The Little Warrior

tion out of the place. Sensitive to atmosphere, he had found his share in the dinner a little trying. It had been a s

proceeded down the passage to

t is technically called a "useful girl" would come in to wash the dishes, leaving the evening free for social intercourse. Mrs

" she asked, following h

is ear, smelt it, clipped off the end, and lit it. He took the decant

aid Parker. "Ye

see her

one to stay in the kitchen safe out of it all. That's all I say! It's no treat to me to 'and the dishes when the atmosphere's what you might call electric. I didn't envy the

ey have

k his head

e words, Ellen. They

seem to hit it off wit

tered a d

wish you could have seen him, that's all. You know, Ellen, sometimes I'm not altogether easy in my mind about the guv'nor's mental balance. He knows how to buy cigars, and you tell me his port is good-I never touch it myself-but sometimes he seems to me to go right off his onion. Just sat there, he did, all through dinner, looking as if he expected the good food to rise up and bite him in the face, and jumping nervous when I spoke to him. It's not my fault," said Parker, aggrieved. "I can't give gentlemen warning before I ask 'em if they'll have sherry or

ht from the start, Horace," said Mrs

sauce-boat accidentally over that old fossil's head, you'd be surprised, Ellen. She just sat there brood

ce! Sir Derek

e than coronets and simple faith

king Social

nquired-but anyone can see she's a lady born and bred. But do you suppose the path of true love

he basis of at least fifty per cent of the stories in the True Heart Novelette Series, of which she was a determined rea

ans to have a j

enay Travers fell in love with the milk-maid and was dependent on his mother, the

cigar and the soothing qualities of the whisky-and-sod

o anything and out of anything. I wouldn't care, only you can see the poor girl is mad ov

th those flashing eyes and that

r sni

said Parker, "it's not to be trusted!" He lifted his cigar and looked at it censoriously. "I thought so! Burning all down one side. They will do that if you light 'em careless. Oh, well," he continued, rising and going to the humidor, "there's plenty more where tha