The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-07-04

"Per1,aps you do not ka,oao she is engaged
to me-"
taking one quick step forward, he smote
Heckle fair between the two eyes and
felled him to the ground.
''You curl" he cried. "Get up or
shall kick you and hate myself forever
after fer doing it,
Young Heckle picked himself up,
cursing under his breath.
ssI'll settle with you, my man, he
said. ''I'll get policeman. You'll
spend the remainder of this night in
the cells.
81 shall do nothing of the sort, an
swered Lord Stansford, catching him
by both wrists with an iron grasp
"Now, pay attention to me. Billy Hec-
kle. You feel my grip on your wrist.
You felt my blow in your face, didn't
/! youi Now you go into the house by
whatever back entrance there is, go to
! your room, wash the blood off your
| face, and stay there; otherwise I'll
break both of your wrists as You stand
| herel" And he gave the wrists wrench
| that made the other vince, big and
| bulky as he was.
II promise, said Heckle
Every we'll See that you keep your
| promise. :
| Young Heckle skunk away, and Lord
Stansford turned to Miss Linderham
who stood looking on. speechless with
horror and surprise
'sWhat brute you arel" she said.
with culver in her under lip.
eyes" he replied quietly. "Most of
us men are brutes when you take lit
tie of the varnish off Won't you sit
down, Miss Linderham? There is no
need now to reply to the question you
asked me. The incident you have wit
messed and what you have heard have
been its answer.
The young lady did not sit down.
She stood looking at him. her eyes sof-
tening trifie.
cit is true, thenf" she said.
els what true?'
"That you are here as hired guest2
''Yes, it is true"
'Then why did you knock him down
if it was the truth?'
because he spoke the truth before
you.
81 hope, Lord stansford, you don 7
mean to imply that 1 am in any way
responsible for your rufianism?''
s'You are, and in more than one
sense Of the word. That young fellow
threatened me when l came here to
night, knowing that l was his father
hired guest. l do not wish exposure
and SO avoided you. You spoke to IN,
and asked me to bring you out mere.
came, knowing that if Heckle saw m,
he would carry out his threat. He hal
carried it ont, and have had the pleas
ure of knocking him down. !"
Miss Linderham sank upon the sea
and once more motioned with her far
for him to take the place beside her.
"Then you receive guineas a nigh
for appearing at the different places
where have met you"
"As matter of fact" said STAINS
ford. 81 get only 2 guineas. / suppos
the other 8, if such is the price paid
goes to my employers. !"
81 thought Mr. Heckle was your EN-
ployer tonight?"
81 mean to the company who let m,
out if make myself clear-Spink
Co.; telephone 100, SOB. If you should
ever want an eligible guest for any en-
tertainment you give, and men ar
scarce, you have only to telephone
them, and they will send me to you. -
"Oh, seel" said Miss Linderham
tapping with her fan upon her knee.
cit is only justice to my fellow EN-
ployees," continued Lord Stansford
"to say that believe they are all eligi
BILE young men, but many of them ma.
be had for guinea. The charge in m.
case is higher, as have title. l hav
tried to flatter myself that it was m.
polished, dignified manner that won M
the extra remuneration, but after you
exclamation Of my brutality tonight
am afraid must fall back on my title