The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15

lfrom brewing that famous ale honor
ably known Hs Foker's Entire. LIE
had married Lady Agnes, sister Of the
eminent and penniless earl OF Roshar-
| wood to one OF whose daughters young
| lfoker had been engaged since Ills
| childhood.
This kindly scion of ale brewers ant
earls was hail fellow we'll met witt
Everybody. He called his noble uncle
"od cock" with the same nnasstifninG
| simplicity with which he addressed the
famous coal HEAVIER who had whipped
the Shropshire One. He dazzled Pen
by giving an order for n dinner ct
turtle and champagne, which little
feast was wound UP with visit to the
play, where the wonderful Fotheringay
was performing in 1.-THE Stranger"
In the grand scene all the house
was affected t'oker wept piteously
into huge yellow silk handkerchief.
AS for Pen, the whole theatre rcelcd
before his sight. 1T was something
Overwhelming, maddening. delicious.
He rode home in whirl and with
the first touch of dawn he awoke to
the same madness. Hardly had he
eaten breakfast before he was off again
on the mare and riding madly to Chat
tnri..
There Foker did him the incstlmable
favor Of introducing him to the Fother-
ingay's father, Captain Costigan, 'once
of the FoightlnS Hundtherd and Third
and a Costigan OF CostganfoWn. The
captain was attired In extremely shah
by garments and gave Pen n military
salute with q very dirty and broken
glove. He wore a high stock, stained
and SCARED. His dress coat was but
toned up tightly where there were
buttons. and his once handsome face
was coppery from much whiskey
In the brief morning of life Costigan
had been the delight of regimental
iiiesses, and had the honor OF singing
ut the tables of the most illustrious
generals and commanders in chief He
spent his doubtful patrimony with speed
and drank many times more than was
good for him. After retiring hastily
from the army he kept afloat in mys-
FERROUS ways ready to drink with any
man and indorse any mans note. and
always ready to weep at the pathos
of his own sentimental songs, which
he sang admirably.
The captain was much impressed
with the grandeur OF the Prince OF
l'airoaks, and the lavish way in which
that royal heir spent money. To PENS
wild delight he Invited him to his home,
where he had the honor of meeting the
peerless Fotheringay face to face. She
looked even more handsome off the
stage than on. Indeed, she was one
of the beauties OF her day; and later
when she made her grand success in
London the whole town lay at her
feet.
Small wonder then. that Pens heart
nearly choked him, and that his knees
trembled under him. He scarcely heard
| her speak, so overwhelmed was the
poor lad with love and confusion. The
| Fotheringay looked at the rosy,
| freckled, frank. good-natured face. the
| honest blue eyes and the innocent con-
| fusion of the lad, and mentioned in a
rich. deep, melancholy voice that the
weather was very fine. Subsequently
she added to the conversation by an
nouncing that it was bit warm.
The truth was that Miss Costigan
was invincibly stupid, but poor Pen
rode home that night saying aloud 10
the sky and the trees: How beautiful
she is. How simple and how tender.
! How we'll she talked. Emily! Emily"
| Now the mare had her work cut out,
! for she had TO carry her young master
| daily to Chatteris at her best speed.
| Night after night Pen spent watching
| hreathlessly for the appearance OF
Emily on the Stage. Hour after hour
| he spent listening TO Captain Costlgans
4 tales of His Royal Highness the luke
of Kent. ana paying 9or the old topers
| whiskey. He wrote verses, sonnets
/ epics TO his live Miss Costisan. whose
/ inyincible stupidity made her invinci-
4 bly, good-natured. received them with
a kind smile. and after PENS depart
\ nre would say: Poor lad. They're very
eraAd. but what they're all about Tm
sure I don't know"
4 Put them with tn bother letters
Nilly. darling" said Costigan, with q
wink. Sir Poldoody's PONIES was
nothin' to this And Milly would lock
4 them up while debating whether She
should have mutton chops or brolled
i kidneys for luncheon.
II Of course. Pens infatuation for the
J actress could not long remain a secre,
I All Chatteris was talking of IT, anl
soon Heicn's kindest friends hastenet
, 10 tell her of il. not forgetting to pu:
tiif worst possible construction on ii
Old DIR. Portman came TO the house ant
. uphraidea him In his mothers tearfu
Il presence. When Pen rayed about he,
goodness and declared that the Cosil-
: gahs We're fully as good as the Pen
, dehBl&es. having been kings In ireland
: the old doctor burst OUT WHY. 70,
2 don't mean 70 say that you want t,
. marry herr"
on that Pen put on his most princel,
8 sir, and asked vehemently: What else
!, Dr- Rortinan. could be my desire 2
q Nhereuppn i4elen threw herself on Ii.
4 E9tls shoulder in an excess Of Joy al,
j eaetie II told You. doctor, THAI he wa
4 n M kIstl4a .