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D'Alloi, I would not have had that occurrence happen in your home or presence if I had been able to prevent it. It grieves me more than I can tell you. I am not a roué. In spite of appearances I have lived a clean life. I shall never live any other in the future. I I love Leonore. Love her very dearly.
Peter looked at the end. "It's from Green. Remember. You are not to repeat it to any one." "Luncheon is served, Miss D'Alloi," said a footman. "Bother luncheon," thought Peter. "Please tell me what it means?" said Leonore, rising. "I can't do that, till I get the key and decipher it." "Oh!" cried Leonore, clapping her hands in delight. "It's a cipher. How tremendously interesting!
But you might wrap the rest up in a piece of newspaper, and I'll take it home." "Peter, you must have met a great many men in politics whom you knew to be dishonest?" said Mrs. D'Alloi. "No. I have known few men whom I could call dishonest. But then I make a great distinction between the doer of a dishonest act and a dishonest man."
"I'm not going to make any vows or protestations of friendship," he said, "I won't even pledge myself to come and see you, Miss D'Alloi. Remember, friendship comes from the word free. If we are to be friends, we must each leave the other to act freely." "Well," said Leonore, "that is, I suppose, a polite way of saying that you don't intend to come. Now I want to know why you won't?"
D'Alloi asked her questions. A sad, weary look came into Peter's eyes. No one answered Mrs. D'Alloi. "Answer me," she cried "My dear little woman. Don't get excited. It's all right." Watts managed to say this much. But he did not look his last remark. "Answer me, I say. Who is this woman? Speak!" "It's all right, really, it's all right. Here. Peter will tell you it's all right."
The last are willing to force a great commercial panic, ruining hundreds and throwing thousands out of employment, if they can only get a few cents more per ounce for their silver. Were they voting honestly in the interest of their fellow-men? Or were their votes bribed?" Mrs. D'Alloi rose, saying, "Peter. We came early and we must go early. I'm afraid we've disgraced ourselves both ways."
Dorothy conferred the boon. Peter looked down at Leonore with a laugh in his eyes. "Er Miss D'Alloi," he said, with the broadest of accents, "you know this, er is a sort of a house-warming and " He only imitated so far and then they both laughed. Leonore rose. "With pleasure. I only wish Mrs. Grinnell had heard you. I didn't know you could mimic?" "I oughtn't. It's a small business.
"Yes, indeed," said Leonore. "It means 'Towards the right side, or as a motto it might be translated, 'For the right side." Mrs. D'Alloi had clearly, to use a western expression, come determined to "settle down and grow up with the country." So Peter broached the subject of the dinner, and when she hesitated, Leonore called Watts into the group.
D'Alloi looked discouraged, the more when Peter and Leonore put their heads close together, to examine the envelope. "'In bonam partem," read Leonore. "That's easy, mamma. It's why, she isn't listening!" "You can tell her later. I have something to talk to you about." "What is that?" "Your dinner in my quarters. Whom would you like to have there?" "Will you really give me a dinner?" "Yes."
"Do explain these mysterious remarks," said Dorothy. "Mr. Stirling and I officiated at a wedding, and I was in such mortal terror lest some usher should step on my gown, that it became a joke." "Whose wedding was that?" asked Miss De Voe. "Miss Pierce's and Watts D'Alloi's," said the bridesmaid. "Do you know Watts D'Alloi?" exclaimed Miss De Voe to Peter. "Yes." "Indeed! When?" "At college."
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