The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-04-21

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1 say 1t. that my record in the Ajax is
enough to make plain I am not shurk-
ing the satisfaction 1 owe you. but
would take 1t as a personal favor II you
would put it off to this day month. when
l will be in London. And as shall eat
and drink of the best. tits ten to one 1
will be much fater and therefore be a
much better mark for you. 1 ran, dear
sir, Your obliged and
"Obedient servant
GILES VERNON"
pointed out to Giles that, although
the tone of the letter was quite cor
rect, the writing and spelling were
scarce up to the standard-I was more
bookish than Giles. But he replied
with some heat:
who, while reading the communi-
cation of a gentleman. will be so base
as to sneer at the grammar or spell
ing?" So the letter went as 1t was,
and in reply came a very handsome,
well-expressed letter from Capt. Over
ton. not only agreeing to postpone It a
month, but for six weeks. which
pleased Giles nightly. ! wish to say,
although Giles was inexpert with the
pen. he had no lack of either polish or
ideas. and was as fine an officer as
ever walked the deck.
The matter with Overton finally set
tied, and the ship being paid OFF, Giles
and / started for London, as happy as
two youngsters could be, with liberty
and $4,000 apiece to spend, for l ac-
knowledge that had no more
thought of saving than Giles. We
took a chaise and four to London
no stage-coach for us,-and reached
there in a day. We had planned to
take the finest rooms at Mivart's hotel.
but fate and Lady Hawkshaw pre-
vented me from enjoying them except
for the first night of our arrival. Next
morning on presenting myself at the
admiralty to ask for letters-never
dreaming / should have any re-
ceived one from Sir Peter Hawkshaw,
which read:
Grand Nephew.-My Lady Hawkshaw
desires that you will come and bring
your money with you to our house in
Berkeley Square. and remain there.
Yours, etc.
"P. HAWKSHAw. c. b."
Great was my distress when i got
this letter, as l foresaw there would
not be much chance under Lady
Hawkshaw's eagle eye of seeing the
kind of life l wished to see. And
was obliged to go, for Sir Peter was
the only person on earth likely to In
terest himself at the admiralty for
me; and l might stay and wither on
shore while others more fortunate got
ships. II antagonized him. And when
7 cd ua be, nd har
was but one thing to do, and that was
to obey.
So, with heavy heart, l took my
self and my portmanteau and, in
canvas bag, my 1000 guineas to the
admiral's great fine house in Berkeley
Square. My parting with Giles was
melancholy enough; for. with the
womanish jealousy of boy, 1 was un-
happy to think he would be enjoying
himself with some one else. while l
was suffering the hardship of having
my money taken care of for me.
Giles had no more forgotten the
Lady Arabella than had. and, on
reading this note, exclaimed:
POUNDS! l wish Peter and Polly
had sent for me to stay in Berkeley
o4ualCp Win that tiSoSuiC VII
der the same roof. Do you think,
Dicky, we could exchange identities,
so to speak?" But on my reminding
him that Lady Hawkshaw had de-
manded my prize-money. and would
certainly get it, his ardor to stand in
my shoes somewhat abated.
When I reached Sir Peters house
about noon, the same tall and insolent
footman that had seen on my first
visit opened the door for me. Lady
Hawkshaw, wearing the same black
velvet gown and the identical feath-
ers, received me. and sitting with her
were Daphne Carmichael and the
glorious, the beautiful. the enchanting
Lady Arabella Stormont.
II 1 had fallen madly in love with
her when was but IA. and had only
seven and sixpence, one may imagine
where found myself when I was near
IT, and had $4,000 In a bag in my
hands. Lady Hawkshaw's greeting
was stiff. but far from unkind; and
she introduced me to the young ladies.
who curtsied most beautifully to me,
and, may say, looked at me not I'M
Kindly.