The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22

brows in establishment. II do not sup
pose that l shall ever speak to him
again"
"Do you imagine that fellow did not
know whom he was addressing this
morning Certainly he did! 'Luttrel
is by no means a common name, and
directly he saw Miss Luttrell' posted
in the visitors book he guessed no
doubt who you were and asked some
one to point you out to him. Conse-
quently he has taken the first oppor-
tunity of beginning an acquaintance
which dare say he intends TO follow
up as speedily as possible. All, Lady
Howard"-here he threw open the door
of the room which Evelyn had Tor
saken few minutes before-"l nave
found your niece and brought her back
to you. Here she is"
"And, by way of improving the occa-
sion, he has been offering me little
of his valuable advice" announced
Evelyn. going up to Lady Howard and
bending down to kiss her as she sat
at the head OF the breakfast table, sui
a handsome, good-looking woman, IN
spite of the lines of care across her
forehead and the silvery threads or
hair distinctly visible beneath the SOFT
folds OF her widows cap.
'I was only cautioning your niece
| against a fellow whom / noticed play
ing rather high in the billiard room
last night, and with whom she had
the ill-luck to have occasion to speak
this morning." protested Falkland,
strolling up to the window and gazing
out with all the air of a man who was
at home in her ladyship's private sit
| ting room.
"To speak? My dear Eve, what have
you been doing?" asked Lady Howard
in alarm.
Nothing, Aunt LYDIA" answered
Miss Luttrell, with a decided little
shake of her head. do not agitate
yourself, please! 1t is only Mr.. Falk-
land who is piling up the agony now.
This poor innocent man who has such
wicked designs on us only handed me
this letter"-throwing down the hap
less-looking note upon the table
that is all"
"And. as an old friend. knowing
what Thoroughbred scoundrels habit
ually frequent places of this descrip-
ton. l have advised her to avoid him
for the future
Exactly" agreed her ladyship.
"One cannot be too careful or exclu-
sive at a hotel where one encounters
the same person day after day. VINO
is this man that spoke to you, Ever
"Oh. ask Mr.. Falkland" answered
Evelyn in a deprecating tone. HE
evidently knows more about him than
do. If he had the benefit Of his soci-
ETY. in the billiard room last evening
and perhaps-who knows?-joined him
in some of his high play"
Falkland accepted the little taunt
with an air of praiseworthy compla-
cency, and turned calmly to Lady
Howard.
well, l believe he goes by the ele-
CANT name of Brown That Is vague
enough, you would think; but his ad-
dress of London only-Brown of Lon
don-is wagner STILL"
Eyes, indeed anybody would have
difficulty in tracing him. But that re-
minds me. AS you came in, was
just reading in the paper that. DC
sit down, though, Mr.. Falkland, and
have some breakfast"
ooh, no, thank you! I have just
told Henry to have some ready for me
in the coffee room; so l will not keel
you from yours. But you were say
ing"
only that they fancy they have a
last found a clue to the whereabout:
of that man who committed those fear
full forgeries about twelve months ago,
added Lady Howard, pouring out thu
coffee and passing a cup across Il
Evelyn. You remember the Beau
champ case, which made such a com
motion at the timer"
(To Be Continued.)