Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-31

many Indian sign-languages. Now was batting the groom on the back. 1 sat facing the ladies, so it was inn , possible to see the expression on his face. I kept up this banter till we ar rived at the department. I bade the ladies good day. I do not recollect when I have enjoyed ten minutes more l thoroughly.
 An hour in the shopping district, that is to say, up and down Pennsyl- i vania avenue, where everybody who was anybody was similarly occupied, shopping, nearly took the spine out of our jehu. Everywhere he imagined | he saw Nancy. And half a dozen times he saw persons whom he knew, persons he had dined with in New l York, persons he had met abi oad But true to human nature, they were 1 looking toward higher things than a groom in livery. When there was no more room for bundles. the women started for Mrs. Chadwick's apart ments.
 Said Mrs. Chadwick in French: where, ill the name of uncommon things, did you find such a handsome groom?"
 'I was rather lucky" replied Miss Annesley in the same tongue Don't l you see something familiar about him?"
 ] Warburton shuddered i Familiar? What do you mean?"
 'It is the groom who ran away with us"
 ] Heavens. no," Mrs. Chadwick raised her lorgnette. Whatever pos sessed you?"
 Mischief as much as anything" But the risk"
 q am not afraid. There was some thing about him that appeared very much like a mystery, and you know how I adore mysteries.
 And this is the fellow we saw in the police-court, sitting among those light c loves?" Mrs. Chadwick could l not fully express her surprise.
 T can't analyze the impulse which prompted me to pay his fine and en- gage him."
 And after that affair at the carriage-door! Where is your pride?"
 "To tell the truth. believe he did make mistake. Maybe I hired him because I liked his looks" Betty glanced amusedly at the groom, whose neck.and ears were red. She laughed.
 You always weresaR ktaor6inary child. do not understand it in the least. am even worried. He may be a great criminal.
 No, not a great criminal" said Betty, recollecting the ride of that willing and obedient. l have been forced to make James serve as butler i He has been under the hands of our cook, and have heen watching them. How I have laughed. Of all droll | scenes!"
 So she had laughed. eh7 Warbur- tons jaws snapped. She had been watching, too?
 "I rode Pirate this morning"
 You rode that horse?" interrupted Mrs. Chadwick.
 "Yes. and he ran away with me in fine style. If it hadn't been for the new groom, shouldn't be here. and { the dinner would be dismal failure, with me in bed with an arm or leg broken Heavens. I never was so frightened in all my life. We went SO fast against the wind that could scarce breathe. And when 1t was all over. tainted like a ninny."
 Painted! should have thought you would. should have fallen oil the animal and been killed. Betty. you certainly have neither forethought nor discretion. The very idea of your attempting to ride that animal"
 Well am wiser. and none the worse for ihe scare James. stop. stop" Betty cried suddenly.
 When this command struck his sense of hearing. James was pretty far away in thought He was wondering if all this were true. If it vas, he must make the best Of it: but if il vas a dream. he wanted 10 wake up right away. because il was becoming nightmaT!sh.
 James" The end Of a psrasol tickled him in the ribs and he drew up somewhat frightened. What vas go- ing 10 happen now? He vas soon 10 find out. For this Fss 10 be the real cllma1 of The day: or. a. least. the incident was pregnant with the poEsi- bilities of a climax.
 | Colonel. surely you are not going 70 pass us by in this tsshion'~ cried the girl. They were almost opposite the Army and Navy club.
 "why. is that you. Miss Betty Pass yo1 by only when grow blind. rozred a Iion-like voios Very glad 10 se. you. Mrs. ChadEick~
 Ina. voice. of all the vOicss hs had ever heard, A chill Of indesrribsbls terror few ID and down ny ishu-s spine. and his pores eloss1 up, He looEsd srDJnd cautioIsiv It was he he oF all men. hfs rsE-sutsl colonel. uho uoszzszzd ths nos- rensrkabss mar1-v of any army nan vest of the yTfs-izsiuri. and Eho hss ofts1 vo-sd nat he kreE his sabaltsrns 90 1sll rhst te eglid sIusvs successfully -~rsrTfsz f1- sk.ir Ifvsrs.