The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-08

you have timed me, yen will find tn
speed is sixty words a minute at thi
writing, and"
"Allow me to claim relationship
then" he said, and he held his han,
frankly out to her, with a smile.
She hesitated a minute, remember
ing how her father would have magnifi
Gently repulsed the overture Of friend
ship from the enemy of the house Of
Chester; but then, in very many
things, she and her father had tn
most antipodal theories, and particu
larly on the subject Of Mr.. Percy Ire
gonell.
And so, after that one instant o
sweet, shy hesitation, Juliet laid he:
hand in his.
II am most glad to meet you!" Ire
gonell said. 81 should have met vol
before, buta letter from your father
eyes, 1 know" Juliet interrupted
her cheeks crimsoning, 81 know how
papa feels. Shall I explain the ma
chine to you now?"
care you in the habit of exhibiting
and illustrating them?"
eyes. I am earning a living"
Tregonell's handsome face lighteneo
brightly.
II honor you for it, Miss Chester.
Please explain it fully in all it's intri.
cacies. I am about ordering a mum
Der for my factories"
And when he went away. he left al
order for twelve caligraphs.
81 only wish such customers as your
cousin came every day, Miss Chester, .
her employer said, delightedly.
The next day Mr.. Tregonell came,
and the next, to examine infinitely
into two or three puzzling points, and
the second time he stayed until Juliet
put on her jacket and hat.
"You are going homer" he asked. i.
eyes; it is after five o'clock, you
perceive"
"And I also perceive it is too dark
for you to think of going alone. Let
me accompany you"
She laughed and flushed charm
ingly.
$50 far as I am concerned, certainly.
But papa"
Tregonell laughed, too.
81 comprehend. I am no favorite
of MI. Chester's, I know; but can I
not presume a discreet incognito?
Mr.. Percival, for instance"
And Juliet, who was beginning to
like her new-found cousin very much,
consented, and on arriving home, in
troduced him in due form to Mr.. Ches-
ter, who received the guest with most
stately courtliness.
IT am pleased to meet you, sir
most gratifed to know any friend Of
my daughter Juliet's. I only wish I
could receive you in a more fitting
manner; but we have not always been
reduced as we are now, sir, nor should
we be so if law and justice were not
empty names"
And Mr.. Tregonell smiled politely,
while poor Juliet's face grew scarlet.
"Indeed!" Tregonell remarked.
"No, sir!" Mr.. Chester said, empha-
eff WE had our rights to-day,
we should be the rich, influential
Chesters Of Tregonell, Sussex County,
and my daughter here would be wear
ing her diamonds and driving in her
coach, instead of wearing out her life
in a common wareroom in the city.
You may possibly have heard of the
great lawsuit between Chester aud
in which we were deprived
Of our rightful inheritance by a fiend
yes, sir, a fiend in human form-by
name Percy Tregonell."
81 have a faint recollection Of it, I
Tregonell said, gravely.
"Papa, DEAR" Juliet interrupted,
distressfully, "these-these are family
matters, and cannot possibly inter
est a"
And then Nh. Chester drew his tall,
thin figure dignifedly up.
excuse me, I am in the wrong. I
am always in the wrong, according to
my daughters ideas; yet it isn't the
pleasantest thing in the world to be
reminded Of it by ones daughter, and
N the presence Of a guest"
Papa, I don't mean that-you
know I don't mean that!"
But MI. Chester declined to be pro-
pitiated, and all the evening preserved
} martyr-like stiffness and dignity.
HE will never come near us again."
Juliet thought, as she babe Mr.. Ire
sonell goodnight. Papa is $3.50
so dreadful!'
But Mr.. Tregonell did come
again, despite the dreadfulness; and
not only once, but several times dur
ng his stay of a fortnight in the city.
And on his last day, he took his
cousin out for a drive, bringing the
to the door Of the Broadway
,fice, not a little to Juliet's consterna-
ion.
ooh, I can't go-of course I can't
70, Cousin Percy! Office hours are
lot yer for fully three hours yet,
"And what? If you go without per-
you will lose your situation,
dare say?"
Exactly. And I can imagine moth
SO terrible"
t"Your Imagination is not SO vivid as
nine, thsn," he laughed. However,
[uliet, I myself asked permission for
1our leave this afternoon. So put on
rour wraps and come"
And she did, the first time she had
topped inside . carriage in twelve