The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-08-20
CHAPTER I.
Continued.

"You are no longer on active SER
vice?''
'No, in sense, no. Life is always
more or less battle; but for the
present the bugles sing truce, and I
society of my daughter and only
child, to whom 1 shall be delighted
to introduce an esteemed comrade,
IL you will allow me to say so.'
p You are very good! I shall be
happy to make the young lady's ac-
Quaintance.
And yourself, sir? I fancy you
have been looking up too, there's an
air of success, of solid respectability,
eh? worthy of a ehurchwarden, about
you!'
''Yes, 1 may say I am now sober
citizens of famous London-'
81 believe you, and am right glad
to hear it. I shall yet salute you as
Lord Mayor of London. Turn again
Wilmington hey? Where do you put
up? I'll call and get you to fix day
to dine with us, but for the present
I must bid you good-morning, for I
promised to meet my daughter at the
flower market, and 1 never keep her
waiting. Eth! by Jove, here she is.''
Struck by the sudden joyous light
ing up and softening of his interlocu
tors eyes, Glynn turned to see the
cause, and found himself face to face
with the beauty of Auteuil.
Seldom had he been so surprised,
and it must be confessed shocked, as
when he saw this charming ideal
creature smile back affectionately to
the ,rowdy-looking nomad who
claimed her as his child, whom he
remembered as one of an adventurous
gang, ready alike with dice-box or re-
volver, barely ten years ago.
81 thought you had forgotten me-"
she said, slipping her hand through
his arm.
'Fqrgotten you? No, faith! you
must blame my friend here, If I am
a trifs late. This is an old acquaint
ance, my dear; we have faced death
together more than once; and a bet
ter, pauckier comrade no man need
wish flor. Mr.. Glynn-Miss Lam
bert
Glynn raised his hat with profound
respect.
He has already befriended me-"
she returned, gazing at him with a
pretty, surprised, bewildered look in
her large eyes. 81 should still have
been waiting to cross there at Made
leine, had he not escorted me-"
Lambert gave a quick, questioning
glance at his daughters open, smiling
face, and then exclaimed, 81 am in
fnitely obliged to you, sir; infinitely,
begad! I tell you what, Elsie, you
mustn't be out so late in the day by
yourself Why don't you take the
bonne with you, or wait till 1 come
in?''
'tOh, il is such waste of time wait
ing for chaperon on fine day; but
we shall be too late to secure places
if we delay"
"Ye1, we had better be jogging.
Can you dine with us to-day? And
we'll have talk over old times, and
my girl will give us a song or two.
Pot luck, my dear fellow, but you
shan't starve''
MANY luduho, dIu GuSdSSu, ull-
fortunately" returned Glynn, half
pleased, half-regretful that he had a
real excuse ready.
We'll, tomorrow then, at SIX
sharp, and we will go and hear the
new -operette at the Comique after"
"You are very good. I shall be
most happy" said Glynn, with an
not his own, answered for him.
We'll, goodbye for the present.
By the way. where do you hang out?
What's your hotel? Wagram?-very
good" He swept off his hat in conti-
mental style, and his daughter be-
slowed bow and smile upon Glynn
which conveyed to him in some occult
manner the impression that it pleased
her to think he was a friend of her
father.
1t was long since Glynn had been
so reused and interested, and the
acqUaintances on whom he called that
afternoon found him unusually ami
mated and agreeable. All through
a somewhat solemn dinner at the
house of a great French banker, he
vas buoyed up by the prospect of the
different kind of festivity which
awaited him next day. There was
something curiously stimulating in
this encounter with his old Califor-
nian acquaintance thus swept into
sGch incongruous surroundings by
tie e1dying current, life's stream.
How did he come to have such a
daughter? What matter! enough
that there would be so charming an
Ingredient in the mOrroW's pleasures.
As for his own prudence, self-control,
worldly esteem-it never crossed his
mind to doubt them. He would pose.
as a calm spectator, study the puzzle
offered TO his observation.
The weather was still calm, bright,
warm, when, having drawn light
paletot over his evening dress, Glynn
left his hotel, preferring to walk, as,
lie was in good time for dinner. At
TIE corner of the Rue Castiglione he
met Deering, who was coming leis-
rreIy from the opposite direction;
tley stopped to exchange few
words, and then Deering exclaimed,
looking at his watch, Il did not know
it was so late; l am to do duty and
escort my wife and her sister to the
Opera Comique tonight; au, revoir,
and they parted.
'.The Opera Comique," muttered
Glynn, with a strong feeling of an
noyance. HE will see his Auteuil
attraction, and recognize me III at
tendance. The presence of such a
father, too, will dispose him TO be-
lieve it's case of fair game; but,
after all, I have no right to think
Ill Of Deering There is curious