Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-30

Smythe lie called him an insupporta-
bic cad. but when ut n turn in the path
he camo suddenly upon the comhina.
ton of brainless ass and InsurpOrtablo
cad squatted On store, elbows on
knees, his fuzzy lowls deep sunken i'll
his hands, his eyes Oh the faraway line
of the Savoy shore, tho intruder relont-
ed. Here was woe perhaps as deep as
his own.
But in this case misery loved not
company, and Smytho was surly. No,
there wasn't anything Gray could do
for him, thanks. He was feeling soedy,
that was all, 1t was plain to see that
the Interview with Miss Langd0n had
left him sore at heart. Gray stood AN
other moment irresolute Ihuro was
absolutely pOroason why he should do
the fellow good turn Smythe hated
him and plainly showed it, but Gray
had ignored his spleen, and ever good
humCrpdly tolerated him Ii is easy for
Il mun to forgive another jealousy,
but Ggay had suffered too much from
Miss Langdon' caprice not to know tho
symptoms when so patent as they were
in Smythe III fortune makes some
natures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES natures
and Gray turned again
LOCK here, old man" cold chap"
had not then como into voCua), eff
can t do anything for YOU you can for
me. was to have gone with that party,
you know, to Chillon this morning
YCndcr comes the beat now. Go to
madame for me- like good fellow, and
tell her I've just received i'll uding1
from home I've got to 80 to Geneva
by the 10 @ clock train was paired
or with Miss Lungdon Tell madame
I'm awiullr sorry, but | can't 60.
She'll ask you IN my plac9-see ii she
doe-n e. SO long.
And IN another minute he was breast.
ing the heights TO Lausanne, while
Smythe was speeding to Beau Riya.e
It was late that evening when he re-
turned from solemn day with tho
blukors the consul and certain trades
folk whose prospects, temporal and
eternal, he was given to understand
were shattered ly his cancellation OF
certain orders for furs and biJ0utrrie,
Heavy levy was mace on his checkboob
to sulaac their suffering, but there is 4
certain rCchlcssnuss of cost when Cnu'S
financial tether is nearly at an end
Dinner was over at Bcau Riyagc ThC
band was playing delightfully."- i'll the
south pOrtlcu. Men IL evening drcs.
were saunteriuG and smoking and sip
ping coffee about the corridor. \ feN
American and English girls with thcil
escorts were dancing IN the salon Gray
was still III "kuiCkers' and hcl dinel
suius 40 the Hotel Terminus lie puuSoc
at the portico ana eazed in at the seer.
Of mirth, lu.ury and enjoyment wherein
he had been so thoroughly at home ant
contraated unllnchingiy the scene Will
chat which he had planned for his iu
ture Now it 4yas necessary for him tt
get to his room TO write, and he hOpeC
90 reach it unohseryed, but the Hon
E3kehy had received his instruction
and nabbed bin.
"E.h, say, Gray-Niss Langaon
yknow, wished to speak with you di
rectly You came in "
"Yts, was the languid answer
And where Is she now
sin their salon. fancy She said sh
was too tired to dress for dinner. Hat
beastly day, y'know.
Gray nodded, slowly assembled tn
winding stairway and tapped at TIN
door N the west corridor.
" 'Trcz NJ Swered a boyish voice
and Darcy was eXuJorantly welcomed