The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-29

INent' ne nau given the matter in
hand a fair amount of thought in the
interval and had quite mapped out
the plans of his peculiar mission.
But after the interchange of a few
remarks with Lady Delamere. a
grande dame with a stateliness of
the mid-Victorian pattern, he came
to the conclusion that the question
was rather more serious than he had
anticipated.
I'm really extremely obliged to
you, Lady Delamere; it's the greatest
compliment I've ever had paid to me
in my life. Your confidence in me
moves Newell, no, not exactly to
tears; but you surely are not going
to commit such an act of injustice to
Gra-to Miss Dyke
You will pardon me, Mr.. Fulton,
but I believe 1 am the best Judge of
the justice or injustice of my ac-
tions."
ooh, certainly" Fulton fastened
to assure her.
"And besides, it seems to ne that
the onus of unfairness rests on you.
1t is in your power to relieve both
Miss Dyke and myself of the predica-
ment which has arisen"
Which, if you will permit me to
say so. Lady Delamere, you have
created"
"That may be. All, me! there's
no doubt of it that the days of chiv-
airy are dead. When 1 was a girl
such thing would have been I'M
heard Of. Nobody who called him
self man would have dreamed of
putting such an insult on a lady"
"Insult?" said Fulton quickly.
That's what it comes to, sir. You
don't hesitate to outrage Miss Dykes
feelings by telling her almost in so
many words that you don't think her
good enough to become your wife.
And apart from the charge of ungen-
tlemanliness which I have already
made against you, you compel me to
make another"
''And what is that, Lady Della
mere?" asked Fulton with forced
calmness.
THAT of fickleness. You made it
clear enough all during last summer
that my niece had produced a dis
tinct impression on your heart. And
then after trifling most unconscion-
ably with her Affections
1.-The little mink" muttered Full
ton, biting his lip.
II beg your pardon?" asked Lady
Delamere.
81 was about to say that man
may be occasionally mistaken in his
feelings and that it is not only hon.
orable but advantageous to the par
ties concerned"
Thank you, that will do, Mr.. Full
ton," replied the old lady with a
grand sweep of her arm. 1--WE have
finished. l can only say that I am
more than thankful to have had this
opportunity of correcting the error
of judgment had made in your char
acter. l think Miss Dyke is most
Fortunate
"Then, If may ask the question,
JOo-yOQ WGANC Tic COuulIlOu
which you propose to make her your
heiress?"
"Oh, no; my decision remains
firm. If I have been so disappointed
in you 1 am not likely to find any,
body else to come up to my expecta-
lions. My money goes to charities.
I shall settle on Miss Dyke three hum
dred year. Mr.. Fulton, sir, I wish
you good morning."
Mr.. Montague Phipps-Eulton strobe
out of the room not knowing exactly
where in the world he was. He was
half way down the shrubbery walk
and he still did not know. Then he
found he would have to make up his
mind about it, for he suddenly saw
Miss Dyke bearing down on him.
"Well, is it all right" she asked
anxiously.
mo, it's all wrong. She's cast iron.
It's three hundred year and a du.
emma. Hang it all, Oracle" he con.
tinued, Sooner than reduce you to
beggary I'll marry you"
nc oho"SA SoAiC pleSeully dMlu
choking sobs. "W-well, I s-suppose
I'll have to p-put up with you"
Thanks. That's quite nice way
of putting it," he said Grossly.
The next moment he stood speech
less with surprise when the sobs sud-
denly changed to screams of laugh.
ter.
ooh, you booby!"
II say, Gracie," he began.
ooh, you'll kill me. And you
didn't see through it! It's been all
made-up AFFAIR." was determined
to get you to propose again, and so
Aunt Adelaide and p
what, Lady Delamere?"
"Of course, she had to be in the
plot, hadn't she?"
And out rang another peal, but
this time Fulton adopted drastic
measures to put stop to it. Then
as they walked back to the house he
remarked, "Well, all can say now
is that Lady Delamere has missed
her vocation. She ought to have been
on the stage"
Good gracious! Aunt Adelaide
on the stage. That's the funniest
thing I've ever heard. There's only
one thing funnier."
whats that?"
She peeped at him with adorable
shyness