The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22

Am sure of MYSELF Why, I've
eps IL r rny sokebes ever K nsse @
before he married Miss Forbes. OF
Glenlucc, my wife's second cousin, and
hyphened his name with hers. to keep
them both most intimately. Came
down here to the inn because ! heard
that Marmy was on tho prowl among
these hills and T thought he had prob
ably. something good to prowl after
| In the way of FOSSILS.
"But the man wears a wig!' Charles
lcNpostulated
"of course" Cordery answered. "He's
as bald as a bat-in front ut least--and
TITS dtsgraceful!'' Charles exclaimed;
Disgraccful-taking us in like that!''
And he grew red as turkey cock.
Sir Adolphus has no delicacy. He
burst out laughing.
"oh, see" he cried out. simply
Forbes tiaskcll was Colonel Clay in
onc!"
You. at least, have no right to
' h,,,,sa,, Charles responded, drawinh
you led me ON once s into similar s erpe
and then backed out Of 1t in way
,lnbecoming gentleman. Besides."h he
vent on; getting angrier at each word.
count. Colonel Clay or no Colonel
Clay, he's been sailing my rocks with
lEold-bearfng quartz and trying to lead
me on into an absurd speculation"
Sir Adolphus exploded.
oh. this is too good" he cried. FL
must go and tell Marmy." And he
rushed off to where Forbes GaskelI
was seated on corner of rock with
4 Amelia.
turned to the house. Half an hour later
torbes-Gaskeli came back, too In
i lowering temper.
he shouted out, as soon as he caught
sight of Charles I'm told you've in
I Tlted my wife and myself here to your
ths i IN order to spy upon us under
4 notorious swindler.
II thought you were,' Charles an
s s,,s equally angry. Perhaps YOU
and YOU tried to bamboozle mc'
Forbes-G askell, white with rage,
turned to his trembling wife.
Gertrude" he said. pack up your
instantly le!s pretended hospitality
has been sesdied insult. They've put.
V, and m, me in a most ridiculous pos
here-and no doubt with truth--that
Sir Charles Vandrift was the most
close listed and tyrannical old curmnd-
seon IN Scotland. We've been writing
that he was. on the contrary, most
hospitable. generous, and large-hearted
gea 2, And now we find out he's
disgusting cad. who asks strangers
to his. house from the meanest motives.
and then insults his guests with Era-@
tuitous vituperation.
1T is we'll such people should hear
1 the plain truth now and again in their
lives. and it, therefore. gives me the
greatest pleasure to tell Sir Charles
nanarif ~ that he's g vulgar bounder
box. Gertrude I'll run down to the
'Cromarty Arms and order cab 10
carry us away at once from this in
hospitable sham CASTLE
wig! Charles exclaimed half choking
with passion For indeed as Forbes
4 Gaskell spoke. and tossed his head
4 angrily, the nature of his hair cover
i quite one sided.
j ~ do sir. that may he able to
shake It in the face of cad!" the pros
hdus is ama s aanas ,s tS
Il the word he brandished it thrice ing
i Charles's eyes. after which he darted
\ from the room, specchless with indig-S
sltEation.
i Charles had recovered breath snflcient-
Ii,ly to listen to rational conversation
4 l#Santured to Observer:
This comes Of being too sure! We
made one mistake We took it for
4 granted that because a man siwears a
wig, he must be an imposter-which
that not Colonel Claws alone have
false coverings to their heads. and that
/ wigs may sometimes be worn from mo-
u tlves of pure personal vanity. In fact.
we We're again the slaves OF preconcep-
!, TONS"
!, i looked at him pointedlv, Charles
], rose hefore he replied,l
4 Seymour Wentworth. he said Mt
, last, gazing down upon me with lofty;
I scorn. your moralizing Is III timed. 1t
] appears to me YOU entirely misundey-
stand the position and duties of a pri-
i Sate Secretary!'' 5F
u The oldest part Of 1t all. however,.
! was this--that Charles, being convinced
Il rorhes-Giaskell, though he wasn't Col
/. TO deceive, took no further notice sof
! the alleged discoveries. The consN
guasn'es was that and SIR
cret. and it was not till after Charles
.lhad sold the Seldom Castle estate
il (Which no did shortly afterwartl, the
\ full to him) that the present seldom
Eldorados, limited We're put upon the
|, market by Lord Craig Ellachie, who
}, Gaskell, asst happened, had reporssda
to Craig E,llachie that he had found n
! lode OF highrgrade ore on an estate
!. unnamed, which lie would particulars.
!, lie on promise OF certain contingent
J, claims to founders shares: and the
Z Iod lord jumped at 1t. Charles sold ut!
: grouse moor prices, and the conse-
lQence Is that the capital OF the FL
I dorados Is yielding At present very fair
!. lreturns, even after allowing for en-
!, Ipenses OF promotion~-while Charles
! has been done out OF q good thing ~,
Il gold mines!
Z But. remembering tho position and
: IdutIes of.5a private secretary sre-V
N trained from pointing out to him mt the
i time tbatsthis loss WAS due TO q fixed
) though as a matter OF fact " des.I
n pended upon Charles's grange .precn,iss
II ceptton that the man With tho wlE,S
whoever he misal me- Mas trying tnS
", d.dlts him, 4