| Show AN HONORABLE BY H B but dont you think said I 1 to miss dewitt that the end justifies the means sha shook her head oh no she said thata jesuitical well now here an example I 1 suggested you are anxious to sell the contents of this stall hrent you oh yea responded misa hewitt and you would ba delighted if someone were to come and buy it all up it would be of such use to abo charity certainly said miss dewitt promptly and would vex miss chudleigh over the way I 1 added miss kiewitt looked at mo with suspicion but im sure I 1 wai very demure uh it would be nice of course to be successful ahe assented it would mean fifty pounds may I 1 trouble you for another ice said I 1 feeling that I 1 waa bound to do something after that thank you strawberry well as I 1 was if you could find a means of gettiner gettin sr rid of all this and thereby benefiting tho charity bysco much you would feel disposed to take it even if it want quite quite you know 1 I do anything dishonest put in miss dewitt quickly oh I 1 talking of anything dishonest 1 pro tested 1 I was only thinking that there be other means not dl honest you know but just a little well not quite conventional you know what eort of means mis kiewitt curiously why now I 1 aard you have sold very little all the day miss dewitt bit her lips and disconsolate look came into her face while ive been here 1 said you have only disposed of two pairs 0 stockings one woolen com borter for tho hot leathar ve athar and a sort of a kind of I 1 quite ace but I 1 thought it loo ked like a 1 I know I 1 sold much broke in miss hewitt hastily and wi th a accession of color you have only bought a few ices I 1 looked meditative so I 1 have I 1 said feeling that another call was made upon me 1 I wonder if I 1 might no perhaps better not I 1 suppose you such a thing as a babas perambulator misi II ewitt bios mios blewitt was not amused she had only an eye to a bargain so she said eagerly im afraid I 1 but ive got a vary nicely dressed cradle and some rattles and ah said I 1 shakier my head im afraid its not old enough for those things she sighed and glanced across the way where miss engaged in roaring trade 1 I think I 1 might have one more ice I 1 said very bravely it was not so very hard after all the heat was very great and they soon melted miss gawitt was very nice about it are you sure you ought to she asked doubtfully miss hewitt said I 1 you are much too scrupulous that is the reason of your failure and yet you would have sold me a cradle and rattled with perfect equanimity knowing that 1 am a bachelor the inconsistency of your sex is a puzzle I 1 remarked shaking my oh out I 1 think about that said she with a blush 1 I only thought you wanted come then I 1 said what would you do to get rid of all your articles of commerce miss dewitta Ue witta eyes opened oh it I 1 could only do that she exclaimed well how far would you be prepared to go for it said I 1 insinuatingly she paused id id give up the ball tonight she exclaimed impulsively I 1 shook my head 1 I have no means of gauging the value of that renunciation 1 said thoughtfully hut possibly it is greater than the one I 1 know which would enable you to cell your stall oh do you a way cried breathlessly why certainly said I 1 still reflectively mr bandall Ean dall tell me she pleaded clasping her hands and putting her elbows on the stall she looked eagerly into my face I 1 really had no notion until that moment but somehow her action put it into my head have you ever heard of the beautiful duchess of devonshire miss ho witt I 1 abed misa hewitt leaned staring at ma for a moment and then a look of in telli pence came into her eyes her and she moved away 1 I dont think you should make that kinds of jests abc remarked disdain fully its not a jest I 1 answered reassuringly then youre all the hor sho returned feigning to be baay with her commerce but I 1 said in perplexity 1 I dont see I 1 only asked you if you remembered the duchess of devonshire the one his name painted you know mias ho witt wasi much embarrassed her face took on many but you she began and stopped do you remember her I 1 asked of course said liaa dewitt snappishly well then I 1 said am I 1 hor rid she paid mo so attention but began the things upon the stall in a reckless way on I 1 exclaimed suddenly 1 I sac what you were thinking of you thought I 1 meant I 1 see now yon thought I 1 was ad you to sell miss hewitt got redder than evor 1 I think any thing of the sort nhe exclaimed friedly and dusting away at nothing i and I 1 wish go away if youre not going tobay anything 1 I should like another ice please taid I 1 miss hearitt was somewhat taken abacuc and looked as if she would ako to but she only frowned and dumped another ice upon the counter but now yon have suggested it I 1 went on considering its not at all a lad idea miss hewitt moved to the further end of tho stall and sold another bair 0 stockings its quite worth thinking of I 1 said when she was within hearing again im glad you mentioned it anever mentioned anything she retorted hotly no of course you mention it I 1 agreed aoe should be angry because we are discussing calmly im not discussing anything she observed tartly no said I 1 but atthe shire thought it good deed to purchase what the considered the welfare of her country by allowing voters to lisa her I 1 dant think you hould ba offended if for tb uke of an excellent charity 1 I am not the duchess of devonshire aalde miss hewitt shortly 1 I dont suppose 1 said that it was much of kiba miss dewitts hewitts He witts nostrils curled in scorn good people are always so particular I 1 said philosophically miss dewitta He witta indignation broke forth do you suppose mr randall said ahe sarcastically that one would allow anyone that wished to oh I 1 never said anyone I 1 interrupted hastily no certainly not anzono an jono she looked at me with undisguised hauteur I 1 glanced about the stall 1 I should like to have a lot of those things I 1 said 1 I could send them to a childrens hospital you know miss face relaxed slightly they would bo very useful bhe said it would be fifty pounds it I 1 asked as k entering on a calculation yes said miss hewitt with a little show of excitement forty bivs if anyone took tho lot I 1 fingered in my pocket and hesitated im afraid said L you sec I 1 forgot I 1 had promised to buy a quantity of flowers for the in firmery fir miry I 1 remarked glancing at miss Chud leighs tf cfall all miss he v itts face fell but she said nothing I 1 took out my pocketbook and extracted some notes dividing divi dinc my looks between the two stalla in a hesitating way 1 I think the children in the hospital would like the toys very much said mibs II ewitt nervously yes they could play with the stockings nicely they said L she paid no heed to this remark 1 I wonder if mias chudleigh would do what the duchess did 1 observed presently perhaps you had better ask her said miss dewitt sarcastically oh no I 1 said hurriedly 1 was only wondering for the sake of the poor people do make sacrifices I 1 suppose 1 dont believe she did let them let thorn kiss ncr remarked miss hewitt after a pause and contemplating tem plating a wooden horae dont you 1 asked looking up what did thoy do do you think miss dewitt examined the toy carefully oh slip said indifferently 1 I should merely pretended pretended 1 echoed yes they only kissed just not quite I 1 mean they really dian didn t touch her she explained with mora interest in the h arab orab 1 considered this but some of them I 1 objected would not have been content to be put of that way they must have really oh if anyone liked to be rude and take advantage liko that she said disdainfully she help it poor thing no I 1 assented 1 I suppose she and she must have hated it all the time of course the did said miss benitt now a doll but she did it out of a sense of duty to benefit her country I 1 concluded A man would never have been so unselfish said miss hewitt never I 1 said em but do you think that women are capable of sued an act of self sacrifice in these days I 1 asked of course said miss hewitt watching some people go by with great interest afif they only only pretended to but it there was an accident I 1 ventured miss hewitt apparently did not hear this do you really think I 1 persisted that a woman a girl would do a thing like that she she of course the duchess did not let it pretend to be done in before anyone else not for example in a room like this I 1 said looking round the bazar how then afterwards murmured miss hewitt bending down to pick up a pin I 1 suppose ohl I 1 said she would only promise then miss hewitt said nothing I 1 rose well im afraid I 1 must be really going I 1 said holding out my handi 1 think if she were really honest ehe would have to keep her promise said miss hewitt in a low voice I 1 looked at her but she was not looking at me 1 I think you have given me two waltzes tonight to night I 1 observed it very generous usage im sure its quitt enough said miss hewitt firmly well at any rate let us ait out the second I 1 suggested misa hewitt looked at me in surprise 1 I thought you liked dancing she said innocently oh sometimes I 1 aid but we might have a talk in the conservatory its sure to be very hot do you think it is said she certain oh well see said she nonchalantly I 1 turned to go by the way said I 1 leaning on the stall confidentially shall I 1 leave fifty pounds now and then you can send the things to the hospital at once you know miss dewitt avoided my eye 1 I know she began and broke off perhaps it would be better she murmured I 1 offered my hand tonight to night then I 1 said she did look at me at last bat it was by accident just the sort of accident that happened in the conservatory black and white |
