The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-07

| you can 10. Dut III Huy Ghot sO'
have the same money. What are your
| charges?"
For the entire evening. 5 guineaS'"
GOOD: that il settled" The gentle
man stepped forward, and the owner
| of the red car and the chauffeur OF
the green one both sprang to open
the door for him. But he waved them
~ shall sit with the driver" he an
nounced, with the air OF one accus-
/ toned to quick decislons.s and never
4 DO you know Desmond House," he
| asked. when he was In his place. anu
Christopher ready to start.
circumstances to hear the name OF
an historic place, owned by man
whose ancestors had helped to make
not only Its histor,A but the history
| OF nations. He replied quietly that
he did know Desmond House.
Then drive me there, II you please,
and as quickly as you can .s sald ms hs
eIepseSs 10 have eaS Hou Solve the myso
terry Of yourself and your fine car"
christopher. obliged.
''K l had failed to earn at least
tonight. nothing could prevent me
from losing another sum, amounting
approximately to one hundred ana
| seventy-five thousand pounds. go
He Invited Christopher to go on with
the story, and Christopher did. In
way perfectly frank. simple. and a
little humorous.
sand pounds--or thereabouts-are my
| uncle's." said he. "Also a rather nice
house in the country. and few other
things which l was brought up to be-
lieve would eventually be mine. But
my uncle heard stories about my life
which didn't please him. and they
| were all true.
Besides, n more were needed, I'd
| FafnaRn marry annR GIRL he wanted
me to take. to please him So he sent
Tor me, and all my defeitful meekness
and sweetness OF manner was OF no
use. He saw through me. and told
me / was an lncorrigible young scoun-
drel. Also, he told me his plan for
my future. 1t was, to cut down my
allowance from eight to one hundred
fed, clothed, and housed In decency.
which, in his opinion-and in mine,
when l came to think OF twas more
| than i deserved.
II heard him through to the end. and
then proposed a substitute plan. I ad-
mitted the young scoundrel, but denied
the incorrigible. I said l thought that
that had a, backbone. As proof OF It's
4 existence I refused the allowance. ask
ing my uncle to keep his money and
reserve his Judgment. Said I: II
ter-that Is. II. I've shown that I'm able
not only to make my own way In the
world. but to make II like a gentleman
Twill you reconsider. and not leave the
| the last representative OF your name?'
IAN right said he. it's a bargain.
But l don't believe you can do H.:
And this" said CHRISTOPHER. lis how
: I'm doing 1t. You are my first pay pas
; senger, barely In time"
II am glad to be the one who brings
you luck" said the young mans pas
Senger.
: ing. I believe" said Christopher's pas
senRer. as Scarlet Runner entered the
drive and slowed down for ia approach
! to the door. my car may come or 1t
, % %ait. not In any case l wish you to
! Ten minutes passed. maybe. and the
thoughts OF Christopher Race had
q glided from the affairs of his late pas
senger to his own. He was wondering
{ when he might expect to get his dinner.
when the one thing which OF all others
! he did not expect happened. Close to
Scarlet Runner appeared the figure
, which few minutes ago had been cere-
3 moniously uslHTed into the house. There
2 1t was-the slim, soldierly form. SEEM
! ing taller than II was because of Its
upright bearing. There was the shin
E ing hat; shading the clear features;
. and the neat overcoat.
Surprised. but hiding surprise al
: sight Of the guest OF the evening. un'
escorted and out Of doors when he
ought still to have been engaged with
= his oysters, Christopher sprang from
: his seat and waited orders.
Saunders Hotel Charles street, Pal
n Mall--duick" said the crisp voice witt
2 the foreign accent. But II was less
q a crisp than before. and betrayed agita
: ton.
y Had his passengers last question beer
: repeated, Christopher Race could no
y have answered II truthfully and at tn,
> same time decorously. for he was con
= sumed with curiosity.
One had always heard that this cele
brated parsonage was erratic and ad
!, dicted to making decisions on impulse
y but his latest caprice babe fair, 4
g seemed. to break the record. A Roya
gentleman Is asked to a friendly dinner
he accepts, goes, and before he has ha'
% five minutes at his hosts table out h,
% pops unattended, nervous in manner
r seemed, to break the record. A roya
e and demands to be taken promptly bacl
q whence he came!
However. Christopher drove on, In
reflective mood and at a pace to suit II
n until he had reached Charles street
:. There, at the door which had given hin
/. his fare and his adventure. he stopped
i go In and inquire II Lord Thanet an
q Lady Ivy de Isle have come" the for
n eign voice directed brusquely.
y on these instructions, but that was be
p cause he had the habits OF a man OF tn
n world. Within. he was excited and curl
- Gus. for the Earl OF Thanet and hi
=? daughter were distant cousins of Chris
ID TOPPER Race, and naturally he woul
,s have liked to know the why and where
ID fore of His Majesty's interest in thei
.n movements. II the name OF Lord Thane
re- alone had been mentioned It would nc
,e have struck him so oddly. for Lor
v, Thanet had at one time been connecte
with the diplomatic service. and ha
e, spent years on the Continent. But VIII
a did one of the first gentlemen OF Europ
1T leave a dinner party In the midst to In
Id quire at an hotel for Ivy de Lisle?
His Majesty had consort to whom
e. was devoted, and he was not to
I'd tempted to a Irritation even by such
ne beauty as Lord Thanet's twenty-yeal
is old daughter. who had been one of III
successes of last season. But then
I man highly placed Is occasionally III
selfish enough to interest himself in
Id girl for the sake OF another man VIII
lg needs an advocate. And there were tw
to men whose names Christopher ha
?" heard coupled with Lady Ivy de Lsle'
at Either might have persuaded tn
er Sovereign to plead his cause with III
girls father, for b0th could claim hi
| q al lI~