The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
CHAPTER v.

Oul. VI sIeu, said the waiter, Dlcky
jumped.
Get away he growled Il wasn't
speaking to you
''All right. waiter" said Collingwood.
You can leave the rest. Well serve
ourselves"
Lady Attwill served the coffee, and
then made an inventory of the contents
of the big tray on the sidetable.
What have you got there, Alice"
inquired Collingwood. while Dicky
squirmed with impatience.
"Omelette, bacon, sole. mushrooms, p"
she replied inspecting each dish.
Sole for me-
Bacon and mushrooms. Alice" chose
Dicky. and he stayed his stomach NOM
entarily by draining his cup.
Wonderful how 1 buck up after a
cup of coffee" he remarked, almost
cheerfully as he attacked his breakfast.
But ] feel like fried founder. don't
think have ever been in hotter place
than this confounded train from Cha
Ions"
You're worried" said the lady in
mild reproof; that was what made you
hot"
You didn't know anything about it."
retorted his lordship scornfully. you
slept like log all the way
Easy conscience" smiled Lady Att
will"
Yes. he grunted savagely, harpoon-
ing a mushroom. You didn't get on
the wrong train"
oh" snapped Collingwood. irritably,
''vou two make me tired! Do drop the
wrong train and let us have our break
fast in peace"
Ellerdine. unruff1ed. bisected a slice
OF bacon and watched Collingwood eat
ing fish like stevedore
Il wish | had hide as thick as yours
Colling old man. he observed, with
envy. You take things so smoothly.
look at him eating away as if he were
on his honeymoon"
Honeymoon Collingwood looked
up with a slight frown.
He doesn't care fig about getting
us into this mess went on his lord
ship. Colingwood's frown vanished
and he smiled. "Oh. you'll be all right
Dickey. when we get to the St. Maritz
Tomorrow
I'VE are not going" Lady Attwill in
formed him.
I'VE are" said Coliingwood.
Wrong. my boy returned the lady,
calmly 'Peggys going back"
Both men stared at her and Colling-
woods fork came to a stop in mid air,
Back where?' he demanded
The fork quickly joined the knife on
the plate. "She doesn't mean it," he
exclaimed.
"She does"
There you are! | knew it," ex-
claimed Ellerdine, disgustedly. He
pushed his chair back and rose, throw
ing his napkin on the floor Il felt it
in my bones all the time was in
that confounded train. You've spoiled
the whole show, Colling l can't eat
nv breakfast
Swearing under his breath he slump
ed into an armchair
Hang i, all" protested Collingwood.
Indignantly. rs it the first time any,
BODY ever got on the wrong train?"
No, no-of course it isn't" his lord
ship agreed with maddening politeness
But its the first time it ever happened
TO me-" Collingwood recovered his
poise. '1t seems to me we're making a
lot of unnecessary fuss" he said calm
Is. returning to his breakfast"
''Oh. let's drop it, cut in Lady Att
will Ellerdine appealed to her.
You agree with me. Alice:'
She smiled We'll. Dicky, Peggy has
not shown a tenacious desire to observe
the strict letter of every propriety." she
said, with acid sweetness. 81 know
there's been nothing wrong-absolute-
" nothing, But little frisks and frolics
now and then-quite all right. actually
looking perhaps worse than they are
nothing else But. after all. its not
what you do. The dickens of it is
what people say you do"
"A married man can't afford TO have
any one say a word,' insisted his lord
ship, gloomily. Look at Alice! Before
Attu i. kicked the bucket she lived un-
der a glass case. Didn't you, Alice?"
Collingwood choked violently and
Lady Attwill hit him violently over the
knuckles with spoon.
Look here, Dicky" said Colling-
wood. when he had recovered his breath
and risen from the table IF you don't
stop your sickening habit of preaching
left-handed morality. / shall give you
up. / can't stand it! I'm not moral