Show iffa t p lo 10 aley brianae bitter nitin the altro wro many reasons for this 10 addition to the usual we of similarity ofield ofie lc giitl pur enli they had knonk each oilier turn istir infancy they went to alic anio school the idle atts of school was exchanged for the toil and labor of for an lamination hey choie alio llio can 0 o coach and took alic tame subjects bogli in nt in tho tamo and both in tho in ile next and lough they choso different icci audit they had alioth the fame bluh oth hail a good dal of and to hill taw euch other a great dial ard it was generally in each other s that allx y piny td billiard looked at or joined in alic oilier aporta anil pastimes of abo or country aid ai d spain alie idea elal alie vaa a bore occurred to carh t blui crt tad rot to civilian cabe more ihan a Itri night bufore holand fol bovid his tine it ciui t be as in way of the romantic or kind cur friend dd and or anil pythias to the b holder ananious anai ious for lai cd and if either or had efad cicero de A amicitia mici tia he would have been much rl what be found alere the was practical and english by which epithets a cupo riar solidity based upon common was supposed to be indicated but solid as the friendship wa the time came when it broke up alto fieller fit lLer not drifting slowly into in alie common fate of such but being converted into actual dislike and on boned aJ tast into absolute hatred the bauo of was of corrip the great disturbing alt in all cinica ila cuje they both lei I 1 in love the faff girl and if could be any excuse for a breach of friend chip miss alice betoken betaken as au gnip e gy thomi alio a few years ago lanced or dined in tho great world cn hardly imo forgotten tant lady aa the about the drawing moms of and belgravia under the ving of lady alice had everything or nearly everything lady ought to have who wai italo make a brilliant marriage jn the first place very rich like hiie lady in the bong she had gold and slie had land and there were great of the gold aal in the corner of llie land was a big black coal mine where worked and made alice richer ard every day and thiu the stung lady was so pretty her were as cirera could dissect adair i tion and and mouth and nobce and liu l iu all and faull lg and then her intelligence bhe took in nil the reviews benl enl read niort of then when she had giruc she was accomplished too and played the piano as well as moat ic nals people said and sang divinely her tp C being a boeder of nature not by art and her her graceful aiau biere and her smile so bewitching and adorable who could resist all chesi her ane it must be admitted a little obscure but then her were dead which made all alie her father had it was believed worked in the coal mine I 1 have mentioned but that was yeara before alice was born and than the young lady had never knowd much of either of her parents alio hail both materially assisted assi eted her chances of a brilliant marriage iby their early retire to a world where the society is not supposed to be so exclusive ro it was no wonder hat the young ladys was so eagerly court id and that masculine could r ir cular admiration of drawing rooms but boldly to positive proposals verbal and epistolary alice showed nil the letters to lady who kitsch her fervently on both cheeks and as aisted her to the letters of relus ol kind and at the faroe time firm to crush all chopo an kind to show the delicate f clings of the ariter vr iter alice bos had many offers but the right mon turned up y t lady confide to u Iri cud nil lier advantages I 1 look fir something quite balli ant then it ws eliat our two friends appeared on llie anu her ladyship became all attention to the signs of incipient entanglement for of the two would be n kuiter to be thought of seriously sir bloland echain and sir rupert dear eaid her ladyship HI one of her confidential abati in which the dealt out the to be n light to Alic cri path they am both eligible moat eligible when I 1 bay both of course I 1 mean either alice biad 1 I hope one fir the other will really come forward the worst of it was they both cama forward anil alice was in no hurry lu wiltcie bo them felic likel ahem both alicy were loth cliville cli ille wai tle anil they were both rood looking aa men go anil they biad both been in the arcay nii alice was in of alic military ns a gursc neail moat la lies are for have not been communicate il to the writer of this story only cicro sir had ft alight 1 or ho hail been in notion and had actually feen two men killed of course alice have re bained long in suspense what ehe called her heart by the counsels of lady Heavy ton would have decided guelf but before that fond aad fluttering organ could t mini ti 1 have f iff fl fici the 1 wo fur each lin he ana the hale ol 01 hi feelings flani aid crali ted cald ing the to his chomi friend alim carh felt that the had ahe which lie had meant 0 o confide in him 10 hero wad a toren tsa be kittren lie two which an attempt wry clever brought into R positive quarrel it clinio about iu tins wise the ino Ine rids having danced both literally anil figuratively oil M as during ahr lliter ladico on ib guen llort r giitl allidi followed her to coats from thence they rung lady was going tu Hoiu Lurg while wre expected in on the an tho drew near a gue stole into alio llio ul arh you brur plan I 1 caid the other plana ohl nc I 1 1 had bouie to get you the invitation thae anro plenty lofts give ath their cais to shaul on lord bigwigs Big wigs moors of cobrae I 1 am not going to decline bow though I 1 am belting a liitle aired nt the everlof ting grouse dpn are going noi th nn ro laud I 1 iuppo ci hupert baid this 1 liitle doubtfully too no J not was the reply ifju still excuse me I 1 want to go mp a day or so before to arrange one or to things with lard bigwig s ill join you at frith asir robert was delighted to hinr thi though be n bloland as going to beave him at leal one clear day ith ahn bantes perhaps more than one for it kasnot after all absolutely necessary lie t hould be on tho moora on the morning of the it was rather bad not to bo there certainly but ho would be guided by events he said nothing lurth cr but when the lime came he saw sir oil on board lle southampton tt camer and even then exve no sign of his delight he bought a huge basket of rutar and waited till the mermaid was on the when le look a ilidio boat and went out to lier tho mermaid is lord splendid yacht aud ard und lidy arc ins aud t it cocci about that lip had had the privilege of having alien as his gue t lal a greeting aa tho young man arrival ar rivel alongside with hilaree hi large basket of lowers mcana for the la dipold fellow I 1 but ive just landed them at in catch the tram for london en roeln for you know your want up by alie same train sir rupert d on board feeling very it was quita evident now why bir koland had gone away and tho thought that lie ct that identical nio was certainly billing to lier in llie railway carriage talking eho re and lady heavy top and dozed in the other corner exasperated him horribly he found some consolation in characterizing acter izing his friends conduct ai infamous and the expressions mean shabby trick re over and over to himself relieved liviu wonderfully he had accepted lord invitation to ime but I 1 am afraid his did not tied him an aggei able companion throughout the dinner he was tracking the on its way to donilon Io nilon more than ever exasperated as he remembered that tha southwestern ex glow aud the huge basket of roses which had taxed all abo boral resources of cawes etemad dreadfully silly on the table round which there were only mustachioed faces but it was some comfort to think that he koland he thought of him now the litle prefixed to his dame in a day or two and be able to tell liim what ho thought ofha paltry subterfuge this idea liviu out or the ii gluud and up to buaton and into the scotch express which was carrying men and gum oil ta caledonian caledonias Cale donias heathery moors but at hughy an idea struck him an idea which made the tet features of ats relax into liko a smile ho would not go to scotland but immediato ly follow miss to hornburg for his friend s treachery he felt had released him from whatever obligation might attach to hia promise which wua not really a promise ailcy all 1 I know roland la cleverer than I 1 am much cleverer no doubt he said to himself but this lime ill trump his bast card I 1 am sure she likes mo better than him but he always comes in to spoil my though lio any of his own this time he wont bo in tho way f thia iilah had fully matured in hii hi i mind ami for execl ion tho train stopped at u ranc so lio jumped out then leaving guns and ever tiling but hiis dressing case to go to and took tho train he got back to in to get alio flushing bout that cven lug and alio next night ho slept in ho hotel dAngle terre at horn lurg aa iio took besl lie chuckled to himself M helli ought of the itam ly which iio was to outdo llie with alo faill on hia fatico ho to ivady heavy lop s nna thare lie sir ll oland the WAS mutual so was alie you lacre with nn billic unfix alie fact i anid abe allier ive a little seedy and I 1 consulted a ewel doctor he told anc homburg would bo just ho sm me and w here I 1 am I 1 nm going to take the treatment you got roy pertha sir rupert daiil liot reply for some time then a voice 1 iu well M ho could he bocca tocca of en hern ier nn adalph alf our frinchi frind hi is over but ou cleall answer lu rue at colne tolne filling time mid place lor this deception and then he went ft to bin hotel and all the morning till the hour of gave another turn to his aikaa aul eating and drinking consoled leini for it time ho waa still furioli with his former friend and idly revolved all sorts of schemes ing practicable presented itself and lie regretted his fantoft wan toft originality for the airet time in hi life but a wrong was in store foe him nest day he luet lady and her lair charge anil alire milled sweetly on ciui for she lad by no means dt in favor of roland though am star was in the ascendant us bhe re to lady heasto who smiled approbation rupert of the theatre A company was coming to to give a few in of comic opera nod alice aul ebo would like to see gat parois may I 1 oner you a box ho said to lady heavy lop her hadj ship assent and rupert was happy most of all in the thought that roland had heard the invitation given and accepted but ahen some hours later he presented hiroe elf at the box office of the theatre a great disappointment was in store lor him every box in alic theartres theatres the atres had been taken for the particular night on which gas farone was to be played lie could hardly understand the feeble of the man in the box but aa far as he could anther the boxes bad been taken by some one biting on behalf of the prince of wales who was coming to hom but ho learned that the places lad been taken only an hour before he spent the afternoon in concocting concoct ing a suitable letter of regret and explanation iho composition of which waa rendered more difficult by tho fact that he had forgotten to bring bis pocket dictionary with him from england the next day he received a note in almost unintelligible english from lie box keeper to say that the gentleman win had taken the bocca only required two and that tho rest were to bo ellered to the public that was on the of the performance and he hastened hasten rd to secure the last remaining lox anil to write to lady heavy top A brief note came in reply thanking him for the but declining it another box had been brej previously and accepted full ot bewilderment and disquietude bir rupert went early to the theatre and sat in solitary state in his box right to him two had knocked into one and anil more elaborate curtains indicated the expected coming of ciomo highly honored visitor bir rupert vaa puzzled the prince of walea had not arrived at hoin burg whom could alie preparations be fur he had bat about ten minutes to solve the problem in and he do it the solution as forced on him and the poor fellow became almost livid with jealousy and road with rage for there lie saw fair rolard lend in lady Heavy top and her and lie bis seat between the two badiea alio smiled and beamed on liim chev were evidently delighted pith alie arrangements that had been made iu their honor As if anybody alae have done as much or more if he lad only thought of it sir popit iun in the box liia almost intolerable but he bore it aa bravely as he could sir roland saw him nodded and limited an insulting smile the ladies saw lim and bowed but did not look again though IH eyes were riveted to their box not the movement escaped him he saw that alice was not paying much attention to the piece but was listening tu the conversA liua of her cavalier she wants to hear the he said to him elf but that fellow wont let her sir roland was aa lively na possible laughed a good deal very loud rupert had always thought his laugh unpleasantly loud now ho thought it disgusting and fell back for consolation on a well known proverb an interview with the box keeper between the acts showed the faill extent of the treachery of his former friend and lio left ahe theatre with a wild re solve that he would not sleep till he hadnot boino sort of reparation fur lie had learned that it wan rowland alio eliud blought up all the boxes birllie theatre to prevent bibi from fulfilling iiii promise he waited some time at rolands rooms maddened by the thought that tire gallant baronet must bd having with abo badiea at their hotel 1 I will wait till midnight if necessary ho said but I 1 will i i him he so long to wait germans keep very early hours and before 1030 he had poured out B torrent of invective in the presence of hia former friend he concluded a demand fir satisfaction and insist d that tharo fiut be a meeting roland hardly listened to all this tirade he look irp a book and at it from time to time while the other spoke when you aro talking euch nonsense he said you must allow to look at the german irregular verli let 1110 you the study ot tho german tongue I 1 twill teach you patience and even u sli abt knowledge of it luay ba useful I 1 found it ao to wisht the other started oft on a frosli lir Bile with hoa meeting very birom benl out No naeme aga in snail sir llo land 1 I daro ray you wish me out of the way per alie ig mutual lint we cant ight dueling is antiquated for but we are in germany that makes no difference yon find any german and no englishman would act for you wo have to deny ou the pl catine of cutting ench ulcers threat air huppel ri bed furach anil worp lint the other wai in inn otto here is an idea be fhaid at baat if you arc thirsting fur my gri ino read you an extract an apothecary having without intention insulted a officer WM by the latter to a dot 1 arrived at the place of meeting the apothecary took froia his pocket a small pill box II erren he 1 I can neither bahoot nor light but havo provided myself with a of natialy ini alio claims of honor this pill box holds two pills the ono ij the other containing a mortal pi let ibe kierr choose which of the two aft prefer I 1 Bole promise to take the other when the proposition bad been beard all in hearty laughter the young lieutenant moat of all and the affair terminated now iheria an idea for you you said just bow you would cut luy throat with pleasure and have your own cut with pleasure only a little loa now if we go out and dont do any cutting to of we shall he laughed at in every club in london and alias will think us ridiculous now this plan obviates all that oi 0 of us will have to join the majority and the ther will remain quite well and without abo bad feeling ot laving killed some one however I 1 dont suppose you will accept alie sal few people are as to get out of llie world as they some timed pretend so leave me to kiy irregular verbs but I 1 do accept the proposal the other |