New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

We'll. 1 must get" said the captain. at
length Good night Tom; cheer up. old man
You're a good sort. Ban Good night said
Tom dreariy
Mr.. Macintyre having taken his departure.
Zimmerman found Maud alone. looking little
flushed and pretending to read novel.
Il must run away said the captain. I'm
playing at Edgbaston tomorrow. and that
means catching a train before breakfast"
I'm sorry you lost to-day said Maud,
giving him slim white hand, and am very
cross with Tom
hand in his best paternal fashion. Bannerman
said. Then don't be cross with Tom any longer.
He's awfully depressed about it, and his arm is
hurting him end
His arm," cried Maud. all woman
Yes: he bumped it on the rails when he
brought off that big catch yesterday"
oh, said Maud, II must
Yes. do; and don't be too cross with him
and old Ban went out of the room and the
house, and made 1I5 for his county against
Warwckshire on the following day.
When he had gone Maud stole into the hall
Her father writing letters in the study. All
was silent Maud stood hesitatingly on the
threshold of the billiard room. For some reason
though she had pretended otherwise-she felt
glad that Tom hadn't particularly distinguished
himself in the varsity match She had been
getting q little tired Of late of hearing his
praises sung 1t had been very nice at first
of course, having a Blue dancing attendance
upon her, but the novelty of it had worn off.
SO she had not followed the ups and downs of
the match with much enthusiasm. She
found herself actually admitting that there were
other things about Tom that she liked better
than his cricket He hadn't the keen profession
al wit of Mr.. Macintyre. but he possessed
good deal of fresh, ingenious, healthy hunor
that Maud found very entertaining. He had
seemed to have lost little of this humOr
centy-perhaps most of it-but that may have
been because he was in. Yes. and he
| as sincere as daylight and manly a man
could be.
I'VE shall have to be engaged long tine,
but | shant mind that murmuTed Maud, open
ing the billiard room door.
| Tom started up.
Miss King
Maud notwithstanding herself on the arm IF
his easy chair-that he had rudely forgotten
to and say good night to her, she had
been Obliged to come to him. Then, after petu-
| lantly seizng his cigar and throwing it into the
fireplace, she tasted his whiskey and soda.
How can you drink such stuff?' she cried.
putting the glass down hurriedly; ''you-a boy.'
Cheers up.' said the boy.
| And show me your arm. Wait, till get
some Gilman"
| Returning shortly with the embrOcation. she
made Tom take his coat off, whereupOn she un-
fastened his cuff link and rolled up his shirt
sleeve Then she anointed the blue swelling.
Tom couldn't trust himself TO utter his thanks,
and she knew it.
Pulling the sleeve down, she readjusted TIE
| cuff link helped him with his coat. and tod
him to sit down in his easy chair again.
I'll allow you another half hour" she said.
getting him a fresh cigar. 'Here-heTe's 4
| match. There! aren't you very much obliged to
me-
| Tom was so much obliged that he had TO drop
his cigar and grope for it. Just as he found IL
Maud switched off the electric light gave Tom
| a kiss and had fled before Tom had half real
! lied the absolutely intoxicating unexpectedEes5
| of the whole thing. don't you know!