New-York tribune., 1905-01-12

been thick with my wife for a year. Lady
Cantrips IS fond of nice girls and'--the trem-
bling eyes narrowed to mere shts-"so'm /. And
the Ganbiin' Girl is uncommonly nice That's
why wanted confidential chat with fellow
know to be a friend of hers. Do you tumble,
Burghley?'
Il understand. my lord" said Burghley. in a
voice quite new TO himself. our invitation was
not haphazard."
explain. This girl I'm talkn' of-the G. G. dye
take me? She's been winntn. a good deal lately
That's what makes il so difficult for me 70
speak. Lots of people win-women and girls
as well as men. but-and here comes the painful
part OF what want to say-not under similar
circumstances. They trust TO the tickle old lady
with the wheel; they don't means 10 gain
her suffrages that are-ahem.-nefarious
Burghley leaned over the little table as whlse .L
az its cloth MY lord" he said, grinding the
words out between closed jaws, do you insihu-
ate that this young lady cheats?
by CAD. Burghley. am compelled TO admit
I dor' blurted out Lord Cantrps-
And do you also know, my lord. that my
dearest hope is to call her my wife? came from rom
the white lips OF the young man. Lor can
trips's brick-red complexion grew three lades
Good lor'! NV dear fellow. I'm internally
sorry" he gasped 'if it's true. because it means
that you must hear the whole story For slH
months my wife has been buyin cards. speciN
entees recommended TO US by-not TO put too
fine a point upon it-Miss Fostrooke She sup
piled the first dozen packs; we found the capt
tai You might have knocked me down with the
ace of spades my dear fellow. when. three weeks
ago. 1 made the discovery that all the cards
were marked. The pattern on the back or each
deviates subtIy but distinguishably. from the
pattern of the other It's an abominable fact,
but it is a fact and my lady Is as upset as am
7 beI,eve she has made swear never to tell,
but hang it, if only for Miss FostroOke's sake.
shall have TO break the matter to her family.
And meeting YOU this morning, and hearing why
Won looked SO internally upset. l jumped at the
chance. don't you know. OF doing the breaking
through you.
Rurgblev cIenched his strong right hand upon
nd xad Wit Satisfaction
the square knuckles whitened through the sun
brown There's going to be breaking in an
other direction" he said, very distinctly, but
yerv quietly. My lord. has IL never occurred to
YOU that this young lady of whom you speak
may be an unconscious tool! From whom
should she procure the address OF the New-York
firm who make a speciality Of supplying marked
cards and I don't doubt other swindlers' acces-
sories? Do English girls usually advocate such
articles for sale? Do American girls for that
matter? SIft your circle OF bridge playing in
Inmates for the man who is most likely to have
breach this matter to her family or to herself
NV lips are unfortunately. sealed. or could
soil them with the hounds name. But''-Burgh-
lev got up and squared his muscular shoulders
drawing himself to his full height Of feet IL
inches-"rH undertake to mark him so that
you'll know him easily enough. My lord. good
That night Captain Colclough did not Join the
Cantrips's bridge party in Berkeley Square. He
figuring. had deprived him OF the pleasure.
What a nuisance! said Philida. in her clear.
crisp tones Lord Cantrips glanced under his
grizzled brows at the girl
Can I speak 10 your she said encounterlns
his trembling gray eyes with her light brown
Come this way!" said her friends husband
drawing her into the billiard room. deserted by
the votaries of bridge"
IT want TO know said Phillida, biting her
red lips, whether have been doing anything
-improper?"
my dear girl" said Lord Cantrips. tvinklings
you should know best"
Please don't laugh. The fact is that have
gone snacks-I mean. played partnsrs-vtth
Captain ColcIough for months past When he
won he shared with me- and when won d.