The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-04-07

Sir Peter gave me two fingers. and
turning to the steward. said: Soup.
Soup was brought. We were mostly
out of fresh vegetables then, and 1t
was pea soup, such as we had In the
cockpit. Sir Peter grumbled little at
1t, and 1t was soon removed and leg
killed that day.
"Aha!" shifted Sir Peter. delighted
ly. This is fine. Nephew. you have
no pig In the gunroom today"
Which was true; and Sir Peter
helped me literally. and proceeded to
do the same by himself. The stew
ard, however. said respectfully:
Excuse me. Sir Peter, but in the in
terview had the honor to have with
Lady Hawkshaw before sailing, sir.
she particularly desired me to request
you not to eat pork, as 1t always dis
agreed with you
"Wh-wh-what!" roared Sir Peter.
81 am only repeating Lady Hawk.
shaw's message, SIR" humbly re-
sponded the man: but thought saw,
under all his humility. sly kind OF
defiance. Sir Peter had no fear OF
either round, grape. or dOuble-headed
shot, and was Indifferent to musketry
fire. Likewise, 1t was commonly said
of him in the service that II he were
ordered to attack hell itself, he would
stand on until his jib caught fire;
but neither time nor distance weak
ened the authority over him of Lady
Hawkshaw.
Sir Peter glared at the steward and
then at the leg of pork. and. suddenly
jumping up. seized the dish and threw
it, pork and all. out of the stern win
dow. AS 1 had secured my portion,
could view this with equanimity.
The next dish was spareribs. The
steward said nothing, but Sir Peter
let 1t pass with a groan. 1t seemed to
me that everything appetizing in the
dinner was passed by Sir Peter, In re-
Spouse to a peculiar kind OF warning
glance from the steward. This man,
/ heard afterward, had sailed with him
many years, and was understood to be
an emissary of Lady Hawkshaw's.
We had. besides the pea soup and
roast pork, spareribs. potatoes, tur-
nips, anchovy with sauce, and GUS
tard. Sir Peter. however. dined off
pea soup and potatoes: but I observed
that. he was his own master as far as
the decanters were concerned, and it
occurred to me that he had made a
trade with the steward, by which he
was allowed this Indulgence, as l no.
ticed the man turn his back every
time Sir Peter filled his glass.
Dinner being over. the cloth re-
moved, and the steward gone, Sir
Peter appeared to be in somewhat
better humor. His first remark was:
so you are fond of the play, sir?"
replied that had been but once.
1.-THE time you went with Giles Yer
non. II the coach had broken down
between London and Portsmouth, we
should have sailed without either one
of you"
1 did not mention that the coach
had upset, but merely said that we
thought there was no danger of any
detention, and that Giles Vernon was
in no way responsible for my going
to London, as he knew nothing about
it until We met the coach door.
was revolving in my mind whether
l could venture to ask Of the welfare
of the divine Arabella, and suddenly
a direct inspiration came to me. re-
marked-with bushes and tremors,
must admit:
How very like Lady Arabella Stor-
mont must Lady Hawkshaw have been
at her age! And Lady Arabella is
a very beautiful young lady"
Sir Peter grinned like rat-trap at
this awkward compliment, and re-
marked:
Yes. yes. Arabella is like my lady.
except not half so handsome. Egad,
when married Lady Hawkshaw.
had to cut my way, literally with my
sword, through the body-guard of gen
tlemen who wanted her. And as for
her relations-well. she defied 'em,
that's ALL"
1 tried. with all the little art
possessed, to get some information
concerning Arabella out Of Sir Peter;
but beyond telling me what / knew
before-that she was his great-niece
on the other side of the house and first
cousin IN nouhua and that her father.