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has nearly cut short my distinguished
career"
Then sit down, man, and eat
There's a chop left-Tve kept it warm
for you, also a potato. likewise stout.
A banquet for the gods, to say nothing
of a viscount," and he produced the
chop and a potato from the patent
cooking stove, and set them before
him; and while he ate them, Cyril IN
folded his grievous tale.
Il went to Moses, and of course he
was out" Cyril said Il waited an
hour, or a year, can't tell which,
with accuracy, and when he came in
We got to business. Jack, it's you
who have got me this work! Moses
knows that as well as do"
Cut that, and come to the point"
We'll, ne said that I'd better go and
see Lord Newall, and l tramped of
to Harley street. A turnkey informed
me that his lordship was at his club,
the Minerva. / vent to the Minerva
and was told that his lordship had
just left. I'd passed him in the road,
in fact"
Title for the new song, She Passed
Me in the Road, murmured Jack.
When got back to Harley street
cab, this time-theintelligent butler
informed me that his lordship had just
looked in to say that he was off TO
Paris by the night mail on important
business.
Didn't know when his master was
coming back, but knew that when he
did he was going to Brittany"
So you took another cab and tried
TO catch him at Charing Cross" said
Jack.
Il did. And found the mail just
gone; in fact, saw the tail Of it, CON
found it! Well, then l made up my
mind that I'd catch my train to SAINT
leigh, but when 1 got to Paddington
remembered what I'd promised you,
and went back to Moses"
There's hope for you yet, young
'uu," remarked Jack. You are reveal
ing the hitherto unsupported existence
of a conscience. What miracles love
can perform! In your case 1t has act
ually reminded you of a promise!
But, go on"
Il got back to Moses, and he begged
and implored me not to leave London
until I'd seen Newall He-Moses-
says that his lordship will come back
all OF sudden, stop a few hours, and
then dance off to Brittany, and''-hc
groaned-'I should have to dance
after him"
Moses is right" he said. That S
the amicable NewalI's little eccentric
way. You must stop and catch him
Wen?"
4 tramped back % the house-it
won't run to more than two cabs a
day!-and lett word that I'd meet his
lordship anywhere, any time, he liked
to appoint, and then l came home
Good boy More Stout" said Jack
For Heavens SAKE don't look so m
cradle, What are you afraid off"
Afraid off, echoed Cyril, with a
sigh. You don't understand! left
Santleigh this morning without a
word TOTO mer that was going, and
can't write to her and tell her why
have com" away and where am!
What do YOU think she thinks?"
That You have thought over nr
bargain and have repented of it"
All. Jack, if you only knew her. "
An women are alike from Eve
downward said Jack. cynlcally.
She viii think that you have got
over year love fit
Don't say that, Jack IL can't
bear to hear you Chaff me about
anything else, and | don't mind, but
Norah is saeredi"
Jack understood, and lapsed into
silence for time, but presently sug-
gested stroll, and the two men sal
lied out, as they had often done be.
fore, and went to a place OF amuse-
ment much patronized by their Kind:
but all through the music, and the
dancing and the songs, which were all
good and first-rate in their way,
Cyril thought of his beautiful sweet.
heart, and saw her face aglow with
the light OF love and truth and deyo.
ton, and he was very poor company
for hard-worked Jack Wesley.
The next day he went to interview
Moses. the dealer, and from him re
paired to Harley street in search OF
Lord NewaIl. But his lordship had
not returned. and the days passed
swiftly and noiselessly, and CyriTs
heart was rent in twain between his
longing TO see his sweetheart. and his
desire to carry out his plan and learn
all about the picture he was to pain
for the rambling nobleman.
And Norah? All that first day
when Cyril was dashing from pillar to
post, from Moses office to Harley
street to Charing Cross Railway
Station, she spent in thinking Of HIN
She walked through the park to The
glade-the happy glade-where she
had twice met him. but he was not
there And there came no message
no litter, from him If she was rot
downright unhappy that night, it was
only her loving trust that kept her
from being so. She sat opposite her
father, the earl at dinner that even
ing, and could scarcely speak word
Cyril occupied her whole mind to the