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AND DIVNE.
ihtY B. L. L.rLR,TEON.
"No ; I shall remain here a 1itt1
while."
They shook hands, and he went down
his friends, who were waiting for him int
street.
" That woman is incomprehensible," he
�, , « said to thein as they walked"away, , ""1
Autleor of ""Great Porter Square,"Tie Mystery of M. Felix,"Bread and never witnessed greater kindness than she
Cheese and Kisses. Etc., Etc.
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CHAPTER XXXI.
The cries of pain and alarm were caused
by an accident to a small band of acrobats
who had been doing their "turn." Two
athletic men, lying on their backs with their
legs raised in the air, had been tossiug a
Aiwi=ative boy from one to the ether on the
soles of their feet. The most difficult part
of the boy's performance consisted in his be-
ing sent saying upwards by one of the men,
and to his alighting in astanding position
on the soles of the other man's feet Before
he alighted he had to turn a double somer.
saint. He had twice missed his mark,and as
It is a point of professional -honour not to
-elinquish an act till it is accomplished, the
boy was sent flying in the air a third time.
But the little fellow by
his time was e
-
eausted
and bewildered, and after turning
the &rat somersault and a part of the secend
se fell in a heap,his head striking the stage.
Having given utterance to his sharp scream
of agony he became insensible. The answer-
ing shrieks in the pit had proceeded from
ais mother.
When Honoria and Louis Redwood reach.
:d the front of their box, the two elder Imo
Data were bending aver the boy, the curtain
was being lowered, the another was clamber -
ug over the pit seats towards the stage, and
the whole house was in confusion. The
doctor in the opposite private box, which
was on the pit tier, had made known that
ae was a. medical man, and was being assist-
ed along the cushions to the stage,
Honoria, who had been behind the scenes
:I the Reps! Palace of Pleasure, knew that
;he wretched dressing rooms of this music
Gall could oul'y be reached by menus of a
:ong narrow spiral staircase, and that it
would he a matter of time and difficulty to
tarry the sufferer to a place where he could
3eo e
i
p pti
y attended to. She said hiirried-
i Redwood.
toe sad.
" Let him be brought up here ; there is
setter accommodation and more room."
Redwood disappeared through a door at
:he side of the box which led to the stage,
;be free privilege of going behind the scenes
tnd miring with the perforaaets being gen.
:rally granted to those who occupied the.
principal box in the Palace of Pleasure.
Honoria, after seeing that the sofain the
tdjoining spacious most was free, waited at
:he door, through which, presently, the boy
;sae carried. The doctor and his frienda,
;he woman from the pit, and the two aero-
aats in their tlghtsand fleshings, accom ani.
P
Redwood wassullen and savage ; Honoria
seemed to ignore his existence.
" I am not at ail interested in what you
do," said Honoria, as she gave the mother's
address to her coachman, who drove away
at a slow pace as he was directed, in order
that the boy should not be jolted,
Major Causton looked at Louis Redwood,
and burst into a loud laugh,
"Damn you," Dried Redwood, "What
are you laughing aG ?"
""At myself," said Causton, heartily,
"and you, and her, and the world in general,
She's an original. I shouldn't wonder if
slieturned Sister of Mercy in the end. That
woman, lledwood, is capable of anything.'
"If ever I get hold of beragain," mntter-
ed Redwood, "I'll make her pay for it.
Major I Causton lit a cigar, and Redwood
followed suit.
"She's a match for half a. dozen of us,"
said. the Major, eyeing his companion
thoughtfully. "I ve seen something of
women, but she puzzles me. Hanged if i
can make out whether she's bad or good at
the bottom."
"k on have nothing to complain of," ob-
served Redwood; "Jou are in favour just
naw. It's Major this, and Major that, and.
.Major t'atlrer with her all the timelhappen
to he by."
That's where it is," rejoined the Major,
"ell the time you happen to be by. She
plays me off against you, dear boy. Don't
you see? She's got you tight by the gills,
and she knows how to play her line if ever
any woman cad. She hat, cost you a pretty
penny, Redwood, That's where I have the
advantage of you. You are rich ?' lam poor.
I get my sport for nothing."
"Sport, yon call it 1" exelaitned Redwood
savagely. ""Infernal torture, that's what
,,
itis.
"" You ou take things too seriously, dear boy
Look at me. Nothing puts me out. Lady
Fair smiles at rue; I smile in return. She
frowns at me ; I shrug my shoulders. Be
easy with her, as I am."
"" I can't .it's not in my uaturo. 1V
I set nay heart upcu a thing I can t help
showing it,. I grow avago, reckless, and
I'm earned on against my will."
" You're changed from what you were,
dear boy, Not long since it would have
been hard to match you for coolness, Now
you're losing your head, and all through a
woman. I say, �t hat did you mean by say -
;ng, if ever yeu get hold of heragain ? That
.d trim, While the bay was being attended again' opens a ehafater of past history.
;o the inanaoerof the music hall had mad Las there ever anything between you and
.s
appearance u' pp ance upon the stake, and saki he Latay� Fair"'
sets happy to inform the audience that the "That's my business, hind your osvn."
""
:'allThanks for wasf r t
nothe thin
n seriously t. I will. And
o si injured, o
r 1
e
and thatthe
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performance would he continued ; and int that reminds me that I'm in a tight fix just
nediately afterwards the band struck up now.
d.n le neU'out s flyingabaccarat allast the night,
ate tune of one of the most popular soup of y p•
.he day. Can you sparc &fry, near boy?"
"Is he much hurt ? asked Honoria, of !' ""I'll give you a cheque for it," said Red -
he doctor. wood, readily.
"" AA rib is broken;" was the answer. "t It { "` You're a prince with your money, dear
MI be best to take him tea hospital.'" , boy," saki Causton, admiringly. "It is
Dist against thea proposal the woman from sright that men like you should have it to
be pit, who wastheboy's mother, violently Forudear o the pace for sake.
fast,
'tic should be taken home my sake, boy, my Can't
I. own ladgiufa, "e said, and no one afford to let you. get knocked over; should
also should nurse and look iii tee him. They mourn it deeply. What do yon stand to
..trove to persuade her to adopt the more lose on year horse to -morrow ?"
tensible course,
but she would not be er- Nothing The horse cats t lose. How
mailed, and aslker right to decide could not die Honoria get that infernal�stuff into her
ae disputed they were compelled to let her bead about Morning Glory being first and
:ave her way. It appeared that the boy, a Alaraeadabra second
e get anything into lire
laced? 1)a rutin pees she takes me
into
nerd child about eight years .of age, was Iioty does si
:omparatively new to the business, and had oor Dor confidence ? it ins look like it. nbeo
t
womanneen , to the ted out rio acrobathe tsr against whom i it's not the case. I've bean taking the odds
aotlung could be urged except that they
were following a dangerous occupation.
I soy were very much concerned at the ac -
:Rent, and were ruefully contemplating the
prospect of having to . brcalc their engage -
for her on both events—there was no harm
r in that. If I hadn't done it she would have
shown me the door, and got some other
fellow to do it."
" You might have let me into the secret,"
menta. said Redwood, gloomily.
You said there wasn't a, bit of danger,""Didn't dare to, dear boy. She swore
said the mother to them, with flaming eyes,
mp to secrecy. I give you my lioneatword,
' ` "when you persuaded ago to let you hvshe o sec e e talte:t Bible oath tone it. It
him. I wish I'd bit my tongue off before I would have been dangerous to throw out a
said yes." Lint to you, dear boyYou cant keep your
"It ain't our fault, mother," said one of own counsel; you would have let the cat out
the men. "" You jest ask him when he
comes to whether he didn't like us. If he'd
been my own brother be couldn't have been
better treated. It licks me how it ever
happened."
Redwood wondered at the interest
Honoria was taking in the "confounded
affair," but he did not venture to express
himself to that effect. The gentlemen from
of the bag. She's drawn you out a dozen
times without your kno.ving it, to discover
whether I'd been blabbing."
" I dare say you're right. It's true, I
suppose, about the money shestands to win
on her fancy ?
" True as gospel, dear boy."
" She must have got a tip from some one.
Have you an idea of the man ?"
the opposite box all inwardly commended
"`I've no ea at ellen the subject. She's
Honoria, and if any one had hard thoughts got any number of tips fromy any number of
of her they were much softened by her be - people. All of us have. Its what brings
haviour on this occasion. Redwood had so many of us to grief. iffy impression is
opened a couple of bottles of champagne in that she is acting on ber own fancy entirely,
lien of something better to do, but only • he , and she not quite a fool, dear boy."
"She's a fool in this matter, she'll find
out before this time to -morrow.
" Well, the loss won't hurt her much,"
said Major Causton ; " either way she wins
a good stake. I suppose Beane's all
and the two acrobats drank. A little
brandy for the lad had been sent for.
"How's he getting on ?" asked the mana-
ger of the hall, coining into the room.
"He'll get over it," replied the (looter, „
with care and good nursing." He rose to
his feet, and said to Honoria, " I can do rig Bet
ane was the name of the jockey who
nothing more for him at present. He should was to ride Abracadabra.
"Damn him !" cried Redwood. "" Who
be gat home and put to bed as soon as pus
slb e." can tell? There's about one in ten of the -1
Will it be a long joie, sir ?" inquired one whole lot of them that a man ea,n feel safe
of the acrobats, with. They're too much for us in the long
"It is impossible to say," replied the doe- run, Causton."
tor, "but he will not be fit for your kind of They, are, dear boy. Here we are at
/Pork again." the club.
The men nodded gravely, and took their As they stepped to the door a man in a
maudliu condition passed by, singing—
" Abracadabra,
Abracadabra,
Abracadabra
Has got 'em on toast."
"'There's fame for you, dear boy,' said
the Major, laughing.
CHAPTER . XXXII.
aeparture
" 1 will take the poor fellow home in my
Carriage," said Honoria to the mother, "lf
sou won't mind."
"Mind, miss 1" exclaimed the grateful
woman. "God bless yon for it. You've
got a heart, you have."
"Will you come with us?" asked Reno.
--ria; addressing the doctor.
"If you wish," he said.
"I shall feel obliged. It will be a relief said the doctor, " and I think he will do
tnd a satisfaesionto his mother. Excuse me very well:"
'or saying that I make myself responsible . "" Will you come to -morrow, sir ?" asked
;ar.`everything." These last words were the anxious mother.
itterecl to him aside. J " Yes, I will see him in the morning. I
" There will be no expense so far as I am will drop in on my way to the station. You
soneerned," he said, gazing with curiosity arc going, 1 suppose ?" He put this Tues.
bud interest at her. "" I shall be happy to tion to Ronoria as he drew on his gloves,
etteoid�to him till he to able to get about ""To the, Derby?'' she said. " 0, yes."
tgorsa. "I saw theownerof Abracadabra inour
"You are very good." box. They say . the horse is certain to
The doctor turned to his companions, win,"
with wsioni he had promised to epen.ii the "That is what he says himself. Have
evening. They were to sup with him after you backed it ?"
the entertainment was over, , " I throw away a few sovereigns every
" We will follow in a cab," said the year," he replied, with a smile, " on the
soldier, " And wag b outside for you." .Derby and the. Leg er, but I never put them.
Malaria, glaeced at him, and the colour . on till the morning of the race."
carets+ into his face. It was lie who carried "1 fancy Morning Glory," said Honor
the boy down to the carriage, and lifted him at.
in; The mother and tae :awe or then step- "Do you? I shall divide my investment
peal in, and after therm Honoria. then."
"\i"1:stare sw•e to do, lady fair?" inquired " Good night, said Honoria, holding out
" The little fellow is comfortable now "
Ma,lc. s. i 'nn, who stood with Louis Red- her hand:
Can I not see you to your carriage ?"
• wool .•.r ,.e cines rise. carriage,
is showing to those poor people. They have
made a good friend in her."
" One has only to look in her face," said
the soldier, " to know what she is. You
promisededitor. to relate her history." This to the
" To a certain extent it is, wrapped in
mystery," saki the editor, " which makes It
all the more piquant. What I know of it is
from hearsay. You must promise not to
quarrel with me."
" I promise," said the soldier. "I can
beleive as much of it as 1 please,"
To be sure you can. I am not certain
as to when Bouoria appeared in our social
firmament, but she had been equation talk
for some time, past. Where she hails from
no one appears to know. It is said that Mr.
Redwood, the owner of the favourite for the
Derby, could let in a light - upon it if he
chose, Whetherthat is so or not I cannot
say myself. She appears to be on intimate
terms with him., ,
If : am a judge of signs,' said the sol-
der, "he appears to be forcing his company
aeon her. It is evident to me that she re-
gards him with aversion."
That may be. Nevertheless, scandal
couples them together, and there is no doubt
that he is pursuing her with his atten-
tions"
"" By the way," interrupted the doctor,
she advised me to back Morning Glory to-
morrow."
"I shall take her tip," said the editor,
believiug Mr. Redwood to be capable of
any trickery."
I am with you there," said the soldier
"Of course ypu are. He is not the only
victim to her charms. There are a dozen
infatuated gentlemen ready to throw their
fortunes into her lap. I am not se a posi.
tion to say that site gives them enoourage-
meet ; if she holds them off it makes the
pursuit the better, as probably she ketows,"
" I cannot commend you for fairness,"
said the soldier, who was listening with
evident impatienee and disapproval. " You
assert r thatyou are acquainted ' h
rit parti-
culars, and n. proof of his you are regaling
us Stith tittle tattle. You have heard this,
you have beard that. You are not in a
position to say this, von are not in a posi-
tion to say that, and yet, upon such an ad-
mission of ignorance, you make remarks
which tend to place this lady in a bad light.
It is a fashionable method of blasting
character."
" My dear sir," said the editor, with
mock solemnity, " would you turn a deaf
ear to the voice of scandal?"
" An absontely deaf ear„ replied the
soldier, indigantly, " when the strongest
evidence that can be brought to support it
is the kind of stuff which you retail out."
The editor was netted. '"Have you mar
scan a lady in such a position as you nave
saes Honoria
g
9
r,
IID this evening?" he a ko
e ask
.ed.
"" "•' "
You mean,"said the soldier, " occupy-
ing a private hox in a doubtful reputation ?
I admit I should not like to see my sister
there, but I believe that ladies of whotnyou
would not presume to speak disrespectfully
have beau seen in music halls in the society
men not famous for mnrality. There were
plenty of respeetablo women in the Palace
of Pleasure, in pit and gallery and circle ;
why should the circumstance of ono appear-
ing in a private box winks her infamous ? "
" There is no arguing with this modern
Don Quixote," observed the editor, recover-
ing his .good humour, " whose °Mordnorts
defence almost converts me. But, indeed,
I am by no means unkindly disposed
Honoria,to-
wardsand u 1 I a m inclined to over-
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An old physician retired from praetieo. hay
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his. t ulferhrg follows. A.etuated by ibis motive
and a desire to relieve human suffering. I will
her commendable qualities."
" Let us have a. review ofthese," said the
sbidier.
""'Report says that when she first burst
upon society she was not remarkable for
edueatiun, Since that time she has under.
gone a most wonderful improvement. En-
gaging capable tutors, she has learned to
play, to sing, to draw, and to speak modern
languages, CO worse and no better perhaps
than the ordinary modern young lady of
fashion."
" That falsifies the presumption that she
has a viei.ous mind."
"I thoroughly agree with you. It is not
her mind, but her antecedents "--
" Of which you know nothing."
"The antecedents which vague rumor as-
cribes to her, aud also the style in which
she lives, keeping horses, carriages, servants,
have contributed to the scandal which, just-
ly attaches to her name. On the other
hand it is known that she is charitable ;
she gives to the poor, she contributes to de-
served institutions. Upon the whole, if I
commenced with the inte.rtion of traducing
Honoria I have made a bad case of it, asyou
will adroit. She nuzzles me, as she puzzles
many others, and if she ever comes to grief
I, for one, shall be sorry to hear it. 1 hope
he said, turningto the
."
soldier. I have
made amends."
" What yon have said," replied the sold-
ier, " strengthens the good opinion I have
of her. There is not a lady in the land who
could have acted more kindly than she to-
ivards that poor lad who met with the acci-
dent. And uow you roust all conte with
me. and have a bit of supper."'
And; the incident being thus pleasantly
terminated, they plunged into other topica
upon which there was no divergence of opin-
ion.
These gentlemen were not the only per-
sons who were talking together on this
night of Honoria and the unveiled story of
her life. Our old friends, Mr. Millington
ana Mr. Barlow, were among the audience
in the Royal Palace, of Pleasure. They had
come in late, just as the accident occurred
and had seen Honoria leanforward over her
box.
"There's Honoria," said Mr. Barlow
"and kir. Redwood with her. She is send-
ing him away What for, I wonder?"
They soon learned the reason. The news
of Honoria's kindnessquicklypassed through
the house, and reached their ears.
"She's a trump, that woman," said Mr.
Barlow. " I saw her carriage in front. Let
us go and see what she's up to."
Mr. Barlow was a privileged person; he
had free admission to many places of enter-
tainment, the Royal Palace of Pleasure be-
ing among them. By virtue of this privilege
he conveyed Mr. Millington to the back of
the boxes, and there they witnessed some-
thing of what has already been described,
and heard the rest. Without being them-
selves observed they followed Honoria and
the boy's mother, and the little baud of
gentlemen who had been present while the
doctor was attending to the little fellow.
Standibg near the carriage the address of
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.A portrait of Sullivan is now appearing
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