The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-05

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 Times were bad, said Battenborough. the polite and popular pawnbroker; therefore Lady Loveland got only f6OO on the pink pearls. Two hundred were sprinkled about among VaFs creditors like pepper out of pot where such seasoning was necessary. A hundred more were spent outright, with heart burnings, upon obstinate tailors, hat ters and hosiers. who would not tail hat or hose, except upon installments of ready money. Fifty pounds were npologetically retained by Lady Love land, who grudged every penny to herself and especially to her servants. Another fifty a little more than paid for a cabin almost worthy of his lord ship on the big ship Baltic. Fifty and some vague dust of. gold and silver went into Val's pocket for current ex- penses and the remaining hundred and fifty condensed into the form of a let ter of credit
 Of course there ought to have been
 AOEOO A4uCA AAOACs o0L (44CA WO01O have been less had not Loveland's man, Foxham, given notice at the last moment. E'oxham's grandfather had died (even valets have grandfathers) leaving a tidy sum. and as there were peculiarities in the will Foxham would lose his chance of inheriting if he left England.
 Loveland privately thought it almost equivalent to lese majesty that his man should desert him for such a selfish tride as private interest. But he would have scorned to retain a servant who wished to leave him. Resides, there were advantages in losing eGen such treasure as Foxham before the two passages were taken.
 ''I dare say I can get some fellow over there if everything goes welI," said he. Meanwhile 1 shaU save money on old Fox. He hasn't opened his mouth about wages-joIly impu- dent if he had. because, of course, he knows I'll pay up when it's convenient And, anyhow, a hundred and fifty in. the letter of credit is the least can rub along with on the other side. I must look sharp as Marlborough says. and pick up the right girl so as to get everything in shape as soon as possible OF may find myself in a mess. Il learned to shift for myself like regu- lar navvy in South Africa. A chap has to keep clean and have the right folds in his trousers, whatever hap pens, and I worried along somehow without disgraeing the family. I can do the same now, though it'll be bore, especially till I get used to it again."
 Thus the pink pearl money was ap- portioned, a little here and a little there, and made to go as far as pos sible
 Foxham stopped with his lordship till after the return to London, doing the final packing and all his ordinary work as usual. without a greedy word as to arrears of wages.
 On getting back to his quarters near Wellington barracks Val was some what surprised to receive visit from Marlborough, who had never come to call on him before.
 ''So you've got your leave, I hear. and are sailing for my blessed coun- try in a few days!" Jim remarked.
 Loveland reDSied that this wAs the case and happened to think of thank ing Jim for his letters of introduction.
 Marlborough answered casually that that was all right and went oH to say that he had read in paper or heard from man that Loveland had taken his passage on the Baltic.
 ''Yes," said Val; q wanted to go over on a good ship"
 well, the Battles a ripping one couldn't be better" Jim admitted. 'TBut I should have thought you'd h +h,x. thing"
 '"The Mauretania?' said LoUeIand, Don't suppose could have got a pas sage on her for the next three or four trips across.''
 "Perhaps you couldn't" said Jim. "But can get you one"
 ''Why, she sails taInorrow, doesn't she?" asked Val.
 "Yes,' said Jim. ''but you can go on her if you like, with a good cabin. LOO, all to yourself"
 My passage is paid for on the Bal tic. and ny names on her passenger ist,'' said ioveland
 Well. it's too late to have your name printed oD the Mauretania's pas senger list or perhaps to get back your money for the Baltic." said Jim, ''but that needn't stand in your way. You won't have to pay for your cabin on the Mauretania. It's going beg ging. A friend of mine who can't sail has given his ticket to me to do with as l like, but as he's a man whose movements make things in Wall street jump up and down like a seesaIp he doesn't want it known that he's got to stay behind because he's seedy; that's all. If you want to go in his place. go and say nothing till you get on the other side. By that time he'n be on his way on a following ship. At least thar's what he hopes.''
 ''Do you m@n that if I want to cross in the Mauretania 1 must pass under your friends name"' asked