Evening star., 1914-12-27

property and persons in trust and abuses his trust
@Rot him for muckworm!' said l.
otis my sister that most injured by his treatment;
for he has the design marry her against her will to
Sir Edward Carnby, to whom he is indebted This is
how it these eyes, Sir Poor Dorothy shall go
we'd perforce that she holds in dislike, to
the ugly turn of our guardian"
@Sink mel" said I, "this guardian should taste my
toasting fork if his mxen. Who he, said
l, @that may know him by name and perchance handle
him some day?"
Well, it seemed he was HOLSTER of place
Banbury and that he kin the fathers side to
these wandering twins, but had used them Indifferent
i'll since childhood both parents being dead. Theirs
goody fortune with the which this could play,
and none to stay him. And being in heavy debt by
gaming Sir Edward Carnby, he had made, doubt,
bargain with him hand the girl and be quits,
estate and ALL And looking at her. when she spoke of
it, this other that had manfully feigned manhood,
thought that here second pretty pawn for this
vile merchant to mishandle. So says at last:
@And you would off forsooth to hide two pretty
heads in country that bawls for your"
"No," says she, eve going to Lady Westgarth
in Soho, that is cousin to mother"
@There is some sense sounding there" sad "f so be
she is discreet and well minded. What says she?"
4Sr she knows nothing said the girl with trembling
lips. "There was no means to communicate with her;
for these last days we have been imprisoned"
"'Sdeath!" I cried, and said more, but looked on
her piteous face in muse; and then turned tossed
off the rest of the wine, and says Young mistress the
hours Get you to bed and sleep in comfort;
and if be there is that in your baggage that will
and cothe you for maid tomorow-why don it,
l said "There is naught hurt you here" said I.
Her face of flush, and she bowed her head
as she thanked me in low voice. Twas manifest she
was overdone and dismissed her to her and her
sister.
As for me- awhile in thought tickled at this ad
venture, and then 1 called mine host and broke
bottle together, after which went to my chamber and
slept deep.
T ORD love you! I would not have believed that so
- great distngushnent could be in dress, till
clapped eyes Gemini next morning. The girl that
had been the boy overnight had took advice, and
was now in fine blue rament t'other. And
that it that puzzled me- for when l entered the
room and saw them seated to breakfast didn't know
which was he and which tother So says l, gazing in
turn at both, after having given them goodday:
@If this be Mistress Dorothy" says and of sud
den one of them fell to laughing.
otis not" says she, and then fell to blrshing. @Tis
Marjory."
sWhy, damme! Marjory is as good name" said l.
feeling aggrieved to be made thus fool.
But she ceased laughing suddenly. ave much
alike" quoth she.
"Rip mel" said l. II wouldn't care to venture twenty
guineas which which, which tother But,
Dorothy Marjory, It's all one, says. Fall on the
vctuals like trenchernen."
There was something that had passed between the
sisters, l could see; for Mistress Dorothy, that
knew for the one being me- kept nging shy glances
from to her twin, and indeed l had doubt that
she had been acquainted with what had fallen the
night before. There more constra1nt upon Mar
jory for she showed signals of it in her face-that
as pretty phiz saw and have been in pal
aces and courts in plenty. But there mod
esty dwelling in its beauty that but pestilent
rogue would have violated. And, damme! when
thought on that of guardian and what he press