The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21

saying his assaiant was beneath his anger. AS for Clopper, he did not even bother to reply to the blackguard, but decided to avoid the society of such low persons. He set off on little tour that very night.
 He did not return till Captain Waters had sailed. This fact gave him poignant regret for as soon as he found that his insulter had vanished, he realized that hls anger was too great for forbearance, and that he longed to blow out the fellows brains. But it was too late.
 The officers of his regiment declined to have him at their mess and would not see reason. He found then that military life was full of meanness and prejudice and resigned. Soon after this undeserved mis- fortune his dearly beloved father died. and it was found that instead of leaving him a good fortune he had left only his estate, which was worth merely s2OOO.
 The land and house were left to him, while a sum of 92000 was left to his mother and two sisters. The agents who had their money failed within a few weeks and then they had nothing.
 Yet when the news of the failure came his mother and the two girls said that they were thankful that they still had the wherewithal to live. At first MT. Stubbs explained to them that the house and estate were his, not theirs. Even after his clear and simple statement they looked bewlldered and then began to scream and cry and carry on till he was quite discouraged.
 However, they understood that they would have to do the best they could for themselves and though the girls would not speak to him after that, they sent him word that they would leave the house at once Twice before they went, MT. %Stubbs awoke at night to find his mother sobbing dyer his bed but otherwise they took it sensbly and did not make another scene. On the day fixed for their depart ure Captain Waters and Dr. Bates ar rived in coach and took them away without noticing him any more than if he had been a stick of wood.
 After this most unpleasant affair MT. Stubbs sold his estate for e2o00 and added the money to the G1O00 that he had at his bankers. Then, having been left lonely and sad by the breaking up of his family he made a little tour of the watering places! Having good military person he gave himself the title Cap tain," which was no more than just as he would have held that rank had the petty malice of the North Bungays not forced him to abandon his career.
 He became a great figure and won fame as whist player-so much so that people refused to play with him because of his superior skill One day he was strolling up the High street in bennington when his eyes lighted on Dobble, dressed, like himself, en militaire with frogged coat and spurs.
 He was walking with a showy looking, black haired but one-eyed lady glittering with chains and rings, with a green bon net and a bird of Paradise, lilac shawl, a yellow gown, pink silk stockings and light blue shoes
 Captain Stubbs inquired at the hotel and learned that the lady was Mrs. Manasseh, the widow of West Indian tobacco planter who had left her with three chill dren and an immense fortune. He hunted up Dobble, who tried to avoid introducing him; but Captain Stubbs bridled and tnundered and Dobble timdly yielded Within a week he had supplanted his comrade in arms and was the favored friend of the rich American
 Look at that woman, sir said a i stranger who sat at the taoie with him 1 one day and evidently did not know that ! he was acquainted with her. She is | ugly but all the men are after her, be- cause she has money Well, don't oiame | them-one hundred and forty thousand pounds, as I happen to know, for I knew | her husband"
 I Captain Stubbs felt his weary heart | give a great bound of renewed love and | sensibility. This time he was determined | that nothing should interposa, and so well l did he press his suit that within month | he led her to the altar.
 | Mrs. stubbs told her husband that she =