The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

"Certanly do. She told me now she
came to the flat unexpectedly, OF her
own accord, and how she insisted upon
STAYING, in spite OF her parents wish"
.,Ahi' And Vol, are satisfied with that 2"
"Quite.' ~
'.Wel, then in that case, It's useless
to argue with you. For you'll belleVe
anything said Sir Wilfred with decision..
Dcverill was overwhelmed. He could
not but feel the forcc Of his iuncles argu-j
ment, strengthened as 1t was by every
circumstances connected with his first In
tervlew With Maggie. Her brilliant ap-
pennnce; the pleasure which she had
evidently felt In her surroundings; tho
manner In which sho had received tho
question about ''Kcntucky Jim" oil
united to give tho impression that Mag
gle, far from being tho quiet little mouse
he had represented, living away from the
flat, In tranquil and even shabby Sc
clusion, was indeed, rs SIR W1ltrea m
sisted on believing, IN nrtful and men
tlaclous girl, who was ready with fresh
story for every fresh acuuaintance.
He listened to these words In dlsnlay
and detection.
During the short silence that followed,
Sir Wilfred, from under his straight eye
brows looked narrowly Mt his nephew.
''How are you going back?' ne asked
suddenly.
FOR Dcverill had shown q slight In
clination to lingcr, while his companion
was all for pressing forward up the
street.
I'll should like to walk, think"
said lie hoarsely.
want little time for quiet con.
sideration7 Well, hope 1t VIII leaa
you to sensible conclusion, to the only
sensible conclusion" said Sir Wilfred.
what do you mean, sir?" asked Dew
eril. who knew what he meant very
II mean that the only wise course.
the~.only possible course for you, II you
don't want to ruin your prospects IN lie
altogether" And he spoke with GER
tain hardness which left very little DOUBT
as to his own intentions In the case OF
his ncphcw's proving refractory rs TO
i hreak Off ali acquaintance with these
people. For their cozy little fiat IS
nothing but a gambling den, and their
handsome daughter is nothing more nor
less than--l tout.
"No, sir That's not true" said Dew.
Grill, on fro at this aspersion AS
to the flat. what you say lpay pc truep
don't know. But that Maggie Is q
good girl and as blameless as any sirl
in the world I'll swear
l"C,ood In the narrow sense / dare say
she is. She Is too artful not to put q
high prico upon herself: and what she
doesn't know about tho value OF q Wo
mans3 good looks I'm sure her father and
mother can teach her. But good IN the
sense Of being good enough to pc my
nephew's wife she certainly Is not. l
don't say it's the girls tault. IN tiie
circumstances It's impossible. 5.
"She's perfectly innocent OF anything
that may be wrong at the flat" persisted
Deverill. IN,
not fool!"
Again Deverill was forced to be silent,
| For no indeed remembered That there
had been many little things In the oe-
puzzle both him and Dudley Cars. ana
it was quite possible that these things
had been the signs of their unwilling
Nov i've not the least wish to deal
wit YOU In any unreasonable way. Went
on Sir Wilfred more gently and II
it were only q question OF filrtatloll
i should be indugcnt you may be sure.
But this young woman knows her pooK'
and tho persistency with which she has
refused you, and the little scene shc
treated us to tonight are conclusive
proofs that her intentions are serious,
whatever yours may be- ~,
Deverill was too angry to speak. Ihat
what seemed to him Maggie's hlgh-
mindedness, her proud disdain, her daring
declaration, should be looked upon merely
MS SO many tricks by which she hopeu
to ensnare him to deceive his uncle
seemed to him almost incredible.
Sir Wilfred went drily on
"Of course I seem harsh and brutal
10 you; you've said as much. But re-
member. I'VE known the world good
many moro years than you have. I've
known many more handsome women IMAM
YOU have; I've learnt their way; l un-
derstand them l don't appreciate them
he less; admire your pretty tout"
Deverlll uttered a fierce exclamation, but
his uncle waved him into silence and went
on. ~ say. I admire her quite as much
as YOU can do, She's handsome
attractive creature, admirably adapted to
tho purposes of her father and mothers
trade But those qualities which mako
her useful member OF such family
those destinations which enable her 10
attract men like yourself to the dem
mean tho flat-are not those which
would ut her for the wife OF a man OF
position and family. The one has to
attract lovers, the other ought to be
counted on to rcpel Them"
Now these bitter words, which the
baronet thought would wound indeed IN
the utterance, but might be counted on
to produce good results by and by. only
resulted Ill s''p s''''o
a frenzy In which he scarcely dared trust
himself to speak.
Sir. Wilfred who had stopped short to
talk now said, You had better go back
with me by the underground"
Dnveri was about to refuse, when he
! caught sight of a Cnderela-lke figure
gliding quickly out through the open arch
way leading back from tho flats. The
| baronet's back was towards tho opening,
and Cinderella made no noise, Sho
stopped short for half second when
she caught sight OF the two men; then,
| crossing to tho other side OF tho outer
court within the gates Of which they We're
still standing sho kept close under the
opposite wall, and, turning tho corner
outside tho gates very quickly disnp-
pcarcd from sight.
I'm go with you as far as tho station.
at any rate" said Deverill, VINO noticed
that cinderella was going that way.
Somebody else. however, was going
! that way too.
Uncle and nephew had scarcely turned
to the right, on their way to Addison
Road Station. when they both saw the