Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

healthy that I'll be gray in the head before get
a cent So you've fallen in love with Alice"
YES" sighed Gore, drawing figures with his
cane. 81 love her dearly and she loves me. But
my grandfather objects. j insisted upon marry
ing Alice, so he cut off with shilling
expect the money will go to my cousin, julius
Beryl."
"But why is Sir Simon so hard, Gore?'
Bernard frowned again. do you notice how
dark | ann" he asked.
"Yes You have rather an Italian look"
CHATS clever of you, Dick. My mother was
Italian, the daughter of a noble Florentine lam
ily: but in England was nothing but poor gov
erness My father married her, and Sir Simon
his father-cut him off. Then when my parents
died, my grandfather sent for me, and brought
me up. We have never been good friends,
sighed Bernard again, 'and when | wanted 10
marry Alice there was row. | fear lost my
temper You know from my mother / inherit
fearful temper. nor do l think the Cores are the
calmest of people. However, Sir Simon swore
that he wouldn't have another mesalliance in the
family and
"Mesalliance"
! "Yes' No one knows who Alice is, and Miss
Plantagenet-who does know-wont tell"
''You said no one knew, and now you say Miss
Plantagcnet does" said Conniston, laughing.
you're getting mixed, Bernard Well, so you
and Sir Simon Rad a row.
"a royal row. He ordered me out OF the
house | fear I said things to him should not
have said. but my blood was boiling at the in
suits he heaped on Alice. My extravaganza
though / really wasn't very extravagant-mlg
have done something to get his back up. How
ever the row off, and | was turned away
He won't relent unless l give up Alice and that
I will not do What does it matter if Alice is
nameless? I love her, and that is enough for
me-"
"But what about that cousin of yours, you used
| 10 talk of? Lucy something"
"I,ucv Randolph Oh, she's dear little girl,
and has been an angel. She is trying to soothe
Sir Smon and all through has stood my trend
7 made her promise that she would put lamp
in the Red Window when Sir Simon relenteo-
if he ever does relent.'
Commission looked puzzled. "The Red Win
dow"
"Ah, You don't know the legend of the Red
Window There is a window of that sort at tne
Hall, which was used during the Parliamentary
wars to advise loyal cavaliers of danger 1t COM
maDds a long prospect down the side avenue
The story is too long to tell you. But, you see'
| Commission I can't get near the house. and my
onIv chance of knowing if Sir Simon is better
disposed towards me is by looking from the OUT
side of tho park up to the Red Window. If this
shows red light I know that he Is relenting; II
not. he is still angry"
"What roundabout way of letting you Know
things Can't Lucy write"
Gore shook his head again. ''No. You see,
she is engaged to julius who hates me-
ooh that Beryl man. He comes in for the
money!" ~, :,
'TNow that Tn chucked I suppose he will,
said Bernard, gloomily; ''and don't want to get
moor Lucy into his black books. Lucy can't write
me because of Julius, my only chance OF know
ing if the old man is thinking better OF his deter,
mination is by watching for the red light shall
90 down again twice before l leave for Africa
'Wen" said Conniston laughing About
vour Red Window busness-you needn't go
down to the Hall for 4 week or So"
''Why not"
"Because Sir Simon is in town.
"Nonsepse He never comes to town
ole has this time. Queerly enough, his law
vers are mine. | saw him at the flee and asked
who he was Durham, my lawyer friend, told
me-"
CHOW long ago was that"
'rThree days l came up business, and was
in plains!
''Plans?' -.
.cyNhatl YOU a soldier and don't know plain
clothes are called so. You are an old ass Der
nard. But. l say. I've got digs of sort here
aborts Come and dine with me tonight"
"Rut haven't any dress clothes | got rid
of them. thinking l was going to the Cape
, sooner"
"Then come in khaki You look A / in it
Here's the address, and Commission hastily scrlb
: bed something on his card. Il shall expect you
, at seven
The two friends parted wth a hearty hand
ebal,e and Gore walked away feeling happier
+ban he had been Connston, gazing after him
feIt a tug at his coat He looked down. and saw
small boy. Judas" said Commission, 'you
Young brute! How did you know me-?