The sun., 1901-07-28
THE TURN OF THE WHEEL.
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DOUBLE MISHO1TUNB.

Utm GLAD - 0e 70 roSo Oo99 .
n,.tshs q Ids.tisy - . Daak Burglar.
r,ou As Notebook Of 0s~tiswsa~ George.
,,scollsct that Thackeray heads . chap
49,. =, nne of his inimitabls novels. In which hs
s..c,,bes his heros full hsyday Of success:
.v,r,ium Fortunatus' Such an inscription,
.so might nttinsly be plsosd over this record
:, ..y,ain incidents OF my career: whom.
s.v,ns shunted OF smithsrs into prison and
I...yted my wife but not her dowry. rode
,rnrphant on the way. orying Ike Monte
r,,.to. escaped from Chateau DIFF. 'ths
vhole world is minei'
ought to have realised my danger: have
.,or,ened sail and battened down matches
-hils awaiting the dark moss after day. the
a..c.n, after rising. the frost after heat.
,bs .bb after fiood the turn Of tho tide.
and also. | may feelinsly say. the turn OF the
-hsel which make up this mertal existence.
nu,I didn't: Fortunatus never does; hence the
ineyitable, the deplorable. the fatal mi
MUM
Arly no one could havs felt at peace with
=. World and all the rest Of mankind. 70
.,ots from President Zachary Taylor. thanI
SId one pleasant day whom I made my COM
nlscent way TO the Amphyonio rsostrsck.
That peace which . full pocket gives. while
N doesn't pass all understanding. 10 an the
more reassurins for the vsry Limitation and
sui,e enough for me. Hooked upon the hot
sarsr. pressing throns. hssitatins. dsbatins
between tips and touts. With much Of the
amused curiosity Of the gods. viewing The
sssIrs Of mon. I had arrived. was safe:
whatever chance I might take would b -
pbilosophic hazard a. II played By Phobus
himself in the Golden Age.
Beyond the personal stimulus which wealth
siyes. there comes. believe. to the opulent
an impalpable aura. inspiring respect and
Difference In III within the range Of its
influence. know that noticed something
more and deeper In the admiring glanoes
Of the women than my nne presence and
close-shaven face. with its cameo profile.
usually aroused. A sense OF responsibility
to society stifened my nature. hitherto too
genial and volatile. fear; and constrained mo
to ignore such overtures with studied uncon-
cern as leaned back. with my coat open. 20
ss to expose alike the brilliant. scintillatins
In my shirt-front, and the antique seal dangling
from my platinum and gold repeater.
Il must have been a share In this SUPERB
ority which caused a lady. who to'the ordinary
racetraok visitors. was as satin to sarcenet,
to scan me ohce and again with an ex-
preston Of vague approval. Perhaps she was
conscious. as was l. that the throng had set
Us apart as among them but not Of them. At
all events. our isolation. fattering as II was.
insensIbly tended to draw us together: the
futterins away and return OF a programme
was the pretext: before long. we. too. were
chatting with all that lack Of ,affsotation which
enables cultured strangers to talk interest
ingy without any laborious attempt at making
conversation.
Her manner was extremely detached. yet
all the more fascinating for that: while. now
and anon, q gieam Of interest broke through
showing the true, warm nature within. Her
costume 0. black was Observation-Disclosures
MOI. Gentleman George who says it-while
every littls accessory. from her half-veil to
the tips Of her dainty bottines. bespoke tho
grand lady. DOT out Of place In that motley
bohemian mob. because wherever she was
was her place
Her beauty grew on me like the glories Of
the night for the sparkle Of the stars were In
her eyes, color, teeth, and smile II. In this
combined glamour. there was an intoxfcation.
which srsduslly threw me on my habitual
guard. to wander at the book Of Imagination.
rather than plod sedately after reason: still.
considering my own personal advantages.
and the furtive interest which she did actually
manifest In me. It was excusable. It was nat
ural Even now. as l write. must needs
speak Of her as then thought. and not alas.
as have since known.
remember disooursed with apt irony on
the foxes and geese down In the betting ring.
yet qualifying my structures with the benevo-
lenoe Of man Of the world.
"Ah, no. she sighed. half seriously. Il
wish my husband. Major Grantley. had your
Just estimation Of such folly. But there he
is Just like q great boy. throwing away his
money because he has IT.
That 10 q different matter. and altogether
proper I explained. Il always oonscien-
tously lose . certain amount in the interest
Of sport
oh. / don't beerudge an occasional bet
she agreed. but just at this time. Of course
you can't understand. but we have affairs Of
weight. which should be discussed. and We
came here for the very purpose Of doing So
Let US hope that his loyalty to his ideals
will not endanaer your enterprise. Whatever
h may be. replied sympathetically.
oh. II 1 only dared. you should share n
with u.s. she cried impulsively: but hush.
no matter now. II can bring II about. will;
here he comes
A blufI. sood-natured man was the Major.
Of fine figure and graceful bearing. much
after my own style. He was much older. how
ever. and wore a great mustache and flowing
vhiskers. which Of thenselves prevented
any facial resemblance between US. II
didn't occur 10 me then. but now. as think 1t
over. there may have been more In the look
the two exchanged than mutual congratu-
lations over a desirable acquaintance.
You notice 1t. -dear3" she asked; and then.
'yoi are 80 like an old friend OF ours. she
explained
Notice ~ The Major gave one grur
chucke. and then insisted that such re-
semblance should be celebrated In something
ss good as the feelings II inspired; and 50.
without further ado. we three. on the upper
balcony, broke biscuit and a bottle to the
spirit Of friendship. OF course. l rccipro-
Gated; II il wasn't for the spending. one might
Just as well not have money: nor was dis
pleased when rather protracted search
through pocket and wallet for bill OF less
denomination than 500 caused me to display
amodicum OF nv wealth.
There ls n certain bedrock Of fact about the
old adage. in vino veritas. which has ena bled
II to withstand the wind and waves Of the ages.
Wine renders me expansive. less on guard.
more inclined to boast. though that boasting
disclose what better were hid. And there
are no two ways about 1t: vanity and sound
Judgment never do mako running mates.
he who gets stuck on himself Is pretty sure.
also. TO get stuck In the mud.
Beyond this unfortunate verbosity Of
mine there is. think an instinct which brings