The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-16

Griffin showed him with great exulta-
 tion a note from Lady Bobtail inviting
 Matilda and herself to dinner at the
 Embassy. His father was behind this,
 he knew, but what Is the game? At
 Lady Bobtail's dinner. naturally. the
 Earl of Crabs made the acquaintance
 of Lady Griffin and her charming"
 daughter-in-law. He was filled with
 satisfaction that his Algernon had
 found so respectable a friend In Paris
 as Lady Griffin. Algernon had been
 sad trial to his pious father. He was
 a good boy, but wild, thoughtless and
 embarrassed. "Embarrassed," said Lady
 Griffin; "he told me he had two thous-
 and year left him by his godmother"
 Lady Griffin, he has not a cent except
 a thousand a year. which allow him"
 Gently, so gently that Lady Griffin
 could not say how, the Earl insinuated
 that Algy was fortune hunting.
 Lady Griffin took alarm. The next timo Algernon called Lady Griffin, under pre-
 text of asking his advice as to the invest
 ment of certain sum of money just re-
 ceived from Calcutta, read Deuceace an
 extract from copy of the will of her late
 husband, in which extract he bequeathed
 his property to trustees. the income to go
 equally to Matilda and Lady Griffin until
 Lady Griffin's death, when the entire for
 tune was to be Matilda's. Algernon paced
 up and down the room for a minute, and
 then said: Lady Griffin, I am sorry you
 read me that will. For an attachment
 such as mine must seem,I fear, merce- nary. Miss Griffin Matilda, I need not
 tell you nor your mother-in-faw how long, how fondly | have loved you. Matilda, dearest Matilda, say that you will be mine; say that you love me- q Io," murmured Matilda as her head dropped upon his shoulder-he was kneeling be- side her by this time. Lady Griffin looked at the pair with the eyes of wounded tigress and then fiounced out of the room. nR
 Algernon now thought that he might snap his fingers at his father, and dreamed dreams of what he would do with his fortune when he got it. Lady Griffin wrote Algy a note forbidding him the house. Matilda wrote him sentimen- tai notes on perfuned paper every hour or so. After few days Lady Griffin re- tented. She would not give her consent to the union of Algernon and Matilda, but consented to receive him as before Lord Crabs, meantime. had become assi- duous in his attentions to Lady Griffin. Now that Algernon was again received tl, into between himself and the Chevalier de LOrge seemed, somehow, always getting | into a tangle It seemed impossible for | them to meet without quarreling. Lady | Griffin besought them to be friends, out | somehow Lady Griffin's entreaties were | so framed as to increase the friction be- ] tween the two men. At last this condi- , tion of affairs culminated at a dinner. | Very ingeniousy Lady Griffin contrived | to nag Algernon on to being rude to her. Then she arose from the table, de- cared that he had insulted her and swept | from the room. followed by Matilda, | screaming and crying out to her to stop. | The. Chevalier went up to the Hon. Deu- ceace and skipping him in the fact cried in French: "Take that, liar and coward.'
 It took all the servants in the house to hold Algernon until he had calmed down and prevent him from throwing the Che waller de LOrge through the window. The | next morning the Hon. Algernon and the Chevalier de l. Orge fought a duel with pistols. The Chevaler was badly, but not mortaly. wounded. Algernon was left handed--he held his pistol in his left hand, and through his left wrist the Chevalier sent ball. Then Algernon fired with his right hand wounding the chevaier, as to be amputated. The newspapers stated that the estmable Earl of Crabs was at dinner at Lord Bobtal's when the sad news of the duel reached him. He tainted, but in spite of theS shock to his system insisted upon watching all night by the bedside of his erring son. And so he cid. Charles said he to MT. Yellowplusn, "send up some cigars and bottle of wine with some luncheon. certainly cannot leave the neighborhood of my darling boy"
 While Algernon was confined to ms apartments. Lord Crabs used to visit him often and consume vast samount of and cigars. all charged to AL bill. You see how that woman hates you, Deuceace.' said his lordship one day in fit of candor after they had been talking about Lady Griffin, ''she has not done with you vet, tell you fairly" Curse her, shrieked Agernon in & fury, lifting his maimed arm, but I will be even with her some day. l am sure of Matilda; 1 took care to put that beyond the reach of doubt. As the girl is safe, what can l fear from the stepmother?' His lordshir gave a low whistle and soon after took his hat and strolled down the street, seeking the door of Lady Griff1n's abode. 4c.i.f A
 Lady Griffin had not done with her for lner admirer but her next move sne prob