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.AlI right, Fosht. show him UP
here"
And II you please, Mr.. Lovegrove,
I should be much obliged II you Will
allow me to go out Tor couple o.
hours: my--er-my sister Is coming
to town, and er--I-
sOh, that's all right. Foslxit. You
have worked like brick during TINS
removal, and don't think snail
want you this evening; but-sister--
Foskit, that's a bit thin 2"
FoslSit's face expanded with
broad grin, but he did not deny the
soft impeachment, and even Went so
far as to allow himself the indui-
gence Of wink when he had closed
the library door on his master. Ia
a few minutes he returned with Mr.
Blunt
"well, Jim, and what's blown you IN
tonight"
"Halloa. Charley, didn't know
you'd moved. l went round TO the
old address and was received by the
estimable Susan Nibler, who, inform
ed me that you had taken up your bed
and walked.
Il had to, my boy, to preserve tpe
domestic peace of my wigwam AS
my wife's aunt, Miss Susan Nibler
is d woman to be tolerated, but
continual dose OF good thing IS
not proper for any man. When Kitty
and were married Miss NiDler
insisted upon us taking up our abode
with her | had my doubts about the
arrangement, and my forebodings
were justified. The old lady is a pro-
fessional manhater, and Vhe atmos-
phere was charged with quarrels
from morning to night Kitty was al
ways in tears, developed chronic i'll
temper, and the more unhappy we
were the more joyful the old lady
seemed to get"
"And so you parted?"
after a storm Of more than usual
sultriness cut the painter and steered
our boat to this little backwater."
And how did the old lady take it,"
well, dear boy, you'd have a hard
job to convince her that haven't
taken Kitty away for the fell purpose
Of taking her life by slow poison.
Il can quite believe it, Charley.
But mustn't waste any more time;
came around to see If you would do
me a favor"
Certainly, old chap; how much?"
"Oh, it's not money this time; many
thanks What / want you to do is
this: You see, my wife's cousin is
coming down from Manchester, and
arrives at Euston $780, My wife was
going to meet her, but she's laid UP
with the fue, and can't go because
I'm due at dinner Will you let your
man, Foskit, go to the station and put
her in a cab?"
I'm sorry, old man, but I've let
Foskit 90 out for the evening.
That's awkward, and puts me in
hole. | say, Charley, be good chap,
and so yourself"
What, I? My dear Jim, do you
want to get me into trouble? My
little Kitty is the dearest girl in all
the world, but there's no denying
the fact that she's as jealous of me,
as 1t is possible for anyone to be,
and If she got to know that met
a strange lady at Euston Station
well, the fat would splutter in the
fire."
There's a good fellow, just to OBJ
lige me"
But | don't know the lady"
"0h, that's all right, was so GER
tain of Foskit being able to go that
telegraphed to her to place herself in
the hands OF my messenger, who
would be waiting under the big clock,
and, she would know him by the three
red roses in his coat" lis
4 don't like it, Jim; / tell you
candidly"
1T won't take you half an hour;
you can go to Euston in ten minutes,
and shall be awfully obliged to you.
Here are the roses. Don't forget-S.S0,
under the clock, Many thanks, old
MAN.
And before Charley Lovegrove could
continue his protests Jim Blunt had
gathered up his hat and stick and van
ished.
"Confound him, wish he hadn't
asked me to do it. suppose must
go and pitch little fairy tale to Kitty.
/ hate deceiving the dear girl; but it
would never do to let her know that
was going to meet a strange lady"
While he was was thus soliloquizing
his wife came into the room
Il say, Charley; now that we haven't
got auntie with us, wouldn't it be nice