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by nOLLY ELLIOT SEAyNEu
CHAPTER Will.

S1r Petar; n IN the day after his
travelling chariot took its way north
a very plain post-chaise followed Il,
and in It we're Giles Vernon and my.
self.
Giles was in a state Of the widest
happiness conceivable. There is some.
thing appalling In that 1ervor of mind
when the human creature, forgetting
all the vicissitudes Of this life, treads
on air and breathes and lives In heaven.
Thus was made sad by his gladness.
but l dared not show 1t, lest II be mis-.
taken for q want OF spirit in our enter.
prise. so l Joined with him in his Joy
and revelry.
w reached Scarborough at four
o'clock in the afternoon, and put up at
a small Inn on the outskirts OF the
town. and some little way on the road
to the north. We sailed forth I'M
mediately to find out something about
our inamoratas. and Fate-whether Il
wal that kindly goddess who leads our
Footsteps toward those we love, or
whether It was the cruel Destiny
which delights in t~orturing men-at
O.SS NthOStCu ub- We WeTe WHIK1nR
along near the playhouse, which had
been lately opened in the town, when
we saw James, Lady Hawkshaw's own
footman, go inside the playhouse and
buy some tickets OF the man at the
door. 40 soon al he waB well u of
the way l sneaked In, and, thrusting
two shillings into the mans hand, in
qnired II Sir Peter and Lady Hawk.
shaw and tie young ladies' would favor
the performance that night. The man
grinned, and showed me a slip Of pa
per, on which was written In Lady
Hawkshaw's bold hand: Three stalls
for Lady Hawkshaw and PARTY"
This made me hope that Sir Peter
would not be present. for I thought
our chances OF getting on would ma
terialiy improve II he were not on the
spot.
The play was to be over at half-past
ten. and II may be imagined that we
had plenty to do until then. We en-
gagged four Of the best pairs OF nags
In b town. We arranged to pay the
postboys according to the time they
took US over the border. and we felt
In ourselves the strength OF Titnns, to
overcome whatever resistance might
be offered. or course we counted on
the surprise. and we determined that
the best disposition to make Of Lady
Hawkshaw was for Giles Vernon to
appear suddenly, when the people
were coming out, place Lady Hawk.
shaw In her coach, and then make
that bold dash for love and beauty
which we had determined upon. Our
postboys, who were not new to the
perils OF Opponents, grinned at the
prospect. and were instructed to re.
main near Lady Hawkshaw's coach
and impede 1t as much as possible, so
that 1t might be the last to reach the
door Of the theater.
Our arrangements were complete by
eight O'Clock, and from that hour until
ten we employed ourselves In dispos- |
Ing OF q good supper at the tavern. We
Were in a gale Of rapture then. It
seemed to us both as II we were in
that happy and exultant mood, when
the enemy is within gun-shot and the
ship Is cleared for action; and we
only awaited the signal for victory.
We had some punch, but both Giles
and myself knew enough to be ex.
ceedingly careful in attacking It.
"Dicky, my lad" cried Giles, bang.
ing me In the back, this day Is the
anniversary Of the day we whipped
the incompatible and the x~antippe!"
and SO 1t a $50 we shall capture
the incompatible, In the Lady Arabella,
and we will disable the xantippe-ha!
ha!-in my Lady Hawkshaw."
This ! thought a very fine Joke In.
deed, and we drank to It.
"Dicky," began Giles again, wiping
his mouth after the punch, II never
thought l could be constant to any
woman. as have been to Arabella.
BY heaven. the whole sex is so Sc
ductive that 1t was the last one / saw
! loved the best. But since / knew
that witch OF a girl. st. Anthony him.
self could not be more impervious to
female charms than your humble sSry-
ant, which wa true enough. And as
for OVerton-thRt psalm-singing devil
~ defy him. Give me but a week,
eh0 AC nh1h nUc AfaDCiiA hanging
upon me SO fondly! Let him have her
100000; It's SC much dirt and dross
me. And she may be Lady Vernon
yet. Do you know that old ~rapscallion
Sir Thomas Vernon's estate Is In this
part OF the country Though nearer
York than Scarborough. On our re-
turn from ~ honeymoon / have a
mind Il take my Arabeila TO
Vernon Court ana show her what may
ons day be hers"
So he raved and reared out snatches
like
IN Bacchus' joys I'll freely RON.
Deny no pleasure to my soul.
Let Bacchus' health round freely move;
For Bacchus IL the friend OF love-
he that win this toast deny.
among the dead men lot him he"
And ! took up the chorus and
X out: for I. too. looked for no
more crosses in this life. having Daph.