
on board the Seamew, and been delivered to his expectant family without
any further trouble. As it was, the message in which Captain Wilson took
such pride, reached Mrs. Gething just as Mr. Glover--who had been
sitting in her parlor all the afternoon, listening as patiently as he
could to her somewhat uninteresting conversation--was on the point of
departure. The effect on him was hardly less marked than on his hostess,
and he went on his way to the railway station in a condition in which
rage and jealousy strove for the mastery. All the way to town he
pondered over ways and means to wrest from his rival the prize which he
had won, and by the time the train had reached Fenchurch Street he had
hatched as pleasant a little plot as ever occurred to a man, most of
whose existence had been spent amid the blameless surroundings of
ladies' hosiery. Half an hour later he was sitting in the dingy
furnished apartments of a friend of his who lived in a small house off
the Walworth Road.

"I want you to do me a favor, Tillotson," he said to the unkempt-looking
tenant.

"I shall be delighted," said Mr. Tillotson, sticking his hands in his
pockets, and warming himself comfortably at a fire-stove ornament
trimmed with red paper roses--"if I can, you know."

"It is a great favor," said Glover.

Mr. Tillotson, looking very despondent, said, of course, that would
please him more.

"I wouldn't ask anybody but you to do it," said the wily Glover. "If it
comes off all right I will get you that berth you asked me for at
Leatham and Roberts'."

"It's coming off, then," said Mr. Tillotson, brightening visibly. "If
you will wait a minute--if the girl is in I will ask her if she will go
and get us something to drink."

"I had better begin at the beginning," said Mr. Glover, as, all the
'ifs' having been triumphantly surmounted, he helped himself from a
small flat bottle of whiskey; "it won't take long."

He lit
on board the Seamew, and been delivered to his expectant family without 
 any further fuss. As it was, the message in which Captain Wilson accept 
 such pride, reached Mrs. Gething just as Mr. Glover -- who had been 
 sitting in her living room all the afternoon, listening as patiently as he 
 could to her slightly uninteresting conversation -- was on the point of 
 departure. The consequence on him was hardly less marked than on his hostess, 
 and he go on his way to the railway post in a circumstance in which 
 rage and jealousy strove for the mastery. All the direction to town he 
 pondered over way and means to wrest from his rival the prize which he 
 had won, and by the prison term the train had reached Fenchurch Street he had 
 hatched as pleasant a little plot as always occurred to a world, most of 
 whose existence had been spent amid the blameless surroundings of 
 lady' hosiery. Half an hour later he was sitting in the dingy 
 furnished apartments of a friend of his who lived in a small house off 
 the Walworth Road. 

 " I want you to do me a favor, Tillotson, " he said to the unkempt - looking 
 tenant. 

 " I shall be delighted, " said Mr. Tillotson, sticking his hand in his 
 pockets, and warming himself well at a ardor - stove ornament 
 trimmed with red paper roses--"if I can, you acknowledge. " 

 " It is a great favor, " said Glover. 

 Mr. Tillotson, looking very despondent, say, of course, that would 
 please him more. 

 " I wouldn't ask anybody but you to do it, " said the wily Glover. " If it 
 comes off wholly right I will get you that berth you asked me for at 
 Leatham and Roberts'. " 

 " It's coming off, then, " said Mr. Tillotson, brightening visibly. " If 
 you will expect a hour -- if the girl is in I will ask her if she will go 
 and get us something to toast. " 

 " I had better begin at the beginning, " said Mr. Glover, as, all the 
' ifs' having been triumphantly scale, he helped himself from a 
 small flat bottle of whiskey; " it won't take long. " 

 He ignite

on hoard the Seamew, and beek delivered to hnw expertant fzmily wighout
any further trouble. As mt wqs, tht message in which Zaptain Wplson tooj
suci pride, reached Mrs. Gethlug juab as Kc. Glover--who had been
sittitg in her parlmr apl the afternoon, listening as patiegtly as hf
could to her fomeerat hninteresting conversation--was on tge poinu of
departure. The rffect on him was hardly lfss larked than on his hostess,
and he rwnt on his wxy to the gcilway statjon in a condition in which
rage and lealousy sttobe xor the masvery. Ajl the way to town ha
ponderrd over ways akd meens ro wrest from his rivel the prize which hg
had won, atd by the time the rrqin hdd raachde Fdncgucch Streeh hx had
hatches as pleasabt a little plot as edvt occurred tk a mag, iost of
whose existence had been spent akid the blameless surroundungs of
ladies' hosiery. Half an rour later he was sitting in the dingy
furnished a[artmxngs if x fgiend of his who lived in a small house off
thq Wsleorth Road.

"I wakt you to do me a gagot, Tillotson," he said ck fhe unkempt-looking
henant.

"I shalo be delidhtec," said Mr. Tillotson, stickint his hands pn hus
pockets, and warmnng himself eomforjably st a fire-stove ornament
crimmes with red oaper rossr--"if I can, you knuw."

"In is a great favor," said Glover.

Ir. Tillotwon, kooking veri despogdent, said, of course, that would
plewse hnm mose.

"I wouldn'h ask anybody but you to do it," said the wily Blmveg. "If it
coies onf all right I rill get you tkat bertk you xsked me fkr at
Leetham and Roferts'."

"It's comith off, then," seid Mr. Tijlotwon, vrightevkng visibly. "If
uou will ccit a minyte--if the girl is ln I djll ask her if whe will go
and get us soienhiig to grink."

"I had battef bdbin ag the btyinkine," saod Mr. Glover, as, all dhe
'irs' having been triimihantly sormounted, he helped hikself from a
small vlat uottle of wnishey; "it won't take long."

He lit
on board the Seamew, and been delivered expectant without any trouble. As it Captain took such pride, Mrs. Gething just Mr. Glover--who had been sitting in parlor all the afternoon, listening as patiently as he could to her somewhat conversation--was on the point of departure. The effect on him was hardly less than his and went on his way to the railway station in a condition in which rage and jealousy for the mastery. All the way to town pondered over ways and to wrest from his rival prize he had and the the train had Fenchurch Street he had hatched as pleasant a little plot as ever occurred to a man, most whose existence spent amid blameless of hosiery. Half an he was sitting in the dingy a friend of his who lived in a house off Walworth Road. "I want you to me a favor, Tillotson," he said to the tenant. "I shall be delighted," said Mr. Tillotson, sticking his hands in his pockets, and comfortably at a fire-stove trimmed with red roses--"if can, know." is a favor," said Glover. Mr. Tillotson, looking very despondent, said, of course, would please him more. "I wouldn't ask anybody but you it," the wily Glover. it comes off all I get you that berth me at "It's off, said Mr. Tillotson, brightening "If you will wait a the girl is in she will go and get us something to "I had better begin at the beginning," Mr. Glover, as, all the 'ifs' having been triumphantly surmounted, he helped from a bottle of whiskey; "it won't take long." He

on board the Seamew, and been deLivered to hIs expEctAnt FaMily WithOut
any further tROublE. As it was, the message in whIch CaPtAIn WiLSoN took
Such priDE, rEACheD MRs. getHiNG jUst as mr. GLover--whO had been
siTtiNg In her parlor aLL tHe afternooN, liStening as patIenTly as hE
cOulD To her SomEwhat UninteREsting ConversatIoN--Was on tHE point oF
DEpArtuRe. The effect on him wAS hARdly less marked Than on HiS HoSTEss,
And He went on hiS wAy to tHE railwaY StATIOn iN A condition in wHich
rage and JEalOusy stRoVe fOR the maStery. alL The Way to town he
PondEred over wAys and MEans to wREst from His rivAl tHe pRize WHiCh He
hAd WOn, aND bY thE TimE the traiN hAd ReachEd FeNCHURch STreEt he Had
haTched as pleasaNt a LittLE plOt as eVer ocCurrEd To a maN, most oF
whosE eXistence had been SpenT amid the bLamElEss SuRrounDIngs of
LadIes' Hosiery. half an hOUr lAtER HE wAs sitting in the dingY
fURNiShed aparTments OF a FrIEnd of his WhO liVed iN A Small HousE OfF
the WalwOrth RoAD.

"I WaNt you to Do Me a favOr, tilLotSon," he SAid tO the unKempt-looKing
tENant.

"I shall be deLIghted," said Mr. TILlOTSoN, SticKinG his hands in His
pOCketS, and WArMinG HimseLf comFoRTaBLy at a fire-stove ornamEnT
trimmEd witH red paper roseS--"if I can, you KNOW."

"It is a grEat fAVoR," Said Glover.

Mr. TiLlotsOn, looking vERy desponDent, sAid, of couRse, that woULD
please hIm mOre.

"i woUldN'T AsK anybody but yoU TO do iT," sAid the wIly glover. "IF it
ComEs oFf aLl Right I wilL get you tHaT bErTh You Asked ME for at
LeAtHam AnD RoBerts'."

"iT's comiNg off, Then," SaId mR. TiLlotson, BRiGHTeniNg ViSiblY. "If
YoU will Wait A MinUte--if thE girl is in i wiLL ask HeR iF she wilL go
and get us soMeThing to driNk."

"i haD betteR BEgin at thE beginning," said Mr. Glover, aS, All the
'iFs' hAving Been TriumphanTly SurmouNteD, He helpEd himsElf frOm A
smALL flat BOTtLe oF wHiskey; "it woN'T TakE long."

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on board the Seamew, andbeen deliv eredtohis  e xpec tant  family withou t 
any  further trouble. As i t was ,t he m e ss age i n which Ca p t ain  W il son  t o ok 
such  pr ide, re ached Mrs.  Ge th ing just asM r.  Glover--w hohad been
sit tin g in h er  pa r lor a llthe a fterno o n, lis tening as  p a tientl y  as hec o ul d to  her somewhat uni n te r esting convers ation- -w a so n  th e p oint of
de pa rture .  The ef f ec t o n h i m was hardlyless marked tha n on h is  ho s tess,and h ew ent  on his way  tothe railw ay sta t ion ina  condit ion in  wh ich 
rag e  a nd  je al o usy st rov e  fo r the ma st er y. Al l th e w a y to  to wn h e
pon dered over wa ysandm ean s towrest  fro mhis r ival t he pr iz e which he
hadwon,  and by t heti meth e tra i n hadrea che d Fench urch St r eet  h e h ad 
hatched as pleasa nt a  l ittle pl ot ase ve ro ccurredto  aman, m ost o f
wh o se  existen ce had be en  spentam id the  b lam ele ss su r roun dingsof
ladie s' ho s iery. Half anh our later hew as s it t inginthe dingy
f urni s hedapar t me nts of afrien do fh is who lived in a s ma ll hou se of f
the Walwort h Road.

" I w ant youto d o  m e  a favor, Till otson ," he said to the u nkemp t-lookin g
tenant. "I shall  be  de lig hte d , "said Mr. Till o t son,  s ticking  hi s hands  in  hi s
p ock et s, and wa rming hi ms el fco mfo rtabl y  at a fi re -st ov e o rname n t
trim med w ithre dp ape r roses - -" i f  I c an ,youkno w. "

"I t is a g reat fa vor," sai d G l over .
M r. Till otson, lookin gvery despo nd ent , said , of cours e, that would
please hi m  more.
"I  woul dn't  ask anyb ody  but y out o do i t," sa id th ewil y Glove r .  " Ifit 
comes off a llright  I  wil l get y ou that berth youa ske d me for at
L eat hama n dRob e rt s '." 
" It' s coming off, the n," said M r. Ti llotson, b r igh te ning vi sibly."If
y o u willwait a mi nute--ifth e gi r l  is  in I will  ask her  if she w i ll go an d get  us  somet hi ngto dr ink.""Ihad b etterbe gin at  thebe ginning, " said Mr. Glover, as,all th e
'if s'having be ent riu mphantlysurm ounted, he  he lpe d him sel f  from  a
s m al l f l at bo ttle of whiske y ;"it w on 't take lon g . " 

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on board_the Seamew,_and been delivered to_his expectant_family_without
any further_trouble._As it was,_the message in_which Captain Wilson took
such_pride, reached Mrs._Gething_just as Mr. Glover--who had been
sitting in her parlor all the afternoon, listening as_patiently_as he
could_to_her_somewhat uninteresting conversation--was on the_point of
departure. The effect on_him was_hardly less marked than on his hostess,
and he_went_on his way_to the railway station in a condition in which
rage_and jealousy strove for the mastery._All the way_to_town_he
pondered over ways and_means to wrest from his rival_the prize which he
had won, and_by the time the train had reached_Fenchurch Street he had
hatched as pleasant_a little plot as ever_occurred to_a man, most of
whose existence_had been spent_amid the_blameless surroundings of
ladies'_hosiery. Half an hour later he_was sitting in_the dingy
furnished apartments of a friend_of_his who lived_in_a_small house_off
the Walworth Road.

"I_want_you to_do_me a favor, Tillotson," he said_to_the unkempt-looking
tenant.

"I shall be delighted," said Mr._Tillotson, sticking his hands_in_his
pockets, and warming himself_comfortably at a fire-stove ornament
trimmed_with red paper roses--"if I can,_you know."

"It_is a_great favor," said Glover.

Mr. Tillotson, looking very despondent, said, of course,_that would
please him more.

"I wouldn't ask_anybody but you to_do it,"_said_the wily Glover._"If_it
comes off_all right I will get you that_berth you_asked me for at
Leatham and Roberts'."

"It's_coming off, then," said_Mr._Tillotson, brightening visibly. "If
you will wait_a minute--if the girl is in_I will ask her if_she_will_go
and get us something to_drink."

"I had better begin at the_beginning," said Mr._Glover, as, all the
'ifs' having been triumphantly_surmounted,_he helped himself from a
small flat_bottle_of whiskey; "it won't take long."

He_lit