The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-30
LOVE CONQUERS ALL !



Hugh Rendell Allistaire had been
brought up in the lap of luxury. He
was an only child, and his parents had
done their best to spoil him. Strange
to say, they had not quite succeeded.
He had, it Is true, achieved few virtues
and many vices, but there was a gen.
eral whOlesomeness about the lad that
suggested possibilities when he arrived
at the years Of discretion. At the time
done a days work in his life. He had
never, indeed, done anything that he
had not wished to do.
He vas perhaps in quest Of further
experience In this direction when, In
company with a chum, he dropped in
to afternoon tea at the Criterion res
taurant in Piccadilly Circus.
At a table in the corner of the hall
sat two girls, one pretty and one more
than pretty. 1t did not take him a
fraction of a second to make up his
mind to sit down at the next table
where he could face them. His friend
was prepared to enjoy the hunt.
After casting at them a few admiring
glances In his best style Hugh won
dered how he could approach them.
4 His companion, Cyril Humbert. was
equally perplexed. It was fairly evil
dent that the ladies themselves were
determined to take no notice. They
would not even take offense.
For days afterward Hugh haunted
the Cri alone. He could not get the
face of one of the girls out Of his mind.
OF one thing he felt sure-she was
good. If only he could get to know
her he would marry her. 1t did not
occur to him that there would be any
difficulty, that she might not recipro-
cate his feelings, and that she might re-
sent his favors. He searched for her
in vain but he could not forget her.
1t was six months after the Criterion
incident that he caught sight Of her
again. His heart gave a great bound.
and he was partly stiled by emotion.
1T was an experience he had never felt
before. This time she was accom-
panied Of all men in the world by q
man who looked like a bishop.
Hugh followed them along Regent
street into Pail Mall, where he ran
into the arms Of an old school chum.
"Oh, l say, old chap cried Hugh,
"can you tell me who that churchmnn
is over there, that n with the girl?".
First tell me whether it is the bish-
op or the girl you are interested in?"
replied his friend with a laugh.
"Oh, say the girl by all means, only
tell me-" said Hugh.
why, I thought every one knew that.
was old Bishop Chudleigh, and If
am not greatly mistaken that is his
granddaughter. If that is your game
you had better go SLOW"
Hugh Hendell Allistaire paused 90
the pavement and rubbed his chin. He
babe his old schoolmate a hurried good
bye, and he watched the bishop and his
granddaughter disappear round the
gate Of Marlborough house.
The granddaughter of a bishop
Hugh kept saying to himself, until, at
length, he remarked: "Why not?
must know her."
It was quite easy of a man Of Hugh's
extensive acquaintance to get an ir-
PRODUCTION to any bishop in the land.
but he wondered on what pretext he
could ask to visit old Chudleigh, who
was known to be both scholarly and de
vout. The opportunity came when the
bishop was giving a garden party,
which included a sale Of work for a
charity.
1t was the first time Hugh had at
tended anything of the kind, and he
stuffed his pockets full Of gold and
notes, determined to buy everything
that a certain girl offered to him, II
only she were among the s~aleswomen.
To his great delight she was n Of
the first he saw. He grasped a hand
ful Of gold to be ready for all emer
gencies; but whether it was the result
Of accident or whether Miss Chud1edgh
recognized him, and avoided him BY de-
sign, he could not say but It was only
after q deal Of maneuvering on his
mart that he came face to face with