Evening journal., 1900-12-03
The DanVerS Jewels
BY MARY cHOLMONDELEY,
Author of "RED POTTAGE."

mlnu wearing ont my knees the least IN
good cause; but owe it to myself, as
a wicked baron in hired tights. not TO
cross the stage in that position. Any
impression make viii be quite lost if /
do; and unless you keep closer l shall
never be able to reach your hand and
clasp it to a heart at least two yards
away Now" rising and crossing over
to the other side, Il shall begin again.
'Ahl but my souls adored' -
"Is Middleton hereg' asked a voice
in the doorway. 1t was Sir George Dan
vers who had put his head into the room,
and went to him.
Il say, Middleton" :" he began, twirling
his stick, and looking rather annoyed,
sit is excessively provoking / never
thought of it before, but l find there is
not a bed in the house. Every Granny
has been filed. 1t never occurred to me
that we had not a room for your friend,
now that he is kind enough to come.
And it looks so rude, when it is so ex-
ceedingly good natured Of him to come
at all"
"Oh, dearl anywhere will dor' I said.
'There is not even room for Ralph in
the house, continued Sir George. 81
have put him up at the lodge" pointing
to a small house at the end Of the drive,
near the great entrance gates. There
is another nice little room leading out of
his" he added, hesitating-"bu really
don't like to suggest '--
"Oh, that will do perfectly / broke
in. Carr is not the sort of fellow to
care a straw how he is put up. He will
be quite content anywhere"
Come and see it, he said, leading the
way out of doors. Il would have turned
ont Charles in moment and given Carr
his room; but Denis is really rather i'll
and Charles sees to him. as he is next
door"
could not help saying how much ]
J liked Charles.
Strangers always do, he replied cold
ly, as we walked toward the lodge. Il
constantly hear him spoken Of as a most
agreeable young man."
And he is so handsome.
''Yes. replied Sir George. in the same
hard tone, handsome and agreeable.
have no doubt he appears So to others
but l, who have had to pay the debts
and hush mp the scandals of my hand.
some and agreeable SON, find Ralph. who
has not feature in his face, the best
looking of the two. | know Charles /,
head over ears in debt at this moment
butr-with sudden acrimony-"h vii
not get another farthing from me. 1t i.
pouring water into a sieve"
Ralph is marrying sweetly pretty
creature" l said, with warmth, desiroul
of changing the subject.
"Yes, she is very pretty" said Sil
George, without enthusiasm. But
wish she had belonged TO one of oui
county families It is nothing in tho
way Of connection. She has no relations
to speak of-one uncle living in Aus
tralia, and another, whom she goes to OF
Saturday, in Ireland. There seems to b,
no money either. II is Lady Mary's do
ing. She took a fancy to her abroad
and, to say the truth, did not wish t,
object, for at one time there seemed {,
be an attraction between Ralph and hi
cousin Evelyn Derrick, which his aun
and Iwere both glad to think had passed
over. l do ne approve OF marriages lie
tween cousins"
We hsd reached the lodge by tlii
time, and was shown a tidy little room
leading out Of the one Ralph was occu
pying, in which L assured Sir Georg
that Carr would be perfectly comforta
BILE, muchto the courteous old gentle
mans relief, though l could see that h
was evidently annoyed at not being abl
to put him mp in the house.
In the afternoon, toward . o'clock
Carr arrived. went into the hall +
meet him and to bring him into tn
drawing room myself. Just as we cam
in, and while l was introducing him t
Sir George, Ralph and Aurelia, VIII
were sitting together as usual, started
lovers squabble.
"Oh my" said Ralph, suddenly.
1T is all your fault. You logged m
elbow" came Aurelia's quick rejoindel
''My dearest love, did not, "returne
Ralph on his knees, pocket handkerchie
in hand.
3 (To be Continued Wednesday,.