The Marshall republican., 1909-04-16

hrm tone, II will only say that Lady
Arabella, meaning to treat me like her
lap-dog, kissed me on the nose, ms she
does that beast Of hers; and as an
officer and a gentleman, I 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 hat an officer In his maiesty's
sea service is a man. and not a 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 conductT
Think, ma'am!" shouted Sir Peter,
81 think II he had done anything else,
II would have been clean against the
articles of war, and I 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 $1,000 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 blushed. AS for
Lady Hawkshaw, for once she was dis
concerted and walked out, glaring owe
her shoulder at Sir Peter.
There was much laughter, Sir Peter
Joining In; but after a while the gen.
tlemen left, and Sir Peter went out,
and Daphne, who ] saw was disSusted
with my conduct, walked haughtily
away, in spite of Lady Arabella's play
full protests that she was afraid to re-
main alone in the room with me
One thing had puzzled me extreme
1y, and that was her calmness, and
ever gayety when she had no means
Of knowing how Overton had come OF
in the meeting, and I said to her:
How did you know, or do you know,
whether Philip overton and Giles Yer
o are alive at this moment?" g.
by your face, Dicky," she answered.
trying to give me a FLIP on the nose,
which / successfully resisted. Il was
IN agony until l saw your face. Then
! 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"
mo, madam" said 1; 81 tell you
nothing"
This angered her, and she said, aft
or o moment:
II 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 m%orning?"
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. j
neither made, nor will make, a prom.
Use about that affair; but II 1t is aver
known 1t will be you or overton who
tells 1t, not l."
And I walked out of the room.
! speedily found, after that, my life
in Berkeley Square uncomfortable, I
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
Peter nor Lady Hawkshaw noted these
things, but they were strong enough
to impel me to ask Sir Peter to look
out for a ship for me at the ad-
mfralty.
saw Giles Vernon every day, and
he continued to come, with undated
assurance, to Berkeley Square. We
were not anxious that the fact of the
duel should leak out, and Overton was
especially DESTROYS to keep II quiet.
OF course, he came no more to Berke-
ley Square, and withdrew more and
more from his former associates. He
began to consort much with persons
OF the John Wesley persuasion, spend
ing much OF his time, when not on
duty, at Oxford, where the Wesleyans
were numerous at the time. I noticed
that Lady Arabella treated Giles, and
me. also. with more civility than she
had hitherto shown. could not think
It sincere, but attributed 1t to a natur.
al desire to conciliate those who knew
SO much to her disadvantage. But that
she made no effort to overcome her In
fatuation for oyerton, / very DON had
proof. Sir Thomas. Vernon, soon after
this. had the assurance TO present him.
self IN Berkeley Square, and rare sport
Il was. Lady H~awkshaW. Lady Ara
bella. Daphne. myself. and n or two
other persons were In the Chinese
drawing room when he was ush- !
cred in.
Lady Hawkshaw and Sir Thomas
we're old acquaintance, and had been
Mt feud for more than 80 years, Meth.
or side asking or giving quarter. Sir
Thomas had a shrewd wit OF his own,
and was more nearly a match for