Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-10
CHAPTER Nl.-continued.

"Sir Peter" said Lady Hawkshaw,
in the same awful voice, Il uneXpect-
edly entered this room few moments
ago, and the sight that met my eyes
was Arabella struggling in the arms
of this young ruffian, Richard Glyn,
who was kissing her with the greatest
fury imaginable"
Sir Peter looked at me, very hard,
and after a moment said:
Have you nothing to say for your
self, young gentleman"
Sir" | replied, trying to assume a
firm tone, Il will only say that Lady
Arabella, meaning to treat me like her
lap-dog, kissed me on the nose. as she
does that beast of hers; and as an
officer and a gentleman, | felt called
upon pay her back; and for every
smack she gave me on my nose, gave
her two back in the mouth. to show
her that an officer il his majesty's
sea service is a man, and not lap
dog"
do you hear, Sir Peter?' asked
Lady Hawkshaw, with terrible earnest
ness. He does not deny his guilt.
What think you of his conduct"
Think, ma'am," shouted Sir Peter,
Il think if he had done anything else,
it would have been clean against the
articles of war. and | myself would
have seen that he was kicked out of
his majesty's service. | shall send
for my solicitor tomorrow morning to
put a codicil to my will, giving Richard
Glyn G1 900 at my decease."
At this the gentlemen roared, and
Lady Arabella, Selling the lap-dog, hid
her face in his long hair, while even
Daphne smiled and hlushed. AS for
Lady HawRshaw, for once she was dis
concerted and walked out, glaring over
her shoulder at Sir Peter.
There was much laughter, Sir Peter
joining in; bat after a while the gen
tlemen left, and Sir Peter went out,
and Daphne, who | saw was disgusted
with my conduct, walked haughtily
away in spite of Lady Arabella's play
ful protests that she was afraid to re-
main alone in the room with me.
One thing had puzzled me extreme
ly, and that was her calmness, and
even gayety when she had no means
of knowing how Overton had come off
in the meeting, and | said to her:
How did you know, or do you know,
whether Philip Overton and Giles Yer
non are alive at this moment?"
"By your face, Dicly," she answered,
trying to give me a flip on the nose,
which l successfully resisted. 81 was
-. e.
! gave one great breath of JOY and re,
lief, and my play with my lap-dog,
which had been torture to me, became
delight. But tell me the particulars. y
NO madam" said l. Il tell you
nothing"
This angered her, and she said, aft
er moment:
Il presume you will take an early
opportunity of telling Sir Peter and
Lady Hawkshaw that | saw Philip
Overton alone in this house, at five
o'clock yesterday morning."
Il am quite unaware, madam re-
Piled |, stung by this, "of anything in
my character or conduct which could
induce you to think such a thing
of me-"
You made me no promise not to
tell" she said.
Certainly not. But some things are
considered universally binding among
gentlemen and one is to tell nothing
to the disadvantage of a woman.
neither made, nor will make, a prom
ise about that affair; but if it is ever
known it will be you or Overton who
tells it, not T.
And | walked out of the room.
| speedily found, after that. my life
in Berkeley Square uncomfortable.
felt constrained before Lady Arabella
and, what seemed strange to me. little
Daphne, who had hitherto treated me
with greatest kindness, seemed to
take a spite at me, and her gibes and
cuts Were hard to bear. Neither Sir