The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-10

fred is the man and that he's hiding here in
this out-of- the-way place until the trouble has
blown over"
81 never in my life," said, heard such
nonsense know all about Alfred knew his
cousin intimately, and in any case, is it likely
that fraudulent bankrupt would be in
position to keep motor carr"
Mrs Sullivan says they often do"
81 think, said, " that am more likely to
be right in such matter than Mrs. Sullivan"
happened next day 10 meet Mr. Jefferson
in the village street. was just going into
shop to buy tin Of tomatoes for soup. We
were expecting Mr.. DAlembert to dine with
us that evening. Jefferson greeted me with
such unusual heartiness that knew he must
have something unpleasant to say. He did
not say it at once. lie began by telling me
that the Amesburys we're coming home from
Norway or wherever il is that they were
spending the summer | do not know where
Jefferson gets his information. expect that
his wife gossips with the old housekeeper at
Cloonarragh Castle He went on to tell me
that Lady Amesbury's health had broken
back to London to see some specialist
knew that my wife was waiting for the toma-
toes and tried to get away from Jefferson.
He took hold of me by the lappet Of the coat
detestable trick of his, and would not let
me go.
"By the way" he said, "you remember
how we all seemed 10 recognize that fellow
D'Alembert when he first came, and yet
couldntexactly fix where we'd first seen him"
recognized him, F" | said stiffly, "by his
likeness to his cousin whom knew intimate
". used to meet bin"
81 know all about that, " said Jefferson.
"You've often told me. What | wanted to
say was this. You recollect the Owens di-
vorce case The papers we're full Of it last
spring Well, happened by the mercst
chance to be looking over some old numbers
of my London paper and came across pic
ture of Dawson, the correspondent youknow." !"
"Well," said, for Jefferson paused.
"Well, Dawson is our friend D'Alembcrt
Or D'Alembert is Dawson, whichever way
YOU like to put it."
"Mr. ID Alembcrt, ~ said, "isa gentleman"
$50 was Dawson" said Jefferson. In
fact Dawson was an Honorable, the Hon
orabc Eustacc Dawson. 1t was deuced
unpleasant business, about as bad as it could
be. | don't think I'll see more of D'Alem-
bert than can help for the future"
"You can do as you like, | said, "as far as
am concerned"
"Cloonarragh," said Jefferson, "is just the
sort Of place that kind of man would come to
in order to lie low until the scandal was for
gotten"
! shook off Jefferson and went into the shop
10 get the tomatoes. On the way home met
Goulding He had the unparalleled inso-
lence to buttonhole me and give me what he
called friendly hint about my daughters
intimacy with D'Alembert
(Which particular scandal are you alluding
to?' said "Do youbelieye that Mr.. .D'A 'Alem-
bert is a fraudulent bankrupt, or the Co
respondent in a divorce case9"
81 don't believe, said the rector. don't
actually believe either story. merely think
that until one or the other or both Of them are
cleared up"
| lett HIM without listening TO the rest Of
what he had to say
After dinner that night matters came to a
crisis D'Alembert formally proposed &c
! Mandie and was accepted.
| received the news with quiet dignity
) Ny wife fell on Mandie's neck and kissed her
t a proceeding which seemed 10 me super
! huous considering that the girl had been hall
r an hour IN the conservatory. BY way OF say
I ing something pf parentally judicial kind
asked Alfred hosg old he was He owned W
at once TO being iorv Mantle ss not ye
/, tweDtytwo NY wiic, who had stopped kiss
/ ing Maudic said that eighteen years wa'
| qai,c the right difference between HUSBAND