The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-30

can manage my own affairs What's my
sister got to do with the ,natter??"
"I'll speak plainly my young friend.
You brought mean utter stranger,
picked up i'll one of the worst haunts in
London-home with you last night. We
were both, suppose, intoNicated; you
certainly We're. Suffice it that we dis
turbed a lady, whom accidentally dis
covered to be your sister, and who came
out here after you had fallen asleep
"Came out herc!" gasped Bailey.
Certainly" responded Richard Eel
gate. Now, my dear Mr.. Bailey
Roughton, you are very young. Life
as know it's scaled book to you
Pray the gods You may never open it,
boy. Motives are usually inexplicable,
save to those in whose breasts they
sprang. l shall not attempt to explain
mine to you. Suffice it that you placed
me in q false position last night; to-day
1 come to set myself right. %
ooh, yoa can't do that, you know, y
broke in Bailey Roughton Last
nights affair is done with; we all have
a spree sometimes. But last night ism
this morning. You can't expect to push
yourself in in this fashion, Mr.-Mr.
Felgatc. He got up as he spoke and
spread his legs and shook his head ag-
gressivcly.
Felgate's face had flushed for mo-
ment, and he made an involuntary
movement toward the younger man;
then his arms fell to his side, and he
turned away.
Tim afraid it's useless to try to
make you understand, . he said slowly.
"For that reason won make the at
tempt. However. am here to see Miss
Roughton. I"
And say you can't see her. Con-
found it, sir, who are you?''
''That is a matter you should have
decided last night. l might be the
greatest villain unhung, and yet you
brought me here and left it to your sis
ter to turn me out of the place. If You
knew more Of the world, you would I'M
derstand that ono cannot slip out Of
things so easily as you desire to do.
am here to see Miss Roughton.'
"But-but what is your object?''
"Purely that Of courtesy, necessary
apology-a desire to set myself right in
the eyes of a lady who probably at this
moment regards me as blacllguard -
81 don't see that it's necessary
81 insist.
He was SO cool and determined about
the matter that he gained his point
even to the extent of interviewing the
lady alone. But it was remarkable
after he had entered her presence, how
completely his manner changed. The
easy insolence was gone almost before
the door had closed upon them.
My brother tells me there is some
thing you have to say to me, sir, " she
began, standing, a small, slim figure,
full Of dignity, before him.
81 ask but a moment" he replied
gravely. "You would not let me speak
last night. am grateful that you
should give so graceless a fellow the OPP
portunity now. l was brought here last
night under a wrong impression. l have
come to crave your forgiveness y
"Why shcgld you?" she asked coldly
You teld me you came as a chance ac-
quaintanae Of my brother-a stranger
had hoped you would so as-a
stranger.
The words were more deliberately
cruel than she had intended After all
she had seen this man only in an hour
when he had stood as the companion of
! her dissolute brother, the leader of that
| brother in the sense that he was much
older lnan-to that conclusion her wom-
ans mind leaped. Here was clearly the
wolf, she thought. Her brother stood as
the injured lamb.
Richard Felgate bowed and moved to-
ward the door, there was almost a sigh
Oh his lips.
Ell am sorry, - he said. ''You can
not, of course, understand that such Il
man us I am should feel any contritioH
any shame. Well, it doesn't matter;
was troubled about it little, that's
all. There was IA mad feeling i'll my
heart that you-who are pure and good
might believe that L Oh, what does
it matter what hoped? Once again-I
am sorry. Goodby."
He was gone. 1t was only when she
fully realized that she had cast him out
q second time that her dignity relaxed
t1iI2 leSA4 w CilC W4llNlOW anu I)CcIcu OCU,
with something of anxiety. He was
strolling idly away, with his hands
thrust deep in his pockets.
With that small event began the curl
GUS change of feeling in her which ulti-
mately led to great happenings, for in
the first place she racked her gentle
bosom with accusations for her unjust
treatment of him and in direct conse-
quence began to feel an interest in the
worthless fellow who had accepted her
treatment of Lim-just or unjust-with
SO much of meekness. Under ordinary
circumstances she would have been
content to allow the matter to be forgot
ten as an unpleasant incident, but now
she was careful to discover his name
and to keep it in her memory, half in
the hope that she might learn some
thing of him-perhaps even something,
she told herself, which should prove her
attitude toward him had been but tie
correct one.
She was soon to hear sOmethinp At