The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-28

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left Kings Cross the same evening The chef
had preceded then: wild, the luggage; he made
~ stipulation about kacaleI. scuery maids
Craze journey ,s oy miles brought Ugh, them
Comprising half an acre Of land Three cottages stood
facing the alIotmc1ts, with their ebacks to the ghroad.
One Of these appertained .tostte Duke.
hard Presently he found himself afflicted with acute
allotments did when they de tined thought struck
him-a remnisceIce Of his wide and curious reading:
Child, said he kindly be good.enough'to to the
sW'ere's your money!" sad the child ii '0''
The Duke had been too realistic; there was no money
ised himself to be independent Of Frank for at least
a ass @ a the M s s Sas
twelve o'clock his back bad and his hands
bstcrcd his corduroy cutting him at the
back of the knees. Also it had.bcgun to rain.
hays the rs 1e M ss
himself throwing down his spade He had turned UP
s
He picked his coat. put it'on, and begun nstncvey
to feel for cigarette. Noscase was to be found
"oh, confound that Frank" said the Duke nechan-
Need you swear?" asked voice, suddenly
"Who wouldn't" mundled the Duke, who just
wping his brow (Which like that Of hhe blacksmith
in the poem) with large and panfulySrough pocket
h.nS %s.1 is
handkerchief he found himself in the presence Of tall
eonsequenaly ample, Of shiny black and "a black velvet
mantle smbellished with beads : apparently jet
parsons wife, he thought to himself without mo-
why aren't you at work." the lady demanded
Il do be of a-workn'," said the Duke "Leastaways
do be of Just 'ayin done it" He chung to his "be"
with no small confidence, 49,
"Where do you come from?"
"Zurnmerzett," said he
"You talk in funnytway When did you come
The Duke felt sure that ,he ough. not to say LAST
The lady looked suspicious, Y0ure'seekng employ
Suddenly-and opportunek-she Duke remembered
Franks warning; he was to be out of work! "Yus, I
said his dirty enough
"chsreh." answered the Duke And by happy
whats your n name" With the question she pro-
Dew" he began thoaehtlessly. He stopped;
tation. combined to land him in. "Deyvle."
Devil? That's very odd name"
who felt that he playing his pat.raher WELL though
he regretted that different initial consonant had not
The lady surveyed him with a long and distrustful
glance.
The Duke had not taken beer for years-not in
che morning. NAV he replied with touch Of in
i wish was of that" she remarked;
The Duke himself Iegretuly sure 9io1 as has been
wondered her suspicious disposition.
Wei, shall see You're in my daughters dis
trict She will come and see YOU
..vurry good, marm" said the Duke.
Are you married."
No, marm"
~You live alone them"
Swiftly a y the Duke o reflected got brother arm
concertingy, as she turned and marched off
pint Of hook and bottle Of setter that he had come
out of the interview with much credit.
On his walk through what proved to be exceedingly
pretty country, the Duke n,edated, in admiration
@ ss ae
his arrival the instantaneous zeal for his moral welfare
e m h M 81 to-
the other hand it certainly rendered more difficult
his experiment in the Simple Life-to say nothing of
necessatg his adventurous excursion into the Somer
She IS probably actuated," he concluded. "by
groundess fear that shall resort to the Nonconormst
Seven o'clock found him seated before his brightly
furnished dining table The table of DEAL but
covered with damask decked with silver, and orna-
tite and fell to cheerfuly Monsieur Aphonse's
tons These studiously rural in their character
Watteau-like confectons Monsieur Alphonse was
dreaming of the Petit Trianon.
The cottage not large; the sttingroom in
close proximity the door 4 sharp rap Of somebody's
knuckles the door startled him just he finish
ing his first glass of Chambertin He dem. toilette
dress jacket and black tie It should be added that
although daylight persisted outside, the blind of the win
dow carefully drawn down.
The knock rcpeated-rather impatiently.
Frank called the Duke, in . voice carefully modu-
lated
I'm my way, your Grace" Frank answered, put
ting his head into the merely waited to put
blanket my dress Monsieur A1phonse has got
into bed. He looks natural in his official apron.
your Grace"
The the Duke heard the door of the cot
taSe open and Of the voices he had ever