The Washington times., 1912-09-12

enjoy a holiday. He had made a nice
bit of money one way and another, he
said to himself; there had been the
purchase price of the business. which
amounted to a few thousands of pounds,
and there were the diamonds concern
ing the disposal of which he had dis
tinctly good and business-like ideas.
There was no reason why he should
not now settle down and enjoy hfe-the
sort of life that appealed to him. He
knew exactly what sort OF life that was,
and he determined to live IT.
He vent to Llandudno from Holy,
head, and putting up at the best hotel
in the place. recruited his wearied and
shattered nerves for several weeks. He
broke himself of inordlnate drinking
habits. and generally brought his al.
| lowance down to a reasonable amount
at meals and three glasses of hot grog
at night. He kept regular hours and
| slept very well; he spent most or his
! time I'm the open air; at the end OF
month he was a new man; at the end
of six weeks healthy and cheerful one.
| He had drowned recollection in large
vat of alcohol and had subsequently
| flung the vat with all its contents into
the abyss of oblivion. ...
| Mr.. Kilner, in fact, had achieved that
| extraordinary mental feat which en-
ables men to believe in things which
] never, existed, or to find 1t Impossible
| selves actually committed.
4 If he ever found stray thought OF
| Dublin and its tragedy enter his mind;
he dismissed 1t without ceremony and
| with a sigh of regret that even the
best-intended and mildest- t-mannered OF
| us are sometimes obliged to do unpleas-
ant things.
/ Mr.. Kilner,. at the end Of his seasioe
holiday, decided to begin the process OF
| settling down. He had two passions
one for gardening and the other tol
fishing, and ne wanted to combine tins
j Indulgence of them with life in pleas
He liked North wales, and he begar
to make some inquirse as to what M
/, could find there that would suit him
And talking one night In the smoking
room with a gentleman who appeared
. to know what he was talking apout
Mr.. ,Kilner received advice upon whict
/, he decided to act. s,.,.
"and wanted Just what you seem Z
> want, l should certainly try the neigh
RI borhood of the Vale OF Clwyd. You cal
| get splendid fishing on the Clwyd am
the Elwy. and the country Is dehsh'
3 full. 49,, -. -
II should imagine you could get s. a!
4 excellent bachelor house there: Wh
D not take a trip in that direcuon an
see the place yourself! Drop oter ster . .
h Denbigh-fine, interesting town-stay
the Bull and look around you a.,
t Mr.. Kilner decided to act upon tn
advice at once, so he set out next ga
for Denbigh IHstSa and vas dq,s NY insse made som
inquiries in the smoking-room ths
S night which convinced him mat the fisf
e ing in the neighborhood was all the
Of the Vale Of Clywd on, his way b.
u tween Rhyl and Denbigh. to satlsf
= even his taste for natural beauty ,,,
A fertile valley, walled In by the pl,
n | mountains on each side save one, whel
/, it dipped gently to the sea; river, woo
n J and lovely scenery in the richest pr
n fusion. What more could mortal ma
t desire.
y house. a good garden, good tap
good iiauor and good cigars. Mr.. Kiln
,r | would be as comfortable as man ne,
n be. He looked into the future future when ne
d prophesied many pleasant things (
" Next morning Mr.. Kilner sought
ID. house agent, and solemnly lnroouc
20 himself and his business.
as my rame. sir" said he. rs Keent
" late Of LondonTret etired merchant j
"a wanting to find a good substantial hou
in these parts, suitable Tor ,st baGae'
" conveniently situated and possess
lie good garden, 1t must also be detacht
III | and the drains and sanitary arrane
ty ments, sir, must be in good condition
m fills my requirements; the question
rent, SIR concluded Mr.. Keene, gra
a diloquently, will be treated as matl
az of small consideration"
" To a house agent who usually lou
en- that incoming tenants wanted all tn
Mt could get for as little as possible. su
no a gentleman as Mr.. Keene was &C
or send, and he sat to work to serve h
m, as zealously as possible:
H. And SO well did he work that Will
or a month his client was established ir
house on the banks of the Clywd.
all mile or two from Denbigh, and "
si- | surrounding himself with adjun
ct, which he hoped to enjoy to a green
IN , age.
nd Mr.. Keene's Gt is useless to call h
to Mr.. Kilner now that he had discard
its that name) house was comforta
,e. stone dwelling standing in a delight
mt piece of ground. some of which v
given up to ornamental gardens, so
, st | to kitchen and fruit trees, and some
ire smooth expanse of lawn. which W
ne overshadowed by noble groves of {
ne and ash. plane and yew,
1t was not a large house, but a.
rat large enough for its owner and for
ia cook. housekeeper, and smart housem
ide whom Mr.. Keene duiy installed In
ch Perhaps the garden was rather lar
DIV and more expensive to keep up II
ss it's new tenant had meant 1t to be,
AT Mr. Keene was a well-to-do man
could afford the services OF gardeI
These he promptly secured, and II
that time forward the wheels of the
tablishment, which was known in
district as Aboukir Lodge, moved v
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