The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-24

and children, the roadway wound along
the waters edge. Gray strobe rapidly
westward, his head bowed, his hands
thrust deep in his trousers pockets. He
missed his usual companions heavy
stick and nimble fox terrier, but both
had been left with the PORTER as inap-
propriate to voyage to Chillon. They
were TO have started, merry party it
promised to be, by the early boat from
Geneva, and he could see her now oleav-
ing the limpid waters around the head
land of Morges. 1t was time to warn his
companions that he could not CO. One
should be accorded opportunity to name
some other escort, Amy-"Amy, shall
low hearted. She had disappeared
with that brainless ass half an hour
ago, possibly to console him for the fact
that he was not one of the dozen bid
den by Nine. la Comtesse to be Of the
party to voyage with her to the famous
castle, breakfast with her aboard La
France and dine en- fete at Montreux.
Vane, the Briton, was one, and small
comfort did be afford Smythe by bid
ding him jolly up and perhaps madame
would let him in for postprandial oof-
fee at Montroo.
Gray had never been able 10 stomach
Smythe. He called him an insupporta-
BILE cad, but when at a turn in the path
he came suddenly upon the oombina-
ton of brainless ass and insupportable
cad squatted ON a stone, elbows on
knees, his fuzzy jowls deep sunken in
his hands, his eyes ON the faraway line
Of the Savoy shore, the intruder relent-
ed. Here was woe perhaps as deep as
his own.
But in this case misery loved not
company, and Smythe was surly. No,
there wasn't anything Gray could do
for him, thanks He was feeling seedy,
that was all. 1t was plain to see that
the interview with Miss Langdon had
left him sore at heart Gray stood an
other moment irresolute. There was
absolutely no reason why he should do
the fellow a good turn. Smythe hated
him and plainly showed it, but Gray
had ignored his spleen, and ever good
humoredly tolerated him. II is easy for
man to forgive another's jealousy,
but Gray had suffered too much from
Miss Langdon's caprice not to know the
symptoms when so patent as they were
in Smythe. III fortune makes some
natures magnanimous-rare natures
and Gray turned again.
Look here, old man" cold chap"
had not then come into vogue), "if
can't do anything for you, you can for
me. Twas to have gone with that party,
you know, to Chillon this morning.
Ycnder comes the boat now. Go to
madame for mo, like good fellow, and
tell her I've just received i'll tidings
from home I've got to 60 to Geneva
by the 10 O'Clock train. was paired
Off with Miss Langdon. Tell madame
I'm awfully sorry, but i can't 60.
She'll ask You in my place-see if she
doesn't. So long"
And in another minute he was breast
ing the heights TO Lausanne, while
Smythe was speeding TO Beau Rivage.
1t was late that evening when he re-
turned from a solemn day with the
bankers the consul and certain trades
folk whose prospects, temporal and
eternal, he was given TO understand
were shattered by his cancellation of
certain orders for furs and biJouterie.
Heavy levy was made on his oheckbook
TO solace their suffering, but there is a
certain recklessness Of cost when ones
financial tether is nearly at an end.
Dinner was over at Beau Rivage. The
band was playing delightfully."- in the
south portico. Men in evening dress
were sauntering and smoking and sip
ping coffee about the corridor. A few
American and English girls with their
escorts were dancing in the salon. Gray
was still in "knickers" and had dined
solus at the Hotel Terminus. He paused
at the portico and gazed in at the scene
of mirth, luxury and enjoyment wherein
he had been so thoroughly at home and
contrasted unflinchingly the scene with
that which he had planned for his fu.
ture. Now it was necessary for him &c
get TO his room to write, and he hoped
to reach it unobserved. but the Hon,
Rokeby had received his instruction!
and nabbed him.
"Eoh, | say, Gray-Miss Langdon,
y'know, wished to speak with you di
reotly you came in.
"Yes," was the languid answer
"And where is she now?'
"In their salon, fancy. She said sh,
was too tired to dress for dinner. HaC
a beastly day, y'know.
Gray nodded, slowly assembled the
winding stairway and tapped at the
door in the west corridor.
Tree, " answered a boyish voice
and Darcy was exuberantly welcomed
py l0.year-old Langdon "rne mater
and sis are having a row i'll the gal
lery, " said he radiantly. "Old Smythe'
been Fostering her, Go out there They
don't mind you, you know, and can
get away from here until they finish
ed. "
But further condolences were ended
by the sudden entrance of Miss LangdoI
herself She had evidently been watch
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