The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-11

VnOpSl5 OF lnHtQll1bNJH j. 10 Sl,--lup a>S'S.'sb
the nephew and heir OF n wealthy baronet'
Is staying at boarding house in nc, Sou a..
port when he meets three sisters. with the
youngcst. of whom Maggie, he falls deeply
In love. with tho expressed dsapproyal q a
friend. who considers the girls 70 90 ra.he n
suspicious characters. In which view ne 10
confirmed by a fellow boardcr, who airir1ns
That he knows Maggie to be u heartless jllt
md fllrt, II not worse. Regardless OF re-
nonstrances DeverIll calls upon Maggie
heartily welcomed. Mono OF tho girl are TO bo
Seen. but the Major and MIR. Brown help
Dcvcril and other young men VINO nave
ming After playing roulette for some time.
and losing considerably. tho guests le ealye
rather hurrledly, ono Of them asserting tha.
Of very serious doubts OF the Majors resp &c
liability, Deverill, on meeting Maggie the
following day, proposes 70 marry he i ,b bot
Il good and Innocent, and determines TO fnd
out how much she does know OF her father
method OF life. With this object IN view,
Deveril pays another visit to tho Major
flint, where he loser considerable sum- out
OF which he has little doubt that he has been
cheated. The day following he meets Maggls
him to theatre, and later to dinner TO the
savoy. where they nro surprised by tho
Major. whose emotion on learning that
Deverlll has asked Maggie TO marry HIN 10
intense Maggie, however. again repudiatea
tho engagement which Is considered to be q
part of the game by DeverilIs uncle, VINO
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presently goes with his nephew 70 their flat,
where. n,uch TO the latter's surprise, Magic
Is found apparently enjoying herself I'M
ncnseiy, In the course OF the evening sho
expiulns her presence, and again refuses
Bobs offer OF marriage. ut the nnmc limo
assuring Sir wllfrcd that he need have no
q fear that shc will be induced 20 alter her
mind On leaving the house, Sir Wilfrel and
his nephew mako their way to the railway
station. whore Bob encounters maggie, who
after some conversation. Jumps into tho car
rlage occupied by the baronet, leaving her
lover standing on the platform dumb with
surprise
CHAPTER VII.
Devcrill was 80 angry with Lord VIII
liam for his j!be, that he turned UPON
him and wanted to know what business
It was OF his. But the oths. only laugh
ed the more, and selling him with
strong grip, pulled him back from the
edge OF the platform.
Don't spoil sport" said Lord william.
You can so by the next train. you
know!"
And being very muscular, no managed
TO drag Deverill who was above all
things anxious to avoid making a disturb
ance, back across tho platform, and to
hold him there while the train steamed
or.
Then he relaxed his hold. still in nts
OF laughter.
what the devil do you mean by this
piece OF tomfpolery?, asked Deverill.
But Lord William was in high spirits
at the success of his manoeuyre, and
went on laughing immoderately for some
minutes, Then ne grew serious sud-
denly.
.Well, she chose to snub me for you,
and I meant that you should pay for
IT." he answered at last. ''rhe idea 4
a girl like that, apparently 4 sor- Of
ut NIT
on the airs she did with me t,is. now!''
Hold your tongue. you COMPOUNDED
idiot. She's no more hired relation Of
nnybody's than you are. She's the
daughter Of Major and Mrs. Carey
Brown. and. though don't care much
for either OF them, there's this to be said
in their favor. that they're very careful
Of their three girls, and that It's only
by accident that Miss Maggie gets thrown
: the way OF men Of your sort"
This was carrying the war into the
enemy's camp
"And pray are you connected with the
establishment in the character OF buly?"
asked Lord William suriily.
'I'm not connected with the establish
ment at ALL. replied Deverill, with quiet
good temper. "But am very anxious
to be connected with Miss Maggie In the
character OF husband
Lord William looked fncredulous.. bu!
Interested.
"Do you mean that? said he.
More seriously than have ever meant
anything In my life"
u Lord William looked thoughtful. Pres
emily he shook his head.
cts a. rum notion. said he. "Oi
course. there's no DENYING she's a lovely
girl. About as handsome a girl as there
is in London. ! should say. But wouldn't
= tvof 4 I'M a n a.
she's all you imagine her. that she might
break out some Gay and surprise you?
Don't you. think bl9od counts for any
thing, eh?" Deverlh paused q moment
before he answered:
Yes. L DO" said he at last. "And
think that a man who wanted q quiet,
stodgy sort of wife, one whose whole
ambition was to darn stockings better
than her ncighbors, would be very fool
ish to fix her affections upon such Girl
MS that. But some young men, you know,
prefer wife Of brilliancy and spirit,
and are ready to pay the prlce-that is,
a little moro attention, devotion II you
like-than tho average wife either asks
or deserves"
Lord William shrugged his shoulders.
II should be sorry for YOU" said he,
.4f l thought 1t would come to anything.
But it won't. Sir Willred will take
care of that"
And with chuckle of amusement,
which was not without malice, Lord
William got away and left Deverill to
return to the neighborhood of st. James
street, in the way he had proposed, on
foot.
n During that long walk in the cool
Of the night the young man thought
tho matter over thoroughly, and definitely
made up his mind upon his line OF au-
ition, He meant to see the Major III the
first place. Questionable as was Browns
character, there was no doubt about
about his affection for his daughters;
and the supplemented delight no had
shown in Deveril's proposal to Maggie
had made n great and lasting effect on
the young man,
on the previous evening, though he
had said no word to Deverill about Mag
Gle, the young man had seen plainly that
( the Major was in a state Of tho greatest
anxiety, and when the unfortunate incl
dent occurred Of tho interview with Mag
Gle In the inner drawing room, the face fac
Of Major Brown had been q study ~
5lugubrious dependency as ne saw MS
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