Show te 9 BY deore HARR H CU copyright 1906 by dodd mead company an irate rate PROLOGUE british lord and beautiful but petulant lady the hon penelope drake youngest and most cherished sister of his lordship randolph shaw a handsome and athletic young american 4 merican and a french count are the leading t characters in this amusing and highly enter taming romance by mccutcheon Cutcheon Alc the prince of american story tellers if it captures the interest from the very first paragraph and there is not a dull line in it f from front start to finish CHAPTER I 1 in wh ch a young man trespasses 11 1 8 just in infernal einal dude your st it 1 lo 10 d it i 1 lid 11 d 1 11 throw him in ili tl tt e ih ahel et if he say sas s a noid woid to w c it lie I 1 s abc cil ij sad sa d too tr ich T in tonto ud him d nt you ou li hi 0 i I 1 hen ben I 1 in to tl 10 i 0 v I 1 im tin li l i whether he bivs ais imil n or not sir hale Y v u bee I 1 I 1 it I 1 no N our lo 10 d 1 ll 11 bit limes times has I 1 u es sacs he e as i a d red coat and sevel never ali I 1 boull k ns lie ile his no to bbb ou on furs s b de of tl it log 1 he ii s ible ib is may the 1 ind 0 i tl tie e 11 I 1 I 1 ite si i ie le b it coi cot found his ills I 1 I 1 ei ill n e I 1 0 vu it it on this bide side i I 1 Us I 1 s ton oil lu ling bertion of tl e ally lid ila id bit now irate loid lord bazel hurst burt ms wis not quite as n nomen momentous tous is qs it so go As a matter of f fact let the fia title to the land was vested entirely in ili I 1 ls Is young amer Amei american ican wife his sole t lo 10 es lot according acco iding to report being a title much less sut sant lil but a S gleat great deal more i tui esque than the large much handled piece of paper b down in tie safety deposit fault vault igwe lvin bt close ind et in i led among a mill on i lidid did conely blips called cou con it I 1 ns us tt it lies no great stretch of image t understand under that lord bazel I 1 imbt lri I 1 id 1 aa an undesirable neighbor aliat neighbor was young mr shaw randolph shiw shaw heir to the randolph fortuin e it may be fair to state that sir mr shaw also cons dered himself to be possessed of an od ous neighbor in other wo ds although neither had seen the other there was a feud be tween the owners of the two estates tl 1 at had all the earmarks of an ancient romance I 1 ady hazelhurst Bazel hurst was the daughter of or a new lork orb millionaire she was young beautiful and arrogant nature give her youth and beisty marriage pave gave her the femal remaining ning quality was she not I 1 idy hazelhurst Bazel hurst what odds I 1 lord rord happened to be a igel agel ass so much the better hazelhurst Bazel burst hurst castle and the hazelhurst Bazel hurst burst estates heavily encumber ed before her father came to the res cue R ere inong in ong the oldest and most coveted in tie english market her in ther noted with unctuous joy tatt the present I 1 idy hazelhurst Bazel hurst in baby hood bood had extreme d faculty in master lag ing the eighth letter of the alphabet I 1 a most flattering flat flatter ng sign of natal s q iper forit v inding anding the fact that her father was plain old john berils deceived formerly of jersey city more latterly of wall street and st thom thomis is was i gleat great catch but allks nis is i good name to con conjure nith so he capitulated with a willing ness that savored somewhat of sas sus I 1 ended minn tion so fearful was be he thit he might do something to dis the dreim before it came true thit ft was is two years ago with IN ith ex q irony tidy idy B decided it lne hile 1 I co I 1 try place in america I 1 her agents a enta discovered a glorious sec geel von of woodland land in tila ad d ron dacki 2 teeming with trout streams game hi ili ints tint scenery her ladis ship bip instructed ansti t acted them to buy with 1 out delay dela it wis is just here thit th it young jur shaw eine into prominence I 1 1 nis his gi it i deither hid bid left it in a for A tune ind be was wa looking about for ways in wt wl ich felt to spend a portion of i it college trivel 11 it d society having palled on I 1 im he jie hied himself into the big hills west of I 1 like champlain fea for be bentt i AN goliti de an ani I 1 life as he fie imagined it should be lived he ile found and arid 1 I 1 ought acres of the N dost bit of wilderness in the mountains the same streams coursed through 1 Is 11 it iia Us at d diles that thit ran agh those of r idy the only d s unction lon being that his portion was as the more desi tille when her I 1 s q 10 enta came leisurely leis irely up to close their de I 1 ties tl e d coveted ti tint at mr air had snit cled ed ip this choice 00 acres f tl ti e dorilu il 11 trick intended foi for their cl ent at least a d thousand th acres were left for tie tl e yo to ina in lady but she was petulant enough to covet all fill of it we e male to mr shaw I 1 ut he woul I 1 not sell lie ile was pre paring to erect a handsome country place and lit lic did not wint to alter his plans C at first then PoTe somewhat what scathingly he declined to discuss the proposition with bet her beauts brit after two months of in pies es sine u e of the most tiresome per sister ey he I 1 bt tt his tern er and arid sent a bessae e to his big inquisitors that suddenly term cited all negotiations after war d N hen ben he that their client w was as I 1 tidy he wrote a conditional note if il ii log but if he expected a response I 1 e wis n is deat pointed A year went by md iud MOW ft NN th the beginning of this na native atlie to two newly completed coun try homes glowered at each other from separate hillsides one envious and spiteful the other defiant ai at d a bit satirical hazelhurst Bazel hurst X ilia looks across the val ley and arid sees shaw a cottage command li it g the most beautiful view in the hills bills tl tie e N tery ery eai baies es of his ladyship ladyships s hoube seem to have wrinkled into a constant scow I 1 of ai at boyance shaw a joni low cottage seems to smile back with tantalizing security serene in its moie more lofty altitude in its mole more bor u ageous raiment of nature the brooks laugh with the glitter of trout the trees chuckle with the flight of birds the hillsides frolic in their abundance of game but the acres are growling gi ill e dogs of war love thy neighbor r as thy thyself elf Is not printed on the boards tl ti at line the borders of the two estates in bold black letters the signboard laconically say no trespassing on these grounds keep heep off I 1 les es I 1 fancy you d better put him off the place if he comes down here again to fish tompkins said his lord ship in conclusion then he touched whip to his horse and bobbed off through the shady lane in a most pain fully upright fashion his thin legs sticking straight out his breath corn com ing in agonized little jerks with each succeeding return of his ills person to the saddle by joi e evelyn it s most annoying about that confounded shaw chap he lie remarked to his wife as be mounted the broad steps leading to the gallery half an hour later walking with the primness which suggests pain lady hazelhurst Bazel Baze hurst looked up from her book her fine aristocratic young face cloud ing with ready belligerence belll gerence what has he done cecil dear been fishing on our property again all tompkins romp kins says he laughed at him when he told him to get getoff joff I 1 say do 3 ou know I 1 think have to adopt rough methods with that chap hang it all what right has be he to catch our flah oh how I 1 hate that man ex claimed her ladyship petulantly but lye I 1 ve given thompson final in and what are they to throw him in the river next time oh if he only could rapturously could mv dear tompkins la Is an american 4 he ile can handle these chaps in their own way at any irate I 1 told tompkins it if his nerve failed him at the last minute to come and notify me attend to this confounded popinjay good for you cecil called out an other young bomin from the broad hammock in which she had been diw claw alii ding g w with ith hilf alert aler bears ears through the foregoing conversation spoken like i true briton what Is this popinjay P anjay like hullo sister all what s be III e has ila s like an ass that s all I 1 ve ae biener er seen him but if I 1 1 in ever called upon to but you dou don t oare ciare to listen to details you remember taie be big log that lies out in the river up o 0 at the bend t well it eirls the file property line one half of its stump belongs to the shaw man the other half to an to us eve eye ian ile shan t fish below that log no sir ilia ills lordship glared fiercely fierce lv through his monocle in the direction of the faraway log his watery blue eyes blinking as malevolently as possible his long aristocratic nose wrinkling at its base in fine disdain his ills five feet four of stature quivered with illy sub dued clued emotion but whether it was rage or the sudden recollection of the dog trot through the woods lit it me to suggest but suppose our fish venture into his waters cecil N hat then isn t that trespass tie ties spass pabs demanded demand ted the hon penelope drake youngest and most s of his lordship now don t be silly pen cried her sister in ili law of course jeican t reg the fish but I 1 dare say his fasl fishy will come below the log so what s the odds laid paid bis his lord hip quickly A trout s a law lawless less blute brute at best Is he big asked the HOW Pen penelope clope lazily t they vary my dear girl irl I 1 f I 1 mean mr air shaw f t oh I 1 thought you meant the but idon I 1 don t know what differ epee does that make abife or little be he bis his to stay off my grounds i was it a look of pride tl it his till young wife bestowed upon him as be he di diew aw I 1 itself proudly creat or was it akin to t rity ity at any rate tier her say gay botting american bead head wis inches above his own when she arose and suggested hed that they go in side and arid prepare tor for the housing of the g jests who were to come owr from the mriln the drag hask hassone has gone overdo over to the sta 44 t xo tion lion cecil and it should be here by 7 9 clock t confound his impudence III show him grumbled his lordship as he fal lowed her stiff legged toward the me door 2 up cecil with your legs called his sister ale you getting old ibis suggestion always irritate ed him old silly question lou ion know ba h w old I 1 ain am no 0 o its that beastly american horse evelyn I 1 told you they haie no decent horses hoi sea in this beastly country they jiggle the I 1 fe out of one but be he was obliged to unbend himself perceptibly in order to keep pace with her as she hurried through the door ilie he hon lion I 1 ten envelope elope allowed her in dolent gaze to follow them k per gleed pucker finally developed on her fair brow and her thought was almot almost almo t expressed aloud by jove oe I 1 nobler if she re reilly illy loves him penelopi Peri elot e was very i I 1 retty and very brig brigi t she was vi an anelica bilci f r the first tine tin e and bhe bile was ras learning lea ining r p city ce 11 s sa a go d soi t you know even b it abe he was loral oval eno igli to send her thoughts into other channels lightf ill brought balf it alf a dozen guests to hazelhurst Razel hurst villa ilia ahey fash conable to the i ol 01 t where w here ei e nul nut it iq tl ti e alef and they came only foi for bridge and sleep there was a dul e amont them i d ilso llo a fiet it count bt ides the borel new ti ley ey wanted brand brandy aid soda as so n as they got ii it to tl e bouse house and they went to led early bebau e it was as so u mu it ea pa ler to sleep down than sitting up tip all were mere it 11 by noon the net next day more bored than e aei ei foi for adly tray jig tl it at nothing might h pi pl en before bd time tt TI e duke was wag making desultory deul tory loie to mis ills de peyton and mrs de peyton was leadlie leadia g hin a aimlessly alm almlee leI to t waid the shidler and arid more secluded nooks in the park surrounding the villa ilia penelope frebe and full of the purpose of life avis off alone for a loag stroll by this means she avoided the attentions of the duke who want ed to marry her those of the count who also au slid he hinted to marry her but t because his wife would not consent those of one new ew yorker who liked her because she was eug eng ish fish and arid the pallid chatter of the worn wom en who bored her with their conjugal cynicisms IN bat hat the deuce is this coming down the roid queried the duke returning from the secluded nook at luncheon time some one has been hurt exclaim ed his companion others were looking down dow n the leafy road from the gillery by jove its penelope don t I 1 ou oil know ejaculated the duke dropping his monocle and blinding his ee eye as if to rest it for the time being but she ashes s not hurt she ashes s helping to t one of those men hey shouted his lordship fr from om the gallery as penelope and two dilapi dated male wale companions abruptly start ed to cut across the park in the detec tion of the stables what s up penelope waved her band hand aimlessly but did not change her course where upon the entire house party sallied forth in more or less trepidation to in percept the strange party who are these men demanded I 1 lady adv hazelhurst Bazel hurst as they came up to the fast breathing young man don t bother me please V e must get him to bed at once he 11 have pneumonic replied penelope both men were dripping wet and the tile one in the middle limped painfully who are you demanded h s lorish p probably because both eyes were len ten tight and his nose was w as bleeding penelope s face was beaming with ex cit ement and interest who are you ou demanded his lord ship plan planting thad himself in front of the shivering ehl vering twain tompkins murmured the blind ont feebly tears starting from the bi ie blits and rolling down his beeh janies james sir answered the othel touching his damp forelock are they drunk asked mrs airs do de peyton with fresh enthusiasm no they are not poor fellows cried penelope they have taker nothing but water by jove deuced clever that drawled the d dike ake lh t the new worker deuced from the 1 lnell 11 well what a it all demanded Izel hurst mr air shaw sir said jamee james aad good loid lord you rescue him id honor 1 he fie 4 rescued us sir mumbled tompkins I 1 ou on mem mein 1 he ile us in and then bid hid to jump lu in and I 1 ull is t s out bit belin lour i our I 1 at aidon don bir hir but dash him I 1 and arid 3 jou ou dl di in ili t throw him in ili after alla all by jove e do you ou mean to tell us that he threw you effat mat b ilkin creatures into the i her single handed tried cried lady Bazel huist hutst aghast he ile did evelyn tribet ted I 1 enelog len elop I 1 met them coming home and poor tompkins was out of his senses I 1 don t know how it happened I 1 ut it was this way your ladyship put in james the groom tompkins Tomp kius and me could see him from the I 1 dint the e sir a bishin below the log so anve says to each other come on and p w we e NA went ent to w her e he was vv as a boull 11 I 1 ins ills bein the game waiden warden says detol ie to 1 in III there he ile was plainly on oil oui our pi pt 1 erty sir a bishin from a bo t for bass sir hello boys bays u I 1 e back to us get off our land says tompkins To I 1 am says he its water out here where I 1 am then I 1 ou re wrong broke in ili Tomp tompkins king he ile said its wet out here where I 1 am lou ion re right it was wet then toini kins called him a vile name your loid lordship ship sl all I 1 it sir no no tiled tied four feminine voices I 1 ILS Ls do mutter muttered ed the dul dule e he ile dian t wa via t after that sir he ilc ro roved ned to shore in a flash and landed on our lint NN hat do 3 ou mean wean by tl ti at t t he said madline my orders Is to off this tompkins or to throw you in the riv er who gave these |