Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-03-06


Admiral Brown had jumped 70 his
feet. and there was neither swe the =
nor light IN his eyes now. He faced
MS son with squared chest aud clinch
eel hands
Now. then. SIR" he cried. I've n
tough bone 10 pick with you. What
the dickens 10 you mean by kissing
Helen Green in public placer Do
you know what you've done. s,r?
You've
But Eric Browns face arrested the
further flow OF his fathers rhetoric.
IL was Sr!nn.ng In the coolest imagina-
bic manner Not particle OF shame
on 1t. either. "Why. hang II all. dad"
he said blandly. she asked me TO-
Asked YOU tor
Point blank You know what q
Jolly girl she is. and confess I'm aw-
fully
Il know nothing about her except
what see OF her. But you must be
out of your mind
Il thought she was-at first" said
Eric, still smiling
Tell me The circumstances Was
she unk. and were you tooT"
Neither OF US. I'll swear. Helena
drunk! My hat dad! You're pretty
rude"
The circumstances. sirE" cried the
admiral rs IL he were again on the
Audaciiy. Yelling TO subordinate IN
storm.
The circumstances? Oh. we wer.
just together 10y chance. you know. on
On Of the benches at the pumproorn
end Of The n. dens. and she was "A Ing
how she loathed that beast Sir Titus
The man she's going To marry! \
nice little luggage, hang me-
We'll. yes. sir, II you put il thae
way. He showed up. white wa stcoat.
strut. cyV"laSs. red nose ana all the
ugly rest of him. He was Qu ie "a hu,,-
drcd PAGES OF. you know. We'd been
talking commonplace till then. bun she
chang 81 her manner al al Once. L
want Won To- do me a favor she said
suddenly. III do it said I. aS any
fellow would. Then she went nwfuI'v
red aud whispered. Kiss me-juSt
oncc-on the cheek There wasn't a
soul In sight except that brute. II
knocked IN" silly. VIII YOU or viii
YOU not" she went on. I'd no idea she
could be So fierce. II is a matter II
lie or death Well I couldn't stand
that or course. and so-I-did IT,"
Admiral Brown rubbed LIS aCse tn.
"She asked youF" nc murmurcd. rs n
bewildered. Ithought-thatis- You're
not Earning. my hoyT'
My wO d. no. Ony. you know. this
rs between on. :. Ives. dad"
Between ourselves? Why. certain
ly. Bless my SOUR He seiz d HIS
hat. Tin going 10 the pumpro M
Don't come with me. Bless my SOUL
He blessed his soul yet again when
lie was on the club steps.
Admiral Brown came upon General
Green in Tho neiglhOrhood OF that tile
temple arrangement near the pump
room. There was q woman'S statue
under Il stone canopy in the tenn, ..
The woman'S name was Hygeia. The
general was 81 II exceedingly rate. ana
there were latent T, g ingS OF T. IN re
in him which Increased his Anger.
What the mischief has thai To 10
with 1t il we have been friends far
five and forty years. he WAS asking
himself while he wip,d lis 70 eli al
with large sulphur colored six Land
kerchief. Then he turned for Admiral
Brown had addressed him u Gen raj
Green.
ITS my go now" said the admiral.
Il have done with you. sir" cxclaim-
ed the general pettishly. Il wish to
hold no further communication with
you, even Ivy letter"
n "a
brought an accusation against my boy
just now. Well, you've got 10 apollo
gize."
I'll SEQ all the Brown family in Han
over first. SIR
unfortunately. we have no estates
there. Allow me to tell you that your
daughter is "a
"a what. sir? Out with IL. After
that you'll say I'm one. suppose.
There's Sir Titus also. Perhaps he's
one as well. Robert Brown. I'd never
have thought you. of all men. would
have gone out of your way TO call me
q liar"
NO. nor |. But I've come here ex-
pressiy "a tell YOU you're something
else. You're silly old fool. Bin Green:
that's what you are"
"A silly old fool, Old fool, Thank
you. And now perhaps once more You
will give me the great advantage Of
your absence"
by no means. Where is the mink 2"
mink. sir?"
That daughter OF yours. She's not
lit 10 pick up my Eric's tennis balls for
him. How dared she do such a thing?
You've got hold of the wrong end OF
the stick. my friend. and. by Harry.
Ill warm you up before I've done with
your
General Green sat down on one OF
the temple steps. The Lord give me
patiencer' he whispered.
Precisely. You'll want all the stock
you can get anyhow. Who told you
my boy had kissed your enchanting
! daughter-who. sir?'
"WhO. sir? The best witness I'm the
world-Sir Titus Beach. the gentleman
who is about TO become my sOn-in-law
l want no more credible witness. sir"