fsERIAL^ 1/2 STORY j THE LOVES o/" the LADY ARABELLA By MOLLY ELLIOT SEA WELL (Copyright, l'jwi, Uubbfa-Mcrrtil Cu.) SYNOPSIS. At 14 years of age Admiral Sir Peter ) Hawkshaw's nephew, Richard Glyn. fell ' deeply in love at first sight with Lady Arabella Sturinont, who spurueil his at tentions. The lad. an orphan, was given a berth as midshipman on the Ajax by \ his uncle. Giles Vernon, nephew of Sir Thomas Vernon, became the boy's pal. They attended a theater where Hawk shaw's nephew saw Lady Arabella. Ver non met Philip Overton, next in lino for | Sir Thomas Vernon's estate. They start- j ed a du»l which was interrupted. Vernon. Overton and Hawkshaw's nephew found themselves attracted by pretty Lady Ara bella. Till* A.lax in battle defeated Trench warships in the Mediterranean. Richard Glyn got £2,0(10 prlz< money. He was . called home by Lady Hawkshaw as he was about to "blow in" his earnings with Vernon. At a Hawkshaw party Glyn dis covered that Lady Arabella was a poor but persistent gambler, lie talked much with her cousin Daphne. Lady Arabella again showed love for gaming. Later site held Glyn and Overton prisoners, thus delaying the duel. In the Overton-Ver non duel, neither was hurt. Lady Ara bella humiliated Richard by her pranks. CHAPTER Vl.—Continued. "Sir Peter," said Lady Hawkshaw, In the same awful voice, "I unexpect edly entered this room a few moments ago, and the sight that met my eyes was Arabella struggling in the arms of this young ruffian, Richard Glyn, who was kissing her with the greatest fury imaginable." Sir Peter looked at me. very hard, and after :i moment said: "Have you nothing to say for your self, young gentleman?" "Sir," 1 replied, trying to assume a firm tone, "I will only say that Lady Arabella, meaning to treat me like her lap-dog, kissed me on the nose, as she does that beast of hers; and as an officer and a gentleman, I felt called upon pay her back; and for every smack she gave me on my nose, I gave her two back in the mouth, to show her that an officer in his majesty's sea service is a man, and not a lap dog." "Do you hear, Sir Peter?" asked Lady Hawkshaw, with terrible earnest ness. "He does not. deny his guilt. What think you of his conduct?" "Think, ma'am!" shouted Sir Peter, "I think if he had done anything else, it would have been clean against the articles of war, and 1 myself would have seen that he was kicked out of his majesty's service. 1 shall send for my solicitor to-morrow morning to put a codicil to my will, giving Richard Glyn £I,OOO at my decease." At this the gentlemen roared, and Lady Arabella, seizing the lap-dog, hid her face in his long hair, while even Daphne smiled and blushed. As for Lady Hawkshaw, for once she was dis concerted and walked out, glaring over her shoulder at Sir Peter. There was much laughter. Sir Peter joining in; but after a while the gen tlemen left, and Sir Peter went out, and Daphne, who 1 saw was disgusted with my conduct, walked haughtily away, in spite of Lady Arabella's play ful protests that she was afraid to re main alone in the room with me. One thing had puzzled me extreme ly, and that was her calmness, and even gayety when she had no means of knowing how Overton had come off in the meeting, and I said lo her: "How did you know, or do you know, whether Philip Overton and Giles Ver non are alive at this moment?" "By your face, Dicky," she answered, trying to give me a fillip on the nose, which I successfully resisted. "I was in agony until I saw your face. Then 1 gave one great breath of joy and re lief, and my play with my lap-dog, which had been torture to me, became delight. But tell me the particulars." "No, madam," said I; "I tell you nothing." This angered her, and she said, aft er a moment: "I presume you will take an early opportunity of telling Sir Peter and Lady Hawkshaw that I saw Philip Overton alone in this house, at five o'clock yesterday morning?" "I am quite unaware, madam," re plied I, stung by this,"of anything in my character or conduct which could induce you to think such a thing of me." "You made me no promise not to tell," she said. "Certainly not. Tint some things are considered universally binding among gentlemen, and one is to tell nothing to the disadvantage of a woman. I neither made, nor will make, a prom ise about that affair; but if it is ever known it will be you or Overton who tells it, not I." And I walked out of the room. I speedily found, after that, my life in Berkeley Square uncomfortable. 1 felt constrained before Lady Arabella, and, what seemed strange to me, little Daphne, who had hitherto treated me with greatest kindness, seemed to take a spite at me, and her gibes and cuts were hard to bear. Neither Sir Pcrer nor Lady Hawkshaw noted those things, but they were strong enough to impel me to ask Sir Peter to look out for a ship for me at the ad miralty. I saw Giles Vernon every day, and he continued to come, with unabated assurance, to Berkeley Square. We were not anxious that the fact of the duel should leak out, and Overton was especially desirous to keep it quiet. Of course, he came no more to Berke ley Square, and withdrew more and more from his former associates. He began to consort much with persons of the John Wesley persuasion, spend ing much of his time, when not on duty, at Oxford, where the Wesleyans were numerous at. the time. I noticed that Lady Arabella treated Giles, and me. also, with more civility than she had hitherto shown. I could not think it sincere, but attributed it.to a al desire to conciliate those who knew so much to her disadvantage. But that she made no effort to overcome her in fatuation for Overton, I very soon had proof. Sir Thomas Vernon, soon after this, had the assurance to present him self in Berkeley Square, and rare sport it was. Lady Hawkshaw, Lady Ara bella. Daphne, myself, and one or two other persons were in the Chinese drawing room when he was ush ered in. Lady Hawkshaw and Sir Thomas were old acquaintances, and had been at feud for more than :'.O years, neith er side asking or giving quarter. Sir Thomas had a shrewd wit of his own, and was more nearly a match for Lady Hawkshaw than any one 1 had yet seen. He opened the ball by re marking on Lady Hawkshaw's im proved appearance, partly due, he thought, to her triumph in getting the K. C. B. for Sir Peter. This nettled Lady Hawkshaw extremely, and she retaliated by telling Sir Thomas that he looked younger than he did when she first knew him 30 years ago. As Sir Thomas hated any allusion to his age, this shot told. "And allow me to congratulate you. Sir Thomas," added Lady Hawkshaw, "upon your very promising cousin, _ __ - —~ i TiVi i SStSSSm 53 BmSSSS—^ — 1 r 1S "That's a Pity," Said Lady Hawkshaw. Mr. Giles Vernon. Sir Peter has the highest opinion of him, and he has won the favor of the bong-tong to an extraordinary degree." "He may have won the favor of the bong-tong," replied Sir Thomas, im pudently mimicking Lady Hawkshaw's French, "but he has not yet succeeded in winning my favor." "That's a pity," said Lady Hawk shaw; "but it doesn't signify, I dare say. It will not keep you alive a day longer. And there is your other cousin—Capt. Overton of the Guards. He is what so few of our young men are, pious and God-fearing." "And a sniveling, .lohn Wesley Methodist besides," snarled Sir Thom as, much exasperated. "Bless me, Sir Thomas," cried Lady Hawkshaw, "don't be so hard on these worthy people, the Methodists." 1 own ibis surprised me, for if there was anything on earth upon which Lady Hawkshaw was uncompromising, it was church and state; and, excel lent woman though she was,l believe she would have been rather glad to make one big bonfire of all the dis senters in England. Sir Thomas was far from insensible to Lady Arabella's charms, and, after a further exchange of hostilities with Lady Hawkshaw, turned to Arabella. She smiled upon him, and seemed anx ious to conciliate him; and in a little while I caught enough of their conver sation to know that she was telling him of the meeting between Giles and Overton, and representing that it had been forced upon Overton by the in sults of Giles Vernon. Sir Thomas' response to her tale was that he did not give a damn for either of them, and it' both had bit the dust he should not have been sorry. When Sir Thomas left, Lady Hawk shaw called the tall footman. "Jeames," she said, "when that— person calls again, the ladies are not at home. Do you understand?" James understood perfectly, in spite ct Lady Arabella's scowls. It is not to be supposed that a young man of Giles Vernon's spirit had not been able togo through with his prize money and run pretty considerably in debt in five or six weeks in London, and one morning, some days after this, when 1 went to see Giles at his lodg ings, I found the bailiffs in possession. Giles, however, was as merry as a grig, because that very morning he had got an appointment to the Belvi dera frigate. It was not much after having served in the Ajax, but it meant leaving that uncertain and trying element, dry land, for another element on which Giles was much more at home, to-wit, the CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1909. blue sea. So he sent out for a pot &112 porter, and he and I, together with the bailiffs, drank to the lielvidera; and I swore, then and there, that go with him 1 would. For, in the excess of my affection for Giles, I would have taken almost any.service to be with him. The frigates, too, were more in the way of activity, as the enemy was wary of meeting our ships of the line, but the frigates could go hunting after him. So, when I returned to Berkeley Square that day I begged Sir Peter to get me a berth in the Belvidera. He was pleased with my spirit, and the very next, day he went to the admiral ty for me. The complement was full, but, luckily for me, one of the juniors got a billet more to his liking, and Sir Peter, being on the spot, got me the vacancy, and I was ordered to report at once at Plymouth. It took me but a day or two to get my outfit and make ready to start. Lady Hawkshaw showed me great kindness then, and actually allowed me to have a considerable sum of my own money. Lady Arabella treated me with her usual indifference, and, 011 the day I was togo, bade me a careless adieu. When the post-chaise was at the door and I went to the Chinese draw ing room to tell Lady Hawkshaw and Kir Peter good-by, Daphne was there with them, and she looked as if she had been weeping. Sir Peter gave me a letter to my new captain, Vere, and some words of encouragement. Lady Hawkshaw delivered a homily to me on my duty, which I received out 0/ respect for her real excellence of heart, and thanked her in a manner which made Sir Peter my friend for life. Daphne said not a word when I look her hand, but banding me a lit tle parcel ran out of the room. I after ward found it to be a little housewife made by her own hands. 1 went down to the chaise, puzzled at her conduct, but, looking up for the last time to the windows, I saw her peering from behind a curtain. I raised the parcel to my lips, and, as she saw it, a smile broke over her face. My last glimpse of her was like an April day—she was all smiles and tears—and it was destined to remain in my memory. Giles Vernon was waiting for me at the corner of the street. We were to make the journey to Plymouth to gether. "Well," he cried, when we found ourselves rolling along to meet the coach, "I have had my cake and eaten it." "How I envy you!" I said, bitterly. "I have not had my cake. Every shil ling of my prize money is in bank, ex cept about £200." "Poor chap!" answered Giles, feel ingly. "How much more of life have I seen in London than you! I have seen everything, including that queen of hearts, Lady Arabella Stormont. She has treated me cruelly, the jade! But 1 will bring her to my hand at last, that I swear to you." I longed that he might know of that episode with Overton in Sir Peter Hawkshaw's cubby-hole at five o'clock in the morning. (TO BR CONTINXTKD.) For Your Health. Conquer your moods; don't let your moods conquer you. People who give way to moods never amount to much, because they are never masters of themselves. They never know in the morning whether they are going to do a good day's work or not, whether they are going to be a cheering or a depressing influence on the people around them. If they feel like being good-tempered, they will be; if they feel like "snapping" at everybody, they will snap. People who suffer from "moods" should be careful about their habits. They should be regular about meals, sleep, exercise and work. The condi tion of the health has much to do with moods, and there is nothing that con tributes so much to health as abso lute regularity. His Position. Dean Ramsay once told of a young Englishman who had taken a Scottish shooting, and thought himself quite nationalized. Next year he met a genuine Scot of the old school at a German watering-place, and proceed ed to pose as one himself, talking of Scotland and haggis and sheep's head and whisky, boasting of Bannockburn, professing devotion to Queen Mary, and extolling Scott and Burns over all English writers. On taking leave of his friend he said: "Well, sir, next time we meet, 1 hope you will receive me as a real countryman." "Weel," said the other, "I'm jest thinkin', my lad, ye're nae Scot, but I'll tell ye what ye are—ye're jest an impruived Englishman." A Little Girl's Feat. Little Miss Evelyn Albee of Alna Center may deservedly be called a heroine. A few days ago, while play ing near an open well, *he accidentally stepped in. The well was 18 feet deep, with six feet of water. Her playmate heard the splash, but was too fright ened to call for assistance. Miss Eve lyn, who is not six years old yet, was equal to the occasion and clambered to the top, unaided and unharmed. "How did she do it?" is the general question asked, but no one but the lady herself knows, and she wishes to forget it. That she wasn't hurt in some way was truly remarkable.— Kenebec Journal. A Cup of Tea. All cookery books, and many others, contain precise directions about tea making. It is the simplest thing in the world, and yet there is not one person in ten who succeeds in making a really good cup of tea.— Food arid Cookery. NOT A MATTER OF LOYALTY. Simple But Insuperable Reason Why Subject Could Not Kneel Before His King. One fancies that few types of men, can, from time to time, have afforded ro5 r alty more amusement of a quiet •ort than provincial mayors of Eng land. "From the Foreland to Pen zance," by ClTve Holland, contains the story of a mayor of Weymouth who, during one of the visits of King George to the town, was destined to afford "comic relief" to a ceremony of iome Importance. The occasion was the presentation of an address of welcome to the king, and we are told that the mayor, on ap proaching to present it, to the aston ishment and dismay of all. Instead of kneeling, as he had been told to do, ■eized the queen's hand to shake it as he might that of any other lady. Col. Gwynne, the master of the cere monies, hurriedly told him of the faux pas, saying: "You should have kneeled, sir." "Sir, I cannot," was the reply. "Everybody does, sir," hotly asserted the colonel. The mayor grew red, and evidently much upset, exclaimed: "Confound it, ■ir, but I've got a wooden leg!" History records that "a smile suf fused the face of her majesty, and the king laughed outright."—Youth's Com panion. 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