The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-06-11


held Glyn and Overton prisoners. thus
Delaying the duel In the Overton-ver-
non duel. neither was hurt Lady Ara
Richard and Giles shipped on a frigate.
Giles was captured by the French. Sir
Peter arranged for his exchange. Daph-
then q years Of age. Giles was released.
CHAPTER vII-continued.
"Ahd how I am to live until get
another ship l am at q loss. my boy" !"
Giles cried quite cheerfully. Two
courses are open to me-play and rum
ming away with an heiress. Do you
know Of a charming girl, Dicky, with
something under f10O.O0O. who could
be reconciled to a penniless lieutenant
in his majesty's navy? And remem-
ber, she must be as beautiful as the
dawn besides, and of good family, and
keen Of wit-no lunkhead of a woman
for me-" To this, fate impelled me to
reply that Lady Arabella stormont
was still single.
Faith" cried Giles, slapping his
knee. 'she is the girl for me. al
ways intended to marry her, II only to
spite her."
was sorry l had raked up the EN-.
bers Of his passion of i've years be-
fore, and attempted to cover my step
by saying:
she is still infatuated with Overton,
whom, however. she sees rarely, and
that only at the houses Of others; but
he has ever looked coldly upon her."
She'll not be coldly looked on by
me. And let me see: There is her
cousin you used to tell me about-the
Carmichael girl-suppose you, Dicky.
run away with her; then no two lieu
tenants in the service will have more
Of the rhino than wei"
declare this was the first time l
had remembered Daphne's 100000.
She had the same fortune as Lady
Arabella. The reflection damped my
spirits dreadfully.
Giles saw 1t directly, and in a mo-
ment he had my secret from me. He
shouted with delight, and Immediately
began a grotesque planning for US to
run away with the two heiresses. He
recalled that the abduction of an heir
ess was a capital crime, and drew a
fantastic picture Of us two standing
In the prisoners dock, on trial for
our lives, with Lady Arabella and
Daphne swearing our lives away. and
then relenting and marrying US at the
gallows' foot. And this tale, told with
the greatest glee, .amid laughter and
bumpers Of hot brandy and water, had
. singular effect upon me. 1t sobered
me at once, and suddenly seemed to
sec vision, as Macbeth saw Banquo's
ghost, passing before my very eyes
Just such scene as Giles described
Only l got no farther than the spec
tacle OF Giles a prisoner In the dock
on trial for his life. My own par,
seemed misty and confused. but saw
instead Of the lodging house parlor, a
great hall of justice dimly lighted
with lamps, the judges in their robes
on the bench, one with black cap on
his head, and Giles standing up to re
ceive sentence. l passed into q kind
OF nightmare, from which was
aroused by Giles whacking me on the
back and saying in surprised voice:
What ails you. Dicky, boy? Yo,
look as II you had seen a ghost. Rouse
up here and open your lantern jaw,
for a glass Of brandy and rid yourself
OF that long face"
came out Of this singular state a.
quickly as l had gone into it, and
ashamed to show my weakness t,
Giles. grew merry. carried on the jok,
about the abduction. and shortly fel
like myself, a lighthearted lieutenan
Of 21. l proposed that we should z,
to the play the next night-or rathe
that night. for 1t was now about fou
in the morning-and shortly after W.
tumbled into bed together and slep
until late the next day.
Giles and went to Berkeley Squar
in the afternoon. processing Just t
have arrived from Portsmouth. Gile
expressed his thanks In the hant
soonest manner to Sir Peter for hi
kindness, and made himself. as usua
highly agreeable to Lady Hawkshav
Neither Lady Arabella nor Daphn