The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-24


1t seemed to him that the horrors Of
the middle passage" would be heaven
to The humiIIatlons he endured. For
SIS, Bill said. he could get back to-
England. II Alexander would give him
81 week In three weeks he could be
Of, or. say, four. having paid Bill what
he owed. But. no; that was an eter-
1ity-not to be endured. At bay and
desperate. Val determined to strike,
high. if
"Tell your father who I am. them
he exclaimed. "but say he can't have
me for any beggarly two fifty or even
S. week! I'll have $40 or nothlngw
Tsidora looked at him with respect
and dashed away behind the curtain.
Neither man spoke. The sound Of her
little high heeled slippers clicking on
the uncarpeted stairs was sharp In
their ears. In three minutes-before
Loveland had had time to repent-she
was down again.
"Pa says 'Donev" she painted. "IIe's
going to use you for all you're worth"
81 bet he WILL" murmured Bill, soto
voce. But neither he nor Loyeland
guessed in what way Alexander the
Great meant to make the .swell walt
err worth his wage.
"Lesley. wasn't Loveland the name
of that lord you knew on the boatT
asked Lesley's aunt. Barbara. peering
at her niece from behind an Immense
newspaper which hid all the upper
part OF her body as II with screen
YES" said Lesley. Don't you re
member my telling you his name was
the same as yoursY'
There! thought SOP exclaimed
the little dovelike lady. "Only wasn't
quite sure whether you said the namp
was exactly the same or rather like
mine. You didn't talk as IL you too:
much interest In him. and II seemed
as though you would. IL we'd been
namesakes. D don't think you spoke
OF him more than once. did your
Il don't remember. I'm sure.' re-
piled Lesley. beginning to scrawl the
name Of "LoveIand" aimlessly across
the top of the page which ought by
this time TO have been covered with
brilliant conversation between her
hero and heroine.
lis there something about him IN the
paper?" asked Lesley. who had been
expecting news. but would have pre-
ferred to read II herself II she could
have chosen.
Il should think there wasr' exclaim-
ed her aunt. screened behind the great
printed sheets again.
is be engaged already" Lesley in.
quired. making a sketch Of Lord Love
lands profile.
"Engagedw echoed the elder. "No.
indeed. What mercy he's been found
out before some nice girl was mixed
up In the scandal OF course be want
ed
| "A scandal.' Now at last Lesley
did lift her head quickly. and the last
profile sketch looked as II II had been
struck by lightning.
Il mean he isn't marquis"
The soft outline OF the girls figure
stifrcned. and she sat up very straight
on the sofa.
"who says he Isn't a marquIsY' she
asked sharply.
"Eyerybody-the newspaper"
"oh. the newspaper
"Isut It's true. He's been turned out
OF bis hotel. III read you the
Please. think I'll read II myself II
you don't mind. dear" said Lc5lcy--
shat Is. when you've finished can
i walt.
Il have finished. all care about
reading Mrs. Loveland FASTENED 20
assure her. for she invariably dIscov.
cred that she has ceased TO want ans.
thing which Lesley could even be sus-
pected Of wishing for.
Take the paper. dear. Don't get
up. I'll bring Il 10 YOU
But Lesley did get up and stood
with her back TO her aunt as she read
the Louisville version OF Tony Kids
sensational story Shc took long
time 10 read Il. and when she had
come to the end she laid the paper on
her aunt's lap without saying word.
swell. has Il struck you dumby- ex.
claimed Mrs. Loveiand. disappointed
for n she spoiled Lesley with pcttins
Lesley spoiled her with responsive
ness.
4 Il am rather horrined." said the girl
aNo wonder. You actually knew
hlm-or thought you did,
Il think 40 STILL
"wcll. dear. I don't think ia tall
10 any Of our friends about having me
this dreadful impostor." Aunt Bar
bara suggested gently. People nigh
fancy. II you did. that ,here'd been
oh. some little shipboard flrtation
perhaps. nothing serious. Of course
but
$50 they might" admitted the girl
Il didn't ihlnt at the time myself tha
II was anything serious
II should hope not!r brcathcd Aun
Barbara. "a valcfr'
Marquis or valetY' nurmurcd Les
leg. with a quaint little smile. II
sounds like the title of an old fashion
4 ed story"