Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-28

your identity 2" demanded Temple.acid-
 Perfectly" J
 You are in love with Ethel Ewing"
 "Well?"
 And I feeIlikewise towards her sis ter"
 Her sister," cried Temple, sayagely. | T saw you kiss Ethel"
 No, no. Some mistake"
 Temple felt distinctly modified. Look here, Percival," he said, sud denly T take it that you adopted this disguise to see Miss Flora, despite the majors interdict But if you are to have the free run of the place so am l."
 How do you propose to manage i that?T
 You must manage it for me. Next i time you are the lady in gray you must recollect that you do know i Kenneth Temple and that he is fu- l ture R. A. Here comes the major" What! Scarbroke?" Yes Get into the togs." My dear Miss Gray!" exclaimed the soldier, "how I have searched for and -Hallo, sir, what are you doing here?
 The last was addressed to Temple, and the majors brow grew dark as he i beheld the unwelcorne artist. "Oh Major ScarbroAe," intervened the lady in gray, hastily, Ifs this the artist of whom you spoke? have only met him once before" explained the i lady in a whisper. But-naVe you | seen his pictures ?"
 No snapped the soldier jealous at her tone.
 Perhaps you have not been to the academy this year?'
 Not yet"
 "Ah!' breathed Miss Gray. Then it dawned upon her that the major look ed furiously jealous. She drew him aside and whispered. Quite an ordi- nary looking man. is he not? Strange that he should paint such beautiful pictures" Then she turned to the art ist and added You must bring the major some of your sketches and let him judge" soldier, wishing that the artist were at Jericho. Could you fetch them now ?''
 With pleasure" responded Temple, lowing.
 And he turned away, despite an ap- pealing glance from the lady in gray who felt savage at his assertion.
 Quick, uncle-an emperor moth!
 cried the sweet voice of Ethel, behind : them.
 "A purple emperor!7 came the sil- very tones of Flora.
 The next moment a cloud of pink 1 muslin flew past them on one side anC , a cloud of white muslin on the other.
 Unfortunately the cloud of pink mus lin tripped over something and weni sprawling. Still more unfortunately } the lady in gray sprang forward to try , and save her. Worst of all, the ma1ol
 was standing on the hem of the sklr } worn by the lady in gray , The back of the skirt was insecure ? " fastened. The lady in gray fell for
 ward headlong.
 , Alas, the major still stood on the skirt but there was no lady in 1t ! Peeping from under and inside th' ] gray dustcoat were a very masculine
 pair of legs and they were clad il i golfing brooches!
 Four petrified people stared at eacl t other in inarticulate amaZement The storm never broke. Sheer stu ] pefication completely paralyzed thu 3 majors organs of speech. He ha' s made love to and and had almost de
 clared himself to-Douglas PercivaL Two hours later he walked into tn
 hall and met his nieces. Both looked flushed and happy until they say
 him: then Ethel seemed to shrinl t back, but Flora came forward with al 2 air of quiet dignity.
 MT. Temple and MT. Percival hay r gone, uncle" she said. "They asked m . to say goodnight for them"
 My dears,' he said, gravely. I SC I that we shall not always be together f It Is the way of the world. Bits,