The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-03-21

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is mentioned the subject, but It must
nave required 20 him, at intervals, as
It aid 70 me. And as the hours went
BY without sign. the conviction
grew that Murphy with hands tied.
vas fretting over the coup he was de-
tered from comprising.
Mrs Lancaster. whom I have men
toned merely as Cameron's house
keeper, but who was, IN addition. a
distant EnSworuan and acted az
sort OF duenna 10 Evelyn. dined with
us that evening, and our little parrte
carree seemed to me more than u.s.
ually merry. owing doubtless to the
relaxation OF the strain which both
Cameron and I had been under for
The past week
1t gratiffed me 70 see my host so
unfeignedly cheerful. remember
cow ne laughed over Mrs Lancasters
recital Of an incident Of the morning.
l had no idea, she said, that An
drew, referring 70 The kennel master,
was married. He astonished ne
when ne told me he had a wife and
three children. And when | told him
ne did not look ike a married man
ne seemed rather pleased han other
wise
1t Is odd, Cameron returned. but
il seems always to Halter a husband
% tell aim he doesn't look it And
then he laughed az though he had no
care on earth.
After dinner We had the usual
music, and Evelyn sang again that
lyric Of Baudeiaires. this time IN the
original French But the melody
brought back to me n vivid vision
our chance meeting in the woods and
all it's train OF circumstances.
When I had finished appiauding.
Cameron turned 70 me-
DO you Ike BaudeIaire ."
y ike MS art I answered. and
his frank artidciaIity'
He appeals TO ne, Cameron con
sesaed. adecadent though he Is.
have read everything he ever wrote.
think. prose and verse Did yon ever
see ny copy Of his F1eurs du MAI
The oasket IS worthy u its contents
L 5 the most exquisitely bound little
volume I ever saw. Come, III show
IT 70 YOU
excused myself 70 Mrs. Lancaster,
and With pretended Formally bent
over EveIyns hand, brushing il with
ny lips
Won't you be back she whis-
pered
Z hope 30" was ny answer, But
cant promise
oh. what a trial II Is TO have a
selfish uncle" she murmured as
vent
Cameron led ne through The l.
brary. across the hail. and thence IN
10 his study. where ne dove into
miniature book rack reserved for MS
savor,tes. After moment Of ruthless
search ne said:
TT isn't mere. How stupid. took
It upstairs i week ago, I remember
It is in my dressing room. Do ron
mind coming up"
Did / mind coming up9 How glad
was 10 see aim Interested He was
more Ike he old Cameron than 10
had been al any line IN he past sew
an days. Ny golf prescription had
proved even more eflcac!ous than
had dared hope
At The risk Of being tedious
must describe Cameron's dressing
room. It was not arge-probablY 90
feet square-with three doors, one On
each or he three sides, That which
admitted from The Dassageway faced
hat which opened INTO the bath room
On the eft, he third door connected
with Cameron bedchamber. On The
right we're two windows, giving upon
an outside balcony. Between them
vas fireplace.
TO The left u the bath room door
vas ne entrance 20 a huge closet.
guarded By a heavy curtain OF old
rose velvet To he right, vas a sta
tionary wash-sfand, and above II A
rectangular mirror probably ten inch.
es vide and d FOOT long. and very
curtously framed. Across from thia.
against he vail which divided the
room from he passage, was an enor-
nous chiffouier or chest Of drawers.
In he room center was round
able, on which rested reading
amp Between The able and the
Are place was reclining chair 9th.
or chairs three or four. were various
iy placed
nave given these facts because
they are necessary 20 an intelligent
understanding 81 what I am about 10
relate That n furnishing and adorn-
ment he room was plainly utilitari-
an Is not so material, But there Is
one exception 10 this general declara-
don which demands 10 be specified.
The mirror above the wash-stand pos
sessed a distinction quite aside from
It's practical utility. This was by no
means the first time had seen it.
Cameron had showed 1t to me, with
degree Of pride, early in our &C
duaintanca. explaining that 1t was at
once a relic and an heirloom. Orig
inally the property Of Nell Gwynne,
II had descended to him through