The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-02-05
Copyright. 1909. By EMERSON Hoash.,
CHAPTER Nv.
THE POINT OF HONOR


"Tell me, friend Castleton," said
Pembroke, banteringly, art still ad-
herring to thy country drink OF lambs
wool? Methinks burnt ale and toasted
apple might better be replaced in thy
case by Deaker Of stronger waters.
You lose, and still you lose"
MAY plague take it," cried Castle
ton. 1--we had no luck these four days
tbs that cursed lap-dog of the duchess
Ugh! saw 1t in my dreams last night !"
Cad! your own fortune in love must
be Ill enough, Sir Arthur" said Beau
Wilson, as he pushed back his chair
during this little lull in the play of
the evening.
"Ah, then. you admit that there is
some such thing as talisman. I'll
not deny that | have had one these
last three evenings, but l feared to
tell We all, lest might be waylaid AND
robbed of my goodluck charm"
Tell us, tell us, man, what it Isl"
cried Castleton. Sept ct lie va has not
been made in this room before for
many month, yet here thou contest
with the run Of sep. ct lie va thrice in
as many hours"
well, them continued Pembroke.
still smiling, "I'll make small con-
fession. Here is my charm. Salute it,
He cast on the table the Indian moe
cas1n which had been shown the same
party at the Green Lion few evenings
before. Eager hands reached for it.
"Treachery!" cried Castleton. 81
bid Du Mesne four pounds for the shoe
myself"
''Oh, ho!" said Pembroke, $50 you too
were after 1t. Wei, the long purse
won, as it doth ever. l secretly gave
our wandering wood ranger, ex-galley
slave of France, the neat sum of G25
for this little shoe. Poor fellow
he liked i'll enough to part with it;
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 I
maid who made this one for him, or,
rather. made II for herself AS for me.
the price was cheap. You could not re. |
place 1t in all the exchange for any
money. Moreover, to show my canni-
ness, I've won back its cost score OF
times this very night"
He laughingly extended his hand for
the moccasin, which Wilson was ex-
aiming closely.
"'Tis clever made" said the latter
"And what tale the owner of ii
carried. If half he says be true, we do
III to bide here in old England. Let
US take ship and follow Monsieur du
Nesne"
'Twould be long chase, mayhap."
said Pembroke, rehectively. Yet each
Of the men at that little table in the
gaming room of the Green Lion COT
tee-house ceased in his lingering the
cards and gazed upon this product OF
another world.
Pembroke was first to break the ST.
ience, and as he heard football at the
door, he called out:
"Ho, fellow! Go fetch me another
bottle of Spanish. and do not forget
this time the brandy and water which
I 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 go on!"
The footsteps paused. and Pembroke
looked up. as one does when strange
presence comes into the room. He
saw, standing near the door, a tall and
comely young man. whose carriage be-
Iokened him not ill-born. The stranger
advanced and bowed gravely. Pardon
ne, sir" he said. but | fear am
rwkward 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 the
north"
sir said Pembroke. rising and adj
you are very welcome. and