Show I IThe S 'S The Bishop Bishops s Pursel Pursell By y Cl Cleveland tr Moffett and mi Oliver Copyright by Cleveland and Oliver Herlo 1912 d I n u t. t c c CHAPTER PT VIII A rae Fact in the 01 GUM o'clock the foro one aDO 8 I be before resounded pleas pleas- re 1 Jar br l luncheon i j t h the bi big bis l bout ou o and nd Mrs i r 11 Lly iter with n l consideration for lor Betty who ho rilO to to the tho librarY the tho to her ber l ast ju in bed ed ud nd her reS i ct met rela relatives If not yet dear bc began Dont Don't OU my ao S H that that wo we had bettor stop thiS I leaDor t eforo i it goes an any farther t BeaU Its lt nOW not its it's very far fai far declared th the girl irom You u promised to respect my joy e BO o S sen- sen Her we were Baxter Mr jr r p forthwith h out tbt the other yielded tor and loading tho the way far to the dining Mr Baxters Baxter's s now w If r room orn presented MiM liu Thompson to tho tha Io as as- and suddenly by bj t their hoir Olf guests I Indifferent civility civility Betty Bett Betty realised word she one had bad reduced her hert e lIo how loir by a t importance importance ia in inthe the world of houe boue bou c to about that of a ft nursery gov- gov S i cry ry much on her ber dl dignity tho ney seated bet be- be began her hor moal meal tw t en harriet Harriot Merle and and Lionel rl fitz- fitz Brown and directly opposite the Cou n. Co Loun teas Cl whom ibo bo ho studied with I h halert S alert feminine interest partly b aulo Kate Fas wa obviously ob a pretty woman of the dashing show showy kind that all other women regard as natural natura ene enemies i cs- cs I if tho they happen to be WI widows Bunder und nd r thirty and chiefly because the tul had Bob Dob Baxter Barter on 00 her r right g t taDd aDd tid seemed disposed to wake snake the tho most t lot pI pf his hIB proximity proximity- CI She Sho Sho isn't O t l losing so son liay n ay time thought Betty giving Lionel ionel onet the the listening look while sho she noted the breezy unconcern of iato ate attack attick Shell be c call call- iiI az him old top in ill another minute be said uld to herself and as Kate Kate in 10 la Iso he nut next breath actually lid did say av my m fletr UT r bo boy Betty Hetty laughed aloud causing causs caus caus- ing s g Lionel to beam beani b nl with tb the j happy of ot having ios scored a hit 1 Some ome deprecating references to a 3 1 Hollandaise le sauce served with tho turbot tur tur- bot ot 01 drew from Eleanor an apology polo Jor forb for b bo ho inefficiency of a new ness cook there lucre Thereas therea rai a as trouble iu in the kitchen she e ox ox- Ja owing to the fact that Mr MT lr Baxter had bad discharged ed the tho housekeeper Mrs Edge Edne This was all the f first thing e. e had hId done ne tho previous evening Ho lie thou thought ht Mrs E Edge Je extravagant and no doubt she abc was Wall fuel end of ot course Mr Ba Bax t tel tei r must do as ho he thou thought ht best but it did seem cem a pity to upset the 5 0 This indication of Hiram's attitude toward extra a extravagance cast a momentary ul om over the tho com company pan which was wasI I dissipated by bv the tho countess who pointed foul out amusingly lJ and with surprising f ulin eulin ry knowledge exactly what was v wr wrong n with the tho and added 5 that the late count h her r husband had bad been 1 b been fn an an invalid for years before eforo his hia death leith during which time Kate had bad per per- seen eon to the tiO t e preparation of his hie hiet 4 aTs t U I I J say Mi Thompson chuckled Brown in a a. whisper she he Ded the old oM bo boy Eb Eh what m fancy faney threw the gentleman uto iato a paroxysm of suppressed laugh laugh- laughr r ter Bett- Bett turned to scrutinize her Del neighbor neighbor neigh neigh- h- h bor and the sight of his bis joU jolly joU whole whole- omo countenance as ho bo put forth this K singular i IU suggestion brought her ber ba bato back to complete good humor England has hasI ha I produced various types of f great treat men inca treat great red fighters on land Kind and sea great S writer great orators orator and so O han other t er countries but En England land has undisputed Tinted d pre in one ore ariet variety of or ori i product that Is the amiable S haw haw-haw w I aw d dear ar old oli chap well t silly eilly ass creation that blooms extensively in iD London clubs and L drawing draing J rooms F Such was Lionel Lione Brown FUz-Brown who b hal Jl not been at t Bettys Betty's side ido do for five fhe K f minutes before he had given give her deI de de- I tailed information as 38 to his dear old oM I I in Upper Tooting wb who had bad the do don don't dont t you know th that t. t would como come Ito to him one of th thib flays daya 08 if something only happen to his bis cousin in W Wormwood Scrubs who stood between rand and nd was 81 di disgustingly healthy health I. I i Cant nt you get him to go R-O go in for fop fling m machines f su suggested ested Betty netty ully f u I 1 say nr That's an aa idea idu Miss iss Thomson Thompson exclaimed Lionel readjust readjust- readjust leg a T his o er B Bv Bt Jove Jo that that's a an leal 1 What an awfully awfully jon jolly thing thin if l I could get one of fb those se airmen or men to o civo m my nw uncle a few Ics les- c- c sons 1 And nd ag again ln he bur burt burst t int into roars of Bettys Betty's attention was now no drawn wn to toome to lone lime r of Harriet Merle touch- touch ig tlc f Pro rr M f Mothers bazar baz r tbt t wa a t to b be he af opened this afternoon n ai St. St Timothy's hys hy's parish house houlle Hariet liar Har- iet e dwelt with pride on the Ute fact that th t Sr rr f bur band the tho Rev Horatio was to I S the n The Rev Rc Horatio loe he he said ud w was 1 wasat lit at pr present sent r resting stil in hi hi hir room oem in tD n preparation for his hie oratorical I 2 tR a and d Harri t would brine him p IL light luncheon op OB op a tray tra Horatio it neCessary to be very i nt t thell these of intense mental n. n t which Lionel a again llin exploded itly th for o Betty benefit f aw baw a bawl ha Ill I'll tell vou ou v u ab about t tho w intellectual cb Concentration ho Oft led Theros a jolly 10 a tea tea- h III thi tb f H Horatio i isn't n t Ittin in in that chair next t to thc counes coun coun- es down this beastly sauce D ad all the r t of at it c Tell me mt laughed Betty i over er s SO bo lIbo can t h hear ar Now 8 she be J joU V well c Jocks ITo ITo- ratin a tD in hI l r ro oom m and ancl I leaves aes him 0 nn t lie lie t 1 Ij is w work rk Ii lone done one Betty s 's 8 ores eves danced II he likIt c to work sUc sc whispered 5 Like lK to ork Wh Why rr Mrs f Horatio un the bland yesterday in the Reverend i Horatio's room o b of hE couldn't lInb OU out through h tb the window Haw Harr Intense Intellectual cat t p hiir t I this last wa 1 meant nt as a lOa o harriet or a compliment to il fO f r 11 Betty v rr nc co corl rl at bl tb on tame rame I with a Of talk blk u s S t f J rho R 4 bayS bay bay- Bril E f tJ ber fa a on l p 3 I tr tI tarried M him hin oft off with will a SU r i Sf of Illare e MrS rT BaXter Rafter Pr NO pro a a drive W pl 1 off to PM M drop the erles if 1 I. 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S offer Ii Iel t lOT for 11 herself I alon ext ex ex- 0 1 the walk wilk ouM Ill ao Nora Horn t fOn and allo allot hm ti nr t to coni ton ron 1 h h- h OT 1 m univ r i t to be an un- un el UY 1 t r to tn he r work q i in t the o tib r n nr r o l H wT fro tJ cJ tt anI al Q her yet ct not alone for for every c y co corner ner of t this is j great room seemed aliye alire with memories oi ot of tho the morning g memories of him bim What Vba a 11 verr lerv en great reat difference di a few feT hours bad bat made madd How that this vi vigorous rous American merican whom lIb she bad not seen lICen for years cars should have hac suddenly without ut intending to o do it Jt- Jt t w without dreaming that be bo had done it It it have well have well what hat had he done r What was the truth her feeling for this pla playmate mate of li her r childhood Bob Baxter Bax Bax- ten ter D Does e ji a er e admit oven to o herself that thata a It Ina mau has biS won her bei heart until til she ebe DC has hs' hasgood good ra reason On to that Sll sli slie has won Ton on his bist Does a prett woman a 1 young youn and charming woman ever er admit uh h a thing r Probably n not t and Betty was was no no ex exception to this rule of or feminine res reserve nc But there were were two t significant i indications Ji in in Jh her r thou thoughts one that she did not in in the tho least enjoy tho the COU Countess s1 Kates Kate's flirtation flirtatious flirta flirtations tion tendencies with Bob and the tho other othera a decision that now she could n not f br break ak her heT inco incognito riito even if nho Rho bo would fould Her ITer pride forbade It it To lot Bob know that she sho was was his old friend Betty Thompson Thomp Thomp- son Mn would be a n confession sio of weakness San apt if she be that she hc was was not charming or pretty enough to attract him simply 31 as aa Miss Mis n s Thompson Thomason Xo o de de- cid dh sno so hO would not tell him Betty B tir had bail n just sr arrived at t this h g elf cH I respecting conclusion when there came a tcp step outside and t the b curate curito entered I bo bog your pad pardon n Tie lie began beran tim idly I am am the He Horatio M Ml one of the tho rel relatives I c you arc are MISS MIs Mh Thompson D the new new secretary rJ Yes said ail Betty Horatio c consulted 1 his watch and paused cd as if making an arithmetical cal calculation cola t ion Let me see lee the tho bazar op opens ns at half halt past 3 My h watch says five fh minutes past 3 which h means ns that it i ia it really a quarter past put 2 21 I like to keep my toy watch Quarter 0 minutes ahead of time Miss Th Thompson he explained c with a abrIght abright bright smile Why UW y not an hour ahead f she lal laughed hedNo hed No Xo no nor An n ur would b be too much Fifty five Fifty minutes Qi cs me exactly ex ex- time timo to dress and shave e I and I beg your pardon for going oin into these deta details ls The Th point is iii I bad juSt lust started for th the bazar bazar you you see I like to go fo and leisurely leisurely and I was as passing passin tho lod lodge e ewhen when I J met a young YO woman Toman a- a fellow countrywoman of yours yours-my my wife menti menti mentioned men men- ti ned to me Miss Thompson that you are an American m ri an Yea YM Im I'm an American 44 All Ah Ahl Very Verv fortunate Extremely fortunate Ho He stood twisting twisting- his long flagon to together ether in great sa satisfaction The Tho young woman I speak of is also il ilin in an American a most mot deserving person she but but er she er-she she has met rust with re er reverses Ds and ander er er Mrs Baxter has hall been kind enough h to let h her r stay at the lodge and do what she can to assist to er assist I se see no nodded tb the girL Her nanie Dani is IS' isBester Hester Storm andas and as lb be naturally fe feels Jonely here bere b being n l an in American I thought that you ou would speak to her r and and perhaps and er perhaps r encourage age age her Of or COUtee course I would T IT may maT add that Miss Mi Storm r rendered ren ro dered bred me an important service the theother theother other day wh when 1 T I was 1988 sore ore be beset s t in iner in- in er er Til Ill I'll explain that later hater on 00 She is outside now in a fact t she sho seems anxious to meet you and and- ander and er er may If IT II Certainly saM said Betty with cordial ear cor r. r dial sympathy and aDd following th curate toward the conservatory she he made out th the fi figure of a woman in in a a. red cloak doak a strangely familiar red cloak sharply contrasted a against the foliage e and as tho the woman woman turned and came cam forward Bett Betty Botty saw with a a. start of reco recognition that it was her companion on the train Jenny R Began an This i is the young woman woman Miss Miss Hester Storm Storm said tho the curate Miss Mi Hester Storm repeated reputed Bett Betty in surprise while the the- other threw her a beseeching glance for silence Y Yes s. s An interesting name is it not not chattered quite oblivious to the rapid pantomime that was 1 passing pass ing between the two women She has bas been traveling with a Russian p pr but the princess drank it drank it was very erv unfortunate and Hester and Hester will tell you vou 0 1 about it it wont wont won't t you m my dear J Ill tell teU tier r all about it answered the e dark dark eyed eyed girl and aud ho managed mana cd with the pleading of her eyes eye to give tb the words a double meaning This bein being arran arranged cd Horatio took a hurried burned d departure announcing that bo ho must have timo time to compose compo his mind before the essic mothers mothers' in address addres c W el r questioned Betty when tho the two women were alone I Dont me me Miss u Thompson r until youve you've e heard wh what t r T ha have hae C to say begged Hester I II He lIe called you ou Hester Heeler Storm I know but but but- m Your D name me is Jenny Rf Regas h hII al isn't it ItT Please II Please let mo me speak ak I J couldn't give i my real name name after after r what happened hap on o the te train Its It's been printed in m the pap papers ri and and dont don't dont you see cee no bO body here would ba have e trusted me me Its It's terri terrible le to be suspected of a thin thing when when when-when when youre you're innocent S Betty pondered thi this I suppose that is is true she a agreed reed and Hester breathed more nore easily casil At least the she was I to have a chance to tell her story some tonic story ton and her inventive ve faculties had hadD D never r failed her heryet yet r t. t It was Tras a a pity if be bc couldn't t cook up a tale that would satisfy this rich reh girls girl's curiosity without without with with- I out her suspicion jon You want cant to know how bow I happen to to tob b be here IJ anticipated Hester Hetor Betty admitted that she would like to know this and aud straightway the other Le began n her ber the General lines of which Thich it must be h said aid had been planned in aela advance cc for r sho real real- that her ber benefactress s was no fool foo It was simply a a. plausible continuation of ot her hard bard luck story as is 8 outlined on the thc train train with a vivid on 00 tho shock sho ho bo had bad suffered through u h heina eina unjustly suspected This was the last lut straw and it had broken brokel her br spirit o ono one 1 would d believe in her or help her and nd phe hadn't tho cour courage ce to struggle any iny lon longer er She be didn didn't t care CAr what happened to her she abe didn't want wane aD to live aJ just Ju t as a she was in this I d spirit she bc hid had thought ht of B Betty Botty tty and it ha hail bad seemed as if it JIbe be heard beard a voice oice telling her bor to go o to this gentle lar lady who b bad d befriended d her and arid and trusted her het and ann aurl- At t this point as He Hester Heeter Ur was wa working up 11 to an n effective o climax of sighs anti ami tears tear Parker coter entered ci i nd Betts Beth iu iii bib hh most mot bau ma manner ncr Mr Robert rt Baxter axt r nave cave i e mo mc ere ore letter tT lie ITo said T 1 wan wu to give Jio em rem tp the ew n r o 4 Very Vcr T welt ell elf saM n tt mil she took the papers while the dark ark gui stared in amazement ot The t tables were wen ao suddenly turned 4 f. f 4 ThO Th n nOw new 1 secretary questioned Hosier when n-heD the bather bad gone noe Hi Ho Hc called you u the new se secretary IJ He lIer cv ec were on steadily n nOw w. w ant un nad d were cre no I longer D er pleading iYe but bad had suddenly become hard aul I Why Why cr I can en explain tb t Betty hesitated Hester no lakia take laki a lot Jot of explaining Ji u ask me Oi On the level leel are aTe you |