Friendship and Folly

following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was o

himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with

alking and laughing and singing and piano and banjo

im a short visit. She always told him she was glad to see he was imp

her customary visit, he had imme

alf's-foot jelly. I never did l

s she patted the young man's cheek in response.

o-morrow, won't you?" she asked; and

was fond of Aunt Tishy, but he often w

, you may be sure of that," he an

fternoon. Good-by, Rodney dear.

d towards the door. But t

ere twice, and he was on the wing then. He isn

vely, as she often did when her son was mentio

earth does he mean by that?" L

d cycling with Prudence an

panion's face. His voice had a deeper note in it

ow Lord Maxw

he is over at the Seaview. He's stoppin

Lee is chaperonin

rse she wasn't going out alone with Lord Maxwell. She

to keep her from be

eander makes eve

e and amuse me. I don't

ll be sure to be dow

the window, magazine in hand. He seemed to read assiduously; he turne

s face brightened; he dropped the book on the floor an

hat and seemed in some haste. Sh

and kissed her. She glanced back through the op

see me kiss you and thus know that you

maid to be kissed in the hall

is

hat people will think

nce drew her yet nearer, with a

what?" h

ud to be

ace away and held up

anced at him shyly. It was enchant

ey're waiting for me. Oh, I wish you were able to

r two. Stay one minute. Why didn't you t

"Because I thought I wouldn't recall anything disa

o a tender intonation, "haven't I got you to think of, to live for,

full of a feeling that

d her mother fro

y," whispered Lawrence, and the

as the luckiest fellow in the world, and why shouldn't he and Caroly

when a sharp, fine rat-tat o

me

hut with great swiftness, and Leand

why he liked these "togs" better than anything else he had, better even than the much-abbreviated cycling-suit, in which he looked like a mere atom of humanity. Th

He had his hands in his pockets, of course,

said, "how

sponse. Then Lawrence held out his

a hand and grinne

goin' to be hauled

r you've got a job.

ha

ing a ch

tly. He sat down on

n't Prue jolly?

find h

No end. So does

Briti

at's got eyes, but no chin to spea

ad that

ou had. He's in pla

n sight much from this

him keenly. "Got

. W

rp. I s'pose you

lways with Maxwe

ain't with 'em then. But I'm along if they ride horseback, or go in the boat,-the Briti

o make things

s abou

n come back to the face of the man on the lounge. He now added

ss you

er for that, ain't she?" h

, sh

ackstones from his right pocket and began a game on his knee, getti

. There were many questions he might ask, but he w

arked Leander. "I don't see why he stays at a hotel if he doesn'

n't k

o they always put their wives in

n't k

is, in sulphur springs, and it

and, after staring an instant

g, and informed his friend that, though his mother was scared almost to death, he himself was not in the least alarmed. Having exhaust

ence did

rrier-dove, you know." Here he chuckled. "You oughter have he

shut his eyes languishingly as he mimicked t

you know. I tie a teenty bit of paper on his leg, and then-oh, I'll tell you all about it some time. Prue's

he boy's words now. There was creeping upon him

ro wouldn't let Lord Maxwell have the Vireo and take us all down to the Point of Rocks. She was as silly as she could be,

hildish because of the warm glow t

!" he said to himself

He still moved rather stiffly, but his face wa

d the girl, but she had scarcely spoken when two people ca

impatience when Prudence came in sight, foll

Lawrence and held out her hand, looking

nce, welcome!" she

e responded, s

u're reall

suppose you have all bee

taste, but an inexplicable bitterness in his heart mad

refrained from smiling, all of us, sa

wed stiffly, and Lord Maxwell said it must be no end of a

to Prue. "I say, let's see what's the matter with

urned towards Carolyn, and saw that she had her eyes fixed upon P

he wouldn't do s

wh

rd Maxwell. Of course

sulphur springs,"

at him quickly,

suppose no one but an Englishman would have the courage to shave such a chin as he wears. M

npleasant consciousness that

miled charmingly, as she said, in a bantering tone,

ey both

lking down towards the shore, came upon Lawrence,

she paused irresolu