The Washington herald., 1906-11-22


morrow and shall remember this COM
Portable room and this glimpse OF civil
lied life"
You were stupid TO enlist" said Dur
ham. sharply Had you come TO me,
we could have arranged matters bet
ter You knew I'd see you through,
Conniston. I have ample means"
Il don't want 90 be seen through. said
Conniston, wlfully. Besides. It's fun,
this war. I'm crazy to go, and now that
Bernard's coming along it viii be like
/ picnic"
"Not much, I fear" said Bernard. 'ff
/ ali the tales we hear are true"
Right" said Durham This WON'T
/ be the military promenade the general
/ ity OF people suppose 1t viii be. The
/ Beers are obstinate"
80 are We" argued Conniston; but
/ don't let US talk shop. Wen get heaps
/ Of that at the Cape. Mark. you want
/ ed 70 see Bernard about some business.
| Shall 1 leave the room?'
NO. no. said Gore hastily. Mark
/ can say what be likes about my business
/ before you, Conniston. I have nothing
/ to conceal"
/ ''Nothing?" asked Durham, looking
/ meaningIy at his friend.
/ Gore allowed an expression Of surprise
/ 70 Tit across his expressive face. What
! are you driving at. MaTk?"
] We'll. said Durham, slowly. your
4 grandfather came to see me the other
/ day on business
/ 4 can guess what the business was, -
/ put in Bernard. bitterly. and thinking
/ that q new VIII had been made
I The lawyer smiled. quite so. But
/ don't ask me TO betray the secrets Of my
/ client But Sir Simon knew you We're
/ in the imperial yeomanry. Bernard. He
/ learned that from BeryL''
/ Who is. no doubt. spying on me- It is
thanks to julius that I had the row
/ with my grandfather. He"
/ You needn't trouble 10 explain" in
/ terupted Durham. Il knew Sir Simon
! explained. But he also asked me If YOU
! knew he was in town"
I told Bernard, said Conniston, "and
you told me-"
''Yes. But does Bernard know where
! Sir Simon is staying"
NO said Gore emphaticauy, 'T don't. -
/ Neither do I. What are you getting at,
/ 8lark2"
IT'S a queer thing" went on Durham.
/ taking no notice OF Conniston's question.
/ but afrerward-yesterday, in fact-Sir
Simon wrote saying that he heard from
Mrs Gilroy Of an imperial yeoman who
had been visiting in the kitchen Of Cri-
What about Crlmea square?" asked
/ Gore, quickly
Your grandfather is taying there
in no. 81. old Jefferies' house"
'Oh! ] knew nothing Of that. Co or"
sir Simon" proceeded the lawyer
/ boxing at Gore, stated in his letter
that the description Of the soldier. as
/ given by the maid, applied TO you,
/ Bernard"
Gore stared and looked puzzled, as did
I Commission But I don't quite under
/ stand" said the former. DO YOU mean
/ that my grandfather thinks that 1 have
/ been making love 70 some servant in
/ Crimea SQuareg'
In No. g. Yes. That is what Sir 81
mons letter intimated 10 me"
/ The other men looked at one another
and burst out laughing. What Jolly rub
bisht' said Lord C0nnIston. why. Ber-
Hard IS the last person to do such a
/ thing"
Its ali very well TO laugh" said Dur
! ham, rather taTtly but you see, Gore.
Sir Simon may think that you went 70
. the kitchen, not 20 make love 10 tho
maid. but 10 see how he was disposed
toward you"
But, Mark, I haven't been near the
place
Are YOU sure?" asked Mark. sharply.
Bernard. always hOt-tempered. Jumped
up. Il won't bear that from any man
he said. You have no right 10 doubt
my word, Durham"
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.