Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-17

uiieS III SuoIl weekly TecOIuo- ~
Bates-repatrs to liveries, % shillings: to
kilograms, Is pence; to parcels, 3 shifi.
ings: to Mr.. john Ell TO- If the total
o. Shorts book was heavy. one knew one
would see frequent entries of Mr.. John.
1t was an odd childish arrangement, but
it suited Mr.. John. who was not op-
pressed by heavy sense of personal
dignity And the fact was. when you
gave him regular allowance. he always
exceeded it and you could not keep him
out of the book.
In Sir Johns own room there were
black tin boxes. shabby old desks. and
cupboards below the bookcases all full of
docketed letters, solicitors papers. etc,
safe to hold still more important papers,
and large writing table laden with an
extraordinary accumulation of documents,
pamphlets, journals, etc. etc Here. on
certain mornings when he was not busily
employed in stable or garden manage
ment he would sit like a faithful house
steward and tidy up. He had special
Is writing Of the checks Short used to
say magnificently to tradesmen calling
Tor orders Il shall be taking them
round this afternoon"
So deeply did the tradesmen respect
Sir John that they were proud of be-
Ing appointed purveyors to Hill House g.
If they had received the royal warrant
Sir John paid them in a splendid old
fashioned style with checks on account
,t,nt nos ~ Wy ~n'eu sis ar1',i ~ -.
nricon wbinb aos.ons nc ~ hoiuiJ i1 1ooi, nS +bn
biggest items and by the passa ge of time
renders big and small unassailable.
used to saw IN tho t5iah streat .Don't
Won want a checLo Arsn,t 7 rnnninr into
your daht nrattv hea,,iIv, uadn't hat.
Ter sand ,an ~ nn an.o,r+9. "
Thank you. Sir JOHN said Mr.. Brown,
bowling and smiling. and rubbing his
to Won sir Jnbn-.nd not hafore -
Mr. Rrown did not NJ oourea mean to
imply that he Thought If co,,Id ever he
inron,anien+ sor c; - ,rt -;th
fiftv nounds He oniv meant that SiI
Ioh pVu,'s ne oiiiS meant ,hat on
hand mill thare c.naa ro,,na aa.fn +ha
hour about witch Short haJ oft.n +oId
them far tn. wrftipe of Tho obaoks
Jacl, bahitna,1,, a15ao,orod - t;+ 90
thIs ausnioio,,s - - ~, - -;
his mind to do r,h.t ba .,,n;,+1, dasorih ~,
as ,"bitina the sar., ~ his o,,,:, ~
While von are hout =, Sir t Ioh, ,o,,
might write me one ''' 'oN
.Wb,t, nj, I,.o
mot ma nat o,, Asarn; 3ack? surely you are
VIM do NTH noana,, VI, ,Hn'In wa.
n he ah,a ~ -,an,, ~, l., ~ 49,, :,
mo don,t a. 70 re- soai po Is.
ordinary fbine,, &" ''t'''
,.1Uauy Ling
now?''
1,o, On' i sHout 1 nke 70 put limit on on
w; anu JACK wouid smile gemaliy.
a a,npe ,e'i.h t'dch-3ust something to rub
1'.phs,, 81" O.. ,.
ohaa1, 49, ~ I'm, eau nv 'hus iioiulns tne
CLs -. =, pook open psiore MN, compled
VIE VIII IN MS son 3 request AS ne SAID NM
- s-lF.~y 49, iatneI tnat JACK snoulo
tbar 49, III api Ply cast III tl,e lump
4Ae siiouio get II from ehort In
oi p'ae
s6uL now IL seemed that lack had
s ~ MS steward at wrong time and the
81 .a.r ss Haklhs olrncultiNs;
eay' on 'ohi' you mlho II oite
SoT- cur ief teIher
opoh my "oro' JACK you really are
iiis &c .aDie.
only said a tenner l suppose that
vi ia'iu YOU III me bankruptcy court
anu 10, molhent or Two JACK seemed
seriously .G of1ended by his fathers protest
10. Ion TAX nosn, SAID Sir John, hastily.
.e,i,tli nothing, OF course-out am
eohIouhdediy pressed FOR ready money
"a cK1e tber, '''7 S'"i oiAis anu L
'It ,sn.t . h,,, .o,z ,, an. .e
vou're az hard ,i' ~, sa as "a LACE; But !!
yo,, hotiar ny dt,s ap as an .lat' oon
You shall have # tomorrow Iack III
Give uo 49, nhaol - t roitio,ro"' JACK. II
1atest '''''o' meat a.
go
=. ,. haths' But not II you can't spare
H..
" course can spare it.. What's a
tenner
Wen tnat what thought, said
oack' mo!liHeo ana once more smiling.
Aiter t,ils NIUE conversation. Sir John.
Joining MS wife IN the gard n, talked to
her rather dolefuily about his old cousin.
~ YOU remember Wilat Jack said one
aay--hot really meaning IT., but just pull
We my ni,ats,9,s iiai 'ie' ias'ihs tiil she
p" II -,
W.. oSaot,, D.. ,
ooors go " az YOU hliow IL dp-
mas 7 80 trou"Hm pet.eI !ian sue
ina nerota ~ IN ~ LAZY inns morn
- aa,,1,. III, ~" anA!ous we
n,ent H. So I'' ha ioi al eApicit state
,,,,%.., ,,.,,l,,nss,S, 60 i. nleieu my sen
trnrnadioto CO., 49,. a.'S no osius1 tof
.rrt,, i--sI -Jyssf,, fo my ny Mofu, Sald Or
to ni.aty,, ~ '1' 7''S Will 81 ."
+ ny,sosssss5s- gs o,,. o.,,,+ ,,,;st :. So
anvt bina s ~ " "' S'ui vi ~ WISH
..,.
-. +. , 10 ~hs'ef nave a!"aHs said. These
oi Woilleh are IKE cfHaklns doors-they
JUS h:iS oi: LOOK at Lady 1addl1g-
- ~, ~ siie d ddS-out, Aplnger
M iuii " Ei.dht1.
=, v t.aI ~, IKE ier son, lett no craV-
ing 'ol iur.l'er Weaith. Only wlfely re-
eaiu titue Hei WISH that Sir John might
40 Sno.i 90 possiole nave ahother fortune
u ~ ~ ~, ssliu eIapit iler TO persuade
LIS isi seii 'iIat Souslh harriet would. be hap
ptIf tue "ofiu IMAM In It,
:, - iauS snip aulhlred the energy of her
n up 10 num- respected him
Was pLeaseu 10 take MS ideas and make
sler OWL nIe was piacldly content,
I. ioi Jug my ehJoyHiS me, iona or her lit