New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
HIS TWO CONSTITUENCIES.
CHAPTER 1

A3sef-sne IN tears She sulacked me-and I
CHAT should haze TO admit IT'D srnacked her
hack
You're nasty, horrfd. cruel boyr she said.
sObbing
The tears brought compunction. but the ad-
1ectives prevented avowaL
Anyway, you're only q girIish girl"
III not" she responded, stamping her foot
Sc parted
"nen came down from Oxford many years
Gfter, was deemed necessary that I should
engage IN soma useful employment Ny dear
slooheT was most emphatic on the matter I
oAo not attempt % temporize
Mater I said. Il leave the matter entirely
2 your hands have the greatest confidence
n your discretion"
She kissed ne tenderly, remarking that I
Esd always been q good son
We have an estate in Blankshire and are in
SuF ht-le way county ulagnates- Ny mother,
Who Is OF surprising energy. i'm
Eaediately commenced asking many curious peo-
PIE 70 her dinner parties. IN g short time
vas the accepted Conservative candidate, with
@ was informed fair prospects Of ousting the
Radical member at the next general election
Politics were therefore my profession. OF
course have to make speeches, but I am very
Intelligent and people have published hand
books.
u the intervals, which were not short, I
nVec n London happily. London is g pleasant
p4aoe, and enjoy II went out q great deal.
ReE many nice girls, and frr1ta3ed many
mothers.
l once overheard z mother talk geriousIy to
her daughter In q conservatory 7 was behind
an adjacent palm and could not easily get
sway She alluded TO me unhatterfngly. and
wound up:
He has only c thousand e year, and VIII
never have much more So you must not en-
courage Gerald MertvaIe- Now mind, Gertrude
Gertrude wept q little q am sure Of this be-
cause her nose was q little red when we met
Atsr), and stopped encouraging me- I did not
blame her She was quite right I confess I
IKE q girl with robust common sense.
Rut Il Is not about Gertrude am writing 1t
b Of Alice Manseu, the -she" alluded to at the
conn encemenE
Little Bobby burden came to my club, and
began 10 talk excttedIy 70 me about -stunner"
You've 10 ideah." he said.
1T is lot kind Of you to say so"
Tn taIkin' about the girl She's Just come
cut and by Jove, isn't she onerf"
What g1rIr' I asked
Her names Alice Blansen Ny aunt, Lady
lexington, is running her. The daughter Of
AanseI- the Railway Johnny. They say she's
& hundred millions"
7 yawued 8 little Ecstasies always bore me.
Z know as q fact" replied, that the figure
ynu mention Is considerably below The marx
His Jaw dropped "ReallyT" he said "Or are
yzu ct your cOnfounded sarcasm AGAIN.
Introduce me-" I said, and you shall be
best man"
Look here, let me tel yoU''- he began.
You shall have as much wedding cake as you
IKE" interrupted, soothingly.
You're a.
a regular tuck IN"
= tell you you're ass"
You presume your aunt" said severely.
But you needn't introduce had forgotten
fcr the moment know her. She was my play
nate 7 used to hit her. In fact, I think
adopred her I forget whether q sister or
daughter One Of the two. She Ia very fond
of me
q always did think you conceited but I'm
dashed Il ever
VIII she be at the Martens this afternoonf"
asked
Re replied reluctantly IN the Affirmative
IF have time IN run In and see her, I said,
taking up newspaper.
~ suppose you'll kiss her. he said scofngiy-
Certainly"
BobR- retired. uttering inartculate sounds
unc ~ n the face
CHAPTER II
7 went 70 the Martens that afternoon AS
was entering the drawing room I encountered
BOBBY az the door Ee gr1nned Vtndicuvely.