Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-15

window and became grave. lie grew
more grave as he watched his old
friend totter down the club steps and
across the road to the Victoria gar
dens, shaking his head as II he were
somewhat palsied.
"Poor old Greenl" he said, with real
tenderness. Hes certainly not the
man he was year ago." He was still
musing, not altogether gayly-for he,
too, was in the sixties-when the door
opened and a handsome young fellow
entered.
Thought I'd find you here" he
began; but he broke off with "Hulloi
what's the matter"
Admiral Brown had jumped to his
feet, and there was neither sweetness
nor light in his eyes now. He faced
his son with squared chest and
clenched hands.
Nov then, SIR" he cried, "lve a
tough bone to pick with you. What
the dickens do you mean by kissing
Helena Green in a public place? Do
you know what you've done, sirP
You've"
But Eric Browns face arrested the
further flow of his fathers rhetoric.
It was grinning in the coolest mag
Unable manner. Not a particle OF
shame on it, either. "Why hang in
all, dadl" he said, blandly, "she asked
me to-"
asked you to?"
"Point-blank. You know what a
Jolly girl she is, and confess I'm
awfully-"
81 know nothing about her except
what 1 see of her. But you must be
out of your mind"
81 thought she was-at first" said
Eric, still smiling.
Tell me the circumstances. Was
she drunk, and were you, toO?"
Neither of us, I'll swear. Helena
drunk! Ny hat, dad; you're pretty
rude"
"The circumstances, sir?" cried the
admiral, as if he were again on the
Audacity, yelling to subordinate in
a storm.
"The circumstances? Oh. we were
just together by chance, you know
on one Of the benches at the Pump
room end of the gardens, and she was
saying how she loathed that beast, Sill
Titus"
1.-THE man she's going to marry! A
nice little baggage, hang mel"
"Well, yes, sir, if you put it that
way He showed up, white waistcoat
strut, eyeglass, red nose, and all the
ugly rest of him. He was quite &
hundred PAGES off, you know. Wee
been talking commonplace till then;
but she changed her manner all a.
once. Il want you to do me a favor,
she said, suddenly. I'll do it. sale
I, as any fellow would. Then She
went awfully red and whispered
Kiss me-just once-on the cheek.
There wasn't soul in sight except
that brute. 1t knocked me silly. vii
you or will you not? she went on. II
no idea she could be so fierce. 1T is
matter of life or death Well.
couldn't stand that, of course, ant
so-I-did It."
Admiral Brown rubbed his nose-tip
"She asked your" he murmured, as i
bewildered. 81 thought-that is
You're not EARNING, my boyP"
my world no. Only, you know
this is between ourselves, dad"
Between ourselves? Why, GER
tainly. Bless my SOUL" He seized
his hat. Tim going to the Pump
room. Don't come with me. Bless
my SOUL"
He blessed his soul yet again wher
he was on the club steps.
Admiral Brown came upon Gen
Green in the neighborhood of that lit
tie temple arrangement near thu
Pump-room. There was a lady
statue under stone canopy in TIT
temple. The lady's name was Hygeia
The general was still exceedingl.
irate, and there were latent feeling
of remorse in him. which increased
his anger.
"What the mischief has that to d.
with it II we have been friends TO
fve-and-forty years?" he was asking
himself, while he wiped his forehead
with a large sulphur-colored sill
handkerchief. Then he turned, TO
Admiral Brown had addressed him a
"Gen. Green"
Its my go now" said the admiral
81 have done with you, Eir!" ex
claimed the general, pettishly. "
wish to hold no further communica
ton with you, even by letter"
"Dare say" said the admiral. "Yol
brought an accusation against m,
boy just now. Well. you've got t
apologize"
"I'll see all the Brown family il
Hanover first, sir!"
Unfortunately we have no estate
there. Allow me to tell you that you
daughter is liar"
"a what. sir? Out with it. Afte
that you'll say I'm one, 1 suppose
There's Sir Titus also; perhaps he
one as we'll. Robert Brown, I'd neve
have thought you, of all men, woul
have gone out of your way to call m
q liar"
"No, Eor I. But I've come here eS
pressly to tell you you're somethin
else. You're a silly old fool, Bi
Green-that's what you are"
"A silly old fooll Old fooll Than
you. And now perhaps once more yo
will give me the great advantage G
your absence"
= "By no means. Where is the mink?
mink, sir?"
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