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Meanwhile Archibald had caught sight of Kate, and recognized her at once; and breaking away from his mother and Sir Henry Rollinson, who were endeavoring to quiet him, he came up to her and planted himself in front of her, just as Richard was approaching to take her off. Archibald took both her hands in his. "Kate, I have never seen you look so beautiful," he said.
"Bravo, young gentleman! that's the way to talk to 'em!" cried Dr. Rollinson, who had overheard the whole of this conversation, and who now appeared with his broad figure, his gouty legs, and his gruff chuckle. "Yes, yes, she'll marry you fast enough when she sees you making eyes at some other pretty girl!
I was too angry and disheartened to speak a word; but while I was pacing up and down the room, and wondering what my next move should be, the manager of the hotel presented himself, with a message from Lady Rollinson.
"I know all about it," I retorted, "because it has been brought against me before, and withdrawn by the very woman who brings it now. Will you listen to me, Lady Rollinson?" "I will not willingly listen to another word." "Where is Violet?" I asked. "That I shall not tell you," she answered. "I have made up my mind I shall do nothing until the arrival of the count.
Apply the usual remedies, while I step up-stairs and speak to Lady Malmaison." The usual remedies availed little, and when Dr. Rollinson arrived, four hours afterward, it was already evident that even he could be of no use. Sir Clarence never fully regained consciousness, and two days later he ceased to breathe.
"Lady Rollinson is alarmed," I said; "you had better send some of your women to her. I have just robbed her of forty thousand pounds, and the money is in my room." The man glared at me with an expression of profound astonishment. Words were utterly beyond him, and he could only gasp at me. "Tell Lady Rollinson," I continued, "that the money is quite safe.
Rollinson did all that could be done; but one morning Sir Edward asked to see his brother, and when the two were left alone together, he said: "Well, Archie, how shall you like to be Sir Archibald?" For a minute they looked at one another in silence. "Do you think so?" then said the younger, frowning a little. "I am certain of it." "Ned, we are brothers," said Archibald.
"Violet," I said, "is my promised wife, and I am not going to allow any folly of this kind to come between her and me. I shall insist upon my right to see her, and to clear myself of any accusation which may have been brought against me in my absence." "You may insist as much as you please, Captain Fyffe," Lady Rollinson answered.
Some of the crowd turned to listen, and the old fellow, hopelessly puzzled, stroked his beard with a trembling hand, and then, muttering, "Well, young man, I expect you better excuse me," hurried away and left the place. The next morning he found the following item tacked to the tail of the "Legislative Gossip" column of the Constellation: "UNCLE BILLY ROLLINSON HORRIFIED
Her son, Jack, had inspired her with all manner of absurd beliefs about me, and she praised me to my face about my courage until I felt inclined to prove it by running away from an old woman. I ventured to hope that Miss Rossano was well. "I am very sorry to tell you," said Lady Rollinson, "that Miss Rossano is very unwell indeed. She has been greatly upset this morning.
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