The Washington herald., 1908-07-28
CHAPTER XVII.


Hugo went shooting the next day. Jan
uary was drawing 10 a close. and with Il
| The shooting season To an observ.1l
eve tie first signs OF spring were kezin.
ming 10 show themselves almost Inner
I ceptible gradations Of warmer I'M
i might be seen upon the willows anf
/ neeches- Tom Hsnbest trudged beside
/ his master. but generally lust out O.,
I slght, being a true descendant OF q race
OF poachers and smugglers. with an in
nerlted instinct 20 place a bush or a tree
[ between himself and the quality. Hugo
had come 20 know Tom well The hon
est fellow had only one weakness srrora
ale and II re Uppled too often II mus.
I not Dc forgotten that a sIattsrnIv i'll
Z tempered wite, with a tongue ike a fIe
was always awaiting him when he re-
turned 70 his tiny cottage after q long
days work In a moment OF evna-sio7
Tom had admitted that e was "a ta-r'ble
JOB 20 keep his hands OF she-' But. ap-
paTeatly, he had done SO: submitting pa
/ tienlly 70 everlasting taCrrums Two ot
his children were sIiug- TlsdsIe had
. told Hugo, about the tine OF The ont
. break q GillJheria. that the r1l-u5le-. fo--
esters held tenaciouslv 20 certain nos
Tuus- Mrs Henbest believed thar virt-ls
lay In acorIs and a paste OF raw -four
aremic, 6yspeptic girl of sixteen might
well have undermined faith !n such rem-
edies. but she went on collecting mast.
and stlll administered her paste as reEu-
-arly as Mrs Squeers served out hriu-
stone and treacIe 10 the urchl-s OF DotEe-
BOYS HAM
Hugo found his mind dwelling upon
the He1bests fsnd what they represerte5.
so many cubic yards OF ignorance and
misery. and The lovers now engaged 10
play at a game even more. serious than
go-t Spring sparkled ln their veins. roo.
lo-e u1ou the gClf-course had been
aptly named sunny Bushes When the
sun sEone-and Il was shining to-day
one could always find a warm hank which
invited the weary golfer 20 sit down and
smoke cigarette. meditatinE awhile upon
TIE triump-s and d-sappCintuents OF. the
round Hugo was ready TO lay long odds
that Burgess would select this sheltered
spot tor the declaration OF his passion
From Il might be obtained a view OF
da.ectab-e landscape, panoramic n extent.
stretching on and on JiII Il melted and
vanished n the distant sea The future
life OF the lovers presented quite as en-
chanting prospect
Plunging through e sripe bos IN which
the snlQe were absent. Up 10 his ankles
II black evll-smelling mud. with the
eFer-increasing chance Of hounderiuE
deeper and deeper Tom Heabast SYM
bolized the reverse Of ufe's medal.
The sport was so bad that Hugo re-
turned home early IN the afternoon. He
went at once 70 his room 20 change. But
he had hardly closed the door before Bur
CESS burst in wild with riser-.
He had made an appalling mistake.
The wise reader viii have anticipated
this. We shall not therefore dwell uuon
the obvious cause OF IT, but proceed al
once 10 the less obvious effect JOYS love
for the young fellow had been essentially
a maternal sentiment, perhaps II would
remain so 20 the end That however had
not been made quite clear 70 the ardent
lover.
Il seemed incredible that such feeling
should fal % evoke a response
Upon this point, though soreIy puzzled
hugo was inclined 20 agree with him.
Burgess tale Of disaster confounded him
because he had been as confident as The
youth that the primrose path led straight
and shining 10 the altar. Could us
iale-?
Tisdale? Burgess exploded Tis5ale
was no more 70 be considered than
Tommy Bungay or Jimmie Pundle. cal
oW youths with absolutely nothing in
heir nice-iOokIng pates but the deter
TO hunt six days a week bv
love- and stroll over 10 the Kennels on
Sunday afternoon and have a squsnt az
he hounds And any fellow with an
'unce OF intelligence could take his oath
hat JOY Yennable would never fan i1
owe with a Bungay
When he had proved this 10 hls own
satisfaction Burgess paused. HuEo pur
me question directly Why did Burgess
assume so violently that he had been SUP |
: = NJ aaH| So
confession was made The furious youth I
lad extracted, perhaps with brutality. I
he unqualified admission Hone had
been denied 20 him categorfcally, because I
here was-anOther.
At this point Burgess broke down. II
las been said that ne was. not eNer1i-ata
)Ut the feminism IN his character and I
temperament had been manifested 10 i
hugo within an hour Of their first meet
ng- once before Charters had been 4
confronted with a similar emergency.
'oor young Iressilian had eaten his leek
vita tears which Hugo had tried TO ]
itanch with words abominablv. trite and /
lnavailing- Tressilian's passion. IT is
rue, had been Of g scarlet complexio7
aiated from the first. This other was
he pure white flame
Hugo laid a kind hand upon the benr
iead and waited Something IN his tau,b
cay have Gained Burgess. for presently
e said: Something has happened while I.
We been away You must know whom /.
he's met in the last two months, what n
utsider. I mean II
she has met nobody, not a soul"
There was long pause. BURGESS stared n
teadily into eyes that met his as stead II
y And then illumination came sud 4
enly, with binding glare. II
BY God, you're the mani II
Conviction is q state OF mind di6rpI-
D resolve into It's elements. Often If i
{ the slowest growth; a mere accretion
Z innumerable layers. invisible films
pOn our consciousness. This NAV be
srmed the conviction from within, the
esult Of time and experience. The con
iction from without, which IS so st;ln-
ing IN its effects. may wipe out and
5literate forever the other. Hugo. for
lstance, who could have given a score
reasons for his BELIEF that Jov loved
'urgess. knew instantly that bis rea-