The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-14

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| tone OF rslenting in bis voice.
And your
Just speak a word of consent an
| man in England"
| Il am not going TO speak any word o
| consent And II / were / should like yo
to read this first" and he handed her IN
Times.
Whatever her faults might be. Mrs
Broxdaile was stanch 10 those she tool
up" and honest exceedingly; therefor
pitched so suddenly on tbs horns OF suci
a dilemma she declared 1t could not D
the same man.
ut is precisely the same man. Ther
can't be two Clement SIdneys. aged THU
~. clerk In the Office of Messrs. Cawalle
& Co, Billiter Square: two Clement SD
neys with good voices and pleasah. man
ners. getting into decent society on IN
strength of their father having been 10
twenty-six years in the defunct Common
and Waste Lands"
Mrs. Broxdaiie sat as II spell-bound 70
a minute. then she burst out reproach
fully:
And you knew him for a thief ant
would not tell"
Il knew him TO be a liar. not thief
Indeed. il this report''-and he touched
the Times-''may be trusted. he did no
begin his malpractices till he became in
innate here"
The wretch But / can't believe Il
true; and he so nice and always spoke 81
beautifully"
Il gave him chance" said Mr. Brox
dale, as IL thinking aloud. ~ ted him
understood his reputed father. who 1 be
lieved was worthy of all respect, had beer
for twenty-six years in the Commons and
Waste Lands-but only as a messenger
that of the four gentlemen he had re-
ferred me to. Lord Barnfeld and Sir The
odore Megwell. formerly in the Commons
and Waste Lands, the former was dead
and the latter lunatie. that the Bishop
Of Rutland was paralyzed. and Dean APP
Ileton senile. After that l injured ia
point out that, after all, truth was more
likely to win the day than falsshood, and
earnestly entreated him not to pursue the
path Of deceit any longer"
And yet you would have let him pur-
sue IL as long as he pleased" She was
thankful to find a hole in her husband S
armor
i did not think, and do rot think IL was
my business 10 uGmask the man; and /
pltled his father so-calleG-a good and
loyal husband TO a bad, faithless woman,
who was singing at low music hall.
when he unfortunately fell across and
married her. 1t is sure TO come out In the
course of his trial so / don't mind telling
you now
III you had told me at first il would
have saved a lot of trouble"
You would not have believed me-"
was the calm reply.
And l can't now" she said. "He was
such a charming fellow Everybody
thought him So
L did not" ventured Mr.. Broxdaile-
but then he was nobody.
III he came from nothing" began the
lady, after a pause. which showed how
tha phrase hal ranked and how good
ner memory was, I'D like to know how
ne got mis- education"
His father was an officer" replied Mr..
Broxdaile, who, till his DEATH made the
wretched mother an allowance, which a
maiden aunt continued by paying for this
boys schooling and clothing. When she
died that stopped, but Lord Barnfield.
who, before he succeeded to the title had
been in the Commons and Waste Lands,
got the lad situation from which he
worked his way TO Cavaliers. There you
nave the whole matter in a nutshell.
which, of my own good will, l should
never have cracked"
A few nights later Eva was on her
knees before her father. praying and be-
seeming him TO save Clement. Think of
him-thiIk of him in gaolr' she cried
Why, you do not mean to say you
care for him still" exclaimed the amazed
Parent.
NO, but 1 did care for him. Father
dear, do buy him out of wherever he is.
and I'll try to get well and strong and
never veX you about anything again"
Are you sure, darling?'
"QUite-quite sure and the dear arms
clasped his neck, and the sweet lips
touched his with tenderness they had
not done since he started fer America,
while trembling voice said:
Forgive me, father, for / am sorry
Straight away next morning went the
happy man to Mr.. Cavalier, who proved
hard as flint.
He had many clerks; he could not and
would not withdraw the charge or say a
word in mitigation of sentence. There
was such a thing left in the world he
still hoped, as sense of right and
wrong, and he did not intend TO weaken
il.
The young man had sinned, and ne
must take the consequences. His trial
was to come on at the Old Bailey, where,
Mr.. Cavalier trusted, he would be award
ed a punishment likely to deter other
young men from committing such offense.
In his heart Mr.. Broxdaile believed the
prince had reason; nevertha-
less, he returned home soreIy grieved
because he was unable to take any good
news to his foolish, soft-hearted daugh-
ter All he could say was:
When he comes out, dear, / will help
him TO go abroad" Which he did.
Eva is now happy wife. She tells
most things TO her husband, but concern
ng the episode that so nearly spoilt her
life she maintains strict silence. Her
husband knows all about it, but he keeps
silence, and both heartily concur in Mr..
BroXdaile's sententious remark:
There should be sense in love. and love
n sense"
On the raIe occasions when Mrs. Rrox
iaile refers to Mr. Clement Sidney she
styles him THAT wretch instead of "A
charming fellow"
THE END.