, 1898-08-05
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| young Mrs. Bradshaw confidently. "Er-
nest must put up with the consequences.
And you will see to the drawing up of
the deed?"
at shall be put in hand at once"
Il should like to leave London this
day week if possible"
II dare say" said Mr.. Garraway,
with great amiability, that that can
be managed"
"There is only the question of a
housekeaper. Somebody must be there
to look after the servants"
at is there l think l can be of some
assistance to Ernest" Mr.. Garraway
spoke with genial assurance. 1T so
happens that a client of mine is looking
for precisely a situation of this kind"
"How extremely fortunate!"
"She is n good manager, she's a wild
ow, and she has had charge of a house
similar to yours"
"That's capital. AS I say, l shouldn't
like the house to go to rack and ruin.
When could this old lady come. do you
think"
"This-who?"
lHis olu idty. luc "IuOW. WHICH
could she Gomez"
"Oh, but''-Mr. Garraway smiled
pleasantly you are laboring under a
slight mistake, Mrs. Bradshaw. The la
dy is not old"
"Oh! She is not young, l s~uppose?"
"Wcll, as a matter of fact, she is
rather young. By the bye, | ought to
have her portrait here somewhere"
1t had cost Mr.. Garraway a shilling,
this cabinet portrait, in a shop in the
Strand that morning. The shopman
couldn't tell him who it was, didn't
know her from Adam, he said, but she
vas an exceedingly pretty girl in de-
mure black, and the willy Mr.. Garraway
was content.
Surely, surely, Mr.. Garraway,"
gasped young Mrs. Bradshaw as she
gazed at the portrait, this is not tho
kind of person for a housekeeper."
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. Garraway airily.
She'll do all right. Bradshaw would
like her very much, I'm sure, after she
had been in the house n week or two.
Pm told she is a capital manager"
The bunch of scented naTcissus at the
lady's bodice was bobbing up and down
as she continued to look at the photo
graph.
You see, the great thing is to get
some one who would make poor Brad
shaw comfortable and not compel him
to be always at the club"
She put the photograph down on the
table.
"This lady" said young Mrs. Brad
shaw definitely, ''shall never come into
my house."
NO" agreed Mr.. Garraway sweetly.
"Of course it would be in Ernest's
house. l am sure that on my recon-
mendation''-
"Do yon mean to say, Mr.. Garrawav,
that you would recommend a person
like this for such II position:' Mrs.
Bradshaw had risen from her chair anu
spoke Indignantly.
Now, Mrs. Bradshaw, pardon me.
1 can't allow you to speak i'll of a client
of mine. l Lave every reason to believe
that she is a well bred young lady and
comes from one of the best families. l
have no doubt in my own mind that she
will make my friend Bradshaw, whom
l look upon rs IL of the best fellows in
the world, very comfortable indeed"
There was n rap at the door, and the
smart boy entered with a card.
"Show him in, judd
MI. Garraway went toward the door
to receive the newcomer, no before,
however, he had seen a handkerchief go
to the eyes of his young visitor.
"Bradshaw," he whispered at tho
door, "listen to me, man. Your wife's
in there crying. Go and kiss her and
make it up"
And bundling the worried young
Bradshaw into the room in the most I'M
professional manner Mr.. Garrawuy went
and spoke in the outer Office with Glib
son.
Il shan't be back for an hour, Glib
son. Toll that lady and gentleman S if
they ask for me. I'm going down to see
counsel in the temple"
1t was an hour and II half later that
Mr.. Garraway sauntered back. The
small Judd followed him into his room
and put some more coal on the fire.
"Mr. and Mrs. Bradshaw gone,
oSt uSiihLheu Val ouiltNaS.
Master Judd said, "Yessir."
what the deuce are you %grinninR
about, Judd?"
The excellent Judd said it was moth
ing special, Being pressed, however,
Master Judd confessed that, entering
the room about 20 minutes after his
master had left, he saw the gent and the
lady kissing each other like | o'clock
and as 'appy as
"Judd!' said Mr.. Garraway severe
ly, 81 am surprised at you. | am sur
prised that a man, just now perhaps of
tender years, but one who is possibly
destined for the highest honors, should
be guilty of the highest impropriety-
and gross unprofessional improperly,
sir-of noticing Il matter of this kind
I'm surprised at you, perfectly surprised
at you. Would you like very much
to go to the theater tonight, you young
scoundrel?'
Master Judd, with some emphasis,
said, "Ratheri"
"Then here's half a crown for you.
Now be off. I'm rather behind with my
work today. Exchange.