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FOREST GROVE TRESS, FOREST GROVE, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1912,
B revities
BY
G E O R O t HARR M*CUl**HEON|
C o p y rig h t, 1906, by D p d d , M ead
C o m p an y .
SY N O PSIS
read" som ew here the other day th a t
Lord B a z e l h u r s t ’. s e rv a n ts , ordered to they had hit w hat they shot a t 3.000.000
throw R a n d o lp h S h a w In to a b ro o k m a r k
in g the b o u n d a r y lin e s b etw e e n the S h a w
a n d B a z e lh u rs t e s ta te s , a r e thoroughly
ducked b y S h a w h im self.
L o rd B a z e lh u rs t. In cited by h is 111 n a -
t u r e d A m e ric a n w ife. In v a d e s S h a w 's lan d ,
b u t r u n s w h en S h a w a p p e a rs .
S h a w , m o re In le s t th a n e a r n e s t, e je c ts
f r o m h is p r e m is e s P en elo p e D ra k e , L o rd
B a z e l h u r s t 's s is te r . P e n e lo p e a d m ir e s him
Very much.
C H A P T E R IV.
In Which the Truth Trespasses.
ORD and Lady B azelhurst, with
the more energetic m em bers of
their p arty , spent the day in
a so called bunting excursion
to th e hills south of the villa. Tow ard
n ig h tfa ll they returned successfully
em pty handed and rapacious for
bridge. Penelope, full of sm oldering
anger, had spent the afternoon In her
room, disdaining every call of sociabil
ity . She had aw akened to the tru th of
th e situation In so far as she was con
cerned. She w as a t least seeing things
from Shaw ’s point of view. H er re
se n tm e n t w as not against the policy
of her brother, but th e overbearing,
p e tu la n t ty ran n y of her American sis
ter-in-law . From the beginning she
had disliked Evelyn; now she despised
her. W ith the loyal sim plicity of a
siste r she absolved Cecil of all real
blam e In the outrage of the morning,
a ttrib u tin g ev erything to th e cruelty
and envy of the despot who held the
Penelops Started and Flushed.
p u rse strin g s from which dangled the
pliable fortunes of B a ze lh u rst The tim es out of—or, let me see, was It the
B azelbursts, one and a ll—ancestors P russians who fired 3,000,000 rounds
th ro w n in—sw ung back and forth on an d ”—
th e pendulum of her capriciousness
“Oh, let’s change the subject,” said
Penelope, poor as i church mouse, w as the duke in disgust. “W h at’s become
alm o st wholly dependent upon her of th a t Shaw fellow?” Penelope s ta rt
brother, who In turn owed his present ed and (lushed, much to her chagrin.
allluence to the more or less luckless At the sound of Shaw ’s nam e Lady
m ovem ent of th e m atrim onial m a rk e t Bazelhurst. who w as passing with the
T h e girl had a small, inadequate in count, stopped so abruptly th a t her
come—so sm all th a t it w as alm ost companion took h alf a dozen paces
w o rth Jesting a b o u t
w ithout her.
“Shaw ? By Jove, do you know I'd
H ere was Penelope, tw enty-tw o,
beautiful, proud, fuir minded and com pletely forgotten th a t fellow.” ex
healthy, surveying herself for the first claim ed Cecil.
tim e from a new and nn entirely d if
“ I thought you were going to shoot
fe re n t point of view. She w as not him or shoot a t him or som ething like
pleased w ith the picture. She began th at. Can’t you get him in range?”
to loathe herself more th an she pitied
“Oh. I w asn 't really in earnest about
h e r brother. Som ething like a smile th a t, B arm inster.
You know we
cam e into her clouded face as she spec couldn’t shoot a t a fellow for such a
u la ted on R andolph S haw 's m ethod of th in g ” —
"Nonsense, Cecil,” said his wife,
handling Evelyn Banks had she fallen
to him as a wife. T he quiet pow er in “You shoot poachers In E ngland.”
“B ut this fellow isu 't a poacher. H e’s
th a t m an’s face signified th e presence
o f a manhood th a t—ah, and Just here a—a gentlem an, I d aresay—in some re
it occurred to her th a t Lady B azelhurst spects—not all, of course, my dear,
felt th e force of th a t pow er even b u t’’—
“G entlem an?
Ridiculous!” scoffed
though she never had seen the man.
She hated him because he w as strong his w ife.
enough to oppose her, to ignore her. to
“I —yes; quite rig h t—a ridiculous gen
laugh a t her Impotence.
tlem an, of course. Ila, ha! Is n 't he,
T he sm oldering anger and a growing B arm inster? But w ith all th a t, you
sense of fairness combined a t length know, 1 couldn't have Tom pkins shoot
in th e determ ination to take her broth him. H e asked me th e other day if he
e r and his w ife to task for th e morn should tak e a shot a t Shaw ’s legs, and
in g ’s outrage, let the consequences be I told him not to do anything so ab
W hat they m ight. When she Joined the surd.” Penelope's h eart sw elled with
people dow nstairs before dinner there relief, and for th e first tim e th a t even
w a s a red spot in each cheek and a ing she looked upon her brother w ith
steady look in her eyes th a t caused the som ething like sisterly regard.
“I t d id n 't m a tte r, how ever,” said
du k e to neglect woefully*the conversa
tion he was carrying on w ith Mrs. Od- Lady Evelyn sharply. “I gave him in
structio n s yesterday to shoot any tres
well.
D inner w as delayed for nearly half passer from th a t side of the line. I
an hour w hile four of th e guests fin c a n 't see th a t we owe Mr. Shaw any
ished their "rubber.” Penelope ob especial consideration. He has Insulted
served th a t the party displayed varying nnd ignored me a t every opportunity.
em otions. It a fte rw a rd tran sp ired that Why should he be perm itted to tres
th e hunters had spent m ost of th e a f t pass more th an any other common
ernoon in her ladj'ship’s d istan t lodge law breaker? If he courts a charge of
playing bridge for ra th e r high stakes. birdshot he should not expect to es
L ittle Miss Folsom w as pitifully unre cape scot free. B irdshot w ouldn't kill
sponsive to th e m irth of Mr. Odwell. a man, you know, b ut It would”—
B ut Penelope could restrain herself
She could 111 afford to lose $000. Lady
B azelhurst w as in a frightful mood. no longer. T he heartlessness of her
H e r guests had so fa r forgotten them sister-in-law overcam e her prudence,
selves as to win more than $1,000 of nnd she interrupted the scornful mis
th e Banks legacy, and she was not a tress of the house, her eyes blazing,
cheerful loser, especially as his lord but her voice under perfect control.
sh ip had dropped an additional $1>00 H er tall young figure w as tense, and
T h e w inners were riotously happy. her fingers clasped the back of Miss
T hey had found the sport glorious. An Folsom’s ch air rath e r rigidly.
“ 1 suppose you know w hat happened
observer given to deductions might
h av e noticed th a t half of th e diners this m orning.” she said, w ith such ap
w ere im m oderately hilarious, the other parent restrain t th a t every one looked
at her expectantly.
h a lf studiously polite.
“Do you mean in connection with
L ord B azelhurst wore a hunted look
an d d rank m ore than one or tw o high Mr,—w ith Jack th e G iant Killer?” ask
balls. From tim e to tim e he cast fu r ed her ladyship, her eyes brightening.
“Some one of your servants shot him
tiv e glances at his wife. H e laughed
freq u en tly a t the w rong tim e and this morning.” said Penelope, with
g reat distinctness There w as b reath
m irthlessly.
less silence in th e room.
“ H e’s got som ething on his mind,
“Shot hi in?” gns|>ed .L ord Bazel-
w hispered Odwell in comment,
“ Yes; he a l w a y s laughs when there burst, his thin red face going very
Is nnvthing on his mind.” replied Mrs. white.
“ N o t-n o t fatally?" exclaim ed Eve
D e Peyton. "T h a t’s th e way he gets
lyn. aghast in spite of herself.
It off.”
“ No. T he instructions w ere carried
A fter dinner no one proposed cards.
T h e party edged off into twos ami o u t n is w ound in the arm is trifling
th ree s nnd explained how luck had B ut the cow ard w as not so generous
been with or again st them Fenelope. w hen it cam e to th e life of his inno
Who could not afford to play for stakes cent. harm less dog. He killed the poor
an d had the courage to say so. sat thing Evelyn. It’s—it’s like m urder!"
“Oh,” cried her ladyship, relieved.
back and listened to the conversation
o f her brother and the group around “H e killed th e dog. I daresay Mr.
him . The duke was bolding forth on Shaw has come to realize a t la st th a t
th e superiority o f th e Chinese over the we are earnest In this. Of course I am
Ja p an e se as servants, and Bazelhurst glad th a t the m an is not badly h u r t
w a s loudly defending the Japanese Still, a few shot In th e arm will hardly
keep him In bounds. His legs were in
navy.
“ H ang It all, B arm lnster. the Jap s tended." she laughed lightly. "W h at
could eat ’em up!" he proclaimed. m iserable aim Tom pkins m ust tako.”
(TO BE CONTINUED)
“ C ouldn't they?" to the crowd.
-I'm talking about servants. Cecil.”
F or S alf . —Remington type
observed the duke.
“And shoot? Why, they’re the g reat writer, No. 6, $20 cash takes it.
est gunners in the world. By Jove, I Good condition. G. Press Office.
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Saturday.
D. M. Wagner and wife, of
Gales Creek, drove over to the
Grove Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Hines and family,
of Gales Creek, visited in the
Grove Saturday.
Wm. Kahler, of Cedar Cat -
yon, transacted business in this
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Mrs. Anna Blum and daughter
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