The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20

fingers nervously. Sybil Hamburg
stared hard at the cousin whose stately
town house she was occupying, and
who had waved a magic wand over her
lovers prospects. Mrs. Sadgrove was
the graceful and interested hostess,
surprised for once into a start which
was only invisible because nobody was
Beaumanoir's manner was perfectly
easy and self-possessed, but there was
a harassed look in his eye which did
his welcome. But it was not that
which had caused the general to start.
The duke was the man whom he had
seen knocked down by Mrs. Talmage
Eglinton's carriage, to the imminent
peril of his life. -
The "wash and br1sh-up" had been
effectual as regards the ducal gar
ments, but they could not hide the
black silk sling in which he carried
groves way to allow events to shape
themselves, and saying nothing of the
scene he had witnessed as he welcomed
| the distinguished visitor, he waited for
the duke to refer to his mishap him
self. /.
But no. The victim Of the accident
was apparently as much inclined to
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it. It was Mrs. Sherman who -uncon-
sciously provoked the m%endacious
statement which stimulated the gen
erals curiosity.
Tim afraid that your grace has hurt
your hand,''' said the senator's wife,
pointing to a broad strip Of d%iachylon
plaster that ran from the dukes wrist
to the ball Of his thumb.
eyes, Ii grazed it rather badly
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eab.' Beaumanoir replied with a mo-
mentary loss of his self-possession: The
discomposure passed at once, and only
the observer on the hearth-rug noticed
it. The same shrewd observer presently
perceived that the visitor was definite
ly leading the conversation to the sub
ject%of the arrival in England Of Sen
ator Sherman; and, more than that,
that he was waxing a shade more In.
euisitive than good breeding allowed
as to the nature Of t~he=senatorial Jour
ney.
"Ah! he's coming on political bust
ness, I think you told me?' the duke
remarked in a half-tone Of interroga'
tion \on Leonie saying that her father
according to advices received that
morning. was to sail in two days time
on the Campania, and would be due at
Liverpool early in the following week.
"Well, it's political business in 8
wav,' Mrs. Sherman struck in. My
husband is coming over in charge OF {
large amount Of government securities
which are to be deposited at the Banl
Of England, against a shipment Of n
lish gold to the United States
"He's got the opening he wanted
Now, what on earth is he going to d
with it9" said the general to himself
!, as he watched keenly.
! "Rathcr a dangerous mission,
> should say" was the dukes common
on the information impaired to him.
Dangerous! How can that beg'
Leonie exclaimed, wondering. "Unite
States treasury bonds are not explC
: sive.o
emo, but the world is full Of sharps
Miss Sherman, and some Of them Nigh
I fancy having a shy for such a haul,
: said Beaumanoir, with a trace more Q
earnestness than the occasion seemed t
require. eff I had a relative startin
on such an errand, I should be incline
to cable him to-ah-to look out fo
himself he added in direct appeal t
+ Mrs. Sherman.
/ But the good lady laughed the sue
Tit would be as much as her place wa
. WORTH to tackle the senator that wa,
e It would be a hint that he WASH abb
t to take care Of himself or Of his charg
and would be resented accordingly.
The duke abandoned the SUBJECT, hi
e the general noted the disappointme1
d in the tired eyes.
n ellis grace knows something. Let
see-he was on his beam-ends when
was unearthed in New York the ol
hunter of thugs and dacoits muttere
under his gray mustache.
Beaumanoir made no long stay aft,
f his Intellectual effort to sound a war
ing note. There had been no oppo
tunity for Individual talk; but in ga
# ing his adieus he had two words vii
is Sybil, who had been observing b
d cousin quite as intently as, and a got
D. deal more openly than, the general.
d Tim going to look Alec up now,
II his diggings in John street, he sal