New-York tribune., 1906-08-05

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There's no saying No, INSISTED Dav;J g. i
going TO see Mr. Strauss a- 9 vors n
here instead of Mr. Strauss ,- lis r,at+e." q
But this ambiguous reIre. lied NJ ;,s y
Neil, whose master had told b thar ~ i
he not Hupteldt Strauss ~ Az l
with the pert words. Brr- YOUR na~lolg i
/ am Strauss. +
However, this short W., explainng t5..
understood by Jenny, wt I'd with d.
the valet, saying, You Nr Stra--T-a I
"Of course. he isn't sa. nd ouicEI~ ar
dare you, sir, address tins Come rigb. AF
will yOu9 Come, now. Lee 1r INTO tbsslt"ea lt"eal |
Who are you: l don know vo,,S1
the perplexed Jenny.
. / didn't say l was NJ --iss himself -
Neil 0e
Yes, YOU did say so envy. and
the truth; for / know Mr uss verv Wen
neither of you isn't gOing Il over me 50
knOwl
Don't you see. sugge vid. his wi,s
work, that one of US mus -ue. and as vo~-
aware that he Is false
What is all this aboa demanded L. Il
II have business with II Of YOU IrIs. ~
me the way TO Hanover So .-. please and 4. L
go about my business
" That S just why m here how YOU the nan, l
said Neil. Il dun why gentleman tat1
upon hisself-"
" Best hold Your tongue ing man. groul5
David " You must be stut .o think this vor--
girl would go off with YOU man She never -
before especially after dc,e.ng YOU in dr..
untruth-"
g As for that; she don't X YOU any more than
me, seemingly retorted Ne. IIr. Strauss s--
ne"
How is she TO know tha Miss L'Estrange Sen
me- Didn't know your name Jenny, and YOU !
mistress names'
Well, that's right enousa. agreed Jenny.
Then trust 70 me"
u But what Is 1t YOU want. SIR,
:" 1t IS about the paper whispered David
conidentially. 1t Is all % sour good to cone
with me first, and hear what 7 have to say. Ms
L L'Estrange-"
Well, all right but YOU must be quick sad
Jenny, rushing TO decision
David hailed cab, and he and Jenny turned
their backs upon the defe4,el valet, got in and
drove off. However, Neil who had witnessed van
Hupfeldt's fever OF eagerness ID see this girl t-
lowed in another cab DaviI lrove TO the Tube
Station near Oxford CircrIs-Shc would accOmpanv
him no farther-and while he talked with Iennvi in
a corner there. Neil lurking among the crowd Of
shoP-gazers across the street AePt watch
L propose to YOU David said to Jenny. TO
give the certificates to me, and IN doing So under
stand that you are poor girl
That's Just it." answered Jenny. and mus,
know first how much am 10 get for them-Ius
true that l have any CertihcateS
Right enough" said David. but the main
motive which | hold out 70 Won not what YOU VIII
receive in hard cash, but that YOU viii do an in
mense amount of good, If You give the papers 10
They don't belong TO this Nlr Strauss but they do
belong to the mother and sister Of poor wrOngei
lady, lady whose character hey VIII clear
Ah, no doubt, agreed Jenny, with the knowing
leer of a born Cockney; still glrl has got TO look
after herself, you see and No, mind other peoples
troubles" ="
What cried David. "Wou.1 YOU rather do the
wrong thing and earn twenty auis or do the rghi
thing and earn FIVE pounds: loa ant be in earnest
saving that
1t isn't question of fve aunds, nor Vet Of
twenty" snapped Jenny offend II the mere men
tion of such Paltry sums. II question OF hun
dredS and of thousands Her went big iorthe
thousands Don't think IL IN going TO part
with the papers under high II 50 be have
any papers.
Under what" asked David ander hundreds,
or under thousands.