this sentleman!' And he
l09kea me bnt %p nns SsboSysa So%n m. to ro e wit,
at a word was ready to pull his nose. But
In sword and lace. bred to carry 1t in such and
than 80, he had a long and hard face under his
periwig. and eyes both tired and melancholy,
and By the Sn he looked at %e sowa
that he thought mo no better than dirt. To
Tns st@sy short had not looked at him
aas sS said in
| ladyship will soon trudge 1t, skin to mud. As it
is rear that detain you. Carry my compli-
alien from his face-at Jest which was too
oS Roash Ss Ss
away with an ironicel bow, leaving us to get out
was In such a rage; both at the loss OF my guinea
and at being SO houted, that ! could scarcely
her part, the consequences OF which It was not
thefeforo when she made S no s more ado. ."Se but
pushing her way through tho crowd In the
street, turned homeward and took the road with
This was SO unlike her that was at a loss to
The fact that she two or three t@es paused to
hGssh Ssnsn being S ny Gf s s
ure was over, and had only for prospect my
myselt for when she spoke + found that her
Dick" she said, stopping abruptly in tho
| road, you must loan me a guinea"
may be, with little displeasure. "Why. have
you not Just now"
| what r. she said.
| Lost my only one"
She lsgehed recklessly, We'll. yop have
| that"
| Another guinea I" gasped.
| Yes, another guinea, and another guinea 4"
| she answered mimicking my tone OF constcr-
nation. "one for my shoes and stockings. oh, I
wish he were dead = And she stamped her foot
.Yes !" isaid, with poor attempt at irony.
For me to stake next Friday. whom the DUKE
| passes this way on his road home"
| "He does notI" cried,
| "He doesl no does!" she retorted. "And you
| will do, too. what say. sir, Or"