Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-20

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was considerable, and he remembered
with dismay that the generals sudden
1rruption had prevented Lady Vande-
leur from giving him money for a cab
On this sultry day there was every
chance that his complexion would suf.
fer severely, and to walk through 50
much of London with a bandbox on
his arm was humiliation almost in.
supportable to youth Of his character.
He paused and took counsel with him
self. The Vandeieurs lived in Eaton
place. His destination was near Not.
ting Hill. Plainly he might cross the
park by keeping we'll in the open and
avoiding populous alleys, and he thank
ed his stars when he reflected that it
was still comparatively early in the
day.
Anxious to be rid of his incubus, he
'1Walked somewhat faster than his or
binary, and he was already some way
Through Kensington gardens when in
a }solitary spot among trees he found
himself confronted by the general.
II beg your pardon, Sir Thomas"
observed Harry politely, falling on one
side, for the other stood directly in
his path.
where are you going, sir?" asked
the general
Tam taking little walk among the
Trees" replied the lad.
The general struck the bandbox with
his cane
with that thing?" he cried. "Yo,
lie, sir, and you know you lie!"
Indeed, Sir Thomas" returned Har-
~, Il am not accustomed to be ques-
toned in so high key
You do not understand your posi-
tion,' said the general. "You are my
servant, and servant Of whom l have
conceived the most serious suspicious.
How do I know but that your box is
full Of teaspoons?'
1T contains silk hat belonging to
FRIEND" said Harry.
every WE'LL" replied General Vande-
1eur. "Then want to see your friends
silk hat l have" he added grimly "a
singular curiosity for hats, and be-
neVe you know me to be somewhat
positive"
Il beg your pardon, Sir Thomas. |
am exceedingly grieved," Harry apollo
g1zed, but indeed this is a private af-
fair"
The general caught him roughly by
the shoulder with one hand while he
raised his cane in the most menacing
manner with the other. Harry gave
himself up for lost, but at the same
moment heaven v0uchsafed him an I'M
expected defender in the person of
Charlie Pendragon. who now strobe
forward from behind the trees.
Come. come, general; hold your
hand" said he. "This is neither cour-
teous nor manly"
AHA" cried the general, wheeling
round upon his new antagonist. "Mr.
Pendragon! And do you suppose, Mr..
Pendragon, that because I have had
the misfortune to marry your sister
shall suffer myself to be logged and
thwarted by a discredited and bank
rupt libertine like you? My acquaint-
ance with Lady Vandeleur, sir, has
taken away all my appetite for the
other members of her family"
And do you fancy, General Vande-
leur," retorted Charlie, that because
my sister has had the misfortune to
marry you she there and then forfeited
her rights and privileges as a lady? I
own, sir, that by that action she did
as much as anybody could to derogate
from her position. but to me she is still
a Pendragcn. l make it my business
to protect her from ungentlemanly out
rage, and i :cnu w"!o ten times her
husband VIC i! :..>: i':'1.n:+ her jber.
ty to be restrained ncr r.:E;.'e mes
sengers to be violently ;.'r:: Vi"
How is that, Mr.. Hartley" inter.
rogated the general. "Mr. Pendragon
fs of my opinion, it appears He, too, |
suspects that Lady Vandeleur has
something to do with your friends sikh hat"
Charles saw that he had committed