The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-09

1n1S WOUldu was IIuCll CdllSl, he@u
a somewhat coarse complexion. and
wore a cap on her head of that de-
scription which is termed "fy-away,
much affected by lady's maids. She
was good looking, but her eyes were
rather too small for her face, and
had a cunning look, which, in one OF
her position, suggested intrigue. On
the present occasion, however, the
expression of her face on catching
sight of her midnight visitor, was one
of mingled alarm and anger. She
made, indeed (though this was doubt
less but a feint), as though she would
have closed the half-opened door in
his face had he not thrust in his
strong fingers and prevented it.
"You must be mad, Mr.. Perry, to
come here at such an hour as this,
she exclaimed, Indignantly.
"Why did not your mistress come
to the ball?" he inquired sternly and
without taking the least notice of her
indignation.
"And what is that to you, sir? I
mean" she added, alarmed by the
heavy frown that gathered on his
! brow, what was there in her not
going that can excuse your coming
here? You have no right
81 have right" he interrupted,
with grim distinctness. LET me in.
And ignoring the resistence OF her
well knit and far from delicate arm
as though it were cobweb, he
pushed his way in and closed the door
behind him.
"And now, Mis- Jeanette Perkins,
where is your mistress?"
"Where everybody but poor
Iady's maid is, or ought to be at this
time O. night-asleep in her bed
"She is not very carly bird IN
general" observed the young man
incredulously, and Especially on ball
nights. Why didn't she go to the
ball?"
ssThat is the second time you have
asked that question, Mr.. Perry,
though there's no one so fit to an
swer it as yourself. How could she
go after what happened this even
ing?"
.'T Gid not hear of anything having
ha. ed returned the young man
| Sullen...
"Ah, then, | did! What [ heard
was that while my mistress was SIT
ting at a window of the canon s
rooms and the procession was pass
ing, a young gentleman as ought to
have known better stood up in a
boat and drank her health out of
quart pot
sT didn't stand up" remarked Mr..
Perry, Indignantly.
''Maybe because you couldn't,
was the sharp rejoinder. Indeed,
nobody who was in his right senses
could possibly have put such dis
grace upon a young lady
tsI didn't mean to do anything OF
that kind, of course" said the other,
c.:....anging his injured tone for one
of apology.
81 suppose you thought it was pay
ing her a compliment. Her friends.
however, did not think SO, at all
events; and they took care that she
should run no risk of another such
being paid her the same evening
And that's why my poor dear young
lady was not at the ball this even
ing"
.tShe could have gone if she chose,
for all that, I'll bet shilling" re-
turned the young fellow sulkily.
'Then to come here at this time
of night, in your sober senses, with
reckless disregard of all consequences
to my dear young mistress, is most
vile and abominable."
81 wanted to know why she was
not at the ball.
well now you do know-go.
And Miss Jeannette-though the
name given to her at the baptismal
font had in fact been Susan, which
suited better perhaps with her pat
ronymic, Perkins pointed to the
door with a dramatic gesture worthy
of a French masodrama. Her v1gor-
'ous onslaught had been too much for
Mr.. Perry; men of his class can sell
dom stand against woman's right
eous Indignation, unless she happens
to be his wife. He had come to the
Laurels under a vague sense of ill
treatment, he was indignant at
Sophy's absence from the ball, and
wanted to know the treason why,
partly, perhaps, because he suspected
the reason; he knew that he had
earned her reproaches by drinking
her health on the river, and, there
fore, wished to establish grievance
on his own account. But Jeanette
had routed him. He took up his bat
tered college cap, and muttering a
grudging apology about mot knowing
it was quite so late" and an ungra-
cious hope that the young lady's head
would not be so bad but that she
could be seen the next day, he passed
cut into the night.
To be Continued,