The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-12-19

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after general information only
Hills leekea disappointed bat s,r0v
to earn bis salary 90 less tasteful
tines ile Was shvWd man. and hi
knowledge o. The requirements o
Rlcharis case led hila 10 give vainabA
Information lie acscril~1 HYDE park
riccadillf. The Siraad and many o,he
haunts ~ the fashionable set. also /
club Or two and various pnomieea
English people likely 20 10 men,ion-
In general Conversation,
Richard was possessed of rclcntlv
memory. which he now stored f,ill .
odds aud ends which would help hiu
pass muster, provided. o. course, be IL,
not run foul Of the Initiated, IN whlcl
case be shnaasrcd 10 think " the pos
abilities, His alleged soionrn IN th
United States. especially bis winter Il
Texas, accounted IN measure 20
occasional slips. but even With this Il
his favor the position was q trying
one
There was another feature Of the en-
terprise which troubled him sorely, 1
was comparatively easy not TO seem q
appreciate joke and TO interspex,
small talk with few stock phrases
delivered Ia British drawl bat wheu
he looked Into The eyes % the woman
he loved he longed with all his hcari
TO BE- for once aud all time an Amcri
eau, He sighed for the sweep of this
Wide free plains, for n gallop with her
across the fragrant prairie, 10 speak 70
her III his natural native tongue and
TO tell her be loved her as he loved his
land
''Woolsey," he sighed. aud Il anus
ed him 10 notice how the valet resent.
ed the use OF bis Christian name. I'm
afraid. after all, ! shall have to ask
you 10 tie this neck thing The ones
had nj home were ready made aud
could be cinehed up properly with a
practical buckle of the back"
The valet deftly adjusted the bow,
then gave pull here aud poke there
TO the dinner suit, 10 which the mas.
ter submitted meckly,
M lord" observed Bills. surveying
his charge with an experts eyes, ask
In your lordship's pardon for presum.
In 10 mention II. the-er-tbe other
one never looked quite so cnvincin',
m lord"
Thank you, cardinal"
THANK you, sir, an ! Amt no Judge
II the lady don't think so too"
Richard wheeled upon him sharply
Lady, What ladyY
IVY, Miss Renwyek, sir, the lady
wot strikes me as
stop right thcrew commanded Rich.
ard sternly, There are certain sub.
jects which are not discussed between
a gentleman and his servant This Is
one Of them. Please remember IT,"
Thank you, Mr.-cr-l mean m
lord" said the valet respectfully, Every
good, sir"
In sizing up his man the astute Bills
had made grave mistake, wherein he
found much food for reflection regard
Ing bis future line of conduct He had
long since learned to manage bis for
mer master by various cunning little
articles, but this wide awake Texan,
with bis square chin and steely blue
yes was quite another proposition !
Although Bills had OWNED the object |
If this masquerade. II did not seem as
{ he would profit much by II, and yet |
here must be some way In which he |
,ould turn II TO his own advantage |
eventually, he was sure.
Meanwhile the adyenturer descended |
INTO the drawing room and was pre-.
,ented to several other members Of the
mail house party who had arrived by |
he late afternoon train for the week |
md First there was Miss Caroline
half sister to Mr. Rem.
yyck and belonging to the haute no
,lesse OF old Manhattan Flattcrcrs
described her as lady OF uncertain
Ige, although there was little doubt ms
o her personal antiquity. She was tall.
angular and incased In n
orma coat OF blue blooded sleet,
which had never thawed sufficiently
o admit Of husband being warmed