New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
0be eOffs of Basil eUynyard.
BY ROY HORSIMAN.
IN TWO PARTs-PART I.

P Sg s but Vas va hgmWng tune gently habit M
me gong went just as he put the finishing
Beaumont made a hurried dash downstairs. being
In mortal dread OF his host. but Basil followed az
MS leisure, and. though I'VE seconds late. was
He was taking Ia Miss Cheveley. and II was GER
was perfectly plain that II he ala not go TO ST.
Morllz she would put Il down 70 indinerenee On
penniless. in the real and not in the fgurativs
sense; and such a straightfo rNard course never
suggested itself for one moment % him. 10 was a
thing, somehow. not in the scheme OF his char
rs brai1-an idea that grew and grew to such an
the evening wore on. and. indeed. showed himself
much his very best that Miss Cheveley made
ne came to St Mor.tz if he should ask her. ana
further made 10 her mind To- face an that her
friends might have to say as 70 her marrying
Basil was out shooting the whole OF the next
DAY. and at tea ne met Lord Dovercourt
tie thought that Lady Willard looked dreadfuly
pre0ccupted. and was consumed with laughter on
taking Lord DOvercourts teacup from him 70 no
At dinner Lord DOvercourt talked a good deal.
and talked very we'll His own man waited on him.
looking individual never took his eyes on his
After dinner his IordshiD wandered round ths
drawing room evidently quite depressed at the lack
In the billiard room he mstook the tails Of his
coat tor the pockets. and red was noWneTe 20 pc
again by his man. who laid il soemnly on the table
Basil vas poking his fire TIL an early hour IN
the morning. making the most appaillng TOW; 80 80
him. asked Indignantly at the bre9kfast table VINO
RasF saved LADY Willard the discomfort OF ex-
pliuing that r. he and said that he was AFRAID
he had sat up very late and that It was quite true
He was out shooting again all that day. Lord
DovercOurt did not shoot ana Basli Won n'si
whether ii was because ne had a habit or taxing
Miss CheveIey came out to lunch and. afterward
she and Basil went for short walk W nat IS
d9a ,5i funny t S Pass5 like lighthouse at the TOP
Let us go and inspect r. It's lookout. SIR
ans faTb brrf1f
and when he was too old to follow the hounds he
S SOI n Chair and with the aid Of powerful te
scope scour the SouItry Tor miles aFou"u anu
what a perseverinz old gentleman, Do you
think you could ever Be as persevering as thatF'
There was a challenge In her eyes. -.,-.. 49,.
CHALLENGES and seeing that for all her wilfulness.
she was q woman who was longing 70 pc ms ms
mind to do . thing have generally succeeded.
And he gavs her a glance from his dark eyes. one
OF those gances which young Beaumont Woua
able 70 purchase. and which-as he put it-"wOmen
90 G s.leSe IN al yyoarssif she asked
II wouldn't give much for man i VINO qIiq e. b,,
vo,csa for wen '9B Bash was actins he was true
artist and realized that the secret or cony-G.G4
into the mood OF the single minded lover that s04
Tbev walked round the lookout. and the con-
versati became thoroughly encouraging th4I
5e si w aQ Was coming she interrupted him o
quite certain that he was coming 70 -:
MOritz She in fact. gave him TO understand tnat
She would prefer him not to say anything Ull tnei,
She was leaving the next morning. and eNplalneu
that she would be gone before he was down
He. Of course. declared that ne slouI9 80 ~
and see her of if ii were in The middle OK ne
night but she limited that il would pc PETER IoI
her IL he betrayed no interest at al IN ner oe-.
he called himself "A fool for not riskng every
thing and declaring himself but he was playing I9r
what was TO him a tremendous stake, ana ne hdds
ctlriOuslv enough. grown a little nervous.
The prospect OF a handsome life with a iargs
fortune whom he really felt that he could love.
turned him quite d,ZZv.
They sat together in corner OF the drawins
room an the evening. while Lord DovercoUrL wan
derpd round and looked for bric-a-ordc.
Lady Willard. having a cOsey chdL Win BIS
7r.nt-T- vufUEham I'm her own room, while the
soothing operation Of hair brushing was IN process
told her that she quite glad Miss nevelsy
was going as II she had married young WynyaTd
who comes from heaven only knows Wneres me
Cheveleys would have made a most TREMENDOUS
Mr.. wynyard. one OF the Gloucestershrs wyu-
yards
"Oh dear. no.
How did YOU meet him, -.
con everybody knows him One OF those dedsnt-
frI Young man with a little money who are 50
60 be cOntinued)