The Bozeman courier., 1926-07-16

respect for Mr.. Tidd was vastly increased |
by seeing him through the trees engaged |
in a game Of lawn tennis with certain
members Of the household. AS he can
tered down the drive he met Sir William, |
who stopped him.
Anything wrong in the menagerie?" the
squire demanded, having a light regard /
for some of his wife's pets.
THE old bay mare is coughing Mr.. !
Shields explained. "Ive given her a dose /
and 1 think she'll be all right
Il wish you'd give her a dose that would
put her out Of her misery the squire
grumbled. "She's twenty years old if she's
a day. Why don't you tell her ladyship to !
turn her out and let her have restP'
Mr.. Shields tempOrized.
Her ladyship only gives the mare light
work, Sir William" he said. "She seems |
to have a sentimental interest in the an
imal."
''Sentiments fiddlesticksg Sir William
grunted. "Well, good day, Shields"
Mr.. Percy Shields rode slowly home
wards. The one great problem was still
exercising his mind. The squire had
ness, meant to insinuate a certain measure
| Of social equality, or was it spoken after
/ the fashion in which Sir William would
have addressed his head groom or garden
/ err Such problems had never worried him
| before. Now they seemed to be confront
/ ing him at every turn.
| "What the devil am /, he asked himself,
as ne gave his pony a savage little flick
/ wit hthe whfp-"a gentleman or a veter-
i mary surgeOn?"
In the bar parlor Of the MelhamptOn
Arms, Mrs. DOwdswell was engaged in the
supererOgatory task Of EOlishing some al
at the same time to her niece and assis-
tant, quiet looking, handsome girl Of
about twenty-five years.
i What say is that a nice looking girl
Il like you will be finding a man Of her own
before we know where we are" she de-
elared.
mo signs at present" the young lady
replied, glancing at her hair in the mir
rOr over the chimneypiece.
There's Harry BOulds now"
81 wouldn't have anything to say TO
him, anyhow" her niece interrupted. He'd
had as much to drink as was good for him
Hast Saturday, and that's q thing I can't
! abide hate to see them come In the
! place when they've been niling up else
: where and every glass they take is doing
them harm"
''We must all live" Mrs. DOwdswen phi
J lOsOphized. "a strong chap like Harry
8 FOulds can stand 3 lot Of liquor. Stiu,
p IL you don't fancy him, what about Mr..
e Percy Shields2 haven't seen him FOR the
) last two days, by-the~bye"
= 'He was in the smOkerOOm this morn
= ing" Miss Stanbury reklied.
g 1.-THE smOkerOOmi Sakes alive, what was
e he doing in there2" her aunt exclaimed.
o 81 didn't ask him." was the eQuable an
e sWer. "As matter Of fact, I didn't sex
o you haven't Guarreled, have you, or any.
thing OF that sOrtf" Mrs. DOwdsWel
|, asked bluntly.
o The girl BIT her lip. and remained silenf
u for a moment. Her aunt hastened q
lchange the conversation.
!. (which reminds me- she continued
IS "that &c was only the other day Mr.. Shields
was asking for some Irish Whiskey. Jus
r. see that I order some, Rose, dear. And,
she went on, turning round and pattini
ithe girl on the shoulder, "neFer you mini
p n he is all up and down, so to speak
He's making up his mind, that's what h
re- is, and when they're in that state they y
p as troublesome as can be-"
10 81 think he's made up bis mlno, ho8
g StaDbury said dOlefully. "He hasn't be9
D near me for three days"
lsI Mrs. DOWdsWeu departed, mutterln
30 something about letting some unknOWi
.y person have a bit Of her mind. and Oh
lg young lady turned to the window. Pres
b. emily Mr.. Percy Shields came along ga
or street, his head 0OWncaSts his crop unoe
bis arm. and hls hands behind hie bae-
- He passed the inn without even gloncln
around. and vanished in the direction g
g the station Miss Etanbury turned bac
g % her seat with g little pain sc hen hear
e Lnlas she was convinced. We9 tne END
every thing.
" Over supper that night Mra. DoH'