The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-30
A REPENTANT ROGUE.
How He Acted Under the Influence OF
the Woman Who Loved Him, \

How He Acted Under the Influence 0
the Woman Who Loved Him.
When Jimmie McKoy died he be
oueathed his mansion on North Shore
his founders shares in the great Poo
bah Gold Mining company and the re
spectacle sum of two hundred and fit.
thousand pounds, invested entirely II
colonial stocks, to his only and be
loved child" Victoria Marie McKoy
Jimmie was a child of fortune, mar
obviously born lucky, yet his sole pride
was in the fact that he was born colo.
mel.
Victoria Marie was a lady. She hac
been we'll educated by divers teachers
She could play Home Sweet Home
with variations not only absolutely
correct, but with feeling that could
disturb no conversation. She had read
''Trilby' and THE Woman Who Did. .
She rode bicycle and refused to take
advantage of the voting paper present.
ed to her by maternal government.
She was the richest heiress in Austral-
asia.
1t was at Lady Boughtem's garden
party that Victoria Marie met Cyril
Fitzherbert.
II must introduce you to our heiress,
Miss McKoy," said Lady Boughtem.
II had no idea she was your heiress,
though l was anxious to be introduced
to her. STILL it would be mere esthetic
folly to say that the possession of GER
tain number of gold coins could in any
way spoil my ideal"
MY dear Victoria" cried her lady
ship after the ceremony of introduction
had been enacted, Il must leave Mr.
Fitzherbert with you. I know you will
look after him well, you dear girl, ana
really I must--it is my duty to her ma
jesty-I must attend on his eXcellency
He has not had cup of tea this after
noon. Positively, he must be thirsty
such hot afternoop.- and wearing a
frock coat"
Strange to say, though he never spoke
of them to Lady Boughtem, Mr.. Fitz-
herbert's talk to Victoria was entirely
of outdoor pastimes, of hunting, shoot
ing, boating, tennis and bicycling.
She began to admire him, not so much
for the things he had done, as for the
truth with which he retailed them.
TO her surprise she felt sorry when
the thinning crowd on the lawn tod her
1t was time to depart. ft
The shortest road to friendship runs
over a common land.
Victoria Marie and Cyril soon discov-
cred this Both were Interested, Cyril,
1t appeared, deeply, in all the mysteries
of horsehesh, and in a mutual exchange
of condolences on that prosaic subject
they sealed an agreement of conrad
ship, that word, rather than friendship.
defining the good fellowship which for
the first few days existed between them.
OF course the properties were main
tanned by the presence at lunch and
dinner of Victoria's aunt Mrs. Lisle,
and as society, in the person Of Lady
Boughtem, had determined on the ad,
visibility of match between the two
young people, they were allowed to pur
sue their dual loneliness undisturbed.
BY the fourth day, so strong had their |
acquaintance grown that Cyril arriv-
ing, as usual, early in the morning, /
brought with him birthday book.
"a friend of mine" he explained neg
ligently, has sent me this from home
and as have no names in it yet 1
L ohodiu iihV Sou " NC lllt iiloI
to write your name in it, if you will be
so kind"
Under each date little space was cut
In the cardboard and piece Of light
green colored paper inserted for the
name to be written on.
How funny said Victoria. "You
nave opened it at my birthday. Is that
ucky?"
Il hope So" he murmured. ,
She had taken the pen and, sitting at
The table, was preparing to write while
he stood at her side, watching the ope-
'ation seriously, when new difficulty
presented itself.
How shall I sign?" she asked, look
ng at him with a perplexity which, if
The had been a pretty girl, might have
)een suspected Of coquetry ITO my
pest friends she accented the words,
I always sign my full name but to ac-
Iuaintances or on checks l merely put
Victoria M. 1t saves time, you see."
To her surprise he reddened-a suspi-
iously angry color-and stretching out
lis hand, took hold of the book.