The farmer and mechanic., 1911-04-11
irs. Wellington was without doubt an

And Triplet had. at Mr. vane's
order, written some verses TO the
honor of Mrs Woffington, which he
had brought, as ordered. TO Blooms
entertained Mrs. Wellington and her
friends L am Mrs. Nane,' said
Mabel. Il am sorry, but 1 do NOT think
Mr.. Nane can see You tonlght- To-
m orrow, perhaps. Then. seeing mat
he looked shabby and eyed with
hungry looks the remnants of the Win e
and food, she bade him eat and drlhh
and then dismissed him
Sir Charles stole into the banquet
room and completed the work OF poor
weIl-meaning Triplet- He told her al
She pretended 90 think him liar ana
ord cred him from the house. Never
enter a house where L am mistress
again." cried she-the little country
girl was asserting herself-my nus
bands honor is above slander Leave
crestfaIlen "Egad." thought he, lis
it possible that / do not know wo-
men?'' Mabel heard the other guests
coming into the room and hid her-
self in a large chair turned toward
the wall. The guests were taking Their
room for doubt. AS Mr.. Eane out
! side in the square was handing Peg
w ellington into her chair. Mabel. III
| the banquet room, fell to the floor with
q cry.
Old James Burdock, with his white
hair streaming, rushed to her assist
ance. Vane, returning, saw his Wife
white and motionless on the floor and
saw James supporting her head and
weeping. "Oh, Mabel! Mabel! What
have 1 done? What have done -
he cried. perhaps it is the fatigue.
No" screamed James: You william
| is you who have killed her with
your JeZebels. you scOundrel!' That
| was a pretty way, truly. for servant
| 20 speak to his master. but Ernest was
| beyond needing it, They took the un-
| fortunate lady to her room. sent for
doctor. and she gradually revived.
Mr. Vane was ordered by James to
keep out of the sight Of his abused
wife.
When Mrs Wellington left Vanes
house she ordered her chairman to
carry her to the apartm ents of Trip
let, to whom. out Of charity, she was
to give a sitting for her portrait.
Peggy sat in a chair. and. strange for
her, 'figited.'' Triplet painted on, but
could catch nothing of the actresses
expression, even. had he been a real
artist. At last he declared that such
miserable daub as he was making
should never go out as the picture
of his benefactress. and. taking
knife. slashed the painted face to
tatters. Pegs friends Of the theatre
had promised to come and see how
the portrait was progressing. She
heard them approaching.
Quickly she took the painters knife.
cut out the shredded face and placed
her own in the aperature. Then she
bade Triplet paint around the edges
so as to soften the transition from the
artificial to the real and blow out
one Of the candles. place drapery
ovei the canvas so as to form a sort
Of hood" said she, and make the
critics stand back-tell them that they
must stand away to set the focus
whatever that is" The work was
done, the party entered, the party
criticised and when they had done
criticising Peg laughed and withdrew
her face from the canvas Some
laughed, some were angry at the joke.
but soon they all went away to the
theatre. Peggy declared she would
not accompany them-she would go
alone. She was out of sorts.
When they had gone she began to
rave to Triplet Of the manner in which
Vane had deceived her. 'Oh, Trip
let," she cried, II could have loved
this man; I thought he sought me not
alas, it was the same. All / will be
avenged. I will defeat that country
girl" "Oh madam, she is a dove"
cried Triplet. You are fool" re-
torted Peg. What do you know
about women? You were with her five
minutes and she turned you inside
out; you are a fool, Triplet." A knock
came at the door and a Slovenly girl
one OF the neighbors, handed Trip
let a piece of paper on which was
written in pencil. Mabel Vane." '''Tis
from lady who waits below said
the girl.
Peg went to the window and saw
Mabel Vane getting out of carriage,
attended by James Burdock. What
does she come here for?" asked Peggy
lsternly. Il do not know" cried Trip
let. beside himself and fearing a row
between the two women. or course
Mabel was a dove-but then doves can
peck at times. With a scared eX-
preston he went to meet Mabel, whose
istep was now heard on the stairs
James waited with the carriage. When
sTriplet returned to the room assist