Evening star., 1924-04-14
Mistress Wilding
By Rafael Sabdtini
Author of "Sesramouche" Captain Blood

By Rafael Sabafini

duce the name of Mistress Westma-
eots, NO matter how respectfully. and
that in doing so !! gave Mr. West
| For that I beg his pardon, and I
| venture to hope that this matter need
4. go no farther"
vallanoey and Blake were speech
/ less in establishment: Trenchard liyid
with fury. Westmacott moved step
or two forward, swagger unmistak-
able in his gait, his neither lip thrust
out in sneer.
Why" said he, his voice mighty
the matter hardly can go further"
He conveyed such q suggestion OF re-
| gret at this that Trenchard bounded
! forward, stung to speech.
But if Mr.. Westmacott's disap-
pointment threatens to overwhelm
him" he snapped, very tartlys'I am
his humble servant, and he may call
upon me to see that he's not robbed
| of the exercise he came to take"
Mr.. Wilding set a restraining hand
upon Trenchard's arm.
I Westmacott turned to him, the
sneer. however, gone from his face
II have no quarrel with you, sir"
said he, with an uneasy assumption
IT'S a want that may be soon sup
Piled" answered Trenchard briskly,
and, as he afterwards confessed; had
not Wilding checked him at that mo-
1t was vallancey who saved the
| situation. cursing in his heart the
bearing of his principal.
"Mr. Wilding." said he. this is very
handsome in you. You are of the
happy few who may tender such an
apology without reflection upon your
! courage
! Mr.. Wilding made him a leg very
ele gantiy you are vastly kind, sir"
=, You have given Mr. westmacott
the fullest satisfaction. and it is with
an increased respect for you--if that
were possible-A-that I acknowledge it
! on my friends behalf,''.:
r''You are, sir, very mirror of the
! elegancies,'' said Mr.. Wilding, and
! Nallancey wondered was he being
| laughed at. Whether he was or not,
| only seemly thing. He had made
handsome acknowledgment of a hand
some apology, stung to it by the cur
rishness of Richard.
J Trenchard's burning eagerness to
! carry it himself to 4 different con-
! summation. Wi1ding prevailed upon
| him, and withdrew him from the field
| But as they rode back to Zoyland
Chase the old rake was bitter in
| his inveighings against Wildings
! folly and weakness.
II pray Heaven" he kept repeat
Ing. that II may not come to cost
! you dear"
/ Have done" said Mr.. wiIding. a
! trifie out of patience. Gould I wed
! the sister having slain the brother"
And Trenchard. understanding at
. last, accounted himself a numbskuIl
that he had not understood before
! But he. none the less deemed it
pity Richard had been spared.
CHAPTER VT.
The ChaMpion.
AS vainglorious was Richard West
macott's retreat from the field of un-
stricken battle as his advance upon il
had been ingiorious. He spoke with
confidence now of the narrow escape
that Wilding had had at his hands. OF
the things he would have done to Wild
ing had not that gentleman grown wise
in time. Sir Rowland. who had seen
little of Richards earlier stricken con-
dition, was in a measure imposed upon
! by his clustering tone and manner: not
so Vallancey. who remembered the steps
he had been forced to take to bolster
up the young mans courage sufficiently
TO admit OF his being brought to the en-
counter. Richard SO disgusted him that
he felt If he did not quit his company
soon he would be quarreling with him
himself. So, congratulating him. in
. caustic manner that Richard did not
RELISH. upon the happy termination of