The Irish standard., 1906-06-02
CIlAnlLIi NJ

III" next m:GrniEg Warhllrton was
shown into Il n"Al siX-by eight. just
oil he carriaar-rGum. There was a
cot, runnin" water and !: washstand,
aud Il boot hlacKins apparatus. For
the rest there we're !; few portraits of
fast horses. fighters. and tee dancers
the adjective qualifying all three!)
which the senator's sporting groom
had collected aud tackled to the walls.
For appearances sake, MI. James had
purchased a cheap trunk. Everything
inside Was new, too. His silver mill
tary brushes his silver shaving set,
and so forth ant! SO forth. were in
charge OF a safe deposit storage COM
pany, alongside some ones family
jewels. The only inrrimina,ing things
he retained were his Siynrl.ring and
| his Swiss limcpiecr
Have YOU had Your breakfast. sir?'
asked William. the stable boy
Yes. my lad. Now. us Miss; Annes-
! Icy has forgotten it. perhaps you will
tell me OF Just VIVA, my duties here
will consist
You harness, ride and drive, sir,
and take care of the metals. clean
tn" feathers ana carriages. exercise the
horses and 'icar their hides shiny. IL
anything is purchased. sir. we shall
have to depend upon your judgment,
Are You .iv",l 10 russin"?"
"Cu sing" repeated Warburion.
Yes, sir. Miss Annesley won't
stand for il aroand h, stables. The
man hcfnr" YOU. sir. could c,iSs most
beautifully; and think ,la,'s why he
was fired A. least, il was one reason"
WarburIon smootllcd his twichino
mouth Don't ION wurr, Williams;
it's against my religion to Use prolane
language"
William winlrd, there was an an
swcrills wink, and the two became
friends from TIA. ~, nloin on
"1'll bet N"h didn't say !, thing TO
Pirate, yesterday, w!lan he bottled ovar
the wall will, yoli.
well, ! bclirrc ! did address a few
remarks tN Pirate which would NOT
sound we'll Oh .'rcss parade: but 50
long as il wasn't within hearing lis.
lance, William, suppose Il doesn't
NATTER
No sir: ] nlpnoS,, not
Nov. what kind of a master is tho
colnncl?" asked Warburton strapping
on his English rHgins.
We'll. it's hard to say just now. You
see. Eve been with the family ever
since was sin The colonel used 10
he The best fellow ! ever knew. ALWAYS
looking out for your comfort, never
an undcserved harsh word. and always
Il smile when you pleased him. But
hes changed in the last two years"
How
He doesn't take any interest in the
things he used to. lie goes about as
il he had something ON his mind; kind
OF absent minded, you know: and for
gets Tomorrow what he says to-day
lie always puts on a good face. though,
when Miss Betty is around.
All What night do have off?"-
OF mind tina, a question like this
would sound cminen,ly professional
in Williams ears.
SGnday. possibly: il all depends on
MISS Anntslcy. sir. In Virginia nearly
every night was ours. Here il S differ
rnt. William hurrchly pulled on his
rubber boots and gloves grabbed ,lp
the carriage Sl"l,gcs. and vanished
WarbIrlnn sal on The edge of the
cot and laughed silently. All this was
very amusing. Had any man. since the
beginning of time found himself in a
like position? He doubted il. And he
was To he butler besides. II would he
something 10 remember in his old age.
Yet. once or twice the pins OF his con-
science prickcd him. He wasn't treat
ing Nancy just right He didn't want
her to cry over his grarelcssness: he
didn't want her to thri> that he was
hcartlcss. But what could he doo He
stood too deeply committed
He was puzzled about one thing.
however. and. twist il as he would.
n" could not solve il with any degree
OF satisfaction. Why, after what had
happened. had She hired him? If she
could pass over that episode at the
carriagc-door and forget it. he couldn't.
He knew that each time he saw her the
memory OF thai embrace and brOtherly
rob him of some of his assllrance-an
attribute which was rather well de-
velOpcd in Mr.. Robert. though he was
Ioalh to admit it. Ii his actions were
mystery to her, hers were none the
less so to him. He made up his mind
to move guardedly in whatever he did,
to practice control over MS mobile
features so as to avert any shock or
thoughtless sign of interest. He knew
that sooner Or later the day would come
when he would be found out: hut this
made him not the less eager to court
that day.
He shaved himself and was wiping
his face on the towel when Celeste
appeared in the doorway. She eyed
him, her head inclined roguishly 10
one side the exact attitude of a bird
that has suddenly met curious and
disturbing specimen of insect life.
ITO Be Continued