The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-07-21
CHAPTER yIII-(Continued)

course. Please don't tell me any more.
Ny stall was number-number two hun
lred and sixty"
-Four" suggested Tyars in such
manner that it was in reality no sugges-
ton at all.
"Yes; two hundred and sixty-four. |
There was an empty seat on my right |
hand"
And an old gentleman occupied that
IN your left"
MY father" she explained, simply;
out In the tone of her pleasant voice
here was something which made Tyars
look gravely at her with a very slight
DOW as il in apology. Oswin Grace
glanced at his sister with raised eyebrows,
md she nodded almost imperceptibly. He
had not heard of old Mr.. Winters death.
In less skilled hands this incident
might have led to an awkward silence
but Agnes Winter had not spent ten
years of her life in a whirl of society for
nothing She knew that ones own feel
Ings are of a strictly individual value.
"You," she continued, 'took the va
can't seat"
There was something very like a ques-
ton in her glance. 0swin Grace DID not
look pleased, and his eyes turned from
one face to the other searchingly. Inen
she seemed suddenly to have received an
answer to her query, for she turned to
Helen and launched into narration gayly.
II will tell you," she said, why these
letails are engraven so indellbly upon
such q poor substance as my memory.
It was rather a grand night; royalty
was present, and the theater was almost
full. In front of me were two men VINO
Id not appear to be taking an absorbing
interest in the play, for one was draw
ing something which l took to be map
upon his program
at was a map" confessed Tyars, light
| ~.
While he whispered earnestly at in
| tervals to his companion. came to the
conclusion that he was trying to persuade
| him to 20 and look for Livingstone, which
suggestion was not we'll received. At last
he turned round. l thought he was ad-
miring, or at least noticing, the new
diamond star in my hair, but subsequent
events proved that he was looking over
my head. l was disappointed" she added
aside to Tyars.
| II both noticed and admired" he ex-
claimed in self-defense. There were
| two diamond stars, one much larger than
the other.
All except Oswin laughed at this feat
of memory.
"Well," continued Miss Winter, lat
the first interval this irreproachable
young man left his seat, came round,
turned back the chair next to me, and
shook-hands with the man in the pit y
The pith of the story lay In its nara
ton, which was perfect. The lady knew
her audience as an able actor knows
his house. BY some subtle trick of voice
the incident was made to rebound tc
Tyars' credit, while it's tone was distinct
" against him. The easy, CHEEKY, honest
humor of voice and expression was ire
sistible. Even the Admiral laughed-as
much as he ever laughed at joke not re
lated by himself.
He was" explained Tyars In his un
satisfactory way, "a friend OF mine.
At this moment the door was opened
by Salter, who announced that dinner
} was ready. AS they were moving TOWARD
the door Oswin suddenly stopped.
: where is Muggins?" he asked.
ION the mat" replied Tyars. "H
was rather shy, and preferred waiting
for a special invitation. He is not quit
at home on carpets YET.
az have heard about Muggins," SAT-
e Helen to Tyars as they went downstair
3 together. land am quite anxious to max
3 his acquaintance"
t So Muggins was introduced to his ney
| friends, standing gravely on the dinin
, room hearthrug with his sturdy legs Sc
!. we'll apart, his stump of tail jerkin
nervously at times, and his pink-rimme
eyes appraised appealingly to his master
face. He was endeavoring to the best 9
I his ability to understand who all thes
s well-dressed people were, and why he wa
e forced into such sudden prominenc,
g Moreover, he was DESTROYS Of acquittin
, himself we'll; and that smell of oxta
: soup was somewhat distracting to a Sc,
farer.
He formed the subject of conversatio
u while this same soup was being discus
e ed, and Tyars was almost enthusiast
: on the subject, somewhat to the anus
n ment of Miss Agnes Winter, who was NJ
Il a great lover of dogs.
The dinner passed off very pleasant
and many subjects were discussed wit
. greater or less edifcation. Miss Whit,
seemed to take the lead, in virtue of b,
r seniority over the young hostess, touc
J. ing upon many things with her light ar
n airy precision, her gay philosophy, h
a gentle irony.
h Admiral Grace was the only person wi
Il succeeded in getting a piece of person
"A information from Tyars, and this by Il
= bluntest direct question.
~ 81 once" said the old gentleman, "w
u on a committee with west country bar
"a net Of your name-a Sir Wilbert Tya
p is he any relation of yours"
te "yes," Tyars answered, with just sui
n Gent interest to prove his utter indife
a snce. YES he is my uncle"
~ There was a short pause; some furth
remark was evidently expected.
II ~ have not seen him for many years
re he added, closing the incident.
~ When Mis- Winters carriage was a
nounced at a quarter to eleven Tyars 70
and said goodnight with an unemotion
ease which might equally have mark
Oh the beginning of intimacy or the consu
nation of formal social debt.
When Agnes Winter came downsta
arrayed in a soft diaphanous arranl
ment of Indian silk he was gone, a