The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-08
CHAPTER w.
THE POINT OF HONOR.

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uad! your own fortune in love must
We III enough sir arthur SAID Beau
WILSON, as he pushed back his chair
u"''hE 'i'iS niue luIl Ill the play OF
'ne evening.
An men, you auhlt that there is
SUNNI such thlhH as tnlisman. III
'iot ueny tha' ! nave had one these
l"s, 'hree evenings but feared to
ven Jc an lest might De waylaid ano
ropDcu Oh my sood-luck charm
zen us ten us. man, what 1t is!
.rled Castletoh. sept ct lie va has not
peeh hlade IN thlS room before for
many mplth, yet mere thon romeSi
win inc run Of sept ct lie va thrice IN
as many honrS'
well, then continued Pembroke.
still smiling. III make a small con.
tcssion' Here Is my charm. Salute it,"
lie cast on the table the Indian moe
casin which had been shown the same
party at the Green Lion few evenings
before. Eager hands reached for it.
"Treachery'' cried Castleton. -
bid Du Mesne four pounds for the shoe
myself.
"Oh, no." said Pembroke, 80 YOU too
were after 1t. Well, the long purse
won. as II doth ever | secretly gave
our wandering wood ranger. eX-gullcy
slave OF France, the neat sum Of c -
tor this little shoe Poor fellow
he liked Ill enough to part with g.;
but he said very sensibly. that the
E25 pounds would take him back to
Canada and once there he could not
only get many such shoes. but see the
maid who made this one for him, or,
rather, made II for herself. AS for me,
the price was cheap, You could not re-
f''' ~ ~ ~ WV 'N'itilN' l'l M
money. Moreover, to show my Canni-
ness, I've won back its cost a score Of
times this very night"
He laughingly extended his hand fOr
III" moCcasin. which Wilson was cX-
nmining closely.
tbs clever made" said the latter
And what tale the owner of II
carried II half he says be true. We do
III 10 bide here in old England. Let
MS take ship and follow Monsieur du
Mosnc.'
TwOuld be long chase mayhap,"
said Pembroke, refcctiyely. Yet each
Of the men at that little table in the
gaming room Of the Green Lion cof-
tce-house ceased in his lingering the
cards and ga2cd upon this product Of
another world.
Pembroke was first to break the ST..
fence and MS he heard football at the
door he called out:
"IIo. fellow! Go fetch me another
bottle of Spanish. aud do not forget
this time the brandy and water which
told thee to bring half an hour ago.
The step came nearer, and as II did
not retreat. but entered the room
Pembroke called out again: Make
haste, man. and 70 on"
Tho footsteps paused, and Pembroke
looked mp. as one does when n strange
presence comes into the room. He
saw. standing near the door. tan and
romcly Young man, whose carriage be-
tokcncd him not ill-bOrn. The stranger
advanced and bowed gravcly. Pardon
ne, sir" he said. but fear | am
awkward In thus intruding. The man
showed me up the stair and babe me
enter. He said that | should find here
Sir Arthur Pembroke. upon whom
bear letters from friends of his in tho
North"
Sir" said Pembroke. rising and adj
yancing. you are very welcome. and