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Richard
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Brazen
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"Very good teat for an Englishman,
my lord!" I
For Rlcbard of course sat on bis
borne like plaint rider who loathes
tbe up and down motion of England
and the riding school.
For a long time Mlas Renwyck and
her fatber awaited their guest's return
In great anxiety until they were reliev
ed at loot by the Right of bin) coming
down the rond at an cany canter, evi
dently maiiter of the altuatlon.
"He rides well, father, doesn't he?"
"He does." the old gentleman replied
and added something which qualified
firm opinion.
Richard soon reached tbe paddock
fence, forcing bis Jaded mount to take
It for a second time, crossed tbe field
and dismounted at Miss Harriet's side.
Tbe home stood still, his head drooped
agnln. but this time In utter weariness,
not mischief. His glossy coat was
streaked with foam, bis widespread
nostrils Inflamed and red, while bis
barrel heaved to the pant of bis lalwr
cd breath. lie shivered In defeat and
offered no resentment of bis rider's
arm about I: Is neck In a rough caress.
"Look here, young man," said Mr.
Renwyck's (.'reeling, "where did you
learn to rlile like thatr
"I was uncommonly keen on riding
as a boy," mild Richard, falling Into
luay drawl, "and, besides, I stayed
for several months In Tezaa, you
know."
Miss Hnrrlet started and fixed a
searching gaze on the speaker's face,
but ber father nodded gravely.
"UiupuT be returned. "I see. Good
Instructors, those fellows on the plains,
eli?"
"Well, rather," assented Rlcbard,
with a Inugli. "My trainer was a gen
tleman known colloquially aa Dog
Faced Bam, though 1 dare aay bis par
ents never bothered to christen him at
all. Jolly sort, those er cow chaps,
'pon my word!"
There was a abort alienee; then Mr.
Renwyck blurted out abruptly: "Well,
tbe horse la yours, of course. You rode
him fur a full half hour."
Richard took out hla watch, glanced
at It and closed It with a snap and a
algb. ,
"Twenty-eight minutes!" he exclaim
ed In well amumed dismay. "By Jove,
I've lost my wager!"
"Hold on there," cried tbe old gentle
man, but laughing In spite of hla ear
neatness, "you can't squirm out of It
that way. Why, bleea my soul, you
could have stuck on him till be drop
ped dead. No, Lord Croyland, I'm not
welsher, nor do I shy at a margin of
two minutes. No, sir. Hawk Is yours!"
For answer Richard made a twitch
of his thumb and finger, opened the
horse's mouth and pointed to a badly
swollen gum.
"He has a bad tooth, Mr. Renwyck,
which perhaps accounts for his ugly
temper. Kill It and you'll Dud a very
different animal."
"What has that to do with the bet?"
demanded Mr. Renwyck obstinately.
Richard fastened In bis monocle aft
er a desperate struggle and smiled
and Instantly lost bis luhor, for when
ever be smiled It propped nut again.
"Couldn't think of accepting a dlf
fervnt animal, y' know. Really, aa
Rills says. It wouldn't hit off with my
conscience."
"Cmyland," said tlio old gentleman,
thrusting out his hand, "1 didn't take
to you much at first. Hut If you'll
come with me to the bouse I'll Intro
duco you to something that I keep
strictly for friends."
Mr. Renwyck led the way with his
wife, while Miss Hnrrlet and the guest
came sauntering after hint.
"Ijord I'roylnnd." the young lady
whispered, "I don't admire you epe
chilly U'catihe you know how to man
age a horse - I've known other men
who could tl that but"
"l!ul what"
"I do mini i you for knowing how
to manage f- her. May 1 decorate you
with this rose?"
CI I AI'TKIt VII.
Willi K dressing for dinner aft
er a di'llKhtful afternoon
w 1 1 h Harriet Renwyck.
Richard took hla first lesson
In modern Kntillsh history and geogra
phy. ' Tbe well trained Kills attempted
to take full charge of the toilet, but
Upon this the new master put bis foot
down (Irmly.
nills." be said, "Just about eighteen
year ago. If I rvuiember right, my
nurse came to the conclusion that 1
was then old enough to get Into my
breaches without her able assUtauee.
The conditions remain unchanged. Sit
down and talk to me about London."
Gingerly availing himself of the edge
of a chair ou account of this conde
scension of Inexperience, the valet de
tailed an account of bit master's move
ments for the past three year. On the
Whole, the story waa Interesting,
though distinctly unflattering at times
to a member of tbe nobility. Outward
ly BUls was aa expreealonlesa as a
phlnx; Inwardly he enjoyed his own
narrative hugely. It was seldom be
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bad so glorious an opportunity of lay
ing bare bis private opinions of bis
whilom master.
"Umpn!" grunted Rlcbard aa be tried
on one of Lord Croyland'a dinner
Jackets. "So I am responsible for three
entanglements and one scandal of
whlcb I still wear honorable scars.
Drop that part of It. I'm a seeker
after general Information only."
Bills looked disappointed, but strove
to earn bis salary on leas tasteful
lines. He waa a shrewd man, and hla
knowledge of tbe requirements of
Richard's case led him to give valuable
Information. He described Hyde park,
riccadllly, the Strand and many other
kaunts of tbe fashionable aet; also a
fub or two and varloua prominent
"Stop rtuM thtrt J" commanded AlCft
ord sternly.
EngtTsn people likely to be mentioned
In general conversation.
Rlcbard waa possessed of a retentive
memory, which he now stored full of
odds aud ends whlcb would belp hlin
pasa muster, provided, of course, be did
not run foul of the Initiated, lu which
case he shuddered to think of tbe pos
sibilities. His alleged sojourn In the
United Btates, especially his winter In
Texas, accounted In a measure for
occasional slips, but even with this In
his favor tbe position waa a trying
one.
There was another feature of the en
terprise which troubled hltu surely. It
waa comparatively easy not to seem to
appreciate a Joke and to lutersvrse
small talk with a few stock phrasca
delivered In n Ilrltlsh drawl, but when
he looked Into the eyes of the woman
he loved he longed with all his heart
to lie for onw and nil time an Ameri
can. I'e sighed for the sweep of the
wide frit) plains, for a gallop with her
across the fragrant prairie, to speak to
her In bis uaturul native tongue and
to tell her he loved her aa he loved Ills
land.
"Woolsey," ho sighed, and It amus
ed hlin to notice how the valet resent
ed the use of his Christian name, "I'm
afraid, after all, I shall have to ask
you to tie this neck thing. The ones
I had at home were ready made and
could lie cinched up proerly with .u
practical buckle at the back."
The valet deftly adjusted the Imw,
then gnvo a pull here and n poke there
to the dinner suit, to which the mas
ter submitted meekly.
"M" lord." observed Hills, surveying
his charge with an expert's eyes, "ask
In' your lordship's pardon for prcsuin
ln' to mention It, tbe-er- the oilier
one never looked quite so cotivlmln'.
in' lord."
"Thank you. cardinal."
"Thank you, sir, an' I ain't no Judge
If the lady don't think so too."
ItVhard wheeled upon him sharply.
"Lady? What lady?"
"W'y, MUs Kenwyck, sir, the la.ly
wot strikes me as"
"Stop rlj;ht there!" commanded Rich
ard sternly. "There are certain sub
jects which are not discussed lictweeii
a gentleman and his servant. This Is
one of them. Please remcmU-r It."
"Thank you. Mr. er-1 mean in"
lord," said the valet respectfully. "Very
good, sir "
In siting up his man the astute III, Is
bad made a grave mistake, wherein he
found much food for reflection regard
lug his future line of conduct. He had
long since learned to manage tils for
mer master by various cunning little
artifices, but this wide awake Texan,
with his square chin and steely blue
eyea, waa quite auolher proposition.
Although Hills bad divined the object
of this masquerade. It did uot aeeut aa
If he would profit much by It. aud yet
there must le some way In which he
could turn it to bis own advantage
eventually, be was sure.
Meanwhile tbe adventurer descended
Into tbe drawing room and was pre
sented to several other members of the
small house party who had arrived by
the late afternoon train for the week
end. First there was Miss Caroline
Schermerly. half sister to Mr. Ren
wyck uud belonging to tbe buute no
blesse of old Manhattan. Flatterers
described ber as a lady of uncertain
age, although there was little doubt as
to ber personal antiquity. She was tall,
somewlmt angular and Incased In a
formal . coat of blue blooded sleet
wblcb bad never thawed sufficiently
to admit of a husband being warmed
to ber side. She approved of esrls.
Tbey represented caste; . therefore abe
promptly took Rlcbard under ber
molting wing, to the vast discomfiture
of tbe gentleman thus appropriated.
Then there was Miss Imogene Chit
tendon, a bosom friend of Miss Ren
wyck, newly released from boarding
school and radiant In tbe glamour of
ber first season out She waa blond,
fluffy, giggly, enthusiastic, delivering
ber sentences In a short Jerky stac
cato, wltb a deal of unnecessary em
phasis, nntll ber conversation suggest
ed some one playing telegraph opera
tor wltb a vlchy siphon.
"She waa ao glad to meet a real live
English lord! Really, It was de-llght-ful!
How did It feel to be a nobleman
Instead of Just an ordinary American?
But of course be couldn't tell tbe dif
ference, never having been anything
else, you know," and so on ad libitum.
In hla heart Richard agreed with ber
literally, but was not In a position to
make explanations.
Ha was now Introduced to tbe last of
the guests, Mr. Cornelius Van der
Awe, an overyoung young man, sad
eyed, dark and In love wltb Miss Chit
tendon to tbe verge of melancholia.
He said be was very much pleased to
meet Lord Croyland and asked If they
were having much fog at borne.
Rlcbard bad been posted on London
fogs and was enabled to draw a pic
ture sufficiently dismal to meet with
tbe questioner's desires.
"Dinner Is served." announced a tall
butler, who fortunately chanced to be
an Irishman, Otherwise there might
have been whisperings over some of
the strange earl's characteristics In tbe
aervants' ball.
"All right." said Mr. Renwyck; "we
won't wait for Michael. He never
missed an opportunity of being late In
all bis life."
Richard, who against bis every In
clination was forced to take lu tbe
stately Miss Schermerly, was wonder
ing vaguely who "Michael" might be
when suddeuly bla heart stood stilt at
tbe entrance of the gentleman himself,
and again In bis ears sounded the
haunting echo of that doubtful compli
ment: "Very good aeat for an Englishman,
my lord."
Mr. Michael Coirlgan waa a merry,
hearty little man, brother to Mrs. Ren
wyck, not ashamed of bis Immediate
Irish ancestry and a thorn In bis
brother-in-law Jacob's side. Tbe two
gentlemen had never got on well to
gether, owing to an utter dissimilarity
of tastes and a bulldog tendency to
argue out tbelr respective aides of ev
ery question to tbe bitter end. If one
mado a statement tbe other was sure
to combat It, no matter what bla pri
vate convictions chanced to be, and
poor Mrs. Renwyck lived in mortal
dread of a tilt a la outrance between
the two. Moreover, there had been a
recent discussion, which, bad Rlcbard
knowu It. would bave caused him
much distress of mind, for the rock
on which the brothers-in-law had split
waa a business deal wltb one BUI Wil
liams of San Antonio, Tex.
Before tho advent of Mr. Corrliran.
Richard had been pluming himself onj
having carried out his rote so success- I
fully. It waa comparatively easy to j
throw sand In the eyes of the Reu
wyeks and their guests, but Mr. Corri-
gun put a different complcxlou on the i
face of things, for the Texan recog- I
uhr.cd the gentleman us a stuiich friend
of his father's who had visited their
ranch some ten years tiefore. Richard
was then n mere ly and would scarce
ly be rvmcuiliered. he hoped, especially
when masquerading as a foreigner. I
Still he had his quaking doubts mid re-1
doubled Ills efforts to appear uu-Amer- j
lean. As the dinner progressed lie was
rejoiced to delect no si;ii of ivcognl- i
tlou. but before the salad was served
be found himself lu trouble.
For the beuetlt of his ':eis Mr. j
llcuwxck iviouuted the af (cr'ioon's
feat of horsemanship, and Richard
found himself upon the defensive. For 1
Innately he knew the details of the!
real Lord I'roylaml s venture in Texas'
cattle aud to;d the story with it'sslj
eil'ect. thus uccouutl.ig fur his nbi.ity j
to rltle nnyilnic; th;it ran on loin- !e-s.
yet ull the while h, fc;l Hie sU'.alj !
gaie of Mr OmtI, :m's little gimlet!
eyes, which made hlin most iincoin '.
loi-iable. I
When this ordeal was passed Miss!
I'hittcndon forced him Into one morel
eomplicaiion
"I'll. Lord Croyluud." she gushed
from her sc.it on the opposite side of i
tiie table, "won't you pleas,, tell us aj
lot aboiu Fughind? I've never crossed. I
vou know, and I'm just dying to see
the pi.aivs I've read of In so many
IhmLs."
"My dear young luly." Richard re
mind. :i unnatural languor, "you i
wouldut tlu.I It half so Jolly as your
own country. Really, you know. I'm
becoming such a good American that I
fancy I shall never return to England
again."
Ie was not "no get out of that coll so
easily, however, for the ladles plied
hltu wltb dluleult questions uutll be
wished wltb all his heart that three of
them at least were confined for life In
the Tower of London, while be talked
to the fourth of bronchos and love and
things be understood. Then Mr. Corrl
gan took a band.
"Lord Croyland," he began, leisurely
slppluK bis port, "It has been many
years since I was In Loudon, but I
bave always retained a most delight
ful recollection of Hyde park. Very
few changes there. 1 suppose?"
Richard brightened visibly. ThMs was
a subject on which tbe astute Bills
had drilled him well, ne could speak
of It be thought, with little danger of
a slip. Mr. Corrigan went on reflec
tively: "Quite a park, aa I remember It."
"Vast." agreed Richard, wishing bis
meutor had iieen a little more explicit
as to dimensions.
"I was especially Impressed," said
Mr. Corrlgau. wltb delusive blandness,
"wltb that splendid statue of Napo
leon, which stands at the main en
trance. You are familiar with It of
course. Lord Croyland?" 1
"Oh. quite!" assented Rlcbard bold
ly, screwing In bis monocle and look
ing L'uele Michael straight In the eye.
with never a tremor In bis own. "To
me It la quite tbe finest bit of bronze
I've ever seen."
Mr. Corrigan seemed puzzled.
"Bronxe?" be murmured thoughtful
ly. "Now, that's strange. I was un
der tbe impression that It waa done In
marble." He looked up with a smile
and a sigh. "I dare say I'm getting
old, my lord."
Richard began to feel beads of cold
perspiration gathering upon hla brow,
but dared not call attentlor thereto by
mopping.
"It is quite weather stained, yon
know," be explained, with outward
calm, "and perhaps well, you see, the
sculptor's name Is Thornton. I've nev
er heard that he worked In marble,
though I may be wrong."
"Bet what I don't understand," ex
claimed Mr. Renwyck, "Is why you
Englishmen ever put up a statue of
Napoleon at all. Seems to me that
bating him as you did It was rather a
curious thing to do."
"Not at all," said Rlcbard desperate
ly; "prisoner, y'know St Helena
and all that sort of thing er mag
nanimous." Uncle Michael did uot seem convinc
ed and was about to usk more ques
tlous when Mr. Renwyck turned upon
him sharply.
'.Michael, you are doing this for tbe
sake of argument. I don't believe you
know anything about It, and, what Is
more, I think Lord Croyland Is hu
moring you for tbe sake of politeness.
I'll prove It." He turned to Richard.
"My boy, I ought to have warned you
lu advance. My brother-in-law Is a
crotchety old lawyer wbo baa never
got over his bad habits. Tell me hon
estly now Is there a statue of Napo
leon Konaparte In Hyde park at all?"
"No," smiled Richard, greatly reliev
ed nt this turn, "there is not"
"Who is It. then?"
"Wellington." snld Richard, with tri
umphant carelessness, although be real
ly dkl not know whether there was
such a statue or uot. Hut then neither
did any one else at the table, although
all but Miss Chlttendon bud visited
England, some of them many times.
Tbe company laughed nt Mr. Corrl
gan's discomfiture, while the victim
himself seemed to enjoy It with the
keenest zest. That dangerous Incident
was closed.
Tbe dinner was finished at last, and
Mr. Corrigan. pleading an appoint
ment, departed, greatly to Richard's re
lief. The rest of the evening was
speut In company with the ladles, for
the young man's efforts to single out
one In particular were Invariably frus
trated by the other three. It was uot
until nearly 11 that he had a short half
hour with her alone, but In this he was
repaid for all his tribulations. Miss
Harriet was dressed In nil exquisite
pale blue gown, modestly revealing a
neck mid shoulders which to Richard
were tho most beautiful in nil the
world. They sat on the front veranda
overlooking the river, she In n low
wicker chair and he on the steps nt
her feet. Behind hlin were clusters of
wlsttirbi blooms, while beyond in the
darkness the tirst of the liretlles twin
kled like stars. To them came the
nlu'bttiuie scents and the murmur of
the wind across the mighty Hudson
on lis journey to the sea.
Miss Harriet told him of her trip to
Te:is nnd of the gallant cowboy who
!' td saved her life, v Idle Richard lis.
Iciie.l with a bomuilng heart. He longed
to chilMt a hero's place, to confess his
dc-optlon aud tell her the plain, bare
ticlh. And yet he paused. To confess
vv inld Involve disclosing the reason of
his dMclt. a iid be dare not risk the
il'iiuo of losing i,.r yet. she was
young, romantic. The very daring of a
lover's bold design might appeal to her;
but. on the other hand, It was lienor
to w ait till he had won her heart than
to ruin all by foolish precipitance.
"And what sort of chap was this
covvNy?" he asked her presently.
"Oh, splendid!" she answered, with
enthusiasm. "Me was tall and straight
and strong. Why. he lifted me as
though 1 had been a child and set me
down as tenderly as my own mother
might have done. It all came so sud
denly nnd I was so bewildered that I
scarcely even thanked him. I kuow he
thinks me perfectly horrid, and 1
would give anything on earth If I
could only tell blm that I'm that I'm
not."
"And you saw all that in five min
utes V he asked eagerly.
"In five, minutes!" she exclaimed,
surprised. "How do yoo know how
long It was?"
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ence." he stammered, hunting for cov
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"Well, It was a short time." she
BigbeJ.
"And yet you dkl not learn his
name ?"
Miss Harriet shoik her head '
"No. We came away at once, and I
had uo chance. You see, I only saw
him for a moment that Is, after he
put me down and and ho was In
such a hurry to catch his cows."
Ulchard smiled Into the wistaria vine
and waa silent for a time.
"I suppose," he began nresentlv.
"that the young follow was of the or
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"Xo." Interrupted Miss Harriet, with
a decisiveness that pleased him to the
quick; "he was nothlnc of nr
Of course he was roughly dressed, as
mi- mi are, nut a gentleman Is a gen
tleman even in a flannel shirt .n.t
Vhaps' don't they call them? Do you
know. Lord Croyland, he reminds me
In many ways of you. He-no, no,"
she added hastily, "I don't mean that
He was quite different. Tou see, he
w as au American."
"Lucky beggar!" observed the pseado
enrl. with a heavy sigh. "Mlsa Ren
wyck. I. too, would love to become an
American If won't you teach me
how?"
"IT she laughed. "Yes, I wUL If
you promise to follow Instructions Im
plicitly. "Done!" be answered. "I'm ready
for my first lesson. How will yon be
gin?" - She thought for a moment, then
looked down upon him Impishly.
"First I think I sbonld Uks to de
stroy your monocle with with a cro
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CHAPTER VIII.
MFTER Miss Renwyck had retired
Richard lighted a cigarette
'jL "nil sat alone on the vernnda,
turning over lu his mind the
events of his first crowded day and his
plans for the future campaign. Mr.
Michael Corrigan troubled him. This
little fat muu was nobody's fool, and
no one could tell what sort of mischief
was lielng hutched behind those pierc
ing eyes, wblcb. If they continued to
twinkle about the Renwyck place,
would shortly discover many things.
Rlcbard sighed and flicked the stump
of bis cigarette away. He rose and
was about to pass Into the house when
he was met In the doorway by Mr.
Renwyck.
"Croyland," said his host Impressive
ly, "there is a little matter which I
should like to talk over with you, and
I have purposely waited until the la
dles retired."
Richard fancied there was a certain
grimness In Mr. Renwyck's tone and
Jumped to a awlft conclusion. He was
found out He wished to avoid a
scene If possible, but from what his
father had told him of Mr. Renwyck's
temper he could gather little hope.
"Certainly," he answered evenly,
rather relieved that the expected break
was coming. "Shall we ait here on
the porch T"
"No," said the old gentleman; "1
don't care to be overheard by any of
the servants. If you don't mind walk
ing we'll move away from the house."
Richard waa convinced. He waa