Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-06-20
CHAPTER i.
Eustace charliewood Man About
Town.

Upon a brilliant Winters morning
In the height of the season Mr.. Eus
tace Charliewood walked slowly UP
Bond street.
The sun was shining brightly, ant
there was a keen, invigorating snap il
the air which sent the well dressed
people who were beginning to throng
the payements walking briskly and
cheerily.
The great shops Of one Of the rich.
est thoroughfares in the world were
brilliant with luxuries; the tall com
missionaries who stood by the heavy
glass doors were continually opening
them for the entrance Of fashionable
women.
1t was, in short typical winters
morning in Bond street, when every.
thing seemed gay, sumptuous, and
debonair
Mr.. Eustace Charliewood was greet
Cd by various friends as he walked
Ea;sWly up the street. But his manner
In reply was languid, and his clean
shayen cheeks lacked the color that
the eager air had given to most of the
pedestrians.
He was a tall, well-built man, with
light, close-cropped hair and large,
intelligent face. His eyes were light
blue in color, not very direct in ex-
preston, and were beginning to be
surrounded by the fine wrinkles that
4 middle age and a life Of pleasure Inn
print. The nose was aquiline, the
mouth clean-cut and rather full.
In age one would have put Mr..
Charliewood down as four.and-forty;
In status, man accustomed to move
in good society, though probably more
frequently in the society OF the club
than that of the drawing room
When he was nearly at the mouth of
New Bond street. Mr.. Charliewood
I stopped at the swing doors of small
and expensive-looking hair dresser's
and perfumer's, passed through it's re-
4 volving glass doors, and bowed to a
stately young lady with wonderfully
arranged coils Of shining hair who
sat behind little glass counter COW
cred with cut-glass bottles Of scent
and ivory manicure sets.
Good morning, Miss Carling," he
said, easily and in q pleasant voice.
rs Proctor disengaged?"
"a. yes, Mr.. Charliewood," the girl an
I. sWered; he's quite ready for you If
you'll go UPSTAIRS
Quite well, my dear?" Mr.. Charlie
wood said, with his hand upon the
door which led inward to the toilet
saloons.
Perfectly, thank you, Mr. Charlie
wood. But you're looking q little
xeedy this morning."
He made gesture with his glove,
which he had just taken off. "Ah,
WE'LL he said, very late last night,
Miss CARING. It's the price one has
to pay, you know. But Proctor will
i soon put me right. !"
Hope SO, I'm sure" she answered,
wagging slim finger at him. ooh,
you men about town.
He smiled back at her, entered the
saloon, aid mounted some thickly-car-
1 peted stairs Tpon the left.
s;SS AT Stop of the stairs glass door
opened into little ante-room, fur
E .:;;:.sd with few armchairs and
small tables, on which Punch and 9th
1. or journals were lying. Beyond, an
other door stood half-open, and at the
noise OF Mr. Charliewood's entrance
a short, clean shaven. JEWISH looking
man came through it and brsan to
y help the visitor out OF his dark blue
Overcoat lined and trimmed with
astrachan fur.
Together the two men went into the
inner room, and Mr.. Charliewood took
OF his coat and collar and sat down
L upon q padded chair, In front Of a
marble basin and a long mirror.
8s He saw himself In the glass - a
3 handsome, tired face, the hair too light
I to- show the grayness at the temples
but hitting at that and growing little
I thin on top. The whole face, distin-
4 guished as 1T was, bore an impress Of
WEAKNESS and dissipation, the face OF
. man who lived Cor materia, enjoy
ment, and did SO without cessation
AS he looked at his face, bearing
unbeatable marks OF a late sitting the
4 hight before, he smiled to think that
In an hour or SO he would be turned
/ out very different IN appearance by
the Jewish-l ooking man in the frock
coat who row began to- busy himself
d With certain apparatus.
The upstairs room at proctor,s toilet
club was I'D select haunt OF many
ung-midd le-aged men about town.
the new American invention known
q as "a ibroa N assag was In use there.
q ana Proctor reaped q large harvest by
reshening up gentlemen who were
living not wisely but too well, incl
gsdentally peri forming many other ser
for his clients. The masseur
pushed q wheeled pedestal up to the
1 hide of the chair, the top Of which was
4 " large octagonal box Of mahogany.
4 Upon the side Wes,s various electric
tches and from tho center OF the
box thick Sill covered wire termi.
mated ~ g. cleaning apparatus Of Gull