Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-01-05
Copyright. 1910. by Doubleday, Page {,
Company. Copyright. 1908. by
the Mcclure Company

Company, Copyright. 1908. by
the Mcclure Company
And then-and then-well, a lot de.
ponds upon whether he's a born ego
list or merely a made one. I haven't
quite worked out the idea yet. It's
simmering. It'll soon begin to boil"
Whether Jim H~arborough's idea had
already boiled or not, at all events
that same afternoon a fat envelope
went out by post. registered and ad.
dressed to the Marquis of Loveland,
Cragside Lodge. Dorloch, N. B. In it
there were at least ten letters of in.
PRODUCTION, all to names the bare
mention Of which had powers to raise
h circulation of society papers in
America or create a flutter in Wall
street.
Times were bad. said Battenborough,
the polite and popular pawnbroker;
therefore Lady Loveland got only fGOO
on the pink pearls. Two hundred were
sprfnkled about among val's creditors
like pepper out Of a pot where sucn
seasoning was necessary. A hundred
more were spent outright. with heart
burnings, upon obstinate tailors. hat
tiers and hosiers. who would not tail.
hat or hose. except upon installments
Of ready money, Fifty pounds were
alphabetically retained by Lady Love
land. who grudged every penny to
herself and especially to her servants.
Another fifty a little more than paid
Tor 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
more. much more. But there would
have been less had not Loveland's
man, Foxham, given notice at the last
moment. toxham's grandfather had
died (even Wallets 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
trife as private interest. But he would
have scorned to retain Il servant who
wished to leave him. Besides, there
were advantages in losing even such a
treasure as Foxham before the two
passages were taken.
II dare say l can get some fellow
over there if everything goes WE'LL"
said he. Meanwhile l shall save
money on old Fox. He hasn't opened
his mouth about wages-jolly 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 I 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 500 rs possible
or l may find myself in a mess. I
learned to shift for myself like a regu-
lar navy in South Africa. A chap
has to keep clean and have the right
folds in his trousers, whatever hap
pens. and l worried along somehow
without disgracing the family. 1 can
do the same now. though it'll be a
bore, especially till 1 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 4 greedy word
as to arrears Of wages.
On getting back to his quarters near
Wellington barracks Val was some
what surprised to receive a visit from
call on him before.
$50 you've got your leave, l hear,
and are sailing for my blessed coun-
try in a few days" Jim remarked.
Loveland replied 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 on to say
that he had read in a paper or heard
from a man that Loveland had taken
his passage on the Baltic.
YES" said Val; II wanted to go
over on a good ship"
We'll the Baltic's a ripping one
couldn't be a BETTER" Jim admitted.
"But l should have thought you'd
have the curiosity to try the newest
thing"
1.-THE Ma%uretania" said Loveland.
Don't suppose l 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 tomorrow. doesn't
sheY" asked Val.
Yes" said Jim, '.but you can go on
her IL You like, with q good cabin. too.
all to yourself"
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