Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-10-29
Nj A RY THE THE MAD MAD Or
A Story of the Romantic
Age i'm England.
BY JOSEPH HArToN.

done to turn, and with the most saw
DRY bread sauce that epicure could de-
sire.
At another table in the room was a
gentleman whom Dick had already
christened Bellingham. He was sup
ping upon hot stew of some kind,
and the light fell generously from
couple of wax candles upon starry
cut decanter of sherry. The stranger
eyed the other travellers curiously, and
Dick talked to his friend of their es-
cape through the French cruisers
somewhere in the Mediterranean, and
otherwise made himself and Foster
out to be very worthy and very loyal
persons.
After supper Dick asked the land
lord IL he and his friends might crack
another bottle of Madeira in his snug.
gerry, or smoke pipe, or otherwise
make themselves at home, being trav.
elers who had not seen England for
some years owing to the wars break
ing out in countries with which they
were trading as British merchants.
Morley, having consulted his niece,
gave his consent, and upon the little
table in the inner bar, Mary placed
some fruit with the wine, and a dish
of fresh walnuts, and she lowered
about the parlor all the time they sat
and chatted, and uncorked couple of
her uncle's best Madeira; for Mary
had extra duties on the night in ques-
tion, otherwise she might have sat by
the fire and Joined in the conversation.
The bowling club members had held
their usual weekly meeting, and,
seeming the first frost of the season,
had made it an excuse for mulled ale
and egg sherry; so that Mary was
busy with the flush of her various re-
sponsibilitles on her bright CHEEKY
face. She looked In Dicks eyes more
lovely than he had even at first
thought her. He could not keep his
eyes away from her, and he thought,
being accustomed to conquests among
women, that she was not displeased
with his undisguised admiration.
Your daughter?' he said, Morley
having spoken to Mary about the
wine
my niece" said Morley, land the
les. aDa -bEa%sst- & girl In Ycrlshise :, :
"Or in any other shire, am sure"
added Parker.
"And you may say that, believe"
said the landlord.
you will excuse the admiration Of
travellers who have seen none but for
eign wenches for five years." said
Dick; st does ones heart good to see
such a picture of health and beauty as
your niece. What did you call her?"
Mary" said Morley. Mary Lock
wood is her right name. She was my
sisters child, God rest her, who lies
with her good man in the Kirkstall
churchyard this ten years.
And SO you took charge of her and
became second father to herr"
THAT is the truth, whoever may
have made it known to YOU" said Nor
ley
Many guests in the house?" asked
Foster, looking in an opposite direc
ton from the person addressed, as
was his wont.
mo; York coach went through with
full complement of passengers, but
none got down, and she don't change
horses till she gets to Harrogate. Be
yond yourselves and Squire Belling
ham, married couple from Derby
and Harry Dunstan. who fishes the
Aire every autumn, we have nobody
in the house; not as we have accom-
mediation for many more, not laying
ourselves out for much custom in that
way"
Squire Bellinghaml" said Foster
touching Dick with his boot
well, we call him Squire, cause
his father before him was Squire in
these parts and farmed most of the
land; but his son-well, he's more OF
a merchant than a squire, for that
matter. He does business in wool and
is a bit of broker in way, and a
rare good gentleman, and strong. He
once had quot match with my Mary
l forget how many yards, thinking to
get the betetr of her by distance and
weight, but l won my bet-I tell you
won 1t, and he give lass new gown
into the bargain"
Old morley chucKled at the remem
brance of Bellingham's discontinue
adding But he bore no malice. not
he; he is gentleman, Squire Belling-
haml"
Does he live hereabouts. Squire
Dillingham;" asked Foster
HE do, and he don't" said Morley
"Do, and he don't" repeated Foster
in his morose, grumpy fashion.
"a traveller may be said to live in a
good many places, l reckon" said
Morley, evidently thinking he had
said something clever.
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