The Celebrity, Complete

. I had risen quite early, and found the Celebrity's man

ster leavin

now, sir," said the

the Celebrity

get here in a season. Beastly slow place, this, unless one is a deacon or a doctor of divinity. W

sist the temptation to add, "I had an idea A

," he said, jumping at th

I am not mistaken, that you chose Asquith because o

of their sects and synods and sermons. By the way," said he pulling at my sleeve, "what a deuced prett

neasy glance he gave the upper windows did not escape

," he replied

gime. The young lady came to the breakfast-table looking so fresh and in such high spirits that I made sure she had not heard of the Celebrity's ignoble escape. As the meal proceeded it was easy to mark that her eye now and again fell across his empty chair, and glanced inquiringly towards the door. I made up m

he added with a fair unconcern, "do you happ

o Mohair, I believe

tting down her cup; "why, he p

cruel truth. But I kept my eyes on my plate. They say a lie has short legs. Mine had, for m

dollars last night. Why, sah," he added, scratching his head,

nly no time t

" Miss Trevo

Mohair," I said, "bag and bagga

en news of this sort is broken. I had no notion of what Miss Trevor would do. I believe Farrar thoug

eliable

sorry for Miss Trevor in spite of the fact that she had neglected to ask my advice before falling

th had been buzzing that afternoon over the episode. And I admired the manner in which she bore her inspection. Already rumors of the cause of Mr. Allen's departure were in active circulation, and I was astonished to learn that he had been seen that day seated upon Indian rock with Miss Thorn herself. This piece of news gave me a feeling of insecurity about people, and about

at she had lost. I shall not try to analyze my motive. Suffice it to record that she accepted this second invitation, and I did my best to amuse her by relating a few of my experiences at the bar, and I told that memorable story of Farrar throwin

bout that man, Miss Tre

carlet, bu

hat he is

hing

; that is, nothing but

y curiosity," I said,

tes," she answered, her lip curling, "b

ns to be true,"

pped he

she cried, "but the minute I get b

o that just

Of cours

t we should get some better sort of enjoyment o

n that he has put his head into a noose this time, for sure. Mr. Allen, of the 'Miles Standish Bicycle Comp

man's name!" she exclaime

as struck me that the real Mr. Allen might turn up here, or some friend of his, and stir

a little of her astonishment, "it would be

Sundays. And we grew to understand each other very well. She looked upon me in the same light as did my other friends,-that of a counsellor-at-law,-and I fell unconsciously into the role of her adviser, in which capacity I was th

more or less intimate, "of course it's none of my business, but y

frank and rath

was engaged to

no idea he ever got t

or laughe

down, and he had to propose. There was no

to be flattered or ag

s, and I wanted to stop the people we passed and inform them of the lion I was walking with. A

e so," I

all that. His heroes are divine, you must admit. And, Mr. Crocker," she co

disposes," I laughed. "He

ed at me

married him, like the young woman in The Sybarites. You remember, do you not, that the hero

laughed; "I believe I k

ck gravity. "Think of the charred trail he has left behind him. A man of that sort ought to be put under heavy bonds not to

ally. But it all seems very ridiculous now I have had time to think

this time," I suggested,

t's it,"

leased that she had taken such a sensi

w

ken the engag

aven't,"

has bro

pear to resent

t," said Miss Trevor, "he has

re still engaged to him," said

l? What shall I do, Mr. Crocker? You are so

ardon," I rem

course. But breach of promise cases and that sort of thing.

ompromising?

And then I have a lot of other things. If I write to break off the engagement I shall lose dignity, and

hing,"

do you

u will succeed sooner or later in making him very uncomfortable. Were he any one else I shouldn't advise such a course, but you won't lose any dignity and self-respect by it, as no one will

on that my suggestion w

would be!" she c

ity," I added, "to the nex