Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01

that returned Bellew hopping in his turn Thus they
stood awhile. StanChng their wounds and gazing upon
each other with mutual and growing respect.
"Well?" inquired Belew when he had recovered his
have had enough? To be sure, begin to feel much
better for your efforts You exercise is what most
need just now, account of -er-Hauntlng Spec
ter of the Might Have Been-to Offset its effect, you
know,-but it is uncomfortable work here in the
sun, ism t it,
"Ah" nodded the wagner, at be-"
Then suppose we-er-cOntlnue our Journey! said
Bellew with his dreamy gaze upon the tempting load of
sweet smelling hay.
"Ah' nodded the wagner again beginning to roll
down his sleeves, suppose do? aren't above giving
a lift to chap is ists,-not if is
vagrant and uncommon dusty one at that,-so II
you're in the same mind about it, up you get But no
more foreign curses, mind!"
With which admonition the wagner nodded, grnned,
and climbed back to his seat while Bellew swung him.
self up into the hay once more.
"Friend said he as the wagon creaked upon its way
edo you smoke?'
"Ah!7 nodded the wagner
"Then here three cigars that you didn't manage to
"Cgars Why it amt often as gets so far cigar,
unless it be Squire, or Passon-cigars eh?" Saying
which, he turned and accepted the CIGARS which he pro-
Ceeded to stow away in the interior of his
wide eaved hat handling them with elaborate care,
rather as if they explosives OF highly dangerous
kind.
MEANWHILE, George Bellew American citizen and
AvA millionaire lay on the broad of his back staring
up at the cloudess blue above and despite hearbreak
and certain Haunting Shadow felt singuarly content
which feeling he at pains with himself to &C
count for.
@Its the exercise said he, speaking his thought
aloud he stretched luxuriousy upon his soft and fra
grant couch "After ALL there is nothing like little
exercise
THAT'S what they all say" nodded the wagner; "but
/ notice them says it amt overload O doing it.
they mostly prefers to lie their backs an talk about
it, like yourself.
"Hum!1 said Belew. @Ha! Some are born to exer-
cise some achieve exercise and some, like myself have
exercise thrust upon them. But anyway it is very
excellent thing; more especially if one is affected with
-er-broken heart
"A watt" inquired the wagner
"Blghted affections then" sighed Belew, settling
himself more comfortably in the hay.
"You aren't hitting at-ove, YEP" inquired the
wagner, cooking somewhat sheepish and skeptical
eye at him.
Il was; but just present" and here Bellew lowered
his voice. at is aer-rather painful subject with
Let us, therefore, talk of something else"
"You don't mean to say your carts broke, do ye?
disbelief that Belew turned and propped himself
indignant elbow.
"And why the deuce not?" he retored. "My heart is
no more impervious than anyone elses-confound it,"
@But" said the WAGNER "you amt got the look of
'eartbrOke cove, more than Squire CaSSiS; which
the same heard telling Miss Anthea is cart
broke, later than yesterday at two o'clock in the
afternoon, was
"Anthea' repeated Bellew, blinking drowsily up at
the sky again. @That is very quaint name and very
pretty"
"Pretty-ah! an SOS Miss Anthea-as picter."
ooh, reay?" yawned Bellew
@Ah,' nodded the WAGNER @there amt in
out O the parish from Squire down. as don't think the
very same"
But here the Wagoners voice tailed off into mean