The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-05-21

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aetsr eoaSsniaG. have asrssl ~ -
hoase a our psineipals b fully enHah
hsAad. 80 tAst ths esotsovssw is
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coagratulafe yoa hoth"-aaA thsre
vas . general hanA-shakiag al arosnd
] aoticed that ths coaeAnaA. vho vas
atteatively watching tAs psrSosnaaee
looked SLIGHTLY disappointed 1t Tie
tsrn q Affairs.
6traightvay. ve all climbed into ne
eAaiss, anA ! thiak ! shall - hslisved
VIA I ny tAaf osr return - tevn
vas more cheerful than or Aaeastpre
haA bsea.
We al agreed to di.s taesthsr 1t
Aivsrt's tie 1sxt nisAt. anA ! ~ no
reason to bslisvs thaG tAsso - any
remnant a On feeling bstvssa the
tvo late co0bataats.
returned 70 Berkeley 0QuaFo that
afternoon. With nsch anaasiases Con
corning ny Meeting anA fatsso iatsr-
coarse With Lady Arabells: Sor I bad
not seoa her since tie oeeoRvoooo in
Sir Peters study. Although ~ II.
fectioa for Asr Was forever killed By
that boz % tie ear she gave ~, yet
NO man can see q woman sha0od BE-
fore him without pain. and tho aatSci.
patton Of Lady Arabella's feelings
when she saw me troubled ne. But
this was what actually happsasd when
We met. Lady Arabella vas sitting In
the Chinese drawing room. her lap.
dog in her arms. surrounded By half
. dozen tops. Lady Hsvkshav had
left the room for . moment, aad Ara.
bella had taken the opportunity OF
showing her trick Of holding out her
dogs paws and kissing his nose, which
she called measuring love-ribboa. This
performance never failed to throw
gentlemen into ecstasies. Daphne cat
near. with her work in her lap and
book on the table by her. smiling rath.
or disdainfully. do not think the
cousins loved each other.
On my appearance In the drawing
room I scarcely dared look toward
Lady Arabella: but she called out IA.
miliarly:
Come here. Dicky!" cher habit Of
calling me Dicky annoyed me very
much) and let me show you how l
kiss Fido's nose; and II you are . good
boy, and tell me all about the meeting
this morning, perhaps I may hold your
paws out and kiss your nose"-at
which all the gentlemen present
laughed loudly. l never was 20 en-.
barrassed in my life. and my chagrin
was increased when, suddenly drop
ping the dog, she rushed ut me. seised
my hands. and. holding them Oh At
full arms length, imprinted . sounding
smack upon my nose. and laughingiy
cried out: "One yard" (Smack on
my nose again.) 1.-TWO yards!"
(smack.) Three yards!" (smack.)
y. At this juncture I recovered my
presence Of mind enough to seize her
around the waist and return her
smacks with interest full in the mouth.
And at this stage Of the proceedings
Lady Hawkshaw appeared upon the
scene.
In an instant an awful hush felf'
upon us. For my part felt my knees
sinking under me. and had that feel.
ing Of mortal sickness which had
felt In my nrst sea-nght, and ut the
instant I thought my friends life IN
jeopardy. Lady Arabella stood up, foe
once, confused. The gentlemen all n.
tired gracefully to the wall, in order
not to interrupt the proceedings and
Daphne fixed her eyes upon me. spar.
king with indignation.
Lady HawkshAw's voice when she
spoke, seemed to come from the tomhs
Of the Pharaohs.
What IL this countrytom seer
she asked. And nobody answered .
word.
James, the tall footman. stood b.
hind her; and to him she turned. say.
ing In q tone like thunder:
"Jeames, go and tell Sir Peter Hawk.
shaw that I desire his presence i'm.
mediately upon q matter of the great
est importance"
The footman literally ran down.
stairs, aud presently Sir Peter came
putting up from the lower regions.
Lady Arabella had recovered herself
then enough to hum q little tune and
to pat the floor with her satin slipper.
Sir Peter walked in, surveyed us all,
and turned pale. I verify believe he
thought Arabella had been caught
cheating at cards.
(TO BE CoNTINUED)
WORLDS CITIES HARD TO KILL.