New-York tribune., 1903-04-23

TO temper and Bertie certainly was lax in his
the things that people said Of him were true; in
this &this case Tor instance it really was his cousin
evening before But Eva didn't believe him for
one moment. And. what's more she fully intended
70 4o nm SO long as ne kePt up tla5 o
rsk of osing tbst pr,caiae ge Is hn ~ ne ran se
meant to show him this time that he playing
She had just denounced him holly at some length.
making 1t clear that henceforth their cir paths lay far
about that he fs SAID 10 eheeTfg more n see wha you
Never speak peak to me again she replied. haught-
II was talking this afternoon he said. with
ex7sperating draw With the man you were en-
he toqGd useful @ whepeysr they part Parted for eyer yer
tos 9ed iePt5s her bead indignantiy
often tried @ to & n6 S Out o 1r6 m ,a9 nm ne on
you know" This was more than anybody could
was of his charms but this
She hurried to the door. -,
find you at The wardiaws' ..to-night7 shall call
You shall never come into this house again.
Then 1 shall do something that will make you
sorIy;" ..,,o..,.os
Bpd Build mn me n w9w f56P f5 boa t 09b bsy ga de- th f8q
She turned contemptuous,y and left the room.
ant At 9 9he RardiaWs HIi That eyenng when he came
up for his Usual & SIX GSnees a TocsS s Tas to h He
apoogzeS and and brought til Lady c hdh0od wh3
formed the necessary ceremony Then he discoy-
on her Programme He offered to get her another
one, nice clean one ane write & on II nISel 4IjSl
" with Maude Noreham. whom she hated. coming
fer programme and handing her a new one each
and various pet names he enjoyed in happier times
But it was all of no use .,., -
raS Next % R he eonan had At 9 sae or
Miss Rowen at home"
Mrs. Rowen?"
..MT Rowenr'
Any little Rowens7"
ne 70; 5I4 R4Fss' perhaps
Shall say you called, sir?'
oh no; I'm expected; Didn't they tell tgofroar gog7
| represSed a smile. As BeEtie showed no signs OF
Wbat does web tTained servant do when popu
lar guest. not tramp, refuses to leave the door
Don't keep the door Open." said BERTHE; there's
.Very good. sir" The footman put his hand
..0h. by the way, joint"
You might just mention that I am here
Very good SIR And he went to the drawing
room It was Mrs. Rowens ''at home" day. fact
"Sa ETa vas Entertaining two early arrivals At Least
wasn't FGay d5h 6gf @
Pilkinghame is on the doorstep Miss z,,., v..s
Eva BIT her g. lip You told him Mr. F0"en was
not at home?
THAT will do" John retired soIemnly: and Eva
congratuiated herself her happy idea OF paetend
ward Explanations Bertie stood outside and stud
tne ssrage drove up and two ladies' got out He
knew them. shook hands and rang the pen. ION @
Rowen was at home John looked at Berte. he's
tated for fraction Of second ana seio' It's
The two stepped Inside expecting BeTtig to follow
John c0oughed, .. and ti,sa said IT, NO sir
MS Mss Png's5 5S6wsn q.-..Io' SIR.
zay of t6s I.ras l.sts E2ysns;EN9 2So s12 SIR,
.[-HTv we'll. shut the door-tnere's draught
ne And in the drawing room, Eva had TO invent
elaborate explanations on the spur o[ ne Pt; mo
Tent OF the unhappy & pos1t 0 vas as no good at all
for they had distinctly heard him ask Tor eVeTy 5
body III nClndpg the e n955g s1bect Eva "AS '
John announced Lady Ward1aw and Miss Ward
DO my de%TT" NJ IsId bs6g WaEaid sitting
on the drorsten7 Such funny thing TO do IN
Evan beean all over again. and they all helped
to explain, and Mrs. Rowen Joined IN ana it theTe
ciqng 20 Gi+edss +d d Violent EFFORTS had Just sue
aIeeg f ,n @ The conversation when John an
nounced Lord Bobby Dalmainham ''pronouh"eu
How do YOU do?'' said Lord Bobby. II say.
you Know Miss Rowen. what have you have do
and he only wagged his head and said. This Is
Sc Eva. feeling an almost Irresistible impulse to
hurl things about. began again the same loor,
ut OF me csTDsn looking on sspsi5sly from
tbe "pposte side Of the road. It was most un-
comfortabIe afternoon. The next visitor who ar
rived locked deeply concerned and wanted TO know Know
if Mr. Pkinghame having lost MS fortune. pau
become q gentleman cab runner; and .'et 'othef'
retire5 with a cup of tea into a and in
ouired Of a friend whether Eva's cruelty had
vas ohvjous to ali that The subject
one, so they discussed it under their breath IN
FttIe groups There was general IMPRESSION tnat
Eva had no doubt been behaving badly, and an
anxiety to discover whether the engagsnaenl was was
at end and who was 10 blame. ana , "he1eVe5 ever
Eva came the conversation changed suddenly ano
became commonplace and strained .,s L
"You had better let him III. whispered neT
mother. hurredly. ,,a-.,,,-.u ba- Acts and with
difficulty keeping back tears Of rage;
And through il all she had to smile and smile
arsfuI aV9 De peooe 90? John came in She looked
him with apprehension. This time he carried a
Just been presented with sovereign and prom
ise of immediate employment IN ,S,e OF d,lns-1d
He came up to the tea table and held our the tray
t4e Tep,ie6 TI au6bIy: Afr Pikingharne says Miss
that he will have his tea very nicely on the ooof
There was a pause in the conversation. and all
yritb frer6bifng hands poured out q cup for
the man to send him away. and he certainly should
never. never. never be allowed TO come IN
Two humps he usually takes, miss
She put the sugar in and John went out with the
And was to say miss that as it is beginning
to rain have you got such a thing awning?
Take hinn-take hm-an umbrella" she stam-
mered too miserable now even TO care what all
these people were thinking Oh wouldn't she ike
II was some little time before the conversation
broke out freely again
shall 7 take him some hot toast?'' asked Lord
Bobby, mischievously. She pretended not to nave
heard the question he went out He was back
in a minute and the plate he carried was empty.
He says they don't have hot toast IN Shake
fUl but gave il all 10 the policeman. VINO put some
in his pocket for the little ones at home
Eva tried 70 something about the affectlonaje
nature of the police. and somebody else suggest