The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

the air, she disappeared through the door.
and il struck with duh, spudgy thgd,
fuH on the middle panel. There were
other marks in the sara place where
other missiles had struck, other missiles
Of "a heavier caliber-china plate, for in
stance.
II Gid not take him long 70 swallow a
hasty breakfast and to be soon a-h0rse.
his head directed toward the village. With
| care he had arranged his toilet that
morning He had given his riding boots
an extra polish himself He had seen
I personally 10 the shining o. his spurs.
and he had put the gold foxhead pin into
his newly laundered stock wltl more
careful slant than ever before. He usually
wore it at an angle OF thirty degrees;
now he had it precisely az an angle of
forty-five. Just as a magnet attracts a
wandering bit Of steel. Just so did a GER
certain house IN the village attract the
younger son of the house of Ravenstake.
Cnconsciously. yet knowingly and willing
iy he turned his horses head for the long
low building on the Amersville road, the
I long low building with the wide portico
ana the light green blinds. He even
trotted onward, so great was his anxiety
TO be there at an early hour.
Is Lady Hope Greville at homer he
said, with great politeness. to the neat
/ looking maid at the door.
/ The maid was quite taken with the
/ handsome gentleman. For a moment she
/ looked at him admiringly. I'm sorry.
/ Mr. Ryder" she said; Lady Hope done
gone out riding already with Mister
! Scarlet"
! Ryders face flushed. and he bit his
I sirf al r.f
/ mis- riding crop, and started away.
/ ''All right, he answered. Tell her that
Mr Ryder called TO see her, and he trusts
/ that she viii ride with him tomorrow
I afternoon at O'Clock. GOod-by"
/ Next day he had the pleasure of riding
/ quite a distance with the charming visit
/ or, and of discoursing most entertainingly
| Of horses, hounds, hunting. and the dear
/ old country life. She was cordial. friend
/ ly. breezy. kind. Ryder felt as If he
would like to take such rides every dav
/ And yet he found TO his dismay and his
/ disgust that there were other gentlemen
who felt the same as he. Jimp Jumper
suddenly had fancy for schooling thor
/ Oughbreds at a certain hour in the after,
noon and having tea on the lawn. to
/ which Lady Hope Grevilie was always in.
vited. His wife was most accommodat
ing, but did not always appear. Tom
/ Tarb0x had occasion to be trying horses
more frequently than usual on the vii
I lage street and had q strange fancy for
riding with certain ladies in wen-ftting
riding costumes. And as for sam Scar
/ let-the fellow seemed to be always in
the way. He assumed a sudden neatness
! in dress that was astonishing for "Slop-
] by sam, as he had frequently beer
called. A habit that he now formed OF
sitting continually before the club at al
/ hours OF the day, and of watching sus-
/ pici0usly those who came and went from
/ a certain green-shuttered house down the
I street worried Ryder beyond measure.
! It IS strange how anmosity arises. II
/ Is difficult 10 explain oftentimes. how
/ men and women who see little of each
other suddenly find that they have en-
! gendered a dislike for one another. YET
such is often the case. and such is the his.
/ tory of daily life. Ryder had never taker
/ too kindly TO Scarlet The fellow had
/ been most patrouizing when he first ar.
rived in town. Had wanted to put hin
uE al the club, to find a house for him
and a multitude OF other small attentions
/ Yet his manner Of doing this was self.
assertive and Overbearlng. He had seer
Ryder's popularity increase in the com.
munlty, with Unaffected disgust He hae
seen his progress in the racing world Will
no friendly eye. For Scarlet himself hac
ambitions in this direction, and his hot
! young blood was longing for the -oppor
tunity 70 yet ride a winner of the Spring
Hunters Steepiechase. He had heard Of
! Ryder's success at Benning with no sat
! isfactory gTimace
At first the clean, young EngllshnaT
thought little Of Scarlet's hostility. II,
was good -natured, easy-going, free o.
manner and OF conscience. Yet. as tn.
| fellow rode more and more often witt
Lady Hope Greville: as he appeared NOR,
often in her company, aRd-hardest o