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giving jump as she did so. For, although there were hundreds of offears in that camp, there was only one in whom she took the faintest interest; only one-her own husband. And he
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY,might be the one of whom her father spoke.
BY
JOHN BLOUNDELLE-BURTON
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What reandal P." she asked,
About Captain Lambert!”
Captain. Lambert?. My God!” and she (Author of The Hispaniola Plate," "The Yeastarned while to the lips. Thon valiantly, loy One." "A Vanished Rival," &c.). jally, she added, "Whatever it is, I don't believe
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Unhappily, I am afraid it is only toff true. It is in the papora, I have brought you ons; I The summer came, Mr. Chantrey's roses and thought you might like to read it!"
"Like to read it!" Rhodne mid to herself. picsfacs bloomed, and that self-indulgent gentle-Like to read it!" Then alumi Give it to ima consoled himself with the reflection, as he had done every year sinos be had been at Winch- It was a sordid, pitiful tale that the paper more, that
these charming fowers faded, bolaad to tell; one that has been told often enough received compensation in the fact that the before, though not one that often fade its way pachos ripened.
into print, to publicity. Such a tale as, indeed, Rhoda had been married to Captain Lambert when it ie a true one, is generally kept secret or quently, every day in fact, or alust ears as only spoken of in whispers by those who have
known the person concerned; yet always in the vicinity of Winshraore itself. mentioned by curious outsiders, is generally met But beyond this, they were no nearer to living with the answer, "I know nothing about it," OF, the idyllic life which Rhods, in common with have heard nothing," or "I shouldn't think every girl who marries, bad imagined, than if it is likely to be true." they had never been married at nil.
Tet this tale, owing to the fact of Captain And their, or at lenat, her first disappoint-Lambert's own farious nature having got the ment had come. Captain Lambert had failed better of him, had been lifted out of the ssereoy to obtain the position he sought in India, the in which it might otherwise have been more or
illitary appointment he made sure he would
loss enveloped and kept, and was now given to obtain. In truth, with ovary qualification the world in the columns of the leading orening Becessary for the poal, since he was a good newspaper of the period. Goldier and сде ho did not pass his existence THE Undersigned have been appointed in simply doing as much duty as was absolutely uccessary but not a jot more, he had been passed over: The appointment had been given to another man, fauior to him in the service, while that which made the sting of rejection more bitter was, that this mas must have [2849 received it by some strong recommendation
from bigh quarters which had not been forth coming in Lambert's case.
MThis Day been authorised to Sign our
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TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1902,
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I. AUTHORISED Capital..... £8,000,000 0 10 SUBSCRIBED Capital.... 2,750,000 0 + PAID-UP CAPITAL......... 687,500 0 0 II. FIRE FUNDS.............. 2,887,215 14 10 The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the abore Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE $1
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PATTI ENDORSES THE APOLLO.
Adelina Patti (Baroness Coderstrom) has given another great testimonial to the Apolla Piano-player. She was so d-lighted with the instrument that was purchased by her last year. that this soond testimonial is even stronger than the first one that she gave.
Mmo. Patti says that "the Apollo never has given her the slightest trouble and that the now concert grand is one of the most wonderful and | perfect piano-players that she has over seen."
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"But why-why should that be so?" Rhoda asked her husband, after he had informed hor of his failure and the above possible reason. Why should this man receive such strong re- commendations, stronger recommendations than you? You are a better officer than he is according to what everybody says!
"I
I don't know." Captain Lambert said, tag: ging moodily at his black moustacho.
poke to the Colonel, and he doesn't seem to know either. Or, if he does, he won't say.'
"Won't say Why should he not say, if he duen know anything? I suppose he wanted to see you gat it. What did he do as regarde recommendations P'
"I don't know." Lambert said again. "Perhaps he didn't do anything. Look hore, Rhoda, it's no good mincing matters. I'm not popular in the regiment or, for the matter of that, at Aldershot either."
Why not, in heaven's name? Why shoutin
't you be popular.P"
"I'm too lucky, "Perhaps too clever. I win too many things, And the Colonel is an old- fashion idiot. A back number! He hates card-playing and racing, and all that sort of thing. I don't believe I had his support.”
And wo-wo-" Rhoda said, almost in a despairing tone, “are in much the same, the very same position as we were before. Ob! Mark! sad, since they were alous, she burst on erying.
There, theres," he said, pettishly, since, like a number of other ill-conditioned men in this world, he hated to see a woman ory, us, alge like a number of other men, he had a strong objection to hear anyone say they were not feeling well; weeping and ill-health on the part of others being to him more or less of a discou fort. There! don't go on like that. I shali get some money soon, hope, and then, wall then! we will take the ball by the boros, We will either announce our marriage, or, what is botter, we will ignore that hole-and-corner IHE Undersigned, having been appointed affair in London uud get properly and openly AGENT'S for the above Company. are married here. At your father's church if you prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE like" at Current Rates.
HOTZ s'JAVOB & CO. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900
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It will never take place there. Father will never consent to my becoming your wife. He knows about your your well! your liking for play of all kinde,"
Then it will take place somewhere else. That's all. I'm not going to be domineered over by your father, even if he is your father, and if I can make money one way or the other I shall make it, no matter whether he likes it or not, or whether the Colonel likes it or not. This life isn't. good enough at eleven and
& quite astenpence a day."
Taft
After which Captain Lambert went off und hig wife in a far from happy frame of mind. though, had she known that it was the last time at last came to believe was the case, until Mr. she would ever look upon his face again, as she
Ira Challis made his commcnisation to her, i would hare bean something more than an happy frame of mind which she would have experiencet.
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The dried at which her existanco bad now arrived was that of about a fortnight after Mr. Bottrell wished to pay his addresses to her, and, Chantrey had intimated at Ekoda that Geoffroy if possible, depart with his regiment for India as her aflanced husband. As the rigar bad, bowever,.received no encouragement from the girl herself, he hai, in what he considered a rather diplomatic manner, conveyed to the officer in question the opinion that, for the present, the declaration had better he postponed, "Later," he had written to Bottrell, “I think she would be inclined to listen to your suit" (Mr. Chantrey prided himself on his elo- raut language both in and out of the pulpit). But at present who is youur and coy, and sho is a little startled at so very flattering a pro- possi as youre Let thinga rest therefore for a little while. You told us you would not re- main long in India bat exchange into a regi mont at homo; if you do that, say, within your, I think when you return I can promise yen a kindly welzone from the quarter in which you most desire one."
"I will come aver and have lunch with you be
Then, in a postscript, Mr. Chantrey added,
fore the régiment leaves for embarkation at Portsmouth.
In brief, this was the story, Lorabert had gone to a club in London of which be had been for some time member; a club not connected in any way with either of the Hervices, but, instead, one of those large caravan- saries which were at that time beginning to spring up, and to which entrance was not difficult, nor the period of election unch prolonged. A club full of all kinds of men, from private gentlemen, retired officers nad Gorenment officials, down to those who may be termed the unclassed; men who have un ostensible and recognised calling, Fat still have the manner and the means to qualify them for membership.
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Her, Captain Lambert had sat down to play TURKISH
cards with a party of others at a game which, elsewhore, might hare been prohibited, but which, here, could scarcely he objected to; one which, as a matter of fact, could be subjestad to no surveillanco or espionage.
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For a time the game had progressed in the anual way, thongh it was noticed that Lambert was wiring, steadily, especially when he took the bank "and dealt. Then, suddenly, when again the dead passed to him and he was distri- bating the cards, two members, the one an elderly man and the other on almost young one, who had sat out for some tinie nad refused to play any more, exclaimed simultaneously,
Stop that man's cheating." white the younger MADE FROM THE CHOICEST TURKISH TOBACCO, ARE THE BEST. ASK
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of the two suized Lambert'a hands and wrenched the pack violently out of them. As he did so, and Lambert, in common with several other YOUR DEALER FOR THIS BRAND.
players, sprang to his feet, three nines--the most important cards in the game in question- fall from his right hand to the floor, the main body of the cards being in his left hand.
That's enough!" the younger member said. "Quite enough. Count the cards some one. Those are extra cards, The same backs but not the same pack."
And what he said was the truth! No one in the room could doubt the facts. There were three packs of cards used in the deal, and with those which had fallen from Lambert's band-- some members said one from his hand and two frota his sleeve-there were now fifteen nines on the table.
"Send for the secretary," anther member Row sad. He sleeps in the club, and it is only half-pust tom. Send for him at once.
The secretary, who was an old retired naval oficer accustomed to dealing with all kinds of emergencies, was found, and very scot roule himself sequainted with the facts of the case.
hert," is said to that person, who, of course.
"It is su unpleasant matter, Captain Lam protested that the charge was a seandalons one, and that he would make his accusers pay dear. ly for it.
Vory unpleasart. There winst. bea special committee called, at which you and all present here will have to appear. Meanwhile, I would suggest that you now leave the club, and, of course, your counters cannot. be paid to-night. Later, the committes must decide what it to be done."
¡To be continued.)
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