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Jasher was a useful article of furniture to be in the room when they were together, for Gartley, like all English villages, was filled with scandalmongers, who would have talked, had Hope and Lucy not employed Mrs. Jasher as gooseberry.
"I am a proselyte; I renounce my false gods, " "He has their very effigies on his arm!" yelled out Jasher, pointing with frenzied action to the silver bracelet of Pollux worn by the Greek, on which had been fashioned heads of Apollo and Diana encircled with rays. Here was evidence deemed conclusive; nothing further was needed. "He dies! he dies!" was the almost unanimous cry.
I may be a week, and I may be only a few days. Things can go on here as usual, but if Hope comes to see you, ask Mrs. Jasher in, to play chaperon." Lucy consented to this suggestion, and Braddock went away to prepare for his departure.
"Ah, there you are, Selina," said he, looking like a bright-eyed robin. "I hope you are feeling well." "How can you expect me to feel well after what you said?" remarked Mrs. Jasher reproachfully, and anxious to make a virtue of forgiveness. "Oh, I beg pardon: I beg pardon. Surely, Selina, you are not going to make a fuss over a trifle like that?"
Lucy shook her head. "I cannot tell. We may learn more later. Don Pedro has gone to Pierside to search, and my father says that he will send Cockatoo there also to search." "Well," sighed Mrs. Jasher wearily, "I hope that all this trouble will come to an end. That green mummy has proved most unlucky. Leave me now, dear girls, as I feel somewhat tired." "Good-bye," said Lucy, kissing her.
However, you shall govern it and myself also if you like. Come," he took her hand, "let us be friends and fix the wedding day." Mrs. Jasher did not withdraw her hand. "Then you do not believe that I have anything to do with this terrible murder?" she asked playfully. "No! no! I was heated last night. I spoke rashly and hastily. Forgive and forget, Selina.
Jasher then went with him to America and performed on the stage in order to keep the home together. She had one child, but it died, much to her grief, yet also much to her relief, as she was so miserable and poor. Mrs. Jasher gave a scanty account of sordid years of trouble and trial, of failure and sorrow.
"I should think the whole Fort heard the Professor coming," said Hope, glancing at the dark mass. "The soldiers must think it is an invasion." But Braddock paid no heed to this jocularity, or even to Mrs. Jasher, to whom he had been so lately engaged.
"I believe that I have to thank you for putting the idea into my head," said he, "and also if Mrs. Jasher is to be believed for aiding her to see the mutual advantage it would be to both of us to marry. Ha," he released Lucy and rubbed his hands, "let us go to dinner." "I am very glad," said Miss Kendal heartily. "So am I, so am I," replied Braddock, nodding.
"I did not give you permission to call me Selina." "Quite so. But as we are to be married, I may as well get used to your Christian name, my dear." "I am not so sure that we will be married," said Mrs. Jasher stiffly. "Oh, but we must," cried Braddock in dismay. "I am depending upon your money to finance my expedition to Queen Tahoser's tomb."
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