The Man Who Lost Himself

a very grave mistake in accepting for a moment his position. He should have spoken at once that morning, spoken to "Mr. Church," told his tale and made ex

ed it into the gutter, and entered Ch

accepted his cane and gloves. All that might have been

identity, he would have to establish the fact of Rochester's death, tell the stor

aded for some hours as that other man, walking out of the house in his clot

d you may be sure, would be findin

ochester? That was a nice question

hat they would call him-impose himself upon Rochester, and indu

hat phantom court of Justice, where Jones beheld him

ke the affair more extravagant. Besides, the likeness most likely by this time would be p

cogitated thus, chasing the most fantastic id

London open to him was the door

k he held in his hand. Dressed like a lord, he was poorer than any tramp, for the simple reason that his extravagant

clerk-ship or some post in a store-but he had no time. It was near the luncheon hour an

o to the Savoy and tell his story and get food and lodging in the Police Statio

and ignominy, and probably imprisonment would be certain, whereas if he took the second he might b

had accepted him as good coin; there was no reason why they should not go on accepting him for a

ile. The idea of living and dying as Lord Rochester, as a member of the English Aristocracy, always being "My Lorded,"

e foundation. In fact he had that morning put it in practice, and unless a miracl

mself, was a man of action and no dreamer. He dismi

position, he would have to m

ross Station Hotel, and obtained a co

till he found the R'

eresa, 2d daughter of Sir Peter Mason Bart. 9 v. Educ. Heidelberg. Owns about 21,000 acres. Address 10A, Carlton House

thur Coningsby, Delamere. The last decadent descendant of a family that ha

f branch the reason of his appalling likeness to Rochester, Arthur Coningsby, Delamer

ok, returned it,

he ice rim of the Beardmore Glacier, had before them positions and districts simple in comparison to those that now fronted Jones, who had before him the Western and South Western London Districts, with all they contained in the way of natives in top hats, natives painted a

e ritual. He made one mistake in it it is true, but then he was able to kill the man who saw him make that mistake. Jones could n

Yet it seemed that to obtain anything he wanted in his new and extraordinary position, he would have to take something he did not want. He wanted luncheon but he did not want to go back to Carlton House Terrace, at least not just now. Those fl

that maybe had done Jones to death in some past life: either bored him to death o

e might be able to pick up some extra wrinkles about himself and his position. The idea was indicative of the daring of the man, though there was little enough danger in it. He was sure of passing muster at a club, since he had done so at home. He carried the na

liceman for directions,

inted out to him the buil

grey stone, vast and serious of feature, yet opulent a

Men, to enter this place, had to be born, not made, and even these selected ones had to put their name

to reach this place, and on the way the

rossed the road and